Table 51. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NA1CS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1 ,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
77,857 
25,569,001 
8,007,461 
2,061,792 
124,720 
42,627,472 
30,366,898 
12,260,574 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
51,637 
11,944,691 
7,228,830 
2,257,265 
141,639 
30,216,135 
30,056,994 
159,141 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,296 
1,292,643 
906,450 
2,902,344 
332,202 
1,126,317 
1,106,590 
19,727 
Soybean farming (11111) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
47 
15,958 
10,831 
2,425,440 
190,313 
4,564 
(D) 
(D) 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
52 
13,093 
9,503 
1,419,962 
151,920 
8,807 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat farming (11114) 
237 
103,494 
56,048 
1,940,653 
160,810 
35,998 
35,180 
818 
Corn farming (11115) 
529 
199,596 
135,060 
2,386,452 
183,489 
163,782 
161,604 
2,178 
Rice farming (11116) 
1,189 
622,350 
537,038 
3,165,674 
435,026 
744,020 
740,782 
3,238 
Other grain farming (11119) 
242 
338,152 
157,970 
4,089,236 
386,232 
169,147 
155,741 
13,407 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
4,191 
1,557,453 
1,193,744 
3,152,167 
304,524 
6,406,605 
6,389,735 
16,870 
Potato farming (111211) 
95 
82,967 
58,831 
5,422,772 
594,194 
215,319 
215,297 
22 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
4,096 
1,474,486 
1,134,913 
3,099,504 
297,806 
6,191,286 
6,174,437 
16,849 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
35,945 
5,417,746 
3,300,597 
2,108,833 
103,370 
17,417,879 
17,350,270 
67,609 
Orange groves (11131) 
3,140 
217,397 
162,143 
1,005,270 
52,674 
563,661 
(D) 
(D) 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1 1 32) 
1,664 
203,125 
96,855 
2,027,724 
58,651 
428,269 
(D) 
(D) 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 1 33) 
31,141 
4,997,224 
3,041,599 
2,224,442 
110,872 
16,425,949 
16,361,113 
64,836 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
731 
50,761 
10,467 
960,061 
35,886 
45,607 
45,466 
141 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
9,759 
2,106,393 
1,018,945 
3,041,153 
121,701 
6,398,575 
6,379,887 
18,687 
Strawberry farming (1 1 1 333) 
542 
57,936 
50,889 
2,464,434 
253,393 
1,717,778 
1,717,737 
41 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
450 
22,971 
10,168 
949,870 
62,267 
205,994 
205,838 
156 
Tree nut farming (111335) 
10,272 
2,046,227 
1,570,369 
2,521,495 
153,822 
6,358,692 
6,329,779 
28,913 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
303 
193,440 
97,980 
5,214,303 
190,639 
444,873 
432,888 
11,986 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111339) 
9,084 
519,496 
282,781 
1,061,980 
47,960 
1,254,430 
1,249,518 
4,913 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3,390 
306,417 
90,176 
1,133,108 
114,973 
2,513,501 
2,512,972 
528 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
211 
12,748 
6,596 
1,316,872 
305,247 
410,333 
410,301 
32 
Nursery and floriculture production (11142) 
3,179 
293,669 
83,580 
1,120,911 
102,344 
2,103,168 
2,102,671 
497 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
1,722 
258,677 
66,025 
1,325,215 
114,468 
1,056,346 
1,055,999 
347 
Floriculture production (111422) 
1,457 
34,992 
17,555 
879,449 
88,015 
1,046,822 
1,046,672 
150 
Other crop farming (1119) 
5,815 
3,370,432 
1,737,863 
2,930,463 
201,117 
2,751,834 
2,697,427 
54,407 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
194 
364,447 
308,268 
8,770,921 
1,026,613 
552,319 
552,218 
101 
Sugarcane farming (1 1 1 93) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (11194) 
2,672 
1,568,523 
740,565 
2,606,321 
154,549 
822,855 
802,586 
20,269 
All other crop farming (1 1 199) 
2,949 
1,437,462 
689,030 
2,839,943 
188,994 
1,376,660 
1,342,623 
34,037 
Animal production (112) 
26,220 
13,624,310 
778,631 
1,676,832 
91,401 
12,411,337 
309,904 
12,101,433 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
13,517 
11,664,277 
745,552 
2,417,567 
129,837 
10,378,772 
284,659 
10,094,113 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
1 1 ,923 
10,680,023 
210,055 
1,954,016 
60,986 
2,503,339 
58,838 
2,444,501 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1 1 ,767 
10,472,254 
205,970 
1,941,612 
57,625 
1,501,824 
57,998 
1 ,443,826 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
156 
207,769 
4,085 
2,889,578 
314,473 
1,001,515 
840 
1,000,675 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,594 
984,254 
535,497 
5,884,893 
645,162 
7,875,433 
225,821 
7,649,612 
Hog and pig farming (1 1 22) 
446 
14,211 
658 
425,696 
39,071 
48,716 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,202 
70,412 
6,293 
742,372 
140,685 
1,667,435 
14,578 
1,652,857 
Chicken egg production (1 1231) 
804 
29,741 
2,402 
604,895 
80,151 
349,248 
4,800 
344,448 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
75 
14,896 
1,644 
2,145,761 
746,764 
867,918 
5,461 
862,457 
Turkey production (11233) 
50 
14,744 
(D) 
1,585,807 
440,180 
309,889 
(D) 
(□) 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
15 
1,130 
(D) 
2,124,640 
874,710 
72,996 
(D) 
(D) 
Other poultry production (11239) 
258 
9,901 
1,106 
519,007 
52,420 
67,385 
2,401 
64,984 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
3,246 
540,054 
16,637 
659,926 
35,389 
89,704 
6,135 
83,569 
Sheep farming (11241) 
1,785 
491,390 
14,891 
891,587 
36,730 
73,529 
6,013 
67,516 
Goat farming (11 242) 
1,461 
48,664 
1,746 
376,890 
33,752 
16,175 
122 
16,053 
Animal aquaculture (1 1 25) 
180 
23,866 
68 
1,771,440 
106,231 
102,439 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
7,629 
1,311,490 
9,423 
1,015,222 
42,084 
124,272 
3,796 
120,476 
Apiculture (11291) 
545 
28,619 
371 
740,664 
86,858 
19,903 
(D) 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
5,561 
354,552 
5,792 
705,769 
36,995 
60,388 
517 
59,871 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
29 
703 
31 
823,346 
60,780 
424 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
1,494 
927,616 
3,229 
2,270,955 
44,326 
43,556 
2,822 
40,734 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
5,845 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
5,445 
Biodiesel 
165 
Wind turbines 
324 
Ethanol 
56 
Methane digesters 
41 
Other 
49 
Geoexchange systems 
104 
Wind rights leased to others 
113 
Small hydro systems 
190 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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