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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
10,831 
75 
861 
1,634 
2,934 
3,145 
2,182 
acres 
3,106,714 
8,897 
140,205 
377,654 
671,349 
888,064 
1,020,545 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
12,935 
75 
876 
1,845 
3,571 
3,847 
2,721 
acres 
227,212 
877 
7,901 
26,003 
60,845 
68,675 
62,911 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,098 
26 
344 
435 
849 
847 
597 
acres 
506,540 
3,388 
56,380 
62,227 
141,796 
139,796 
102,953 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,933 
26 
341 
409 
786 
803 
568 
acres 
494,624 
3,388 
55,970 
59,345 
138,923 
136,268 
100,730 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
315 
- 
15 
46 
101 
95 
58 
acres 
11,916 
- 
410 
2,882 
2,873 
3,528 
2,223 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,767 
4 
106 
417 
1,061 
1,491 
1,688 
acres 
395,717 
484 
5,649 
25,278 
73,552 
123,518 
167,236 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
4,853 
41 
567 
742 
1,216 
1,354 
933 
acres 
1,211,901 
5,421 
114,970 
157,895 
327,883 
374,984 
230,748 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
47 
- 
1 
1 
5 
26 
14 
$1,000 
839 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
287 
299 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
13,042,678 
82,852 
1,039,765 
1,753,463 
3,329,900 
3,796,424 
3,040,274 
Average per farm 
dollars 
647,279 
548,691 
608,762 
605,687 
634,629 
662,668 
687,845 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,230 
4,058 
3,039 
2,555 
2,462 
2,210 
1,757 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,551 
33 
269 
415 
660 
696 
478 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,127 
28 
144 
289 
552 
614 
500 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,810 
26 
287 
548 
982 
1,093 
874 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,989 
23 
486 
839 
1,611 
1,688 
1,342 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,661 
28 
253 
367 
649 
796 
568 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,655 
6 
180 
251 
436 
440 
342 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,027 
6 
67 
143 
282 
301 
228 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
222 
- 
16 
31 
49 
66 
60 
$10,000,000 or more 
108 
1 
6 
12 
26 
35 
28 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
$1,000 
1,529,418 
14,435 
190,385 
219,080 
386,050 
442,013 
277,455 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,412 
13 
154 
267 
619 
677 
682 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,089 
15 
127 
281 
510 
622 
534 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,355 
28 
225 
492 
867 
980 
763 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,378 
35 
415 
799 
1,421 
1,535 
1,173 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,247 
21 
365 
487 
861 
906 
607 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,932 
23 
197 
318 
518 
533 
343 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,265 
12 
145 
181 
343 
348 
236 
$500,000 or more 
472 
4 
80 
70 
108 
128 
82 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
14,407 
119 
1,344 
2,218 
3,918 
4,079 
2,729 
number 
27,030 
214 
2,475 
4,113 
7,441 
7,850 
4,937 
Tractors, all 
farms 
14,174 
82 
1,054 
1,972 
3,916 
4,270 
2,880 
number 
30,773 
164 
2,234 
4,011 
8,482 
9,486 
6,396 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
5,701 
23 
263 
696 
1,631 
1,725 
1,363 
number 
8,210 
29 
356 
948 
2,348 
2,520 
2,009 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,990 
43 
622 
1,189 
2,487 
2,862 
1,787 
number 
13,054 
52 
867 
1,683 
3,513 
4,218 
2,721 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
5,766 
46 
616 
853 
1,611 
1,661 
979 
number 
9,509 
83 
1,011 
1,380 
2,621 
2,748 
1,666 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,650 
32 
276 
341 
762 
792 
447 
number 
2,869 
32 
287 
364 
819 
875 
492 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
611 
- 
78 
100 
188 
138 
107 
number 
665 
- 
90 
102 
199 
153 
121 
Hay balers 
farms 
4,266 
25 
305 
616 
1,317 
1,265 
738 
number 
5,094 
39 
369 
698 
1,616 
1,513 
859 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Nebraska 199 
