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 
49,969 
45,331,783 
18,812,755 
2,159,268 
230,222 
23,068,756 
11,377,933 
11,690,823 
Crop production (111) 
31,134 
25,991,677 
16,078,618 
2,753,860 
287,550 
11,276,210 
10,439,275 
836,935 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
20,838 
21,338,352 
14,989,740 
3,731,615 
394,836 
10,629,780 
9,900,189 
729,590 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
2,547 
1,170,250 
927,736 
2,014,499 
213,595 
422,371 
413,329 
9,042 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
9 
18,809 
3,668 
1,454,595 
60,619 
595 
595 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
43 
37,585 
18,162 
1,651,805 
228,627 
12,479 
12,393 
86 
Wheat farming (11114) 
1,025 
1,503,935 
645,261 
1,673,529 
209,622 
163,914 
154,785 
9,129 
Corn farming (11115) 
13,734 
14,249,107 
10,884,376 
4,244,679 
450,131 
8,396,214 
8,052,279 
343,934 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
3,480 
4,358,666 
2,510,537 
3,601,308 
366,734 
1,634,208 
1,266,808 
367,399 
Vegetable and melon farmi ng ( 1 1 1 21 ) 
191 
28,958 
25,624 
924,860 
132,413 
95,482 
95,334 
149 
Potato farming (111211) 
21 
24,206 
23,119 
6,762,318 
1,074,883 
85,654 
(D) 
(D) 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
170 
4,752 
2,505 
203,763 
27,078 
9,828 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
189 
11,228 
1,454 
310,673 
29,560 
2,370 
2,323 
47 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
189 
11,228 
1,454 
310,673 
29,560 
2,370 
2,323 
47 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
34 
3,525 
252 
449,076 
34,394 
(□) 
(D) 
18 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
92 
3,088 
533 
252,225 
33,367 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
15 
(□) 
(D) 
546,807 
19,017 
20 
20 
- 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
17 
(D) 
284 
215,243 
26,208 
114 
108 
5 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
3 
30 
(D) 
181,667 
6,000 
(D) 
(□) 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
28 
1,540 
322 
279,917 
21,388 
272 
(D) 
(D) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
382 
14,148 
6,622 
332,344 
60,901 
44,865 
44,711 
154 
Food crops grown undercover (11141) 
39 
1,612 
342 
710,076 
52,883 
6,530 
6,477 
53 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
343 
12,536 
6,280 
289,395 
61,813 
38,335 
38,234 
102 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
236 
11,314 
6,040 
351,788 
66,601 
28,468 
(D) 
(D) 
Floriculture production (111422) 
107 
1,222 
240 
151,780 
51,252 
9,867 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
9,534 
4,598,991 
1,055,178 
798,928 
70,332 
503,713 
396,718 
106,994 
T obacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
4,764 
2,377,194 
653,155 
737,878 
70,879 
221,982 
201,766 
20,215 
All other crop farming (11199) 
4,770 
2,221,797 
402,023 
859,902 
69,785 
281,731 
194,952 
86,779 
Animal production (112) 
18,835 
19,340,106 
2,734,137 
1,176,416 
135,464 
11,792,546 
938,658 
10,853,888 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
13,118 
18,010,928 
2,466,654 
1,450,843 
160,098 
10,353,100 
816,817 
9,536,283 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
12,871 
17,889,831 
2,394,645 
1,445,277 
158,207 
10,101,642 
795,047 
9,306,595 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,788 
16,203,165 
1,719,785 
1,232,477 
108,059 
2,406,539 
414,770 
1,991,769 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1,083 
1,686,666 
674,860 
3,761,513 
704,039 
7,695,103 
380,278 
7,314,826 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
247 
121,097 
72,009 
1,740,900 
258,638 
251,458 
21,770 
229,688 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
644 
208,923 
148,411 
1 ,965,688 
279,126 
1,060,419 
79,037 
981,382 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
282 
35,281 
10,888 
429,039 
129,084 
216,427 
6,590 
209,838 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
212 
21,056 
5,986 
356,512 
144,390 
171,118 
4,011 
167,107 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
14 
2,831 
(D) 
982,744 
101,056 
23,748 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkey production (11233) 
6 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
156,333 
15,485 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
3 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other poultry production (11239) 
47 
10,550 
3,150 
594,094 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
837 
41,023 
4,140 
192,311 
31,234 
7,820 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
482 
27,530 
3,382 
209,727 
34,845 
6,268 
410 
5,858 
Goat farming (11242) 
355 
13,493 
758 
168,663 
26,331 
1,552 
(□) 
(D) 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
19 
5,768 
300 
714,733 
160,177 
3,534 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
3,935 
1,038,183 
103,744 
397,509 
52,341 
151,246 
35,663 
115,582 
Apiculture (11291) 
97 
(D) 
728 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
227 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
3,259 
229,817 
18,249 
216,568 
38,942 
19,561 
269 
19,292 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
1 
(D) 
_ 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
_ 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
578 
806,298 
84,767 
1,462,570 
123,976 
125,871 
35,167 
90,704 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
868 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
575 
Biodiesel 
- 
Wind turbines 
117 
Ethanol 
- 
Methane digesters 
4 
Other 
8 
Geoexchange systems 
211 
Wind rights leased to others 
262 
Small hydro systems 
4 
40 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
