Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
77 
26 
- 
- 
- 
1 
16 
9 
$1,000 
1,027 
372 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
165 
165 
- 
- 
- 
- 
165 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
65 
24 
- 
- 
- 
1 
16 
7 
$1,000 
987 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
165 
165 
- 
- 
- 
- 
165 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
12 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
40 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
12,958 
8,486 
56 
465 
791 
1,914 
2,559 
2,701 
$1,000 
527,732 
461,558 
1,506 
24,347 
59,282 
124,130 
149,025 
103,266 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,320 
2,049 
18 
132 
218 
515 
678 
488 
$1,000 
405,732 
374,154 
1,210 
19,791 
50,553 
104,327 
122,322 
75,951 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
~ 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,967 
14,407 
179 
1,224 
1,638 
3,451 
4,008 
3,907 
$1,000 
10,098,166 
8,387,812 
8,231 
257,118 
1,018,413 
1,905,597 
2,990,020 
2,208,433 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,231 
7,919 
31 
613 
927 
2,060 
2,383 
1,905 
$1,000 
9,898,292 
8,258,472 
5,357 
243,929 
1,005,382 
1,877,746 
2,955,852 
2,170,207 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
314 
275 
- 
12 
28 
106 
90 
39 
$1,000 
219,724 
202,818 
- 
2,563 
67,036 
53,480 
46,742 
32,997 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
252 
230 
- 
10 
27 
85 
77 
31 
$1,000 
217,959 
201,394 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
52,789 
46,250 
32,832 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,552 
1,065 
9 
79 
137 
362 
292 
186 
$1,000 
1,085,828 
999,597 
2,000 
32,879 
90,602 
156,306 
440,581 
277,230 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
820 
686 
3 
48 
85 
229 
210 
111 
$1,000 
1,080,084 
995,220 
1,812 
32,759 
90,273 
154,402 
439,468 
276,506 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,008 
891 
14 
75 
97 
229 
230 
246 
$1,000 
14,289 
10,176 
71 
872 
1,013 
2,242 
4,121 
1,857 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
43 
- 
11 
6 
8 
10 
8 
$1,000 
5,592 
5,104 
- 
607 
311 
1,110 
2,493 
582 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,985 
967 
2 
89 
135 
214 
273 
254 
$1,000 
22,809 
12,803 
(D) 
(D) 
1,166 
4,816 
1,505 
4,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
50 
1 
6 
8 
3 
32 
$1,000 
11,089 
7,101 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,425 
171 
3,022 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,843 
855 
- 
65 
128 
221 
228 
213 
$1,000 
216,370 
(D) 
- 
64 
(D) 
97,344 
(D) 
1,132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
31 
- 
- 
1 
14 
14 
2 
$1,000 
214,409 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
96,911 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
31 
21 
- 
- 
3 
8 
8 
2 
$1,000 
3,550 
3,103 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
10 
- 
- 
2 
6 
- 
2 
$1,000 
3,475 
3,083 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
607 
312 
- 
25 
43 
67 
85 
92 
$1,000 
30,086 
24,295 
- 
190 
6,914 
4,338 
9,216 
3,636 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
47 
- 
- 
11 
9 
12 
15 
$1,000 
27,175 
22,640 
- 
- 
6,861 
3,937 
8,697 
3,145 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
34,316 
23,341 
225 
1,914 
2,441 
5,299 
6,720 
6,742 
$1,000 
392,428 
326,898 
1,993 
21,898 
36,473 
85,721 
103,218 
77,596 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
7,373 
6,200 
46 
545 
717 
1,695 
1,982 
1,215 
$1,000 
679,959 
641,457 
3,484 
49,087 
81,090 
224,526 
203,327 
79,943 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,537 
772 
7 
78 
112 
175 
244 
156 
$1,000 
8,360 
5,799 
24 
428 
784 
1,292 
2,190 
1,080 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
$1,000 
19,175,997 
16,562,529 
39,946 
782,206 
2,097,632 
4,174,185 
5,715,177 
3,753,383 
Average per farm 
dollars 
383,758 
555,435 
130,970 
302,829 
634,876 
623,385 
699,190 
428,615 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,992 
22,203 
206 
1,949 
2,503 
5,172 
6,449 
5,924 
$1,000 
1,609,182 
1,493,382 
6,716 
107,779 
196,250 
426,472 
482,775 
273,390 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,523 
3,536 
39 
267 
310 
599 
865 
1,456 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,955 
6,389 
70 
619 
673 
1,221 
1,723 
2,083 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,701 
3,984 
44 
386 
455 
949 
1,202 
948 
$50,000 or more 
8,813 
8,294 
53 
677 
1,065 
2,403 
2,659 
1,437 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
32,209 
23,136 
233 
1,992 
2,536 
5,363 
6,710 
6,302 
$1,000 
757,437 
696,173 
2,576 
44,611 
89,712 
202,269 
226,328 
130,676 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,558 
7,042 
120 
561 
615 
1,224 
1,834 
2,688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,423 
8,416 
69 
873 
889 
1,915 
2,425 
2,245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
3,862 
42 
348 
503 
1,023 
1,216 
730 
$50,000 or more 
3,991 
3,816 
2 
210 
529 
1,201 
1,235 
639 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
