Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
77 
16 
43 
6 
3 
4 
$1,000 
1,027 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
30 
11 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
165 
- 
165 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
65 
11 
40 
6 
- 
4 
$1,000 
987 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
- 
11 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
165 
- 
165 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
5 
3 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
40 
5 
(D) 
- 
30 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,958 
147 
1,544 
394 
623 
441 
$1,000 
527,732 
234 
(D) 
3,348 
7,455 
4,891 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,320 
- 
4 
20 
19 
$1,000 
405,732 
- 
- 
208 
1,565 
1,251 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,967 
1,339 
2,034 
522 
817 
667 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
121,056 
161,892 
46,714 
465,244 
204,815 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,231 
158 
167 
54 
107 
121 
$1,000 
9,898,292 
110,110 
146,535 
41,657 
457,330 
196,190 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
314 
8 
37 
7 
7 
3 
$1,000 
219,724 
821 
6,710 
675 
(D) 
361 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
252 
3 
13 
7 
6 
3 
$1,000 
217,959 
(D) 
6,272 
675 
(D) 
361 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,552 
191 
315 
32 
66 
43 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
65,258 
169,618 
57,618 
153,989 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
820 
57 
108 
10 
34 
20 
$1,000 
1,080,084 
64,688 
168,729 
57,474 
153,797 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,008 
412 
618 
74 
99 
56 
$1,000 
14,289 
1,210 
2,609 
511 
(D) 
271 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
- 
7 
3 
4 
- 
$1,000 
5,592 
- 
464 
212 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,985 
325 
554 
86 
111 
68 
$1,000 
22,809 
3,245 
4,824 
903 
570 
719 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
20 
15 
6 
- 
5 
$1,000 
11,089 
1,604 
1,470 
420 
- 
275 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,843 
371 
589 
74 
83 
58 
$1,000 
216,370 
13,714 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
6 
2 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
214,409 
13,370 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
31 
2 
12 
1 
3 
2 
$1,000 
3,550 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
299 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
1 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
3,475 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
607 
158 
141 
20 
32 
22 
$1,000 
30,086 
4,943 
7,994 
(D) 
42 
2,143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
18 
8 
- 
6 
$1,000 
27,175 
4,021 
7,351 
- 
- 
2,040 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
34,316 
401 
2,958 
867 
1,841 
1,523 
$1,000 
392,428 
1,395 
7,452 
2,785 
6,616 
6,194 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
7,373 
13 
67 
59 
132 
132 
$1,000 
679,959 
10 
417 
363 
1,621 
1,662 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,537 
347 
426 
42 
71 
45 
$1,000 
8,360 
882 
2,218 
119 
803 
569 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
49,969 
3,520 
8,125 
1,667 
2,691 
2,097 
$1,000 
19,175,997 
228,598 
414,414 
128,500 
686,386 
308,942 
Average per farm 
dollars 
383,758 
64,942 
51,005 
77,085 
255,067 
147,326 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,992 
458 
2,187 
612 
1,180 
1,054 
$1,000 
1,609,182 
327 
3,132 
2,036 
6,703 
7,928 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,523 
449 
2,059 
512 
736 
528 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,955 
7 
127 
95 
426 
479 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,701 
2 
- 
4 
15 
41 
$50,000 or more 
8,813 
- 
1 
1 
3 
6 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
32,209 
593 
2,567 
717 
1,316 
1,205 
$1,000 
757,437 
236 
1,690 
981 
2,772 
3,709 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,558 
588 
2,525 
693 
1,196 
985 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,423 
5 
37 
22 
117 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
- 
5 
1 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
3,991 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
