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 
12,256 
2,030,745 
1,280,965 
1,148,268 
115,879 
2,271,397 
1,050,557 
1,220,840 
Crop production (111) 
6,670 
1,477,131 
1,015,569 
1,454,756 
131,158 
977,452 
933,150 
44,302 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,561 
1,085,887 
885,789 
2,629,485 
239,680 
647,943 
618,469 
29,474 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
732 
231,529 
172,257 
1,966,467 
173,079 
102,093 
101,493 
599 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
124 
25,485 
13,842 
1,170,778 
73,706 
4,968 
4,931 
37 
Corn farming (11115) 
969 
385,550 
313,763 
2,637,078 
235,884 
245,490 
240,490 
5,000 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
736 
443,323 
385,927 
3,524,662 
338,880 
295,392 
271,555 
23,837 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 121) 
417 
36,380 
21,145 
633,941 
80,980 
49,452 
47,974 
1,478 
Potato farming (111211) 
23 
1,975 
1,573 
689,326 
129,414 
5,865 
(D) 
(D) 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
394 
34,405 
19,572 
630,707 
78,153 
43,587 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
270 
11,948 
5,042 
581,705 
56,924 
18,842 
18,749 
93 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farmi ng (1 1 1 33) 
270 
11,948 
5,042 
581,705 
56,924 
18,842 
18,749 
93 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
50 
3,652 
1,719 
528,657 
77,913 
5,859 
5,856 
4 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
86 
2,538 
671 
581,976 
39,203 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
12 
337 
(D) 
370,619 
19,779 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
44 
878 
131 
299,157 
20,565 
396 
392 
4 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
12 
256 
67 
537,601 
43,679 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
7 
183 
(D) 
307,640 
54,059 
(D) 
(□) 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
59 
4,104 
2,347 
921,399 
102,670 
9,733 
9,664 
69 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
490 
38,291 
19,571 
989,595 
138,985 
207,149 
206,476 
673 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
26 
1,446 
153 
359,382 
359,239 
23,472 
23,465 
7 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
464 
36,845 
19,418 
1,024,908 
126,643 
183,677 
183,010 
667 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
294 
32,392 
18,203 
1,344,899 
130,560 
100,782 
(D) 
(D) 
Floriculture production (111422) 
170 
4,453 
1,215 
471,512 
119,868 
82,895 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
2,932 
304,625 
84,022 
703,546 
49,033 
54,067 
41,483 
12,584 
T obacco farming (11191) 
23 
2,370 
762 
573,271 
53,216 
862 
796 
66 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
1,325 
125,207 
55,065 
699,638 
55,937 
18,910 
17,709 
1,201 
All other crop farming (11199) 
1,584 
177,048 
28,195 
708,707 
43,196 
34,295 
22,978 
11,317 
Animal production (112) 
5,586 
553,614 
265,396 
782,304 
97,635 
1,293,945 
117,407 
1,176,538 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
2,111 
312,828 
163,692 
859,531 
119,967 
285,789 
52,060 
233,729 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
1,694 
158,621 
47,825 
571,447 
66,360 
47,168 
7,366 
39,802 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1,649 
150,619 
43,955 
560,087 
62,523 
(D) 
(D) 
29,567 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
45 
8,002 
3,870 
987,730 
206,976 
(D) 
(D) 
10,235 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
417 
154,207 
115,867 
2,029,829 
337,739 
238,621 
44,694 
193,927 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
76 
3,342 
1,119 
503,082 
45,417 
(D) 
486 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
922 
137,416 
88,989 
1,011,903 
175,092 
964,984 
62,415 
902,569 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
213 
5,876 
(D) 
385,762 
64,348 
41,941 
56 
41,886 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
659 
126,394 
85,148 
1,197,917 
181,575 
808,208 
60,006 
748,203 
Turkey production (11233) 
4 
(□) 
(D) 
1,886,500 
71,250 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
7 
(D) 
- 
2,524,071 
3,319,491 
104,859 
- 
104,859 
Other poultry production (11239) 
39 
4,253 
2,719 
927,314 
116,638 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
482 
11,991 
917 
339,355 
29,002 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
265 
(D) 
505 
340,110 
27,664 
1,808 
51 
1,757 
Goat farming (11242) 
217 
(□) 
412 
338,432 
30,635 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
21 
1,975 
(D) 
2,133,115 
134,516 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
1,974 
86,062 
(D) 
697,016 
55,952 
(D) 
(D) 
21,136 
Apiculture (11291) 
74 
1,652 
(D) 
371,563 
34,296 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
1,685 
63,994 
5,018 
679,181 
54,301 
13,556 
(D) 
(□) 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
All other animal production (11299) 
215 
20,416 
5,621 
948,811 
76,342 
9,650 
2,043 
7,607 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
416 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
284 
Biodiesel 
45 
Wind turbines 
29 
Ethanol 
21 
Methane digesters 
2 
Other 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
83 
Wind rights leased to others 
11 
Small hydro systems 
3 
40 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
