Table 28. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Nebraska: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,701 
172 
496 
385 
1,448 
1,782 
259 
22 
137 
$50,000 or more 
8,813 
69 
156 
96 
799 
4,087 
2,976 
227 
403 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
32,209 
3,131 
7,188 
5,127 
4,763 
7,179 
3,485 
273 
1,063 
$1,000 
757,437 
12,786 
29,740 
25,510 
67,640 
228,764 
278,663 
65,540 
48,794 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,558 
2,384 
5,429 
3,522 
1,115 
577 
136 
15 
380 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,423 
674 
1,560 
1,477 
2,922 
3,012 
476 
33 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
62 
173 
106 
603 
2,290 
792 
48 
163 
$50,000 or more 
3,991 
11 
26 
22 
123 
1,300 
2,081 
177 
251 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
29,283 
2,482 
5,731 
4,582 
4,652 
7,133 
3,479 
275 
949 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
18,903 
45,329 
41,432 
106,879 
350,808 
406,170 
68,387 
63,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
711 
1,619 
740 
125 
76 
20 
- 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
691 
1,483 
1,294 
325 
225 
28 
6 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
917 
2,217 
2,221 
2,502 
1,323 
235 
25 
284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
133 
347 
272 
1,334 
2,436 
322 
23 
122 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
30 
65 
55 
366 
3,073 
2,874 
221 
362 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
16,094 
1,324 
4,611 
2,781 
1,985 
3,017 
1,662 
280 
434 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
14,180 
49,389 
36,100 
74,460 
295,368 
823,913 
2,986,077 
838,010 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
837 
2,824 
1,407 
520 
500 
121 
2 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
355 
1,327 
1,069 
838 
999 
269 
3 
99 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
107 
388 
263 
438 
788 
355 
7 
69 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
23 
64 
27 
161 
414 
200 
9 
30 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
2 
8 
15 
28 
316 
717 
259 
132 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
10,656 
787 
2,787 
1,977 
1,595 
2,219 
969 
81 
241 
$1,000 
251,297 
5,047 
21,713 
16,775 
29,220 
56,703 
57,240 
46,606 
17,993 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
8,217 
739 
2,500 
1,185 
742 
1,441 
1,092 
251 
267 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
9,132 
27,676 
19,325 
45,240 
238,666 
766,674 
2,939,471 
820,016 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
28,254 
3,237 
9,348 
5,533 
3,054 
4,116 
1,992 
284 
690 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
31,906 
91,818 
75,534 
102,752 
291,764 
696,806 
2,105,191 
586,147 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
1,834 
5,421 
2,440 
684 
550 
88 
- 
180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
1,093 
3,118 
2,344 
1,285 
1,301 
341 
3 
187 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
280 
735 
696 
928 
1,551 
503 
6 
140 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
24 
60 
33 
124 
515 
400 
1 
51 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
6 
14 
20 
33 
199 
660 
274 
132 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
47,390 
6,201 
14,567 
8,408 
5,230 
7,611 
3,646 
337 
1,390 
$1,000 
906,596 
19,896 
45,041 
46,069 
82,315 
249,784 
312,034 
92,179 
59,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
5,039 
12,083 
5,332 
813 
483 
80 
4 
544 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
1,080 
2,282 
2,851 
3,520 
3,248 
461 
14 
388 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
66 
161 
178 
715 
2,390 
841 
20 
140 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
16 
41 
47 
182 
1,490 
2,264 
299 
318 
Utilities 
...farms 
38,872 
4,576 
9,937 
6,538 
4,994 
7,635 
3,652 
339 
1,201 
$1,000 
383,300 
10,045 
20,047 
17,901 
29,075 
89,133 
135,772 
53,847 
27,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
1,878 
4,377 
1,751 
338 
221 
21 
1 
202 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
2,266 
4,692 
3,944 
2,772 
2,667 
470 
9 
374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
421 
838 
802 
1,757 
3,843 
1,557 
55 
359 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
9 
24 
33 
95 
676 
743 
37 
119 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
2 
6 
8 
32 
228 
861 
237 
147 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
42,783 
5,238 
12,002 
7,479 
5,133 
7,642 
3,652 
339 
1,298 
$1,000 
934,764 
25,479 
52,479 
52,825 
91,998 
254,535 
281,523 
115,365 
60,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
3,752 
9,034 
4,225 
800 
496 
81 
2 
474 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
1,314 
2,637 
2,888 
3,136 
3,107 
517 
12 
329 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
135 
268 
288 
944 
2,521 
814 
22 
184 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
37 
63 
78 
253 
1,518 
2,240 
303 
311 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
17,338 
1,388 
2,994 
2,214 
2,074 
4,510 
3,030 
333 
795 
$1,000 
565,334 
7,489 
16,576 
15,051 
21,677 
102,751 
190,704 
132,458 
78,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
1,064 
2,244 
1,485 
1,084 
1,431 
216 
3 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
259 
611 
590 
759 
1,639 
746 
21 
168 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
60 
127 
129 
216 
1,305 
1,554 
64 
254 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
4 
11 
10 
14 
130 
425 
103 
101 
$250,000 or more 
312 
1 
1 
- 
1 
5 
89 
142 
73 
Contract labor 
...farms 
5,576 
480 
1,191 
684 
597 
1,248 
1,017 
113 
246 
$1,000 
64,230 
1,916 
4,623 
2,642 
4,129 
13,921 
19,919 
10,170 
6,912 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
126 
354 
202 
114 
178 
77 
1 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
250 
581 
330 
252 
441 
244 
4 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,728 
96 
240 
146 
205 
461 
475 
25 
80 
380 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
