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 
74,542 
26,035,838 
19,807,839 
1,474,057 
197,715 
21,280,184 
13,879,211 
7,400,974 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
53,805 
21,841,529 
17,322,561 
1,707,958 
215,997 
13,725,230 
12,848,913 
876,316 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
31,597 
18,290,580 
16,211,376 
2,544,761 
327,502 
12,529,689 
11,741,078 
788,611 
Soybean farming (11111) 
5,642 
2,080,903 
1,693,014 
1,276,703 
178,218 
820,241 
811,451 
8,790 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
27 
12,553 
8,913 
837,050 
254,318 
4,760 
(D) 
(D) 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
80 
48,928 
44,182 
1,866,873 
313,630 
36,435 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat farming (11114) 
613 
392,862 
299,556 
1,398,128 
247,497 
135,138 
134,587 
551 
Corn farming (11115) 
20,159 
11,046,353 
9,974,485 
2,725,655 
339,012 
8,202,516 
7,969,403 
233,113 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
5,076 
4,708,981 
4,191,226 
3,394,044 
457,904 
3,330,599 
2,784,499 
546,100 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
1,001 
172,964 
135,356 
929,441 
119,965 
256,001 
253,941 
2,060 
Potato farming (111211) 
59 
71,178 
62,072 
4,618,162 
910,088 
139,819 
(D) 
(D) 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
942 
101,786 
73,284 
698,406 
70,477 
116,182 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
709 
37,823 
6,879 
364,930 
35,297 
16,765 
16,613 
152 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 1 33) 
709 
37,823 
6,879 
364,930 
35,297 
16,765 
16,613 
152 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
288 
20,052 
4,079 
442,514 
43,496 
11,680 
11,624 
55 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
184 
5,677 
889 
295,755 
29,769 
1,720 
1,695 
25 
Strawberry farming (1 1 1 333) 
72 
2,793 
527 
216,572 
34,074 
1,115 
1,082 
33 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
96 
5,373 
362 
335,953 
20,815 
883 
865 
17 
Tree nut farming (111335) 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
96 
96 
- 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111339) 
54 
3,381 
869 
427,246 
39,542 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
901 
65,640 
24,707 
483,218 
72,998 
214,706 
214,456 
250 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
64 
2,567 
248 
267,051 
28,174 
11,853 
11,825 
27 
Nursery and floriculture production (11142) 
837 
63,073 
24,459 
499,747 
76,425 
202,853 
202,631 
223 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
542 
51,644 
22,129 
596,091 
76,735 
89,385 
89,246 
138 
Floriculture production (1 11422) 
295 
1 1 ,429 
2,330 
322,735 
75,855 
113,469 
113,385 
84 
Other crop farming (1119) 
19,597 
3,274,522 
944,243 
503,413 
54,231 
708,069 
622,826 
85,244 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1 1 93) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (11194) 
6,202 
895,617 
325,317 
360,693 
45,134 
78,202 
69,359 
8,842 
All other crop farming (1 1 1 99) 
13,395 
2,378,905 
618,926 
569,494 
58,442 
629,868 
553,466 
76,401 
Animal production (112) 
20,737 
4,194,309 
2,485,278 
867,168 
150,284 
7,554,955 
1,030,297 
6,524,657 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
12,877 
3,071,986 
1,784,101 
871,734 
164,119 
3,259,132 
530,741 
2,728,391 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
9,131 
1,676,447 
757,932 
628,316 
100,742 
1,202,945 
219,236 
983,709 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,083 
1,364,122 
535,405 
503,871 
82,141 
592,275 
117,283 
474,992 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1,048 
312,325 
222,527 
1,588,137 
244,206 
610,670 
101,953 
508,717 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3,746 
1,395,539 
1,026,169 
1,465,073 
318,603 
2,056,187 
311,505 
1,744,682 
Hog and pig farming (1 1 22) 
1,442 
542,325 
485,062 
2,519,108 
354,428 
2,734,271 
368,817 
2,365,454 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,085 
153,804 
76,959 
675,553 
161,309 
1,256,805 
57,391 
1,199,414 
Chicken egg production (1 1231) 
518 
41,719 
14,222 
376,196 
69,886 
230,025 
7,765 
222,260 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
189 
24,058 
12,400 
569,571 
123,771 
119,215 
6,793 
112,423 
Turkey production (11233) 
191 
66,331 
38,814 
1,783,546 
524,427 
825,345 
33,606 
791,739 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
8 
190 
- 
379,241 
92,652 
46,952 
- 
46,952 
Other poultry production (11239) 
179 
21,506 
11,523 
484,721 
81,119 
35,267 
9,227 
26,040 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,088 
52,933 
9,766 
264,604 
31,190 
17,646 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep farming (11241) 
730 
41,318 
7,617 
289,724 
33,021 
13,655 
1,801 
11,854 
Goat farming (11 242) 
358 
11,615 
2,149 
213,382 
27,456 
3,990 
(D) 
(D) 
Animal aquaculture (1 1 25) 
71 
23,662 
(D) 
896,469 
155,295 
12,567 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
4,174 
349,599 
(D) 
488,760 
65,170 
274,535 
71,151 
203,384 
Apiculture (11291) 
182 
8,785 
390 
207,793 
75,143 
15,605 
83 
15,521 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
3,187 
149,602 
18,208 
322,849 
41,592 
14,267 
234 
14,033 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
8 
164 
(D) 
207,555 
30,102 
15 
_ 
15 
All other animal production (11299) 
797 
191,048 
110,681 
1,219,180 
157,525 
244,648 
70,834 
173,814 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
1,702 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
397 
Biodiesel 
5 
Wind turbines 
592 
Ethanol 
1 
Methane digesters 
7 
Other 
22 
Geoexchange systems 
724 
Wind rights leased to others 
875 
Small hydro systems 
8 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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