Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
29,992 
19,931 
138 
91 
202 
3,015 
- 
$1,000 
1,609,182 
1,387,622 
10,192 
47 
1,570 
41,526 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,523 
2,222 
110 
90 
160 
1,737 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,955 
6,186 
10 
1 
31 
872 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,701 
3,767 
1 
- 
4 
243 
- 
$50,000 or more 
8,813 
7,756 
17 
- 
7 
163 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
32,209 
20,401 
133 
132 
263 
3,638 
- 
$1,000 
757,437 
637,900 
10,703 
131 
727 
23,113 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,558 
5,002 
108 
129 
243 
2,851 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,423 
8,179 
6 
2 
10 
606 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
3,681 
1 
1 
8 
104 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3,991 
3,539 
18 
" 
2 
77 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
29,283 
20,053 
168 
70 
267 
2,893 
- 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
945,889 
7,870 
94 
4,777 
29,463 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
630 
109 
52 
110 
966 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
1,920 
29 
14 
62 
844 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
6,997 
8 
4 
63 
800 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
4,260 
2 
- 
14 
175 
- 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
6,246 
20 
" 
18 
108 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
16,094 
4,515 
55 
16 
14 
1,213 
- 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
203,258 
43 
12 
12 
20,030 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
1,406 
53 
15 
14 
728 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
1,705 
2 
1 
- 
357 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
957 
- 
- 
- 
83 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
271 
- 
- 
- 
34 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
176 
- 
- 
- 
11 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
10,656 
3,449 
12 
3 
- 
850 
- 
$1,000 
251,297 
61,671 
19 
5 
- 
8,460 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
8,217 
1,830 
46 
13 
14 
475 
- 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
141,587 
24 
7 
12 
11,570 
" 
Feed purchased farms 
28,254 
7,866 
70 
41 
43 
2,439 
- 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
248,108 
134 
58 
201 
22,267 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
2,571 
65 
40 
35 
1,531 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
3,182 
5 
1 
5 
672 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
1,597 
- 
- 
3 
219 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
371 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
145 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
47,390 
20,365 
178 
185 
357 
8,281 
- 
$1,000 
906,596 
616,051 
3,719 
213 
2,274 
45,702 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
5,308 
149 
180 
294 
6,504 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
8,251 
10 
5 
43 
1,336 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
3,305 
3 
- 
12 
259 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
3,501 
16 
" 
8 
182 
- 
Utilities farms 
38,872 
18,629 
136 
116 
289 
5,625 
_ 
$1,000 
383,300 
248,023 
2,838 
242 
2,284 
19,570 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
2,017 
69 
64 
123 
2,217 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
7,907 
37 
42 
100 
2,559 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
6,346 
10 
9 
54 
721 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
1,287 
3 
1 
7 
83 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
1,072 
17 
" 
5 
45 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
42,783 
19,649 
152 
155 
305 
7,027 
- 
$1,000 
934,764 
588,047 
6,228 
347 
3,478 
52,892 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
4,366 
119 
141 
221 
4,894 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
8,117 
10 
13 
56 
1,635 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
3,623 
2 
1 
15 
324 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
3,543 
21 
- 
13 
174 
- 
Hired farm labor farms 
17,338 
9,359 
64 
63 
189 
2,149 
_ 
$1,000 
565,334 
251,128 
13,473 
1,381 
17,353 
23,701 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
3,488 
20 
37 
56 
1,445 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
2,916 
12 
14 
72 
474 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
2,466 
14 
9 
29 
189 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
431 
3 
1 
20 
33 
- 
$250,000 or more 
312 
58 
15 
2 
12 
8 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
