Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) growing melons and/or vegetables (except potatoes; dry peas; dry beans; field, silage, or seed corn; and sugar beets); (2) producing vegetable and/or melon seeds; and (3) growing vegetable and/or melon bedding plants.

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

• Canning, pickling, and/or drying (artificially) vegetables--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying; and

  Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying31142

• Growing corn (except sweet corn)--are classified in Industry 111150, Corn Farming;

  Corn Farming111150

• Growing dry peas and beans--are classified in Industry 111130, Dry Pea and Bean Farming;

  Dry Pea and Bean Farming111130

• Growing fruit on trees and other fruit-bearing plants (except melons)--are classified in Industry Group 1113, Fruit and Tree Nut Farming.

  Fruit and Tree Nut Farming1113

• Growing potatoes, including sweet potatoes and yams--are classified in U.S. Industry 111211, Potato Farming;

  Potato Farming111211

• Growing sugar beets--are classified in U.S. Industry 111991, Sugar Beet Farming;

  Sugar Beet Farming111991

• Growing vegetables and melons under glass or protective cover--are classified in U.S. Industry 111419, Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover;

  Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover111419