Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
17,107 
(X) 
13,419 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
262,337 
(X) 
148,214 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,991 
1,456 
2,656 
1,262 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,773 
14,617 
5,064 
12,734 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,780 
19,500 
2,322 
16,072 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,194 
49,691 
2,116 
32,415 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,424 
48,359 
785 
26,589 
$50,000 or more 
945 
128,714 
476 
59,141 
$50,000 to $99,999 
576 
39,122 
313 
20,879 
$100,000 or more 
369 
89,593 
163 
38,262 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
23,946 
(X) 
20,041 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,416,709 
(X) 
831,078 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.4 
(X) 
6.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
799 
196 
666 
169 
$500 to $999 
714 
502 
716 
509 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,852 
10,532 
3,299 
8,910 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,576 
18,241 
2,608 
18,603 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,993 
83,832 
4,413 
71,936 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,813 
136,264 
3,561 
126,334 
$50,000 or more 
7,199 
1,167,142 
4,778 
604,617 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
4,878 
(X) 
4,435 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
92,524 
(X) 
59,717 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
766 
182 
591 
130 
$500 to $999 
442 
298 
399 
274 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,342 
3,223 
1,347 
3,418 
$5,000 to $9,999 
653 
4,486 
723 
4,946 
$10,000 to $24,999 
831 
12,645 
774 
11,630 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
17,270 
378 
12,687 
$50,000 or more 
357 
54,419 
223 
26,630 
Interest expense farms 
28,292 
(X) 
23,107 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
587,466 
(X) 
480,896 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,290 
1,545 
2,187 
1,021 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,593 
20,405 
5,539 
15,202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,353 
37,795 
4,060 
28,790 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,270 
98,595 
5,882 
94,123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,223 
110,628 
3,264 
112,796 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,653 
111,447 
1,536 
104,513 
$100,000 or more 
910 
207,051 
639 
124,453 
Secured by real estate farms 
21,027 
(X) 
17,345 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
376,736 
(X) 
264,321 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,084 
959 
1,505 
714 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,877 
16,351 
4,755 
13,199 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,334 
30,072 
3,599 
25,459 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,989 
76,819 
4,547 
71,291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,201 
74,358 
1,940 
65,454 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,061 
70,215 
754 
50,158 
$100,000 or more 
481 
107,963 
245 
38,046 
Not secured by real estate farms 
18,087 
(X) 
15,622 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
210,730 
(X) 
216,575 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,876 
1,686 
2,792 
1,221 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,623 
16,277 
5,048 
12,929 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,856 
19,326 
2,611 
18,094 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,929 
45,102 
3,131 
48,560 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
35,747 
1,236 
42,004 
$50,000 to $99,999 
459 
30,768 
575 
37,950 
$100,000 or more 
279 
61,824 
229 
55,817 
Property taxes paid farms 
45,969 
(X) 
43,473 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
478,972 
(X) 
316,430 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,854 
817 
4,215 
923 
$500 to $999 
2,753 
2,023 
3,150 
2,310 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,413 
46,407 
18,746 
50,212 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,786 
62,213 
8,377 
58,335 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,614 
134,174 
6,643 
100,543 
$25,000 or more 
4,549 
233,339 
2,342 
104,107 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
36,025 
(X) 
32,562 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
916,308 
(X) 
554,363 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,047 
3,007 
5,949 
2,659 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,941 
26,894 
10,005 
25,149 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,100 
34,903 
5,352 
37,514 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,993 
93,940 
6,399 
100,727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,487 
118,979 
2,668 
92,585 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,963 
133,805 
1,421 
95,577 
$100,000 or more 
1,494 
504,780 
768 
200,152 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,090 
163,631 
573 
82,432 
$250,000 or more 
404 
341,149 
195 
117,719 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Nebraska 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
