Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,858 
1,960 
1,396 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
9,351,688 
10,487,473 
11,786,314 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
366 
206 
231 
244 
225 
289 
524 
526 
number 
4,777,716 
4,893,959 
3,361,353 
739,368 
725,964 
1,887,881 
910,980 
104,105 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,977 
22,812 
23,889 
29,879 
29,149 
29,679 
34,717 
34,573 
acres 
9,087,851 
9,192,656 
7,344,715 
8,428,593 
8,279,499 
7,235,528 
6,090,669 
6,519,250 
bushels 
1,188,509,521 
1,426,459,812 
908,360,246 
1,075,047,531 
1,055,193,186 
930,758,282 
749,231,198 
676,484,963 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,232 
2,671 
5,408 
4,085 
4,058 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
446,386 
185,584 
409,447 
209,976 
209,587 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
4,605,604 
3,171,470 
4,476,086 
3,288,189 
3,282,555 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,013 
8,037 
6,674 
10,157 
9,826 
12,671 
18,124 
20,182 
acres 
1,309,269 
1,964,302 
1,526,775 
1,883,089 
1,772,069 
1,800,432 
1,962,051 
2,585,111 
bushels 
51,650,730 
81,748,076 
50,299,684 
65,250,247 
61,578,806 
53,512,448 
76,826,252 
87,959,769 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,951 
7,895 
6,673 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,302,674 
1,955,736 
1,526,025 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
51,442,415 
81,449,590 
50,291,179 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
78 
164 
6 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,595 
8,566 
750 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
208,315 
298,486 
8,505 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
476 
885 
1,475 
2,668 
2,612 
5,234 
8,165 
10,852 
acres 
17,788 
35,108 
53,946 
88,855 
86,955 
176,148 
280,502 
396,520 
bushels 
905,529 
2,108,923 
2,367,835 
5,231,223 
5,113,274 
11,341,781 
13,643,509 
22,158,999 
Barley for grain 
farms 
26 
35 
64 
146 
139 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,731 
1,777 
2,588 
9,609 
8,674 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
59,684 
81,963 
84,194 
470,793 
411,963 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
633 
1,901 
2,871 
6,140 
5,965 
10,513 
12,576 
15,106 
acres 
60,010 
236,607 
331,074 
740,585 
720,276 
1,412,747 
1,300,713 
1,657,237 
bushels 
3,622,070 
22,177,229 
16,898,323 
57,792,925 
56,264,473 
122,513,083 
101,004,096 
116,927,367 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
240 
444 
630 
915 
905 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
11,677 
20,376 
22,198 
26,801 
26,532 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
109,704 
235,551 
164,404 
327,715 
326,231 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
18,539 
16,620 
20,074 
21,659 
21,072 
20,687 
25,598 
21,487 
acres 
4,983,253 
3,834,855 
4,571,558 
3,402,917 
3,346,701 
2,274,494 
2,291,803 
2,105,816 
bushels 
193,014,515 
189,547,373 
173,029,716 
133,244,032 
131,017,170 
88,842,343 
78,147,991 
70,218,107 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
578 
495 
758 
1,162 
1,129 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
132,697 
107,583 
164,924 
176,817 
171,889 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
3,050,199 
2,453,158 
3,404,542 
3,583,751 
3,483,866 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
20,034 
20,576 
22,981 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,487,312 
2,563,515 
2,862,592 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
4,728,985 
6,289,171 
5,647,370 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
144 
222 
218 
401 
384 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
39,115 
47,575 
33,400 
(D) 
50,597 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
27,474,025 
61,133,340 
22,405,407 
(D) 
54,934,687 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
172 
162 
184 
366 
367 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
51,671 
44,938 
41,285 
59,487 
60,429 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,449,966 
1,064,504 
762,822 
1,014,463 
1,032,584 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
474 
340 
230 
275 
266 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
26,001 
23,646 
4,270 
3,230 
3,208 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
208 
135 
60 
96 
93 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
22,823 
20,438 
22,059 
24,656 
24,630 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
19 
11 
7 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4 
2 
6 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
372 
339 
231 
161 
143 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,286 
1,500 
1,080 
965 
912 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1 982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
