Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
4,154 
4,153 
5,245 
6,153 
3,537 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
531,019 
238,404 
174,648 
106,824 
31,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
22 
39 
79 
274 
344 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
41 
85 
262 
634 
924 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
291 
564 
1,688 
3,926 
2,108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
399 
1,135 
2,159 
1,102 
139 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
3,401 
2,330 
1,057 
217 
22 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
16,094 
2,189 
1,790 
2,166 
2,424 
1,698 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
4,707,269 
194,322 
102,731 
61,136 
23,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
136 
248 
421 
747 
700 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
282 
538 
818 
1,022 
711 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
381 
451 
625 
501 
281 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
248 
292 
232 
150 
6 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
1,142 
261 
70 
4 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,656 
1,149 
1,246 
1,652 
1,934 
1,296 
$1,000 
251,297 
123,161 
32,318 
35,910 
28,974 
13,712 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,217 
1,545 
943 
910 
927 
637 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
4,584,109 
162,005 
66,822 
32,162 
9,351 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,254 
2,534 
2,374 
3,140 
3,984 
3,189 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
3,474,028 
175,645 
119,277 
89,759 
44,733 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
99 
274 
494 
1,033 
1,102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
341 
634 
1,211 
1,730 
1,480 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
508 
904 
1,162 
1,117 
599 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
435 
405 
247 
101 
8 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
1,151 
157 
26 
3 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
47,390 
4,451 
4,438 
5,699 
7,123 
4,910 
$1,000 
906,596 
455,398 
172,702 
125,569 
82,962 
30,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
92 
224 
559 
2,003 
2,650 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
538 
1,489 
3,366 
4,473 
2,138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
955 
1,585 
1,292 
517 
95 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
2,866 
1,140 
482 
130 
27 
Utilities 
farms 
38,872 
4,462 
4,449 
5,729 
6,482 
4,098 
$1,000 
383,300 
213,774 
62,322 
45,238 
29,379 
12,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
25 
77 
281 
755 
895 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
508 
1,263 
2,635 
3,845 
2,603 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
1,805 
2,381 
2,537 
1,798 
580 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
880 
535 
220 
62 
18 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
1,244 
193 
56 
22 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,783 
4,462 
4,449 
5,736 
6,837 
4,580 
$1,000 
934,764 
448,827 
171,030 
136,015 
95,070 
38,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
87 
198 
626 
1,752 
2,042 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
594 
1,539 
3,044 
4,051 
2,296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
966 
1,570 
1,508 
820 
189 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
2,815 
1,142 
558 
214 
53 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
3,799 
2,843 
2,834 
2,560 
1,373 
$1,000 
565,334 
390,459 
77,532 
44,367 
24,391 
10,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
249 
747 
1,193 
1,459 
892 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
843 
1,036 
1,054 
879 
380 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
1,797 
938 
553 
200 
91 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
615 
116 
28 
20 
8 
$250,000 or more 
312 
295 
6 
6 
2 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,576 
1,271 
814 
792 
816 
432 
$1,000 
64,230 
36,028 
8,876 
8,422 
5,050 
2,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
96 
97 
125 
149 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
283 
289 
294 
334 
209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,728 
537 
334 
258 
316 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
160 
63 
93 
13 
3 
$50,000 or more 
252 
195 
31 
22 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,107 
2,502 
2,182 
2,645 
3,270 
1,946 
$1,000 
262,337 
134,411 
40,977 
34,137 
29,862 
11,118 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,991 
56 
123 
191 
303 
374 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,773 
335 
528 
834 
1,243 
831 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,974 
962 
1,051 
1,226 
1,478 
681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,424 
524 
315 
301 
191 
58 
$50,000 or more 
945 
625 
165 
93 
55 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
23,946 
3,546 
3,589 
4,334 
4,605 
2,605 
$1,000 
1,416,709 
702,154 
294,494 
211,759 
134,687 
40,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,365 
77 
161 
288 
601 
728 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,576 
56 
132 
263 
626 
565 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,993 
346 
552 
1,054 
1,549 
868 
$25,000 or more 
11,012 
3,067 
2,744 
2,729 
1,829 
444 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
