Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
4,878 
123 
269 
67 
149 
145 
$1,000 
92,524 
755 
821 
222 
393 
1,081 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,208 
78 
190 
35 
73 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,342 
31 
57 
20 
57 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,484 
13 
16 
11 
17 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
- 
2 
- 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
357 
1 
4 
1 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
28,292 
1,195 
2,817 
628 
1,147 
956 
$1,000 
587,466 
5,106 
16,599 
5,354 
9,562 
8,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,883 
908 
1,833 
372 
703 
579 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,623 
276 
921 
231 
397 
341 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,876 
9 
51 
19 
41 
27 
$100,000 or more 
910 
2 
12 
6 
6 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
21,027 
826 
2,272 
480 
858 
672 
$1,000 
376,736 
2,655 
12,608 
4,245 
6,816 
5,041 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,084 
335 
459 
61 
151 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,877 
297 
1,032 
213 
375 
282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,323 
192 
744 
192 
296 
262 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,201 
1 
22 
5 
29 
12 
$50,000 or more 
1,542 
1 
15 
9 
7 
10 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
18,087 
695 
1,349 
337 
626 
575 
$1,000 
210,730 
2,451 
3,991 
1,109 
2,746 
3,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,876 
316 
621 
138 
239 
206 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,623 
297 
573 
158 
289 
286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,785 
78 
140 
34 
90 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
1 
9 
4 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
738 
3 
6 
3 
4 
8 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,969 
3,181 
7,517 
1,455 
2,398 
1,829 
$1,000 
478,972 
4,751 
19,228 
4,663 
9,345 
7,744 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,020 
3,052 
6,576 
1,213 
1,857 
1,322 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,786 
96 
776 
179 
388 
368 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,614 
29 
156 
53 
133 
130 
$25,000 or more 
4,549 
4 
9 
10 
20 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
36,025 
1,910 
3,950 
825 
1,396 
1,197 
$1,000 
916,308 
11,133 
19,865 
7,138 
33,344 
18,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,988 
1,641 
3,482 
720 
1,174 
984 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,093 
214 
381 
86 
181 
171 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,487 
29 
45 
7 
14 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,963 
17 
18 
3 
10 
11 
$100,000 or more 
1,494 
9 
24 
9 
17 
13 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,327 
38 
97 
45 
90 
100 
$1,000 
195,527 
65 
157 
152 
316 
589 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
31,280 
993 
2,688 
638 
1,202 
976 
$1,000 
1,260,049 
11,651 
25,580 
11,100 
17,653 
10,638 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
49,969 
3,520 
8,125 
1,667 
2,691 
2,097 
$1,000 
5,426,292 
5,012 
24,611 
11,774 
35,759 
37,817 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,593 
1,424 
3,029 
7,063 
13,288 
18,034 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
31,783 
1,093 
2,766 
863 
1,535 
1,294 
Average net gain 
dollars 
192,064 
39,140 
32,529 
28,576 
37,842 
41,867 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
909 
147 
326 
57 
84 
63 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,689 
316 
784 
237 
285 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,202 
172 
413 
134 
281 
203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,372 
191 
648 
179 
397 
347 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,070 
106 
275 
148 
244 
248 
$50,000 or more 
17,541 
161 
320 
108 
244 
261 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
18,186 
2,427 
5,359 
804 
1,156 
803 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,285 
15,561 
12,197 
16,029 
19,316 
20,372 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
934 
191 
315 
37 
67 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,002 
743 
1,695 
251 
270 
128 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,441 
614 
1,378 
181 
233 
148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,597 
580 
1,439 
226 
332 
295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,400 
222 
412 
75 
156 
105 
$50,000 or more 
2,812 
77 
120 
34 
98 
68 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
49,969 
3,520 
8,125 
1,667 
2,691 
2,097 
$1,000 
4,805,265 
1,395 
14,984 
7,954 
29,656 
31,663 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,165 
396 
1,844 
4,772 
11,020 
15,099 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
31,290 
1,078 
2,754 
851 
1,530 
1,282 
Average net gain 
dollars 
176,989 
36,874 
30,476 
25,208 
34,484 
37,662 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
921 
141 
324 
60 
85 
58 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
