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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,915 
106 
228 
71 
100 
70 
acres 
2,741,120 
376 
5,720 
4,068 
8,266 
8,129 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
42,543 
3,190 
7,478 
1,479 
2,426 
1,858 
acres 
30,652,748 
12,129 
186,539 
86,451 
197,679 
216,737 
Partnership 
farms 
2,974 
141 
284 
94 
122 
110 
acres 
5,541,870 
434 
7,606 
5,432 
10,048 
12,671 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,045 
92 
175 
63 
78 
55 
acres 
4,272,584 
290 
4,745 
3,680 
6,486 
6,393 
Corporation 
farms 
3,784 
136 
280 
58 
86 
74 
acres 
8,502,052 
516 
6,673 
3,312 
6,871 
8,613 
Family held 
farms 
3,580 
118 
250 
55 
67 
56 
acres 
7,458,653 
461 
5,893 
3,142 
5,371 
6,551 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
64 
- 
2 
5 
3 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,516 
118 
248 
50 
64 
56 
Other than family held 
farms 
204 
18 
30 
3 
19 
18 
acres 
1,043,399 
55 
780 
170 
1,500 
2,062 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
13 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
191 
16 
29 
3 
18 
16 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
668 
53 
83 
36 
57 
55 
acres 
635,113 
193 
2,503 
2,155 
4,624 
6,561 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
544 
1,343 
315 
541 
456 
workers 
50,495 
1,525 
3,802 
918 
1,728 
1,257 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
8,431 
201 
394 
96 
169 
134 
workers 
19,663 
475 
990 
290 
582 
297 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,436 
429 
1,104 
249 
429 
344 
workers 
30,832 
1,050 
2,812 
628 
1,146 
960 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
131 
4 
7 
5 
2 
2 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
22 
2 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,535 
1,353 
3,292 
585 
863 
734 
workers 
37,809 
3,399 
7,318 
1,299 
1,745 
1,575 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,520 
3,520 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,125 
- 
8,125 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
1,667 
- 
- 
1,667 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
2,691 
- 
- 
- 
2,691 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
2,097 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,097 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
3,287 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
1,569 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
1,521 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
6,645 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
7,717 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
5,844 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
5,286 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
20,838 
88 
710 
258 
705 
669 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
191 
93 
61 
5 
7 
5 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
189 
58 
103 
2 
8 
7 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
382 
170 
145 
24 
11 
10 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
9,534 
214 
2,480 
617 
972 
674 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
9,534 
214 
2,480 
617 
972 
674 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,788 
1,462 
2,005 
487 
640 
503 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1,083 
62 
62 
12 
32 
42 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
247 
9 
45 
7 
9 
3 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
644 
132 
161 
26 
37 
23 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
282 
103 
117 
15 
3 
11 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
837 
284 
391 
32 
23 
10 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,954 
845 
1,845 
182 
244 
140 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,280 
1,604 
2,623 
652 
933 
794 
number 
6,385,675 
93,366 
117,078 
37,358 
180,470 
110,521 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,222 
781 
1,339 
164 
183 
122 
1 0 to 49 
7,844 
589 
1,077 
414 
584 
487 
50 to 99 
3,688 
94 
89 
37 
99 
98 
100 to 199 
3,203 
66 
58 
22 
34 
45 
200 to 499 
2,937 
54 
20 
7 
9 
17 
500 or more 
2,386 
20 
40 
8 
24 
25 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
19,600 
1,124 
1,875 
544 
765 
668 
number 
1,784,740 
25,849 
25,820 
10,734 
16,812 
16,026 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
