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 
21,489 
3,606,674 
699,793 
413,407 
50,027 
806,775 
139,092 
667,683 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
8,360 
1,150,574 
282,847 
350,432 
39,710 
129,260 
120,533 
8,727 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
296 
105,598 
52,809 
1,158,172 
124,180 
33,678 
29,671 
4,008 
Soybean farmi ng (11111) 
37 
16,588 
9,296 
1,090,002 
147,210 
5,247 
(D) 
(D) 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (1 1 112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
10 
760 
263 
200,360 
39,941 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn farming (11115) 
187 
62,967 
25,623 
1,101,367 
116,930 
17,091 
15,718 
1,373 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
62 
25,283 
17,627 
1,524,671 
145,887 
1 1 ,234 
9,522 
1,712 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
470 
37,603 
6,144 
237,109 
28,008 
8,504 
8,236 
269 
Potato farming (111211) 
31 
3,656 
776 
256,483 
31,740 
361 
345 
17 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
439 
33,947 
5,368 
235,741 
27,744 
8,143 
7,891 
252 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
438 
46,197 
9,418 
431,733 
44,054 
26,050 
25,776 
274 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
438 
46,197 
9,418 
431,733 
44,054 
26,050 
25,776 
274 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
150 
24,353 
6,754 
810,546 
69,435 
23,698 
23,473 
225 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
40 
3,601 
330 
296,146 
32,228 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
Strawberry farming (1 1 1 333) 
29 
1,949 
137 
147,634 
25,349 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
122 
7,733 
771 
211,396 
25,053 
801 
778 
23 
Tree nut farming (1 11335) 
11 
2,164 
57 
422,005 
27,443 
14 
14 
- 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
4 
156 
52 
255,263 
37,968 
(D) 
(D) 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111339) 
82 
6,241 
1,317 
243,127 
40,802 
1,051 
1,030 
21 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
412 
36,336 
5,413 
341,441 
45,136 
32,792 
32,515 
277 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
32 
2,537 
234 
290,648 
30,323 
1,370 
1,354 
16 
Nursery and floriculture production (11142) 
380 
33,799 
5,179 
345,718 
46,383 
31,422 
31,161 
261 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
233 
24,159 
3,889 
306,197 
44,220 
19,420 
19,383 
37 
Floriculture production (111422) 
147 
9,640 
1,290 
408,361 
49,812 
12,002 
11,778 
224 
Other crop farming (1119) 
6,744 
924,840 
209,063 
318,146 
36,204 
28,235 
24,336 
3,900 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
6 
766 
142 
425,833 
57,833 
145 
118 
27 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1 1 93) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (11194) 
6,303 
862,739 
203,537 
315,698 
36,488 
25,487 
22,324 
3,163 
All other crop farming (11199) 
435 
61,335 
5,384 
352,130 
31,785 
2,604 
1,894 
710 
Animal production (1 12) 
13,129 
2,456,100 
416,946 
453,507 
56,596 
677,515 
18,559 
658,956 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
9,738 
2,094,747 
370,654 
482,804 
60,819 
252,295 
15,263 
237,032 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
9,583 
2,037,590 
344,681 
473,248 
59,088 
208,915 
11,431 
197,484 
Beef cattle ranchi ng and farmi ng ( 1 1 21 1 1 ) 
9,430 
2,004,631 
339,308 
473,021 
58,817 
198,892 
11,162 
187,730 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
153 
32,959 
5,373 
487,226 
75,745 
10,023 
269 
9,753 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
155 
57,157 
25,973 
1,073,576 
167,820 
43,380 
3,832 
39,548 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
170 
9,635 
648 
210,753 
22,142 
402 
17 
386 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
680 
147,594 
24,325 
820,943 
91,978 
410,186 
2,246 
407,940 
Chicken egg production (1 1231) 
418 
38,072 
6,175 
420,185 
48,932 
(□) 
356 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
154 
66,360 
11,632 
1,450,374 
173,019 
193,749 
1,273 
192,476 
Turkey production (11233) 
55 
36,637 
5,373 
2,518,626 
219,274 
131,419 
552 
130,867 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other poultry production (11239) 
52 
(D) 
1,145 
(D) 
(D) 
1,674 
66 
1,609 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
693 
45,559 
3,215 
194,742 
25,900 
1,978 
150 
1,828 
Sheep farming (11241) 
317 
22,715 
1,962 
225,020 
27,553 
1,335 
115 
1,220 
Goat farming (11 242) 
376 
22,844 
1,253 
169,216 
24,506 
643 
35 
608 
Animal aquaculture (1 1 25) 
25 
1,729 
(D) 
384,615 
27,016 
3,284 
5 
3,279 
Other animal production (1129) 
1,823 
156,836 
(D) 
281,905 
36,132 
9,369 
878 
8,492 
Apiculture (11291) 
156 
7,293 
397 
163,333 
24,614 
898 
(D) 
(D) 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
1,275 
86,996 
10,769 
267,077 
34,375 
5,305 
108 
5,197 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
10 
2,178 
(D) 
313,616 
63,924 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
382 
60,369 
6,667 
378,989 
45,973 
3,159 
742 
2,417 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
365 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
249 
Biodiesel 
22 
Wind turbines 
29 
Ethanol 
6 
Methane digesters 
1 
Other 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
40 
Wind rights leased to others 
23 
Small hydro systems 
5 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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