Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
29,283 
24,215 
1,879 
1,342 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
751,112 
140,529 
108,920 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
3,001 
156 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
3,656 
211 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
8,531 
516 
343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
4,225 
245 
178 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
4,802 
751 
577 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
16,094 
13,649 
1,037 
748 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
1 ,844,046 
1,028,550 
909,485 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
5,813 
247 
151 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
4,313 
252 
170 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
2,004 
187 
139 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
710 
104 
82 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
809 
247 
206 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
10,656 
9,160 
660 
451 
$1,000 
251,297 
151,064 
55,856 
49,899 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
8,217 
6,771 
584 
446 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
1,692,983 
972,693 
859,585 
Feed purchased farms 
28,254 
24,676 
1,562 
1,085 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
1,510,874 
895,500 
814,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
10,397 
392 
228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
8,670 
456 
294 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
4,065 
326 
245 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
889 
133 
99 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
655 
255 
219 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
47,390 
40,473 
2,744 
1,893 
$1,000 
906,596 
591,992 
128,773 
99,855 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
22,116 
1,031 
621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
12,030 
710 
493 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
3,470 
333 
258 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
2,857 
670 
521 
Utilities farms 
38,872 
32,651 
2,425 
1,726 
$1,000 
383,300 
229,950 
64,721 
54,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
8,001 
386 
222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
15,332 
784 
527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
7,485 
756 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
1,103 
178 
139 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
730 
321 
271 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
42,783 
36,172 
2,618 
1,806 
$1,000 
934,764 
604,487 
138,597 
110,244 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
17,028 
874 
502 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
12,093 
712 
513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
4,079 
361 
262 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
2,972 
671 
529 
Hired farm labor farms 
17,338 
12,936 
1,458 
1,092 
$1,000 
565,334 
222,546 
115,275 
102,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
6,758 
386 
259 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
3,738 
370 
257 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
2,108 
459 
367 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
274 
148 
122 
$250,000 or more 
312 
58 
95 
87 
Contract labor farms 
5,576 
4,142 
513 
389 
$1,000 
64,230 
35,731 
10,638 
8,741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
868 
81 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
1,751 
132 
107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,728 
1,211 
191 
139 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
205 
53 
36 
$50,000 or more 
252 
107 
56 
50 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
17,107 
14,083 
1,170 
863 
$1,000 
262,337 
169,054 
36,969 
31,018 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,991 
2,690 
142 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,773 
5,049 
286 
203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,974 
4,808 
420 
324 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,424 
1,006 
156 
115 
$50,000 or more 
945 
530 
166 
143 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
23,946 
19,980 
1,516 
1,053 
$1,000 
1,416,709 
947,988 
217,457 
177,945 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,365 
4,872 
213 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,576 
2,297 
120 
73 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,993 
4,323 
278 
188 
$25,000 or more 
11,012 
8,488 
905 
670 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
