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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
6,327 
(X) 
6,054 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
195,527 
(X) 
139,179 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
181 
43 
148 
37 
$500 to $999 
173 
124 
205 
148 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,285 
3,669 
1,547 
4,379 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,034 
7,399 
1,097 
7,858 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,600 
25,521 
1,496 
23,863 
$25,000 or more 
2,054 
158,771 
1,561 
102,894 
$25,000 to $49,999 
990 
34,230 
854 
29,539 
$50,000 to $99,999 
642 
43,068 
473 
32,841 
$100,000 or more 
422 
81,473 
234 
40,514 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
31,280 
(X) 
28,558 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,260,049 
(X) 
790,639 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.6 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,185 
279 
1,672 
418 
$500 to $999 
1,202 
802 
1,308 
918 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,576 
17,570 
6,938 
18,123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,996 
27,319 
4,122 
28,848 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,073 
94,926 
6,153 
98,447 
$25,000 or more 
12,248 
1,119,153 
8,365 
643,885 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,909 
171,209 
3,972 
138,017 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,826 
261,415 
2,689 
184,956 
$100,000 or more 
3,513 
686,529 
1,704 
320,912 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
49,969 
5,426,292 
47,712 
3,966,860 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
108,593 
(X) 
83,142 
Farms with net gains 1 
31,783 
6,104,359 
33,468 
4,324,461 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
192,064 
(X) 
129,212 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
909 
445 
1,226 
587 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,689 
7,615 
3,331 
9,503 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,202 
16,093 
2,816 
20,605 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,372 
72,818 
5,116 
85,393 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,070 
147,808 
4,930 
180,209 
$50,000 or more 
17,541 
5,859,580 
16,049 
4,028,163 
Farms with net losses 
18,186 
678,068 
14,244 
357,601 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
37,285 
(X) 
25,105 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
934 
465 
1,381 
706 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,002 
11,976 
4,279 
12,156 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,441 
24,959 
2,837 
20,463 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,597 
74,310 
2,972 
47,212 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,400 
84,036 
1,363 
47,598 
$50,000 or more 
2,812 
482,320 
1,412 
229,466 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
49,969 
4,805,265 
47,712 
3,482,705 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
96,165 
(X) 
72,994 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
31,290 
5,537,973 
32,925 
3,911,356 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
176,989 
(X) 
118,796 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
921 
455 
1,239 
599 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,715 
7,686 
3,434 
9,821 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,273 
16,614 
2,881 
21,039 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,461 
74,098 
5,366 
89,730 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,128 
149,888 
5,049 
184,546 
$50,000 or more 
16,792 
5,289,231 
14,956 
3,605,621 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
18,679 
732,708 
14,787 
428,651 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
39,226 
(X) 
28,988 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
943 
474 
1,438 
736 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,043 
12,135 
4,356 
12,396 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,458 
25,090 
2,895 
20,890 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,697 
75,694 
3,057 
48,509 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,485 
87,082 
1,473 
51,591 
$50,000 or more 
3,053 
532,234 
1,568 
294,528 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
