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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,091 
6 
132 
158 
302 
292 
201 
acres 
123,104 
664 
17,855 
13,148 
34,091 
34,083 
23,263 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
537 
4 
42 
62 
155 
167 
107 
25 to 99 acres 
1,526 
8 
162 
226 
411 
424 
295 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,048 
4 
140 
155 
272 
284 
193 
250 to 499 acres 
293 
- 
22 
39 
92 
92 
48 
500 acres or more 
97 
- 
5 
6 
24 
40 
22 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
19 
- 
6 
2 
5 
6 
- 
acres 
2,254 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,558 
360 
- 
tons 
56,649 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
37,670 
11,526 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
- 
6 
2 
5 
6 
- 
acres 
2,254 
(D) 
(D) 
1,558 
360 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
3 
acres 
1,849 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
688 
(D) 
pounds 
1,108,850 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
470,660 
482,741 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
959 
16 
76 
91 
263 
289 
224 
acres 
151,910 
1,220 
9,180 
11,385 
42,771 
47,924 
39,430 
bushels 
5,429,283 
40,902 
343,293 
429,634 
1,534,313 
1,711,532 
1,369,609 
Irrigated 
farms 
92 
- 
4 
9 
16 
26 
37 
acres 
8,182 
- 
407 
599 
2,124 
2,838 
2,214 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
173 
6 
18 
17 
35 
53 
44 
25 to 99 acres 
401 
6 
40 
31 
122 
117 
85 
1 00 to 249 acres 
218 
2 
13 
29 
57 
59 
58 
250 to 499 acres 
103 
2 
3 
12 
28 
40 
18 
500 acres or more 
64 
- 
2 
2 
21 
20 
19 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
6,658 
30 
428 
922 
1,928 
1,994 
1,356 
acres 
390,093 
1,119 
20,981 
51,040 
92,027 
109,099 
115,827 
tons, dry 
652,868 
4,187 
36,716 
81,361 
179,412 
179,738 
171,454 
Irrigated 
farms 
794 
- 
39 
96 
231 
209 
219 
acres 
44,078 
- 
1,916 
3,415 
15,741 
11,265 
11,741 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,381 
13 
228 
522 
1,007 
1,020 
591 
25 to 99 acres 
2,374 
17 
150 
286 
679 
722 
520 
1 00 to 249 acres 
669 
- 
37 
82 
188 
201 
161 
250 to 499 acres 
160 
- 
7 
20 
49 
30 
54 
500 acres or more 
74 
- 
6 
12 
5 
21 
30 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,703 
18 
247 
562 
1,101 
1,037 
738 
acres 
133,016 
832 
7,863 
16,211 
40,981 
34,920 
32,209 
tons, dry 
356,184 
3,600 
16,534 
40,143 
116,901 
99,134 
79,872 
Irrigated 
farms 
654 
- 
36 
89 
179 
167 
183 
acres 
30,869 
- 
1,486 
3,083 
9,114 
8,817 
8,369 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,382 
4 
71 
164 
455 
434 
254 
acres 
63,216 
75 
2,837 
11,708 
16,783 
16,818 
14,995 
tons, dry 
84,725 
36 
7,306 
14,384 
21,810 
20,852 
20,337 
Irrigated 
farms 
92 
- 
4 
12 
34 
24 
18 
acres 
5,533 
74 
316 
2,864 
763 
1,516 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
acres 
69 
- 
- 
42 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
206 
3 
34 
11 
72 
55 
31 
acres 
2,686 
3 
41 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
64 
Irrigated 
farms 
98 
- 
27 
2 
37 
26 
6 
acres 
(D) 
- 
17 
(D) 
325 
(D) 
26 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
182 
3 
33 
9 
66 
43 
28 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
21 
- 
1 
2 
4 
11 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
Beans, snap 
farms 
60 
- 
7 
2 
25 
16 
10 
acres 
14 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
6 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
21 
- 
4 
- 
11 
3 
3 
acres 
2 
- 
(Z) 
- 
1 
(Z) 
(Z) 
Peas, green 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
92 
3 
17 
3 
19 
30 
20 
acres 
(D) 
1 
3 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
8 
7 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
90 
3 
17 
3 
18 
29 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Nebraska 211 
