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 
985 
82 
25.6 
5.8 
13.9 
5.9 
acres 
8,154,173 
204,430 
11.3 
1.7 
8.1 
1.4 
Other than family held 
farms 
100 
15 
36.0 
14.5 
11.7 
9.8 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
acres 
681,709 
124,335 
17.4 
6.3 
8.6 
2.6 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
402 
64 
28.1 
11.8 
8.9 
7.4 
acres 
3,026,518 
497,674 
7.2 
3.9 
2.6 
0.7 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
7,792 
1,423 
39.7 
15.0 
12.9 
11.8 
acres 
8,759,886 
365,037 
19.5 
3.7 
11.9 
3.9 
Part owners 
farms 
3,207 
293 
29.8 
5.6 
17.5 
6.7 
acres 
19,017,617 
556,588 
10.9 
1.5 
7.9 
1.5 
Tenants 
farms 
737 
131 
37.3 
9.7 
19.0 
8.6 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
2,586,138 
283,769 
28.2 
4.1 
20.3 
3.8 
Male 
farms 
10,118 
1,511 
36.8 
11.6 
14.9 
10.3 
acres 
27,703,224 
922,907 
14.3 
2.2 
10.0 
2.2 
Female 
farms 
1,618 
335 
37.3 
15.6 
11.9 
9.8 
acres 
2,660,417 
199,225 
20.4 
3.7 
12.6 
4.1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
5,845 
678 
31.4 
8.0 
15.2 
8.2 
Other 
farms 
5,891 
1,165 
42.3 
16.2 
13.9 
12.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
277 
237 
66.1 
18.9 
23.7 
23.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
acres 
779,077 
172,031 
24.4 
4.9 
15.1 
4.4 
Alaska Native 
farms 
162 
27 
54.9 
7.4 
30.5 
17.1 
acres 
409,060 
32,668 
7.3 
0.8 
4.9 
1.6 
Asian 
farms 
12 
(H) 
58.3 
25.3 
12.4 
20.6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Black or African American 
farms 
6 
4 
33.3 
15.5 
6.6 
11.3 
Native Hawaiian or 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
4 
2 
25.0 
1.8 
9.8 
13.4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
White 
farms 
11,492 
1,772 
36.6 
12.1 
14.3 
10.2 
acres 
29,863,772 
1,007,138 
15.0 
2.3 
10.3 
2.3 
More than one race reported 
farms 
60 
16 
45.0 
43.5 
14.8 
-13.3 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
acres 
52,046 
15,622 
19.6 
10.5 
10.2 
-1.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
23 
4 
65.2 
24.6 
26.8 
13.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
364 
108 
56.6 
13.0 
29.3 
14.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
436 
65 
37.4 
8.1 
21.0 
8.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
961 
124 
31.3 
7.4 
18.9 
5.1 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
1,807 
192 
28.4 
7.1 
14.7 
6.6 
65 years and over 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
farms 
2,254 
218 
28.2 
8.2 
9.8 
10.2 
Under 25 years 
farms 
36 
30 
75.0 
29.7 
18.7 
26.5 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
299 
87 
60.2 
23.9 
19.1 
17.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
662 
197 
48.8 
14.8 
19.8 
14.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,422 
314 
44.0 
17.1 
17.4 
9.5 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
2,095 
350 
38.5 
15.3 
12.3 
10.8 
65 years and over 
farms 
1,377 
221 
38.6 
16.1 
7.4 
15.1 
All operators by age group 2 : 
Under 25 years 
farms 
228 
67 
46.5 
17.6 
17.6 
11.3 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,428 
368 
50.0 
14.8 
21.7 
13.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,188 
443 
41.6 
12.0 
18.4 
11.2 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,060 
710 
37.7 
12.4 
17.3 
8.0 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
6,148 
824 
33.9 
11.6 
13.4 
9.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
3,570 
470 
34.2 
11.8 
9.8 
12.7 
75 years and over 
farms 
1,543 
160 
29.4 
9.0 
10.3 
10.1 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,115 
626 
34.8 
7.3 
19.7 
7.8 
number 
1,307,731 
56,743 
15.0 
1.5 
11.4 
2.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
5,080 
530 
30.4 
5.7 
18.1 
6.6 
number 
664,254 
87,073 
8.5 
0.8 
6.5 
1.2 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
206 
32 
41.3 
10.6 
21.3 
9.4 
number 
6,194 
795 
15.4 
0.9 
13.1 
1.3 
Hog and pigs inventory 
farms 
270 
56 
46.3 
22.0 
15.2 
9.2 
number 
85,432 
325 
0.5 
0.2 
0.2 
0.1 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,324 
262 
46.8 
17.3 
16.8 
12.6 
number 
26,612 
4,926 
41.4 
14.5 
15.3 
11.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
90 
14 
48.9 
26.6 
12.5 
9.9 
number 
4,567 
1,042 
37.9 
17.0 
11.7 
9.3 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
21 
3 
14.3 
9.5 
2.2 
2.5 
$1,000 
5,586 
681 
0.1 
0.1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
388 
43 
28.1 
2.9 
20.7 
4.5 
acres 
60,349 
4,738 
20.6 
1.6 
16.7 
2.3 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
298 
37 
21.5 
2.2 
15.4 
3.9 
acres 
120,113 
9,582 
10.7 
0.9 
8.6 
1.3 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
28 
5 
21.4 
3.5 
13.3 
4.7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
