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 
42,257 
9,620,836 
3,609,788 
702,282 
93,146 
9,255,125 
3,670,455 
5,584,670 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
18,823 
6,543,094 
3,110,959 
888,136 
127,840 
3,647,557 
3,561,189 
86,368 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,940 
765,545 
386,125 
983,002 
140,370 
277,158 
269,623 
7,535 
Soybean farmi ng (11111) 
412 
99,969 
60,157 
580,965 
94,856 
29,936 
29,405 
531 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
261 
69,564 
36,378 
637,034 
99,934 
11,518 
11,089 
429 
Corn farming (11115) 
785 
271,148 
113,260 
890,875 
117,024 
108,995 
106,408 
2,587 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
474 
323,845 
176,161 
1,687,413 
242,750 
126,700 
122,712 
3,988 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
1,081 
202,906 
109,127 
640,958 
110,592 
371,185 
367,851 
3,335 
Potato farming (111211) 
30 
6,207 
(D) 
509,199 
109,016 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
1,051 
196,699 
(D) 
644,719 
110,637 
(D) 
(D) 
3,333 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2,931 
503,185 
142,356 
563,924 
66,795 
282,825 
280,693 
2,132 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
5 
405 
18 
242,000 
13,200 
48 
(D) 
(D) 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
2,926 
502,780 
142,338 
564,474 
66,887 
282,777 
(D) 
(D) 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
40 
2,819 
753 
384,294 
55,773 
1,174 
1,173 
(Z) 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
165 
15,747 
2,792 
472,213 
37,034 
7,293 
7,281 
12 
Strawberry farming (1 1 1 333) 
12 
703 
53 
270,271 
30,933 
237 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
517 
72,674 
14,346 
581,614 
83,596 
64,223 
63,817 
406 
Tree nut farming (111335) 
2,024 
367,327 
102,406 
542,720 
60,748 
149,433 
147,868 
1,566 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
32 
2,092 
226 
305,943 
43,764 
229 
216 
13 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111339) 
136 
41,418 
21,762 
1,074,776 
142,598 
60,188 
60,068 
120 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,015 
81,691 
30,817 
420,980 
73,384 
254,889 
254,061 
828 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
48 
2,655 
128 
250,820 
26,777 
1,860 
1,846 
14 
Nursery and floriculture production (11142) 
967 
79,036 
30,689 
429,426 
75,697 
253,029 
252,215 
814 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
655 
69,680 
29,580 
512,761 
80,071 
189,893 
189,187 
706 
Floriculture production (111422) 
312 
9,356 
1,109 
254,475 
66,51 6 
63,136 
63,028 
108 
Other crop farming (1119) 
11,856 
4,989,767 
2,442,534 
1,015,295 
147,111 
2,461,500 
2,388,961 
72,539 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
28 
13,511 
9,556 
1,356,178 
423,399 
22,161 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (1 1 192) 
1,175 
1,198,938 
931,860 
2,516,644 
475,910 
841,289 
831,803 
9,486 
Sugarcane farming (1 1 1 93) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (11194) 
3,464 
517,263 
149,383 
476,361 
46,121 
39,740 
(D) 
(D) 
All other crop farming (11199) 
7,189 
3,260,055 
1,351,735 
1,028,264 
140,956 
1,558,309 
1,499,195 
59,114 
Animal production (112) 
23,434 
3,077,742 
498,829 
552,997 
65,279 
5,607,568 
109,266 
5,498,302 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
13,090 
2,007,211 
334,942 
549,873 
57,866 
626,516 
35,343 
591,173 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
12,858 
1,868,329 
263,439 
519,708 
53,909 
299,679 
17,747 
281,933 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1 121 1 1) 
12,858 
1,868,329 
263,439 
519,708 
53,909 
299,679 
17,747 
281,933 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
232 
138,882 
71,503 
2,221,666 
277,175 
326,836 
17,596 
309,240 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
247 
26,416 
4,577 
292,964 
70,473 
52,623 
2,862 
49,760 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4,158 
542,928 
140,595 
757,651 
124,045 
4,863,154 
66,661 
4,796,493 
Chicken egg production (1 1231) 
1,335 
89,277 
15,467 
454,079 
67,937 
615,265 
5,217 
610,048 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
2,574 
409,721 
119,264 
922,311 
149,739 
3,774,276 
57,871 
3,716,405 
Turkey production (11233) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
36 
1,508 
150 
712,297 
710,119 
402,820 
- 
402,820 
Other poultry production (11239) 
213 
42,422 
5,714 
678,150 
66,163 
70,793 
3,573 
67,220 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,912 
97,388 
2,424 
224,418 
29,702 
4,557 
152 
4,404 
Sheep farming (11241) 
273 
14,223 
760 
241,552 
33,519 
1,229 
45 
1,183 
Goat farming (11 242) 
1,639 
83,165 
1,664 
221,564 
29,066 
3,328 
107 
3,221 
Animal aquaculture (1 1 25) 
90 
15,916 
89 
951,688 
161,498 
32,408 
18 
32,390 
Other animal production (1129) 
3,937 
387,883 
16,202 
514,013 
42,615 
28,311 
4,229 
24,082 
Apiculture (11291) 
184 
23,921 
(D) 
420,432 
48,759 
5,885 
715 
5,170 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
3,224 
258,789 
9,744 
473,883 
40,943 
7,306 
(□) 
(D) 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
5 
235 
(D) 
110,000 
73,400 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
524 
104,938 
6,181 
797,638 
50,448 
15,117 
3,451 
11,667 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
343 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
247 
Biodiesel 
36 
Wind turbines 
10 
Ethanol 
16 
Methane digesters 
1 
Other 
8 
Geoexchange systems 
50 
Wind rights leased to others 
5 
Small hydro systems 
13 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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