Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[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 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS - Con. 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) - Con. 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
22 
77,586 
118,648 
9 
6,393 
28 
103,037 
162,349 
11 
12,636 
5,000 acres or more 
14 
81,526 
88,251 
3 
1,167 
12 
75,318 
78,060 
1 
(D) 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
19,615 
2,443,603 
4,605,325 
4,309 
389,745 
20,289 
2,567,911 
6,106,699 
4,956 
485,739 
1 to 14 acres 
3,613 
29,727 
59,334 
315 
2,280 
3,752 
30,354 
76,310 
355 
2,607 
1 5 to 24 acres 
2,626 
49,587 
106,341 
277 
4,382 
2,550 
48,186 
123,829 
296 
4,751 
25 to 49 acres 
4,052 
142,122 
321,926 
742 
20,490 
4,038 
141,804 
409,182 
739 
20,451 
50 to 99 acres 
3,712 
254,167 
589,007 
975 
52,829 
3,897 
267,160 
798,294 
1,093 
56,008 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,431 
518,900 
1,187,033 
1,232 
121,138 
3,653 
551,904 
1,651,048 
1,469 
146,731 
250 to 499 acres 
1,170 
401,708 
834,566 
467 
90,984 
1,417 
482,930 
1,267,538 
654 
128,287 
500 to 999 acres 
660 
431,212 
716,420 
219 
63,908 
647 
436,079 
909,002 
237 
77,047 
1 ,000 acres or more 
351 
616,180 
790,698 
82 
33,734 
335 
609,494 
871,496 
113 
49,857 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
244 
303,533 
424,935 
54 
19,382 
239 
303,420 
504,756 
86 
33,513 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
71 
153,815 
164,266 
16 
7,072 
57 
130,127 
154,779 
16 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
22 
77,586 
113,705 
9 
6,393 
27 
99,829 
133,901 
10 
8,855 
5,000 acres or more 
14 
81,246 
87,792 
3 
887 
12 
76,118 
78,060 
1 
(D) 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
13,280 
885,885 
2,737,484 
3,735 
303,659 
14,820 
1,085,921 
3,955,881 
4,405 
389,516 
1 to 1 4 acres 
2,904 
23,740 
59,596 
348 
2,680 
3,105 
25,276 
76,227 
382 
2,934 
1 5 to 24 acres 
2,105 
39,822 
107,540 
309 
5,132 
2,105 
39,942 
128,278 
334 
5,287 
25 to 49 acres 
3,189 
111,375 
326,945 
820 
24,507 
3,378 
118,241 
412,057 
845 
24,547 
50 to 99 acres 
2,610 
176,731 
527,628 
961 
54,316 
3,025 
204,987 
749,510 
1,133 
63,619 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,882 
273,502 
859,551 
947 
108,025 
2,422 
353,590 
1,318,678 
1,227 
135,926 
250 to 499 acres 
449 
151,600 
484,289 
266 
64,298 
601 
201,388 
759,491 
360 
87,777 
500 to 999 acres 
117 
73,318 
239,201 
68 
31,066 
156 
99,358 
346,107 
103 
47,444 
1 ,000 acres or more 
24 
35,797 
132,734 
16 
13,635 
28 
43,139 
165,533 
21 
21,982 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
20 
24,972 
93,118 
14 
(D) 
23 
27,976 
115,092 
18 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(□) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
~ 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
1,543 
99,990 
167,945 
340 
23,908 
1,871 
104,301 
222,395 
391 
28,872 
1 to 1 4 acres 
304 
2,432 
4,017 
21 
119 
452 
3,682 
6,883 
46 
340 
1 5 to 24 acres 
222 
4,217 
5,806 
23 
390 
330 
6,237 
12,365 
30 
509 
25 to 49 acres 
388 
13,537 
23,382 
90 
2,957 
428 
14,737 
30,279 
78 
2,394 
50 to 99 acres 
344 
22,467 
40,321 
99 
5,751 
371 
24,388 
56,977 
117 
6,769 
1 00 to 249 acres 
219 
31,269 
61,258 
83 
8,746 
245 
34,838 
80,911 
100 
12,468 
250 to 499 acres 
54 
17,612 
24,895 
21 
4,675 
39 
12,817 
24,014 
17 
5,192 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
8,456 
8,266 
3 
1,270 
3 
2,102 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5,500 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
3,744 
315,357 
469,831 
517 
35,160 
4,048 
278,810 
555,048 
578 
42,600 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1,037 
8,342 
11,683 
64 
374 
1,228 
9,578 
17,577 
78 
464 
1 5 to 24 acres 
586 
10,771 
13,384 
49 
674 
663 
12,288 
24,006 
66 
924 
25 to 49 acres 
727 
24,832 
35,700 
107 
2,787 
790 
27,441 
59,552 
81 
2,332 
50 to 99 acres 
647 
44,601 
74,097 
131 
7,195 
657 
44,454 
104,624 
144 
8,090 
1 00 to 249 acres 
475 
71,454 
116,379 
114 
1 1 ,782 
503 
71,987 
165,820 
161 
17,588 
250 to 499 acres 
178 
60,787 
96,780 
40 
8,420 
144 
48,160 
96,974 
37 
8,155 
500 to 999 acres 
63 
38,037 
46,722 
8 
2,367 
45 
28,553 
43,337 
7 
3,955 
1 ,000 acres or more 
31 
56,533 
75,086 
4 
1,561 
18 
36,349 
43,158 
4 
1,092 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
6,619 
1,142,371 
1,230,065 
375 
27,018 
6,447 
1,098,879 
1,373,375 
345 
24,751 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1,390 
11,131 
12,634 
47 
300 
1,419 
11,149 
17,049 
39 
208 
1 5 to 24 acres 
944 
17,799 
20,790 
47 
606 
946 
17,554 
26,478 
32 
396 
25 to 49 acres 
1,245 
43,379 
49,053 
69 
1,476 
1,248 
43,098 
64,732 
74 
1,825 
50 to 99 acres 
998 
67,164 
78,880 
45 
2,202 
903 
60,001 
86,991 
61 
2,146 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,014 
156,326 
166,006 
83 
6,579 
913 
134,742 
191,097 
61 
4,554 
250 to 499 acres 
412 
142,682 
154,523 
36 
4,320 
448 
154,579 
193,419 
49 
8,306 
500 to 999 acres 
351 
232,557 
252,162 
30 
4,445 
320 
219,424 
289,059 
19 
2,471 
1 ,000 acres or more 
265 
471,333 
496,017 
18 
7,090 
250 
458,332 
504,550 
10 
4,845 
1,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
182 
228,322 
261,115 
12 
5,083 
175 
223,531 
267,682 
8 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
55 
119,893 
104,462 
4 
(D) 
46 
103,300 
103,260 
1 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
17 
59,402 
58,353 
2 
(D) 
19 
71,239 
69,327 
1 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
11 
63,716 
72,087 
- 
10 
60,262 
64,281 
- 
All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(tons, green) 
1,032 
66,677 
250,251 
249 
17,014 
962 
62,362 
369,152 
244 
21,828 
1 to 14 acres 
235 
1,907 
5,396 
20 
(D) 
244 
2,051 
9,540 
34 
242 
1 5 to 24 acres 
173 
3,221 
11,599 
29 
453 
144 
2,680 
11,438 
19 
299 
25 to 49 acres 
226 
7,859 
37,499 
65 
1,874 
239 
8,096 
47,039 
56 
1,612 
50 to 99 acres 
206 
14,227 
52,000 
65 
4,189 
166 
1 1 ,236 
60,306 
52 
2,877 
1 00 to 249 acres 
154 
21,484 
84,702 
55 
5,935 
138 
19,317 
122,253 
64 
7,613 
250 to 499 acres 
32 
10,721 
35,707 
12 
2,030 
17 
5,655 
36,814 
10 
1,761 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
2,114 
5,968 
2 
(D) 
9 
5,611 
19,462 
5 
1,884 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
5,144 
17,380 
1 
(D) 
5 
7,716 
62,300 
4 
5,540 
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa 
mixtures (tons, green) 
395 
29,253 
135,364 
153 
1 1 ,825 
418 
35,845 
249,074 
154 
14,883 
1 to 1 4 acres 
70 
497 
2,282 
8 
48 
66 
568 
3,446 
19 
144 
1 5 to 24 acres 
62 
1,176 
7,024 
19 
(D) 
58 
1,096 
5,956 
12 
199 
25 to 49 acres 
86 
3,067 
18,708 
36 
1,104 
99 
3,439 
21,396 
30 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
82 
5,701 
21,254 
36 
2,198 
88 
5,887 
35,772 
31 
1,840 
1 00 to 249 acres 
78 
10,922 
53,612 
43 
4,570 
85 
1 1 ,496 
88,197 
48 
5,517 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
4,576 
17,485 
9 
1,300 
12 
3,803 
30,393 
8 
1,884 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
7 
4,367 
16,286 
4 
1,240 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
5,189 
47,628 
2 
(D) 
Other haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, 
excluding corn and sorghum silage (tons, green) 
672 
37,424 
114,887 
103 
5,189 
575 
26,517 
120,078 
95 
6,945 
1 to 1 4 acres 
185 
1,548 
3,751 
20 
(D) 
194 
1,611 
6,749 
19 
110 
1 5 to 24 acres 
117 
2,153 
5,417 
13 
190 
91 
1,689 
6,194 
7 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
148 
5,085 
20,294 
27 
818 
148 
5,000 
27,955 
27 
737 
50 to 99 acres 
125 
8,505 
29,603 
27 
1,898 
81 
5,563 
27,380 
22 
1,258 
1 00 to 249 acres 
77 
10,656 
31,839 
14 
1,510 
53 
8,000 
34,371 
17 
2,478 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Nebraska 29 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
