Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
622 
3 
54 
106 
161 
175 
123 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,743 
17 
147 
256 
404 
466 
453 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,296 
12 
91 
128 
308 
379 
378 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,155 
7 
173 
261 
511 
641 
562 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,548 
18 
160 
219 
358 
408 
385 
$50,000 or more 
2,442 
17 
198 
312 
592 
720 
603 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
10,344 
77 
885 
1,613 
2,913 
2,940 
1,916 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
18,516 
10,491 
17,066 
18,869 
17,880 
18,113 
20,799 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
654 
5 
64 
91 
169 
171 
154 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,790 
32 
235 
462 
739 
833 
489 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,316 
18 
194 
363 
689 
680 
372 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,804 
12 
245 
370 
856 
793 
528 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
10 
105 
205 
297 
312 
207 
$50,000 or more 
644 
- 
42 
122 
163 
151 
166 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
71 
- 
11 
15 
18 
18 
9 
$1,000 
1,483 
- 
250 
321 
273 
549 
90 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,276 
54 
790 
1,330 
2,519 
3,021 
2,562 
$1,000 
206,582 
636 
12,967 
25,547 
46,726 
60,702 
60,003 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
815 
15 
134 
138 
214 
206 
108 
$1,000 
10,871 
110 
1,855 
1,190 
2,882 
3,213 
1,622 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
5,401 
4 
156 
527 
1,242 
1,692 
1,780 
$1,000 
112,001 
173 
1,650 
9,853 
23,092 
32,301 
44,932 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
46 
_ 
7 
8 
14 
7 
10 
$1,000 
77 
- 
12 
3 
15 
28 
20 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
147 
- 
9 
16 
30 
50 
42 
$1,000 
1,235 
- 
64 
52 
310 
706 
104 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,598 
23 
436 
644 
1,195 
1,344 
956 
$1,000 
4,261 
18 
282 
614 
1,002 
1,137 
1,207 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,282 
24 
271 
396 
592 
609 
390 
$1,000 
71,161 
315 
8,805 
12,885 
18,237 
20,155 
10,763 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
259 
- 
17 
29 
42 
84 
87 
$1,000 
1,061 
- 
66 
66 
101 
506 
323 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
635 
4 
43 
105 
141 
200 
142 
$1,000 
5,914 
20 
234 
886 
1,087 
2,655 
1,032 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
14,123 
87 
1,066 
1,829 
3,639 
4,145 
3,357 
acres 
2,374,465 
10,549 
186,256 
268,122 
589,330 
716,088 
604,120 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,804 
77 
952 
1,523 
2,929 
3,185 
2,138 
acres 
1,714,589 
7,618 
158,450 
215,797 
447,324 
514,378 
371,022 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
4,903 
36 
347 
718 
1,379 
1,510 
913 
50 to 99 acres 
1,599 
11 
135 
204 
394 
482 
373 
100 to 199 acres 
1,829 
19 
215 
264 
481 
481 
369 
200 to 499 acres 
1,766 
11 
207 
244 
481 
489 
334 
500 to 999 acres 
480 
- 
38 
73 
142 
141 
86 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
171 
- 
4 
16 
43 
59 
49 
2,000 acres or more 
56 
- 
6 
4 
9 
23 
14 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
798 
4 
53 
121 
244 
214 
162 
acres 
52,004 
59 
3,630 
6,467 
15,281 
15,557 
11,010 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,067 
13 
82 
113 
297 
352 
210 
acres 
84,433 
562 
8,708 
8,884 
25,740 
28,197 
12,342 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,939 
7 
163 
445 
1,117 
1,551 
1 ,656 
acres 
422,099 
903 
9,411 
28,920 
76,215 
126,910 
179,740 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
623 
6 
34 
59 
172 
179 
173 
acres 
101,340 
1,407 
6,057 
8,054 
24,770 
31,046 
30,006 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,401 
12 
180 
464 
948 
1,092 
705 
acres 
141,432 
96 
7,762 
14,621 
31,157 
44,993 
42,803 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,293 
5 
71 
231 
357 
379 
250 
acres 
46,763 
87 
1,111 
7,395 
12,342 
13,920 
11,908 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,340 
7 
125 
274 
663 
765 
506 
acres 
94,669 
9 
6,651 
7,226 
18,815 
31,073 
30,895 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Nebraska 197 
