Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS 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 
28,093 
7,900,864 
3,447,617 
718,179 
104,418 
3,809,401 
2,783,610 
1,025,791 
Crop production (111) 
11,094 
5,036,890 
3,140,841 
1,085,250 
170,838 
2,807,286 
2,764,793 
42,493 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,396 
2,904,547 
2,340,052 
2,674,208 
442,420 
1,905,145 
1,872,932 
32,212 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
747 
697,666 
608,569 
2,019,368 
357,312 
434,421 
431,798 
2,623 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
152 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
134 
Corn farming (11115) 
495 
593,625 
525,149 
3,006,922 
530,938 
525,034 
523,609 
1,425 
Rice farming (11116) 
606 
743,301 
472,976 
2,450,069 
382,494 
382,080 
364,378 
17,701 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
394 
821,823 
697,974 
4,639,444 
721,286 
547,933 
537,605 
10,328 
Vegetable and melon farmi ng ( 1 1 1 21 ) 
510 
52,520 
22,805 
315,906 
70,012 
47,979 
47,737 
243 
Potato farming (111211) 
31 
23,079 
19,317 
1,930,089 
640,785 
37,268 
(D) 
(D) 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
479 
29,441 
3,488 
211,439 
33,073 
10,711 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
808 
83,457 
20,237 
379,588 
40,942 
18,919 
17,919 
1,000 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
69 
3,794 
1,062 
207,754 
36,770 
1,531 
1,511 
20 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
40 
3,035 
237 
337,826 
33,770 
(D) 
(□) 
1 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
699 
76,628 
18,938 
398,940 
41,765 
(D) 
(D) 
980 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
3 
15 
11 
167,667 
21,667 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
21 
11,925 
165 
759,322 
34,737 
296 
(D) 
(D) 
Strawberry farming (1 1 1 333) 
12 
548 
96 
361,192 
42,510 
306 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
107 
6,202 
810 
359,013 
34,456 
1,964 
1,941 
23 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
460 
51,302 
16,914 
396,047 
45,615 
12,727 
1 1 ,804 
923 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
19 
2,477 
133 
532,684 
29,003 
219 
211 
8 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
77 
4,159 
809 
355,307 
34,649 
1,111 
1,096 
15 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
648 
35,186 
13,132 
354,410 
60,950 
93,649 
93,362 
288 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
30 
960 
103 
335,700 
25,723 
2,137 
2,111 
26 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
618 
34,226 
13,029 
355,318 
62,660 
91,513 
91,251 
262 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
456 
30,548 
12,467 
411,804 
68,086 
74,428 
(D) 
(D) 
Floriculture production (111422) 
162 
3,678 
562 
196,320 
47,388 
17,084 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
6,732 
1,961,180 
744,615 
733,049 
107,985 
741,593 
732,844 
8,749 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
137 
122,910 
99,155 
2,082,730 
327,432 
70,291 
69,280 
1,011 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
368 
651,671 
(D) 
(D) 
1,084,252 
618,574 
617,184 
1,390 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
2,656 
452,892 
141,138 
(□) 
57,262 
37,029 
32,539 
4,489 
All other crop farming (11199) 
3,571 
733,707 
(D) 
460,740 
36,686 
15,700 
13,840 
1,860 
Animal production (112) 
16,999 
2,863,974 
306,776 
478,619 
61,071 
1,002,115 
18,817 
983,298 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
11,357 
2,190,656 
275,393 
527,882 
63,419 
281,873 
14,693 
267,180 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
11,246 
2,147,455 
261,433 
523,431 
62,761 
236,485 
14,305 
222,180 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,218 
2,137,913 
257,681 
523,005 
62,656 
234,582 
14,161 
220,421 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
28 
9,542 
3,752 
694,444 
104,954 
1,903 
144 
1,759 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
111 
43,201 
13,960 
978,764 
130,099 
45,388 
388 
45,000 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
202 
5,284 
274 
122,200 
44,001 
600 
2 
598 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
717 
59,420 
11,551 
454,874 
88,139 
580,050 
1,694 
578,357 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
436 
20,066 
2,586 
244,209 
52,387 
58,470 
444 
58,026 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
221 
38,193 
8,883 
936,792 
168,265 
473,979 
1,244 
472,735 
Turkey production (11233) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
5 
44 
- 
273,912 
222,043 
47,419 
- 
47,419 
Other poultry production (11239) 
55 
1,117 
82 
204,896 
37,417 
182 
5 
177 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
607 
18,348 
880 
148,674 
36,557 
1,075 
2 
1,073 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
191 
4,781 
131 
144,072 
33,911 
400 
1 
399 
Goat farming (11242) 
416 
13,567 
749 
150,787 
37,772 
674 
1 
674 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
419 
300,828 
2,675 
893,578 
90,414 
105,329 
1,335 
103,994 
Other animal production (1129) 
3,697 
289,438 
16,003 
358,508 
50,238 
33,188 
1,091 
32,097 
Apiculture (11291) 
89 
7,288 
102 
307,159 
61,366 
5,049 
(D) 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
3,194 
173,874 
10,617 
313,417 
47,928 
17,117 
(□) 
(□) 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
10 
204 
. 
53,028 
36,925 
15 
15 
All other animal production (11299) 
404 
108,072 
5,284 
733,865 
66,375 
11,006 
849 
10,157 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
370 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
353 
Biodiesel 
1 
Wind turbines 
7 
Ethanol 
1 
Methane digesters 
1 
Other 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
27 
Small hydro systems 
2 
40 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
