Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
as percent 
of total 
Percent of total 
adjustment 
from coverage 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
nonresponse 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
1,003 
70 
30.9 
6.1 
13.0 
11.9 
acres 
1,328,222 
110,874 
14.3 
2.0 
8.7 
3.6 
Other than family held 
farms 
144 
14 
35.4 
8.5 
13.3 
13.5 
acres 
87,740 
22,757 
22.7 
2.5 
15.1 
5.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
717 
64 
38.1 
10.7 
12.3 
15.2 
acres 
4,661,593 
56,672 
3.9 
1.4 
1.9 
0.6 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
12,511 
1,347 
41.0 
12.1 
11.3 
17.6 
acres 
7,189,258 
240,771 
11.5 
2.3 
5.8 
3.4 
Part owners 
farms 
4,146 
325 
33.4 
6.7 
14.8 
11.9 
acres 
3,265,172 
145,010 
16.6 
1.9 
11.0 
3.8 
Tenants 
farms 
1,370 
123 
40.2 
11.3 
12.6 
16.3 
acres 
519,966 
37,541 
24.3 
4.3 
13.5 
6.5 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
16,009 
1,555 
38.5 
10.3 
12.4 
15.8 
acres 
10,646,644 
309,491 
13.2 
2.1 
7.7 
3.4 
Female 
farms 
2,018 
224 
44.8 
14.9 
9.8 
20.1 
acres 
327,752 
19,543 
29.3 
5.7 
11.8 
11.8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
6,939 
559 
35.4 
8.1 
12.5 
14.7 
Other 
farms 
11,088 
1,217 
41.5 
12.3 
12.1 
17.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
345 
47 
70.1 
12.2 
24.4 
33.6 
acres 
102,866 
11,674 
44.5 
4.4 
26.6 
13.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
548 
62 
42.9 
11.2 
8.5 
23.2 
acres 
3,896,799 
22,760 
1.2 
0.6 
0.3 
0.3 
Asian 
farms 
52 
14 
65.4 
8.2 
18.4 
38.8 
acres 
3,589 
638 
65.1 
3.8 
28.9 
32.5 
Black or African American 
farms 
6 
2 
50.0 
8.3 
15.9 
25.8 
acres 
344 
202 
53.2 
6.6 
12.8 
33.8 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
8 
3 
75.0 
16.1 
16.8 
42.1 
acres 
880 
454 
75.0 
8.5 
23.7 
42.8 
White 
farms 
17,387 
1,708 
39.0 
10.7 
12.2 
16.0 
acres 
7,063,509 
310,242 
20.5 
3.1 
12.0 
5.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
26 
7 
19.2 
15.0 
4.3 
(Z) 
acres 
9,275 
1,177 
2.0 
1.7 
0.3 
(Z) 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
44 
18 
65.9 
19.8 
21.1 
25.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
326 
39 
56.7 
15.1 
21.1 
20.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
552 
62 
41.1 
7.9 
19.2 
14.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,044 
76 
35.1 
7.8 
16.6 
10.6 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,701 
122 
32.2 
7.2 
12.8 
12.1 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,272 
294 
33.8 
7.9 
8.7 
17.1 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
34 
8 
52.9 
24.3 
10.1 
18.6 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
754 
125 
61.0 
20.3 
18.0 
22.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,517 
244 
46.0 
12.7 
15.6 
17.6 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,648 
281 
42.0 
12.7 
15.0 
14.3 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,249 
317 
36.7 
10.9 
10.6 
15.2 
65 years and over 
farms 
2,886 
339 
38.9 
11.0 
6.7 
21.2 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
471 
65 
46.9 
13.9 
15.3 
17.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,319 
304 
51.5 
15.8 
16.8 
18.9 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,862 
486 
43.2 
11.5 
15.5 
16.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
6,057 
559 
39.6 
11.1 
14.7 
13.8 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,526 
673 
35.7 
10.1 
10.9 
14.6 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
4,970 
508 
36.7 
9.8 
8.0 
18.9 
75 years and over 
farms 
2,925 
282 
35.9 
8.8 
9.0 
18.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8,625 
734 
42.1 
12.0 
16.3 
13.9 
number 
776,833 
31,601 
21.6 
2.9 
13.9 
4.8 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
6,827 
566 
41.1 
11.1 
16.7 
13.3 
number 
369,670 
19,726 
25.8 
3.6 
16.3 
5.9 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
477 
169 
37.1 
6.7 
21.3 
9.1 
number 
90,449 
3,102 
1.0 
(Z) 
0.9 
0.1 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
669 
87 
50.7 
19.3 
15.7 
15.7 
number 
731,666 
19,602 
0.7 
0.2 
0.3 
0.2 
Layers inventory 
farms 
2,398 
303 
52.1 
18.4 
14.2 
19.5 
number 
3,814,859 
88,924 
0.5 
0.4 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Broilers sold 
farms 
73 
16 
47.9 
18.6 
12.1 
17.2 
number 
4,310 
1,338 
36.8 
15.0 
8.8 
13.0 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
27 
2 
11.1 
6.8 
1.8 
2.6 
$1,000 
6,709 
757 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
373 
23 
26.8 
2.8 
15.5 
8.5 
acres 
33,879 
3,249 
19.1 
1.5 
12.7 
4.9 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
632 
38 
22.0 
2.2 
11.9 
7.9 
acres 
124,785 
5,741 
12.8 
1.1 
8.5 
3.2 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
