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 
Flarvested 
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 
69,754 
14,568,926 
9,149,273 
819,551 
129,561 
1 1 ,744,476 
4,601,488 
7,142,988 
Crop production (f 11) 
39,785 
8,324,605 
5,219,032 
813,127 
115,465 
4,104,088 
3,759,611 
344,478 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
19,730 
5,801,416 
4,450,495 
1,179,838 
177,484 
2,939,587 
2,656,140 
283,447 
Soybean farming (11111) 
3,388 
515,447 
351,754 
605,569 
90,756 
170,192 
166,698 
3,494 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat farming (11114) 
366 
33,799 
17,145 
421,665 
(D) 
6,366 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn farming (11115) 
12,624 
3,890,369 
2,997,856 
1 ,234,089 
183,900 
2,005,541 
1 ,903,262 
102,279 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
3,344 
1,354,236 
1,077,055 
1 ,633,805 
253,980 
754,768 
577,245 
177,523 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
1,318 
351,355 
271 ,644 
1,109,549 
186,719 
520,603 
517,024 
3,579 
Potato farming (111211) 
87 
176,718 
148,317 
7,911,910 
1,410,177 
318,127 
317,471 
656 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (1 11219) 
1,231 
174,637 
123,327 
628,797 
100,252 
202,475 
199,552 
2,923 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,264 
216,530 
34,833 
784,374 
118,981 
221,195 
220,982 
213 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
1,264 
216,530 
34,833 
784,374 
118,981 
221,195 
220,982 
213 
Apple orchards (1 1 1 331 ) 
505 
26,548 
6,261 
331,971 
47,191 
16,646 
16,586 
60 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
158 
7,825 
958 
351,733 
30,896 
1,185 
1,180 
5 
Strawberry farming (111 333) 
85 
5,012 
904 
264,889 
55,434 
2,067 
2,060 
6 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
390 
169,362 
22,854 
1,791,649 
281,339 
196,709 
196,587 
122 
Tree nut farming (1 11335) 
32 
806 
180 
263,243 
24,569 
145 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (1 11336) 
7 
581 
72 
404,001 
31,429 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 1 1 339) 
87 
6,396 
3,604 
410,565 
71,712 
4,420 
4,401 
19 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
1,754 
138,506 
48,225 
405,659 
56,700 
210,172 
209,612 
560 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
89 
2,416 
608 
222,497 
37,157 
6,379 
6,342 
37 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
1,665 
136,090 
47,617 
415,450 
57,744 
203,793 
203,270 
523 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
1,121 
118,629 
43,377 
453,155 
53,366 
97,098 
97,010 
89 
Floriculture production (111422) 
544 
17,461 
4,240 
337,751 
66,767 
106,694 
106,260 
434 
Other crop farming (1119) 
15,719 
1,816,798 
413,835 
375,768 
37,921 
212,532 
155,853 
56,678 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
57 
1,634 
319 
162,338 
35,546 
822 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flay farming (1 1194) 
6,637 
702,112 
246,672 
325,825 
40,215 
64,012 
(D) 
(D) 
All other crop farming (11199) 
9,025 
1,113,052 
166,844 
413,844 
36,250 
147,697 
95,778 
51,919 
Animal production (112) 
29,969 
6,244,321 
3,930,241 
828,080 
148,273 
7,640,388 
841,878 
6,798,510 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
21,534 
5,690,383 
3,791,902 
1,017,657 
184,905 
6,834,636 
797,441 
6,037,195 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
11,133 
1,456,617 
621,400 
480,870 
80,467 
896,890 
154,980 
741,910 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,241 
1,225,319 
480,884 
433,351 
69,553 
647,687 
102,929 
544,758 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
892 
231,298 
140,516 
1 ,026,435 
205,766 
249,204 
52,051 
197,152 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
10,401 
4,233,766 
3,170,502 
1 ,592,222 
296,693 
5,937,746 
642,461 
5,295,285 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
475 
39,532 
20,554 
493,731 
78,238 
73,237 
8,648 
64,589 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,591 
135,240 
42,370 
387,176 
86,152 
488,726 
20,543 
468,182 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
931 
45,423 
8,541 
268,992 
46,892 
99,686 
3,123 
96,563 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
196 
35,038 
1 7,220 
714,572 
138,899 
113,112 
8,764 
104,348 
Turkey production (11233) 
77 
(D) 
10,339 
(D) 
622,254 
230,323 
5,835 
224,488 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
4 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
310,236 
20,804 
- 
20,804 
Other poultry production (11239) 
383 
36,257 
6,270 
412,140 
44,474 
24,801 
2,821 
21,980 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,555 
74,876 
16,026 
236,789 
40,359 
26,371 
1,973 
24,398 
Sheep farming (11241) 
960 
48,615 
7,764 
234,186 
37,603 
11,062 
875 
10,187 
Goat farming (11242) 
595 
26,261 
8,262 
240,987 
44,804 
15,309 
1,098 
14,211 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
121 
21,271 
198 
762,031 
70,589 
13,872 
68 
13,804 
Other animal production (1129) 
4,693 
283,019 
59,191 
339,138 
46,095 
203,546 
13,204 
190,342 
Apiculture (11291) 
226 
11,023 
490 
262,127 
42,361 
(D) 
137 
(D) 
Florse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
3,425 
149,444 
22,940 
285,911 
37,722 
8,424 
327 
8,096 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
15 
294 
40 
156,107 
20,753 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
1,027 
122,258 
35,721 
536,270 
75,209 
186,296 
12,739 
173,557 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
1,592 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
728 
Biodiesel 
1 
Wind turbines 
264 
Ethanol 
- 
Methane digesters 
29 
Other 
55 
Geoexchange systems 
520 
Wind rights leased to others 
172 
Small hydro systems 
14 
40 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
