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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
41 
1 
4 
15 
20 
1 
acres 
5,911 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,589 
3,118 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
5 
5 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
1 
3 
2 
3 
11 
18 
- 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
45 
- 
4 
4 
7 
9 
20 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
26 
- 
- 
2 
2 
14 
7 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
19 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
10 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,013 
444 
660 
726 
836 
1,371 
759 
49 
168 
acres 
1,309,269 
55,232 
80,934 
108,784 
194,504 
434,581 
329,189 
32,538 
73,507 
bushels 
51,650,730 
1,902,266 
2,784,792 
3,297,464 
6,753,815 
16,995,275 
15,468,042 
1,769,703 
2,679,373 
Irrigated 
farms 
836 
43 
50 
62 
124 
258 
232 
29 
38 
acres 
110,220 
2,830 
3,577 
3,012 
7,492 
26,835 
47,228 
12,220 
7,026 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
556 
92 
137 
130 
85 
62 
32 
1 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
1,652 
182 
293 
296 
293 
391 
146 
7 
44 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,306 
107 
142 
168 
226 
398 
215 
4 
46 
250 to 499 acres 
741 
46 
60 
87 
105 
248 
160 
12 
23 
500 acres or more 
758 
17 
28 
45 
127 
272 
206 
25 
38 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,034 
2,416 
5,397 
3,716 
2,682 
3,518 
1,627 
146 
532 
acres 
2,487,312 
149,875 
268,657 
335,954 
395,793 
671,426 
489,526 
50,166 
125,915 
tons, dry 
4,728,985 
241,030 
436,476 
502,236 
723,500 
1,355,823 
1,108,516 
136,765 
224,639 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,400 
333 
596 
630 
668 
1,174 
753 
79 
167 
acres 
396,397 
16,512 
28,323 
42,576 
54,557 
116,623 
98,859 
15,195 
23,752 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,392 
1,113 
2,845 
1,082 
515 
565 
164 
6 
102 
25 to 99 acres 
7,903 
922 
1,880 
1,662 
1,172 
1,441 
582 
41 
203 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,513 
288 
535 
693 
572 
797 
449 
48 
131 
250 to 499 acres 
1,205 
59 
99 
170 
232 
355 
219 
26 
45 
500 acres or more 
1,021 
34 
38 
109 
191 
360 
213 
25 
51 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
13,280 
1,372 
3,016 
2,623 
1,993 
2,625 
1,218 
119 
314 
acres 
885,885 
52,965 
96,387 
137,476 
142,014 
240,602 
158,949 
25,452 
32,040 
tons, dry 
2,737,484 
136,901 
239,652 
311,910 
405,751 
822,865 
606,086 
95,766 
118,553 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,735 
279 
488 
566 
586 
994 
607 
71 
144 
acres 
303,659 
12,896 
20,158 
34,297 
44,381 
90,679 
72,737 
1 1 ,282 
17,229 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,744 
447 
1,140 
548 
429 
658 
384 
26 
112 
acres 
315,357 
18,819 
48,659 
35,876 
43,243 
82,676 
68,274 
7,639 
10,171 
tons, dry 
469,831 
29,795 
66,433 
37,766 
60,059 
118,183 
134,996 
9,895 
12,704 
Irrigated 
farms 
517 
35 
73 
74 
73 
136 
101 
6 
19 
acres 
35,160 
1,169 
4,195 
3,500 
3,507 
10,316 
9,125 
498 
2,850 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
33 
1 
7 
9 
7 
8 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
3,905 
(D) 
(D) 
188 
628 
2,915 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
6 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
318 
- 
- 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
474 
95 
170 
113 
16 
33 
18 
10 
19 
acres 
25,931 
184 
386 
284 
256 
574 
4,656 
9,447 
10,144 
Irrigated 
farms 
267 
47 
85 
77 
10 
13 
13 
6 
16 
acres 
24,098 
82 
124 
130 
201 
169 
4,601 
8,668 
10,125 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
373 
87 
152 
98 
9 
14 
7 
6 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
62 
7 
17 
15 
4 
12 
2 
2 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
13 
1 
1 
- 
3 
5 
2 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
21 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
7 
7 
7 
Beans, snap 
farms 
146 
43 
50 
46 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
70 
12 
12 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
46 
14 
18 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6 
2 
2 
2 
" 
" 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
11 
3 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
11 
(Z) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
208 
47 
75 
49 
3 
8 
5 
8 
13 
acres 
22,823 
(D) 
22 
39 
3 
(D) 
3,175 
9,431 
10,023 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
15 
- 
- 
4 
5 
9 
acres 
12,295 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1,875 
4,571 
5,845 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
185 
47 
75 
48 
3 
7 
1 
4 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
7 
7 
Sweet corn 
farms 
167 
32 
51 
47 
9 
15 
9 
1 
3 
acres 
846 
27 
57 
(D) 
78 
164 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
38 
4 
20 
8 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
86 
1 
(D) 
1 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
19 
9 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
acres 
4 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
390 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
