Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
29,283 
4,011 
4,104 
5,158 
6,084 
3,587 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
519,372 
240,636 
176,764 
109,839 
33,226 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
21 
39 
77 
246 
343 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
41 
81 
254 
594 
863 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
275 
559 
1,577 
3,825 
2,202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
386 
1,066 
2,133 
1,185 
152 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
3,288 
2,359 
1,117 
234 
27 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
16,094 
2,129 
1,777 
2,154 
2,387 
1,722 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
4,697,350 
201,271 
103,216 
62,437 
23,218 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
116 
250 
424 
714 
695 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
270 
519 
815 
990 
745 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
373 
440 
614 
523 
276 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
240 
299 
227 
156 
6 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
1,130 
269 
74 
4 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,656 
1,104 
1,235 
1,636 
1,899 
1,327 
$1,000 
251,297 
121,958 
32,761 
35,016 
29,819 
13,949 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,217 
1,511 
947 
912 
918 
637 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
4,575,392 
168,511 
68,200 
32,618 
9,269 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,254 
2,464 
2,350 
3,086 
3,892 
3,229 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
3,469,335 
177,243 
119,502 
90,025 
45,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
91 
263 
490 
935 
1,125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
315 
629 
1,157 
1,724 
1,492 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
488 
887 
1,160 
1,128 
605 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
422 
411 
253 
102 
7 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
1,148 
160 
26 
3 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
47,390 
4,306 
4,389 
5,599 
7,006 
4,916 
$1,000 
906,596 
447,946 
174,235 
126,514 
84,220 
31,941 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
88 
217 
533 
1,865 
2,573 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
515 
1,443 
3,243 
4,457 
2,202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
900 
1,554 
1,320 
551 
113 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
2,803 
1,175 
503 
133 
28 
Utilities 
farms 
38,872 
4,317 
4,400 
5,627 
6,421 
4,109 
$1,000 
383,300 
211,085 
63,127 
45,360 
29,654 
12,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
24 
76 
258 
715 
868 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
467 
1,218 
2,579 
3,782 
2,587 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
1,744 
2,353 
2,501 
1,841 
629 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
850 
549 
232 
64 
20 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
1,232 
204 
57 
19 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,783 
4,317 
4,400 
5,634 
6,754 
4,581 
$1,000 
934,764 
441,967 
171,183 
136,501 
96,713 
39,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
84 
192 
609 
1,652 
1,987 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
563 
1,512 
2,930 
4,020 
2,316 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
909 
1,553 
1,503 
856 
222 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
2,761 
1,143 
592 
226 
56 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
3,696 
2,833 
2,817 
2,555 
1,398 
$1,000 
565,334 
386,704 
79,085 
44,637 
25,286 
11,213 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
232 
719 
1,181 
1,434 
903 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
806 
1,030 
1,057 
872 
394 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
1,752 
963 
540 
227 
91 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
612 
114 
33 
20 
8 
$250,000 or more 
312 
294 
7 
6 
2 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,576 
1,226 
829 
771 
814 
457 
$1,000 
64,230 
35,503 
9,123 
7,991 
5,443 
2,257 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
88 
102 
117 
154 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
274 
287 
291 
325 
215 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,728 
513 
343 
259 
306 
142 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
156 
66 
84 
23 
3 
$50,000 or more 
252 
195 
31 
20 
6 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,107 
2,427 
2,191 
2,569 
3,245 
1,931 
$1,000 
262,337 
132,502 
41,350 
34,035 
30,104 
11,451 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,991 
51 
125 
184 
289 
370 
$1,000 to $4,999 
323 
528 
791 
1,238 
810 
$5,000 to $24,999 
928 
1,059 
1,188 
1,467 
690 
$25,000 to $49,999 
506 
313 
313 
196 
54 
$50,000 or more 
945 
619 
166 
93 
55 
7 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
23,946 
3,428 
3,545 
4,258 
4,611 
2,691 
$1,000 
1,416,709 
689,189 
296,543 
212,753 
138,648 
44,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,365 
75 
147 
288 
579 
720 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,576 
53 
133 
250 
600 
567 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,993 
339 
529 
1,007 
1,551 
903 
$25,000 or more 
11,012 
2,961 
2,736 
2,713 
1,881 
501 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
