Table 31 . Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery and Equipment; Total Land Area; Area in Production; and 
Marketing Channels by Value of Sales: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$50,000 
to $99,999 
$40,000 
to $49,999 
$25,000 
to $39,999 
$20,000 
to $24,999 
$10,000 
to $19,999 
VALUE OF LAND, BUILDINGS, MACHINERY, AND EQUIPMENT 
Land and buildings 
operations 
3,709 
1,334 
2,796 
1,458 
4,203 
value ($1,000) 
1,844,837 
422,459 
869,465 
349,573 
964,048 
Machinery and equipment 
operations 
3,709 
1,334 
2,796 
1,458 
4,203 
value ($1 ,000) 
TOTAL LAND AREA USED TO GROW HORTICULTURAL CROPS 
256,413 
63,133 
112,664 
49,838 
134,276 
Total land area covered by greenhouses 
operations 
2,420 
851 
1,754 
902 
2,335 
square feet (1,000) 
41,123 
8,740 
16,191 
5,783 
14,453 
Glass 
operations 
213 
60 
164 
48 
141 
square feet (1,000) 
1,889 
398 
889 
178 
560 
Rigid plastic 
operations 
473 
161 
407 
132 
421 
square feet (1,000) 
5,919 
1,194 
2,489 
562 
1,502 
Plastic film (single or multi-layer poly) 
operations 
2,140 
760 
1,451 
809 
2,052 
square feet (1,000) 
33,315 
7,148 
12,812 
5,043 
12,391 
Greenhouse area erected in 2014 
operations 
156 
55 
109 
63 
145 
square feet (1,000) 
575 
275 
391 
135 
326 
Total land area covered by shade structures 
operations 
608 
193 
389 
247 
456 
square feet (1,000) 
15,328 
3,910 
4,578 
2,950 
4,233 
Total land area covered by natural shade 
operations 
329 
68 
230 
98 
395 
acres 
770 
38 
596 
182 
722 
Total land area in the open 
operations 
2,016 
740 
1,410 
790 
2,049 
acres 
29,579 
5,892 
12,202 
16,343 
15,946 
GREENHOUSE AREA IN PRODUCTION 
Cut flowers and cut lei flowers (see text) 
operations 
219 
63 
106 
83 
205 
square feet (1,000) 
2,236 
657 
1,308 
120 
394 
Cut flowers, anthurium (see text) 
operations 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
square feet (1,000) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut flowers, dendrobium orchids (see text) 
operations 
7 
- 
3 
- 
1 
square feet (1,000) 
118 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cut flowers, all other (see text) 
operations 
8 
1 
1 
2 
7 
Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use 
square feet (1,000) 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
41 
(see text) 
operations 
607 
202 
421 
162 
335 
Potted flowering plants, dendrobium orchids 
square feet (1,000) 
3,208 
922 
1,592 
358 
893 
(see text) 
operations 
3 
1 
2 
3 
4 
square feet (1,000) 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Potted flowering plants, all other 
(see text) 
operations 
18 
2 
8 
3 
5 
square feet (1,000) 
564 
(D) 
68 
(D) 
32 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
operations 
897 
284 
483 
209 
474 
square feet (1,000) 
3,860 
846 
1,154 
471 
983 
Annual bedding/garden plants 
operations 
1,426 
472 
984 
461 
1,146 
square feet (1,000) 
14,804 
3,319 
6,246 
2,103 
4,604 
Foliage plants, pots 
operations 
345 
117 
206 
117 
195 
square feet (1,000) 
1,776 
453 
867 
355 
564 
Foliage plants, hanging baskets 
operations 
161 
48 
70 
18 
90 
square feet (1,000) 
741 
104 
265 
53 
198 
Cut cultivated greens 
operations 
33 
31 
30 
7 
30 
square feet (1,000) 
397 
42 
159 
23 
25 
Nursery stock (see text) 
operations 
550 
199 
383 
171 
401 
square feet (1,000) 
6,569 
1,179 
1,302 
624 
1,808 
All other horticultural specialty crops 
operations 
565 
221 
483 
265 
879 
square feet (1,000) 
6,828 
1,208 
3,223 
1,409 
4,045 
SHADE STRUCTURE AREA IN PRODUCTION 
Cut flowers and cut lei flowers (see text) 
operations 
12 
6 
14 
1 
25 
square feet (1,000) 
198 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
12 
Cut flowers, anthurium (see text) 
operations 
11 
3 
7 
1 
7 
square feet (1 ,000) 
1,429 
456 
247 
(D) 
196 
Cut flowers, dendrobium orchids (see text) 
operations 
5 
- 
6 
- 
2 
square feet (1,000) 
261 
“ 
514 
- 
(D) 
Cut flowers, all other (see text) 
operations 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
square feet (1,000) 
157 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
25 
Potted flowering plants (see text) 
operations 
54 
14 
59 
13 
25 
Potted flowering plants, dendrobium orchids 
square feet (1,000) 
227 
65 
106 
29 
95 
(see text) 
operations 
6 
- 
7 
- 
3 
square feet (1,000) 
146 
- 
253 
72 
Potted flowering plants, all other (see 
text) 
operations 
6 
- 
9 
2 
3 
square feet (1,000) 
(D) 
- 
98 
(D) 
(D) 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
operations 
217 
69 
115 
52 
107 
square feet (1,000) 
662 
204 
172 
150 
156 
Annual bedding/garden plants 
operations 
97 
33 
72 
44 
96 
square feet (1,000) 
350 
68 
250 
124 
348 
Foliage plants, pots 
operations 
56 
15 
32 
71 
25 
square feet (1,000) 
1,896 
208 
368 
715 
219 
Foliage plants, hanging baskets 
operations 
9 
6 
11 
4 
3 
square feet (1,000) 
43 
6 
(□) 
2 
1 
Cut cultivated greens 
operations 
29 
9 
11 
10 
12 
square feet (1,000) 
7,996 
2,483 
981 
1,306 
1,433 
Nursery stock (see text) 
operations 
198 
77 
163 
85 
139 
square feet (1,000) 
1,939 
349 
1,234 
311 
1,472 
All other horticultural specialty crops 
operations 
47 
12 
27 
12 
108 
square feet (1,000) 
312 
37 
115 
40 
164 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - United States Data 35 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
