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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
921 
299 
2 
17 
42 
57 
62 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,715 
972 
18 
96 
108 
169 
187 
394 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,273 
977 
10 
91 
90 
204 
212 
370 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,461 
2,306 
25 
213 
209 
426 
539 
894 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,128 
2,580 
48 
256 
253 
456 
653 
914 
$50,000 or more 
16,792 
14,350 
96 
1,172 
1,653 
3,542 
4,388 
3,499 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
18,679 
8,335 
106 
738 
949 
1,842 
2,133 
2,567 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
39,226 
64,928 
34,002 
45,663 
70,905 
73,865 
77,752 
52,466 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
943 
289 
1 
27 
37 
46 
67 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,043 
1,253 
15 
102 
169 
255 
258 
454 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,458 
1,142 
14 
102 
111 
216 
282 
417 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,697 
1,893 
26 
148 
198 
377 
474 
670 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,485 
1,349 
26 
141 
131 
318 
378 
355 
$50,000 or more 
3,053 
2,409 
24 
218 
303 
630 
674 
560 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
451 
380 
6 
53 
39 
94 
123 
65 
$1,000 
33,472 
31,989 
255 
3,925 
1,716 
10,495 
11,014 
4,583 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
30,854 
20,578 
199 
1,688 
2,141 
4,592 
5,850 
6,108 
$1,000 
1,141,105 
934,523 
5,197 
69,598 
107,818 
247,554 
287,143 
217,214 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,093 
4,278 
59 
556 
618 
1,143 
1,226 
676 
$1,000 
109,075 
98,204 
795 
14,076 
13,809 
29,990 
28,038 
1 1 ,496 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
12,025 
6,624 
14 
222 
409 
1,064 
1,840 
3,075 
$1,000 
305,339 
193,338 
255 
4,620 
8,224 
33,270 
53,695 
93,274 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
109 
63 
3 
9 
12 
18 
21 
$1,000 
291 
213 
- 
9 
51 
21 
48 
85 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
393 
246 
21 
23 
39 
80 
83 
$1,000 
7,378 
6,143 
- 
85 
123 
615 
4,640 
680 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
18,493 
13,895 
129 
1,099 
1,465 
3,219 
4,194 
3,789 
$1,000 
46,896 
42,635 
116 
2,514 
5,345 
11,962 
13,515 
9,184 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
11,086 
8,804 
117 
874 
1,017 
2,203 
2,630 
1,963 
$1,000 
640,054 
568,893 
3,731 
47,058 
76,365 
165,212 
178,685 
97,843 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
811 
552 
9 
36 
59 
100 
171 
177 
$1,000 
4,862 
3,802 
274 
178 
395 
651 
1,061 
1,243 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,104 
1,469 
6 
98 
162 
332 
456 
415 
$1,000 
27,209 
21,295 
26 
1,059 
3,504 
5,834 
7,463 
3,409 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
40,472 
26,349 
249 
2,181 
2,822 
5,982 
7,445 
7,670 
acres 
21,597,393 
19,222,928 
87,754 
1,198,770 
2,319,812 
5,336,103 
6,073,520 
4,206,969 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
35,747 
24,943 
233 
2,098 
2,719 
5,739 
7,146 
7,008 
acres 
18,812,755 
17,098,166 
77,653 
1,110,055 
2,108,881 
4,814,633 
5,466,550 
3,520,394 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,385 
2,482 
22 
175 
234 
448 
575 
1,028 
50 to 99 acres 
3,417 
1,818 
28 
177 
154 
264 
410 
785 
100 to 199 acres 
4,929 
3,100 
42 
309 
300 
555 
715 
1,179 
200 to 499 acres 
7,954 
6,188 
79 
616 
660 
1,237 
1,779 
1,817 
500 to 999 acres 
6,415 
5,935 
53 
526 
639 
1,597 
1,882 
1,238 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3,925 
3,754 
9 
225 
486 
1,123 
1,259 
652 
2,000 acres or more 
1,722 
1,666 
- 
70 
246 
515 
526 
309 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
1,445 
17 
74 
139 
339 
439 
437 
acres 
322,093 
270,089 
4,229 
9,609 
37,793 
60,452 
77,201 
80,805 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
3,869 
2,802 
25 
237 
311 
618 
855 
756 
acres 
549,303 
464,870 
2,914 
19,558 
63,660 
126,835 
137,333 
114,570 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
10,819 
5,880 
19 
268 
509 
1,282 
1,637 
2,165 
acres 
1,053,374 
631,275 
2,150 
17,061 
42,100 
134,981 
176,865 
258,118 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
2,845 
2,222 
5 
129 
186 
528 
627 
747 
acres 
859,868 
758,528 
808 
42,487 
67,378 
199,202 
215,571 
233,082 
Total woodland 
farms 
7,208 
3,807 
9 
174 
312 
757 
1,215 
1,340 
acres 
442,660 
301,228 
634 
11,134 
14,212 
59,217 
108,256 
107,775 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
2,816 
1,523 
6 
79 
132 
299 
443 
564 
acres 
212,929 
166,166 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
28,294 
57,314 
65,347 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
4,987 
2,647 
4 
106 
204 
533 
886 
914 
acres 
229,731 
135,062 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30,923 
50,942 
42,428 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
