Crops not included in this category are oilseeds, 
grains, vegetables and melons, fruits, tree nuts, 
greenhouse, nursery and floriculture products. 
All other crop farming (11199). Comprises 
establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing 
crops (except oilseeds and/or grains; vegetables 
and/or melons; fruits and/or tree nuts; greenhouse, 
nursery, and/or floriculture products; tobacco; 
cotton; sugarcane; or hay) or (2) growing a 
combination of crops (except a combination of 
oilseed(s) and grain(s)); and a combination of fruit(s) 
and tree nut(s) with no one crop or family of crops 
accounting for one-half of the establishment’s 
agricultural production. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111). 
Comprises establishments primarily engaged in 
raising cattle (including cattle for dairy herd 
replacements). Pastureland-only farms, those with 
only 100 or more acres of pastureland, were 
classified as “All other animal production farming 
(11299).” 
Cattle feedlots (112112). Comprises establishments 
primarily engaged in feeding cattle for fattening. 
Dairy cattle and milk production (112120). This 
industry comprises establishments primarily engaged 
in milking dairy cattle. 
Poultry and egg production (1123). This industry 
group comprises establishments primarily engaged in 
breeding, hatching, and raising poultry for meat or 
egg production. 
Sheep and goat farming (1124). This industry group 
comprises establish- 
ments primarily engaged in raising sheep, lambs, and 
goats, or feeding lambs for fattening. 
Animal aquaculture (1125). Comprises 
establishments primarily engaged in the farm raising 
of finfish, shellfish, or any other kind of animal 
aquaculture. These establishments use some form of 
intervention in the rearing process to enhance 
production, such as holding in captivity, regular 
stocking, feeding, and protecting from predators. 
Other animal production (1129). Comprises 
establishments primarily engaged in raising animals 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
and insects (except cattle, hogs and pigs, poultry, 
sheep and goats, and aquaculture) for sale or product 
production. These establishments are primarily 
engaged in one of the following: bees, horses and 
other equine, rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, 
etc, and producing products such as honey and other 
bee products. Establishments primarily engaged in 
raising a combination of animals with no one animal 
or family of animals accounting for one-half of the 
establishment’s agricultural production are included 
in this industry group. Farms with only 100 acres or 
more of pastureland were classified as “All other 
animal production farming (11299)”. 
Farms by number of households sharing in net 
income of farm. Data were reported by the principal 
operator only. Households that received funds 
because they were only landlords, custom equipment 
operators, or provided other production services 
were not included. Published data can exceed the 
number of operators listed under Operators, all. 
Farms by size. All farms were classified into size 
groups according to the total land area in the farm. 
The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept 
and includes land owned and operated as well as 
land rented from others. Land rented to or assigned 
to a tenant was considered part of the tenant’s farm 
and not part of the owner’s. 
Farms by tenure of operator. All farms were 
classified by tenure of operators. The classifications 
used were: 
• Full owners operated only land they owned. 
• Part owners operated land they owned and also 
land they rented from others. 
• Tenants operated only land they rented from 
others or worked on shares for others. 
Farms with hired managers are classified according 
to the land ownership characteristics reported. For 
example, a corporation owns all the land used on the 
farm and hires a manager to run the farm. The hired 
manager is considered the farm operator, and the 
farm is classified with a tenure type of “full owner” 
even though the hired manager owns none of the 
land he/she operates. 
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