Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Barley for grain (bushels) 
26 
1,731 
59,684 
10 
606 
35 
1,777 
81,963 
10 
526 
Canola (pounds) 
3 
90 
15,000 
- 
- 
4 
95 
186,250 
1 
(D) 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
22,977 
9,087,851 
1,188,509,521 
13,799 
5,287,913 
22,812 
9,192,656 
1,426,459,812 
14,107 
5,839,067 
1 to 14 acres 
665 
5,487 
398,281 
149 
1,214 
512 
4,060 
452,921 
101 
765 
1 5 to 24 acres 
626 
12,088 
953,416 
153 
2,738 
549 
10,653 
1,188,930 
132 
2,446 
25 to 49 acres 
1,570 
56,945 
5,055,885 
520 
17,269 
1,600 
58,228 
6,845,980 
416 
14,044 
50 to 99 acres 
3,247 
232,483 
23,760,705 
1,427 
91,824 
3,145 
224,671 
28,804,362 
1,249 
80,201 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6,061 
985,654 
106,046,656 
3,378 
445,862 
6,036 
988,286 
136,427,165 
3,319 
444,561 
250 to 499 acres 
5,157 
1,824,242 
213,970,605 
3,443 
895,746 
5,046 
1,783,776 
265,482,299 
3,644 
981,442 
500 to 999 acres 
3,544 
2,414,027 
320,770,365 
2,805 
1,416,183 
3,813 
2,607,977 
409,997,154 
3,259 
1,710,834 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,107 
3,556,925 
517,553,608 
1,924 
2,417,077 
2,111 
3,515,005 
577,261,001 
1,987 
2,604,774 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,657 
2,190,146 
315,297,423 
1,484 
1,451,512 
1,634 
2,168,013 
352,764,183 
1,527 
1,563,125 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
307 
716,678 
105,008,943 
299 
501,491 
360 
853,564 
139,635,324 
344 
663,517 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
103 
366,727 
53,757,359 
101 
(D) 
96 
356,464 
61,615,041 
95 
271,475 
5,000 acres or more 
40 
283,374 
43,489,883 
40 
(D) 
21 
136,964 
23,246,453 
21 
106,657 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
4,232 
446,386 
4,605,604 
1,223 
117,057 
2,671 
185,584 
3,171,470 
1,295 
101,256 
1 to 1 4 acres 
379 
3,424 
33,136 
118 
1,010 
374 
3,578 
50,073 
146 
1,334 
1 5 to 24 acres 
492 
9,347 
90,407 
141 
2,289 
475 
8,837 
127,671 
184 
3,125 
25 to 49 acres 
967 
34,093 
332,344 
221 
6,167 
742 
25,308 
394,089 
334 
10,389 
50 to 99 acres 
1,064 
72,041 
700,987 
298 
16,751 
586 
38,100 
623,273 
308 
18,199 
1 00 to 249 acres 
955 
139,231 
1,336,971 
293 
30,543 
393 
56,271 
994,294 
245 
30,527 
250 to 499 acres 
271 
89,367 
861,309 
102 
22,428 
73 
24,694 
450,740 
54 
15,620 
500 to 999 acres 
74 
48,917 
601,668 
39 
17,256 
22 
15,201 
270,155 
18 
10,276 
1 ,000 acres or more 
30 
49,966 
648,782 
11 
20,613 
6 
13,595 
261,175 
6 
11,786 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) 
578 
132,697 
3,050,199 
560 
127,509 
495 
107,583 
2,453,158 
482 
104,748 
1 to 14 acres 
7 
42 
1,298 
5 
(D) 
11 
93 
2,029 
11 
93 
1 5 to 24 acres 
26 
499 
15,129 
24 
(D) 
15 
287 
5,089 
15 
279 
25 to 49 acres 
70 
2,511 
51,950 
64 
2,296 
40 
1,482 
31,750 
40 
1,477 
50 to 99 acres 
86 
5,957 
135,753 
85 
(D) 
87 
5,979 
134,822 
82 
5,593 
1 00 to 249 acres 
213 
33,463 
737,294 
206 
32,198 
196 
30,238 
685,512 
189 
29,238 
250 to 499 acres 
106 
35,087 
773,508 
106 
34,097 
95 
30,515 
707,444 
94 
30,065 
500 to 999 acres 
57 
37,715 
884,290 
57 
36,750 
41 
26,356 
581,056 
41 
25,370 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
13 
17,423 
450,977 
13 
15,778 
10 
12,633 
305,456 
10 
12,633 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
43 
6,644 
74,669 
5 
506 
6 
177 
2,913 
- 
- 
Hops (pounds) 
6 
6 
900 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
476 
17,788 
905,529 
39 
1,569 
885 
35,108 
2,108,923 
67 
3,052 
1 to 14 acres 
146 
1,126 
63,353 
4 
(D) 
261 
2,226 
132,843 
9 
(D) 
15 to 24 acres 
109 
2,051 
94,258 
9 
82 
172 
3,212 
191,955 
13 
150 
25 to 49 acres 
113 
3,877 
201,535 
4 
14 
243 
8,086 
486,546 
11 
343 
50 to 99 acres 
71 
4,646 
230,122 
13 
793 
133 
8,886 
500,862 
21 
1,032 
1 00 to 249 acres 
33 
4,700 
246,032 
8 
627 
66 
9,167 
599,109 
11 
1,278 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
1,388 
70,229 
1 
(D) 
10 
3,531 
197,608 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
242 
70,879 
353,711,118 
229 
66,609 
253 
59,728 
294,541,958 
232 
57,095 
1 to 14 acres 
5 
34 
(D) 
5 
31 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
60 
25 to 49 acres 
11 
(D) 
1,829,253 
9 
(D) 
18 
711 
3,489,681 
10 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
26 
1,884 
8,395,840 
26 
1,796 
37 
2,691 
10,645,778 
31 
2,134 
1 00 to 249 acres 
95 
14,012 
65,242,282 
91 
13,289 
105 
16,302 
77,035,512 
105 
15,643 
250 to 499 acres 
71 
22,712 
117,763,317 
64 
20,231 
58 
19,064 
94,737,828 
58 
18,452 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
14,003 
69,231,805 
20 
13,864 
16 
10,693 
57,798,328 
16 
10,575 
1 ,000 acres or more 
13 
17,777 
91,093,795 
13 
17,031 
7 
10,136 
50,318,012 
7 
9,833 
Proso millet (bushels) 
179 
54,895 
795,466 
22 
2,430 
429 
129,891 
4,253,359 
60 
5,930 
1 to 14 acres 
6 
33 
411 
- 
- 
3 
7 
109 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
66 
1,042 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
31 
1,159 
46,627 
10 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
33 
2,349 
29,788 
6 
346 
67 
4,674 
155,772 
16 
747 
1 00 to 249 acres 
52 
8,071 
100,414 
10 
876 
144 
22,506 
722,794 
17 
2,215 
250 to 499 acres 
43 
15,017 
159,122 
3 
(D) 
102 
36,186 
1,099,472 
9 
638 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
16,766 
259,361 
3 
(D) 
66 
44,761 
1,502,828 
6 
1,716 
1 ,000 acres or more 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
13 
20,532 
724,715 
1 
(D) 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
140 
6,837 
170,777 
26 
1,843 
290 
15,354 
443,793 
41 
1,952 
Safflower (pounds) 
22 
2,992 
1,859,202 
2 
(D) 
4 
206 
254,840 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
633 
60,010 
3,622,070 
111 
8,710 
1,901 
236,607 
22,177,229 
299 
19,445 
1 to 1 4 acres 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
191 
102 
942 
68,696 
14 
99 
1 5 to 24 acres 
69 
1,325 
(D) 
7 
103 
128 
2,421 
197,760 
24 
352 
25 to 49 acres 
144 
5,035 
347,102 
19 
(D) 
388 
13,959 
1,179,079 
60 
1,326 
50 to 99 acres 
165 
11,431 
688,290 
36 
1,397 
520 
36,642 
3,278,453 
70 
3,371 
1 00 to 249 acres 
128 
19,386 
1,226,661 
12 
1,312 
528 
80,180 
7,460,965 
71 
5,910 
250 to 499 acres 
33 
11,172 
590,337 
8 
1,454 
180 
59,836 
5,594,084 
45 
7,051 
500 to 999 acres 
15 
8,843 
493,458 
7 
1,630 
45 
30,301 
3,211,052 
12 
1,261 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
10 
12,326 
1,187,140 
3 
75 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
240 
11,677 
109,704 
59 
3,744 
444 
20,376 
235,551 
100 
6,300 
1 to 1 4 acres 
60 
499 
3,859 
4 
(D) 
104 
932 
10,708 
9 
60 
1 5 to 24 acres 
51 
981 
9,163 
7 
98 
84 
1,591 
18,461 
14 
233 
25 to 49 acres 
56 
1,887 
24,357 
14 
448 
106 
3,580 
44,187 
19 
544 
50 to 99 acres 
43 
2,842 
33,261 
21 
1,195 
100 
6,346 
72,869 
37 
2,074 
1 00 to 249 acres 
23 
3,250 
19,227 
7 
792 
44 
5,807 
66,603 
17 
2,072 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
2,218 
19,837 
6 
(D) 
6 
2,120 
22,723 
4 
1,317 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
18,539 
4,983,253 
193,014,515 
9,384 
2,075,317 
16,620 
3,834,855 
189,547,373 
8,088 
1,570,110 
1 to 14 acres 
547 
4,493 
118,508 
64 
568 
412 
3,541 
144,809 
55 
445 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Nebraska 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
