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 
7,338 
1,251,713 
446,020 
546,627 
86,947 
776,105 
177,726 
598,379 
Crop production (111) 
3,869 
536,052 
122,525 
449,377 
58,952 
129,594 
122,904 
6,690 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
66 
21,119 
10,837 
994,637 
155,328 
6,938 
6,602 
336 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
8 
(□) 
2,800 
1,622,338 
265,915 
1,433 
(D) 
(D) 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11 1 13) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Wheat farming (1 1 114) 
3 
831 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
Corn farming (11115) 
50 
15,439 
7,233 
882,408 
145,810 
5,180 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
4 
836 
495 
626,570 
119,897 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
351 
22,013 
3,646 
332,402 
49,512 
19,670 
18,888 
783 
Potato farming (111211) 
10 
897 
77 
184,956 
69,716 
373 
(D) 
(D) 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
341 
21,116 
3,569 
336,726 
48,920 
19,297 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
273 
22,702 
2,898 
386,799 
49,692 
11,078 
10,994 
84 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 1 33) 
273 
22,702 
2,898 
386,799 
49,692 
11,078 
10,994 
84 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
82 
12,786 
2,067 
529,745 
85,071 
8,787 
8,738 
49 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
44 
1,687 
207 
347,089 
45,108 
350 
343 
8 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
5 
130 
13 
514,120 
16,379 
52 
52 
- 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
113 
6,565 
396 
319,034 
30,025 
929 
910 
19 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
29 
1,534 
215 
284,957 
38,982 
960 
952 
9 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
545 
33,671 
5,266 
297,368 
35,671 
25,905 
25,670 
235 
Food crops grown undercover (11141) 
96 
6,162 
430 
324,342 
24,615 
3,959 
3,851 
108 
Nursery and floriculture production (111 42) 
449 
27,509 
4,836 
291,601 
38,034 
21,946 
21,819 
127 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
274 
22,124 
4,181 
331,537 
34,917 
7,974 
7,882 
92 
Floriculture production (111422) 
175 
5,385 
655 
229,074 
42,915 
13,972 
13,937 
35 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
2,634 
436,547 
99,878 
489,240 
63,572 
66,003 
60,750 
5,253 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1 193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (11194) 
1,233 
219,300 
84,354 
548,618 
72,509 
24,754 
22,215 
2,539 
All other crop farming (1 1 199) 
1,401 
217,247 
15,524 
436,983 
55,707 
41,248 
38,534 
2,714 
Animal production (112) 
3,469 
715,661 
323,495 
655,091 
118,178 
646,511 
54,822 
591,689 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
1,784 
590,014 
306,551 
913,679 
182,792 
615,653 
53,399 
562,255 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
880 
122,578 
31,500 
459,967 
67,418 
22,507 
3,509 
18,999 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
862 
114,307 
28,080 
440,475 
65,157 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle feedlots (1 121 12) 
18 
8,271 
3,420 
1,393,457 
175,668 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
904 
467,436 
275,051 
1,355,345 
295,104 
593,146 
49,890 
543,256 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
57 
4,516 
281 
367,787 
57,817 
531 
11 
521 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
203 
13,145 
1,538 
333,029 
53,925 
12,449 
346 
12,103 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
115 
7,775 
(D) 
308,133 
44,257 
5,586 
40 
5,545 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
24 
1,284 
(D) 
355,534 
49,594 
(D) 
_ 
(D) 
Turkey production (11233) 
13 
861 
(D) 
372,540 
41,457 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other poultry production (11239) 
51 
3,225 
572 
368,505 
80,942 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
390 
25,713 
4,117 
330,909 
47,254 
5,867 
518 
5,349 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
258 
18,408 
2,697 
343,582 
40,434 
2,356 
477 
1,879 
Goat farming (11242) 
132 
7,305 
1,420 
306,139 
60,584 
3,511 
41 
3,470 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
5 
283 
- 
697,721 
161,250 
1,842 
- 
1,842 
Other animal production (1129) 
1,030 
81,990 
11,008 
409,122 
48,955 
10,169 
549 
9,620 
Apiculture (11291) 
58 
1,644 
(D) 
247,383 
29,014 
550 
9 
541 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
624 
(D) 
7,623 
433,861 
53,566 
7,189 
202 
6,987 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
113,089 
24,552 
228 
_ 
228 
All other animal production (11299) 
327 
(D) 
3,287 
409,614 
45,262 
2,202 
338 
1,864 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
631 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
537 
Biodiesel 
33 
Wind turbines 
83 
Ethanol 
1 
Methane digesters 
14 
Other 
22 
Geoexchange systems 
13 
Wind rights leased to others 
2 
Small hydro systems 
4 
38 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
