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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
4,878 
3,691 
40 
381 
555 
978 
1,020 
717 
$1,000 
92,524 
81,141 
237 
7,457 
13,493 
25,309 
22,322 
12,321 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,208 
677 
5 
53 
91 
150 
212 
166 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,342 
958 
20 
97 
121 
269 
233 
218 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,484 
1,264 
12 
154 
192 
338 
354 
214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
454 
3 
40 
80 
117 
133 
81 
$50,000 or more 
357 
338 
- 
37 
71 
104 
88 
38 
Interest expense 
farms 
28,292 
19,449 
148 
1,644 
2,305 
4,779 
5,802 
4,771 
$1,000 
587,466 
507,198 
1,180 
25,061 
65,316 
129,801 
168,095 
117,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,883 
6,000 
72 
581 
622 
1,226 
1,612 
1,887 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,623 
8,227 
67 
781 
954 
2,094 
2,462 
1,869 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,876 
4,365 
9 
257 
623 
1,244 
1,427 
805 
$100,000 or more 
910 
857 
- 
25 
106 
215 
301 
210 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
21,027 
14,313 
59 
981 
1,613 
3,645 
4,420 
3,595 
$1,000 
376,736 
320,250 
563 
14,298 
36,961 
82,321 
108,487 
77,620 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,084 
1,020 
5 
59 
104 
224 
252 
376 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,877 
3,340 
9 
208 
327 
807 
961 
1,028 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,323 
6,610 
40 
567 
747 
1,703 
2,043 
1,510 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,201 
1,912 
5 
97 
256 
509 
671 
374 
$50,000 or more 
1,542 
1,431 
- 
50 
179 
402 
493 
307 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
18,087 
13,052 
127 
1,240 
1,645 
3,227 
3,790 
3,023 
$1,000 
210,730 
186,948 
617 
10,763 
28,355 
47,479 
59,608 
40,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,876 
2,143 
23 
203 
206 
467 
518 
726 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,623 
4,272 
67 
473 
490 
882 
1,267 
1,093 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,785 
4,934 
35 
471 
690 
1,385 
1,457 
896 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
1,006 
2 
54 
164 
324 
319 
143 
$50,000 or more 
738 
697 
- 
39 
95 
169 
229 
165 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
45,969 
27,584 
155 
2,016 
2,912 
6,289 
7,776 
8,436 
$1,000 
478,972 
391,534 
556 
14,266 
35,504 
94,455 
130,187 
116,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,020 
10,393 
129 
1,218 
1,274 
2,219 
2,319 
3,234 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,786 
5,795 
16 
422 
620 
1,253 
1,666 
1,818 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,614 
7,156 
7 
275 
649 
1,758 
2,324 
2,143 
$25,000 or more 
4,549 
4,240 
3 
101 
369 
1,059 
1,467 
1,241 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
36,025 
24,676 
188 
2,006 
2,761 
5,828 
7,094 
6,799 
$1,000 
916,308 
819,214 
2,265 
34,390 
121,587 
204,156 
284,320 
172,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,988 
9,273 
113 
861 
931 
1,825 
2,288 
3,255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,093 
8,979 
59 
753 
1,047 
2,218 
2,646 
2,256 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,487 
3,171 
4 
239 
348 
861 
1,060 
659 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,963 
1,835 
10 
106 
233 
518 
611 
357 
$100,000 or more 
1,494 
1,418 
2 
47 
202 
406 
489 
272 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,327 
5,355 
33 
440 
609 
1,447 
1,771 
1,055 
$1,000 
195,527 
183,487 
1,179 
13,893 
24,052 
60,795 
60,194 
23,374 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
31,280 
22,682 
157 
1,807 
2,508 
5,383 
6,724 
6,103 
$1,000 
1,260,049 
1,131,593 
3,495 
67,867 
137,010 
311,918 
372,492 
238,811 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
$1,000 
5,426,292 
5,066,959 
16,623 
324,275 
613,578 
1,467,322 
1,621,891 
1,023,270 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,593 
169,924 
54,501 
125,542 
185,708 
219,134 
198,421 
116,852 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
31,783 
21,893 
199 
1,890 
2,420 
4,964 
6,152 
6,268 
Average net gain 
dollars 
192,064 
253,994 
101,691 
187,502 
278,865 
320,081 
288,016 
183,546 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
909 
294 
2 
15 
34 
61 
65 
117 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,689 
935 
18 
85 
103 
157 
177 
395 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,202 
926 
9 
84 
89 
189 
199 
356 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,372 
2,294 
24 
229 
223 
420 
524 
874 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,070 
2,500 
38 
242 
263 
445 
611 
901 
$50,000 or more 
17,541 
14,944 
108 
1,235 
1,708 
3,692 
4,576 
3,625 
Farms with net losses 
number 
18,186 
7,926 
106 
693 
884 
1,732 
2,022 
2,489 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,285 
62,293 
34,092 
43,441 
69,316 
70,184 
74,177 
51,103 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
934 
292 
1 
31 
35 
46 
72 
107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,002 
1,211 
16 
103 
162 
242 
256 
432 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,441 
1,131 
14 
103 
111 
216 
278 
409 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,597 
1,828 
29 
133 
179 
371 
449 
667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,400 
1,278 
26 
134 
130 
292 
351 
345 
$50,000 or more 
2,812 
2,186 
20 
189 
267 
565 
616 
529 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
49,969 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
$1,000 
4,805,265 
4,495,580 
13,518 
285,675 
536,464 
1,264,021 
1,440,684 
955,218 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,165 
150,762 
44,322 
110,598 
162,368 
188,773 
176,252 
109,080 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
31,290 
21,484 
199 
1,845 
2,355 
4,854 
6,041 
6,190 
Average net gain 
dollars 
176,989 
234,442 
86,042 
173,103 
256,371 
288,438 
265,937 
176,074 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
