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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
347 
161 
1 
22 
54 
38 
46 
number 
6,367,793 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,482 
3,482,004 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
37 
29 
1 
7 
1 
20 
number 
1,638,307 
1,637,960 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,629,975 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
366 
158 
14 
13 
53 
47 
31 
number 
4,777,716 
4,753,376 
- 
3,580 
(D) 
(D) 
4,452,753 
2,249 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
355 
147 
14 
11 
48 
43 
31 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
219 
82 
- 
10 
11 
17 
19 
25 
number 
195,598 
194,488 
- 
47 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
92 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
99 
44 
- 
6 
9 
9 
10 
10 
number 
1,639,432 
(D) 
- 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
26 
23 
2 
8 
7 
6 
acres 
1,731 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
549 
543 
bushels 
59,684 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
22,223 
13,656 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
3 
acres 
606 
606 
- 
- 
(D) 
182 
(D) 
181 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
8 
5 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,977 
18,531 
171 
1,672 
2,130 
4,490 
5,509 
4,559 
acres 
9,087,851 
8,427,291 
37,040 
600,323 
1,108,443 
2,437,259 
2,666,366 
1,577,860 
bushels 
1,188,509,521 
1,115,183,422 
4,158,761 
79,577,464 
147,269,735 
329,012,063 
354,058,043 
201,107,356 
Irrigated 
farms 
13,799 
11,921 
89 
1,141 
1,460 
3,084 
3,643 
2,504 
acres 
5,287,913 
4,994,913 
16,409 
361,279 
661,404 
1,473,863 
1,600,573 
881,385 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,291 
611 
8 
54 
54 
88 
177 
230 
25 to 99 acres 
4,817 
3,049 
45 
300 
277 
514 
752 
1,161 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6,061 
4,752 
63 
487 
507 
967 
1,387 
1,341 
250 to 499 acres 
5,157 
4,675 
35 
490 
532 
1,244 
1,430 
944 
500 acres or more 
5,651 
5,444 
20 
341 
760 
1,677 
1,763 
883 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,232 
3,668 
33 
262 
433 
1,001 
1,143 
796 
acres 
446,386 
401,068 
2,756 
23,906 
56,095 
103,529 
134,240 
80,542 
tons 
4,605,604 
4,147,141 
20,385 
195,744 
641,062 
1,082,446 
1,393,543 
813,961 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,223 
1,128 
2 
70 
140 
315 
372 
229 
acres 
117,057 
104,791 
(D) 
(D) 
17,676 
26,266 
35,660 
21,289 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
871 
702 
3 
57 
80 
199 
197 
166 
25 to 99 acres 
2,031 
1,736 
23 
113 
181 
484 
540 
395 
1 00 to 249 acres 
955 
878 
3 
72 
115 
225 
289 
174 
250 to 499 acres 
271 
255 
4 
16 
40 
67 
84 
44 
500 acres or more 
104 
97 
- 
4 
17 
26 
33 
17 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
578 
509 
3 
46 
52 
126 
175 
107 
acres 
132,697 
125,912 
275 
6,849 
17,191 
33,727 
43,858 
24,012 
cwt 
3,050,199 
2,898,053 
6,887 
155,511 
400,268 
765,534 
1,005,926 
563,927 
Irrigated 
farms 
560 
493 
3 
45 
50 
123 
174 
98 
acres 
127,509 
(D) 
275 
(D) 
(D) 
32,775 
(D) 
22,926 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
33 
18 
1 
3 
3 
4 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
156 
123 
- 
10 
12 
26 
39 
36 
1 00 to 249 acres 
213 
195 
2 
28 
12 
50 
70 
33 
250 to 499 acres 
106 
104 
- 
4 
13 
22 
43 
22 
500 acres or more 
70 
69 
- 
1 
12 
24 
19 
13 
Oats for grain 
farms 
476 
389 
2 
16 
32 
100 
115 
124 
acres 
17,788 
14,980 
(D) 
(D) 
1,572 
4,272 
3,477 
4,935 
bushels 
905,529 
785,685 
(D) 
(D) 
87,365 
237,940 
171,872 
246,623 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
33 
2 
13 
11 
7 
acres 
1,569 
1,433 
- 
- 
(D) 
497 
(D) 
582 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
255 
205 
2 
10 
16 
48 
68 
61 
25 to 99 acres 
184 
150 
- 
3 
10 
44 
40 
53 
1 00 to 249 acres 
33 
30 
- 
3 
6 
7 
6 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
633 
505 
- 
14 
50 
149 
152 
140 
acres 
60,010 
52,359 
- 
1,850 
4,894 
15,383 
17,028 
13,204 
bushels 
3,622,070 
3,181,008 
- 
115,220 
280,471 
1,026,653 
1,017,817 
740,847 
Irrigated 
farms 
111 
98 
- 
4 
14 
23 
39 
18 
acres 
8,710 
7,881 
- 
392 
1,324 
1,236 
4,082 
847 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
147 
108 
11 
39 
25 
33 
25 to 99 acres 
309 
236 
- 
9 
22 
65 
77 
63 
1 00 to 249 acres 
128 
115 
- 
3 
13 
30 
37 
32 
250 to 499 acres 
33 
31 
- 
1 
3 
10 
9 
8 
500 acres or more 
16 
15 
" 
1 
1 
5 
4 
4 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
18,539 
15,038 
131 
1,297 
1,718 
3,749 
4,507 
3,636 
acres 
4,983,253 
4,558,036 
22,447 
292,479 
569,015 
1,336,602 
1,477,653 
859,840 
bushels 
193,014,515 
178,880,354 
795,077 
11,455,229 
23,010,405 
52,960,385 
58,510,413 
32,148,845 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
