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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,384 
8,293 
58 
728 
1,030 
2,248 
2,617 
1,612 
acres 
2,075,317 
1,952,213 
7,786 
124,915 
263,996 
589,043 
657,098 
309,375 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,085 
548 
2 
48 
44 
82 
161 
211 
25 to 99 acres 
4,619 
3,093 
47 
300 
310 
598 
735 
1,103 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,810 
4,762 
56 
516 
516 
1,095 
1,385 
1,194 
250 to 499 acres 
4,293 
4,000 
18 
322 
494 
1,116 
1,346 
704 
500 acres or more 
2,732 
2,635 
8 
111 
354 
858 
880 
424 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
172 
153 
- 
11 
15 
45 
62 
20 
acres 
51,671 
49,417 
- 
1,204 
6,274 
16,858 
19,239 
5,842 
tons 
1,449,966 
1,393,317 
- 
31,857 
192,121 
489,797 
508,295 
171,247 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
153 
- 
11 
15 
45 
62 
20 
acres 
51,671 
49,417 
- 
1,204 
6,274 
16,858 
19,239 
5,842 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
144 
133 
_ 
19 
14 
38 
35 
27 
acres 
39,115 
37,266 
- 
9,236 
4,050 
10,063 
7,704 
6,213 
pounds 
27,474,025 
26,365,175 
- 
5,304,737 
2,768,420 
6,783,636 
5,530,427 
5,977,955 
Irrigated 
farms 
41 
40 
- 
3 
4 
13 
12 
8 
acres 
5,911 
(D) 
- 
1,500 
(D) 
1,846 
1,197 
676 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
11 
5 
2 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
38 
- 
1 
2 
13 
10 
12 
1 00 to 249 acres 
45 
41 
- 
2 
8 
13 
11 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
26 
24 
- 
5 
2 
5 
10 
2 
500 acres or more 
19 
19 
- 
6 
2 
5 
3 
3 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,013 
4,054 
24 
309 
414 
912 
1,218 
1,177 
acres 
1,309,269 
1,157,359 
1,732 
62,675 
119,019 
289,303 
363,945 
320,685 
bushels 
51,650,730 
46,221,447 
95,080 
2,379,579 
5,100,997 
11,681,598 
14,381,652 
12,582,541 
Irrigated 
farms 
836 
744 
4 
60 
91 
167 
232 
190 
acres 
110,220 
102,038 
142 
5,221 
12,719 
27,232 
30,950 
25,774 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
556 
383 
2 
37 
21 
90 
111 
122 
25 to 99 acres 
1,652 
1,251 
14 
111 
146 
256 
356 
368 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,306 
1,088 
8 
89 
111 
248 
329 
303 
250 to 499 acres 
741 
638 
- 
47 
66 
145 
188 
192 
500 acres or more 
758 
694 
25 
70 
173 
234 
192 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,034 
13,376 
95 
760 
1,310 
3,118 
3,976 
4,117 
acres 
2,487,312 
2,097,219 
12,020 
96,041 
205,780 
520,152 
666,526 
596,700 
tons, dry 
4,728,985 
4,076,117 
16,704 
222,664 
469,251 
1,048,752 
1,300,226 
1,018,520 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,400 
3,606 
13 
202 
371 
892 
1,207 
921 
acres 
396,397 
352,319 
2,118 
18,517 
41,590 
92,415 
120,820 
76,859 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,392 
3,011 
35 
163 
282 
625 
817 
1,089 
25 to 99 acres 
7,903 
5,529 
32 
359 
531 
1,282 
1,644 
1,681 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,513 
2,844 
10 
153 
285 
691 
874 
831 
250 to 499 acres 
1,205 
1,045 
6 
56 
129 
273 
335 
246 
500 acres or more 
1,021 
947 
12 
29 
83 
247 
306 
270 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
13,280 
9,577 
60 
548 
967 
2,335 
2,918 
2,749 
acres 
885,885 
752,869 
2,919 
41,299 
87,376 
196,580 
240,105 
184,590 
tons, dry 
2,737,484 
2,381,300 
8,216 
150,645 
306,383 
632,036 
765,702 
518,318 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,735 
3,081 
7 
186 
315 
771 
1,038 
764 
acres 
303,659 
272,790 
924 
16,758 
32,841 
71,793 
94,235 
56,239 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,744 
2,362 
32 
100 
224 
562 
720 
724 
acres 
315,357 
252,141 
4,328 
12,144 
30,565 
70,329 
69,966 
64,809 
tons, dry 
469,831 
385,106 
3,213 
18,661 
45,043 
111,373 
106,652 
100,164 
Irrigated 
farms 
517 
425 
- 
18 
47 
112 
138 
110 
acres 
35,160 
29,627 
975 
2,672 
8,168 
9,947 
7,865 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
33 
25 
- 
- 
6 
3 
12 
4 
acres 
3,905 
3,836 
- 
- 
114 
705 
854 
2,163 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
6 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
318 
318 
- 
" 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
474 
268 
3 
20 
35 
57 
82 
71 
acres 
25,931 
23,245 
2 
1,521 
1,357 
5,371 
10,920 
4,075 
Irrigated 
farms 
267 
169 
2 
17 
30 
39 
45 
36 
acres 
24,098 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,008 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
373 
191 
3 
12 
28 
45 
44 
59 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
62 
41 
- 
5 
3 
4 
21 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
13 
12 
- 
1 
1 
2 
7 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5 
5 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
21 
19 
1 
2 
5 
9 
2 
Beans, snap 
farms 
146 
86 
1 
9 
9 
22 
21 
24 
acres 
70 
56 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
18 
25 
9 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
46 
25 
6 
8 
- 
11 
acres 
6 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
" 
2 
Peas, green 
farms 
11 
7 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
acres 
11 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
208 
116 
1 
11 
22 
23 
28 
31 
acres 
22,823 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,984 
9,451 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
17 
- 
2 
3 
5 
5 
2 
acres 
12,295 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,422 
4,186 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
185 
95 
1 
9 
19 
18 
19 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
