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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
29,283 
21,961 
208 
1,936 
2,469 
5,170 
6,437 
5,741 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
1,014,613 
4,298 
69,890 
131,085 
292,556 
329,109 
187,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
1,421 
7 
98 
126 
246 
371 
573 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
2,371 
26 
215 
200 
409 
599 
922 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
7,034 
116 
718 
760 
1,371 
1,870 
2,199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
4,406 
42 
426 
512 
1,122 
1,385 
919 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
6,729 
17 
479 
871 
2,022 
2,212 
1,128 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
16,094 
10,678 
112 
907 
1,323 
2,653 
3,048 
2,635 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
4,213,022 
2,505 
121,977 
498,486 
930,973 
1,540,496 
1,118,585 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
3,117 
34 
246 
359 
673 
840 
965 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
3,433 
43 
327 
421 
887 
937 
818 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
1,939 
28 
177 
262 
518 
565 
389 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
819 
7 
88 
110 
233 
235 
146 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
1,370 
69 
171 
342 
471 
317 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,656 
7,437 
87 
635 
898 
1,859 
2,158 
1,800 
$1,000 
251,297 
218,306 
1,626 
12,838 
24,496 
41,350 
88,186 
49,810 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,217 
5,222 
43 
428 
665 
1,319 
1,475 
1,292 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
3,994,716 
879 
109,138 
473,990 
889,623 
1,452,311 
1,068,776 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,254 
17,172 
194 
1,468 
1,941 
4,035 
4,700 
4,834 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
3,273,909 
3,561 
101,852 
422,648 
738,786 
1,194,832 
812,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
4,905 
77 
359 
528 
970 
1,218 
1,753 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
6,062 
84 
632 
676 
1,402 
1,607 
1,661 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
3,891 
30 
347 
437 
1,047 
1,141 
889 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
1,081 
2 
86 
149 
285 
331 
228 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
1,233 
1 
44 
151 
331 
403 
303 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
47,390 
29,144 
294 
2,512 
3,227 
6,554 
8,055 
8,502 
$1,000 
906,596 
815,879 
3,151 
46,551 
101,672 
225,657 
265,103 
173,746 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
9,613 
136 
850 
990 
1,648 
2,078 
3,911 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
10,908 
121 
1,133 
1,168 
2,354 
3,202 
2,930 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
4,181 
26 
299 
488 
1,187 
1,328 
853 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
4,442 
11 
230 
581 
1,365 
1,447 
808 
Utilities 
farms 
38,872 
26,260 
195 
2,081 
2,816 
6,069 
7,519 
7,580 
$1,000 
383,300 
338,365 
1,065 
20,796 
39,389 
91,290 
109,848 
75,977 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
3,394 
38 
310 
304 
588 
768 
1,386 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
1 1 ,432 
89 
846 
1,107 
2,396 
3,236 
3,758 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
8,365 
62 
732 
1,035 
2,194 
2,491 
1,851 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
1,624 
6 
110 
178 
486 
544 
300 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
1,445 
- 
83 
192 
405 
480 
285 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,783 
27,654 
256 
2,333 
3,031 
6,314 
7,763 
7,957 
$1,000 
934,764 
828,761 
2,482 
43,185 
96,218 
223,286 
279,990 
183,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
7,801 
119 
836 
764 
1,373 
1,670 
3,039 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
10,601 
111 
937 
1,165 
2,326 
3,017 
3,045 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
4,706 
18 
338 
533 
1,252 
1,535 
1,030 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
4,546 
8 
222 
569 
1,363 
1,541 
843 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
13,245 
67 
849 
1,409 
3,412 
4,139 
3,369 
$1,000 
565,334 
501,514 
265 
16,667 
57,818 
124,668 
186,725 
115,371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
4,884 
47 
371 
483 
1,033 
1,396 
1,554 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
3,948 
18 
288 
425 
1,080 
1,243 
894 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
3,410 
2 
166 
373 
1,035 
1,159 
675 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
729 
- 
21 
92 
205 
240 
171 
$250,000 or more 
312 
274 
- 
3 
36 
59 
101 
75 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,576 
3,989 
25 
275 
468 
911 
1,295 
1,015 
$1,000 
64,230 
54,321 
128 
2,173 
6,523 
12,314 
19,903 
13,281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
647 
8 
63 
76 
137 
188 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
1,422 
6 
111 
152 
318 
446 
389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,728 
1,395 
11 
82 
174 
332 
469 
327 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
300 
- 
8 
41 
73 
113 
65 
$50,000 or more 
252 
225 
- 
11 
25 
51 
79 
59 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,107 
12,048 
81 
875 
1,283 
2,734 
3,579 
3,496 
$1,000 
262,337 
225,704 
713 
12,809 
24,824 
58,673 
71,737 
56,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,991 
1,450 
14 
106 
158 
247 
366 
559 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,775 
28 
296 
389 
823 
1,055 
1,184 
$5,000 to $24,999 
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4,724 
28 
352 
494 
1,135 
1,489 
1,226 
$25,000 to $49,999 
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1,242 
11 
74 
126 
295 
411 
325 
$50,000 or more 
945 
857 
- 
47 
116 
234 
258 
202 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
23,946 
18,025 
237 
1,956 
2,272 
4,492 
5,244 
3,824 
$1,000 
1,416,709 
1,307,800 
8,248 
112,745 
197,107 
393,519 
403,407 
192,775 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,365 
2,602 
47 
266 
278 
489 
664 
858 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,576 
1,634 
38 
183 
152 
355 
429 
477 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,993 
3,843 
41 
440 
426 
860 
1,109 
967 
$25,000 or more 
11,012 
9,946 
111 
1,067 
1,416 
2,788 
3,042 
1,522 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
