Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
29,283 
9,480 
15,714 
4,089 
17,136 
12,147 
$1,000 
1,101,425 
160,679 
797,466 
143,280 
560,880 
540,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,356 
2,331 
! i m wtftm 
268 
1,632 
1,724 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
2,284 
i bJBI 
570 
2,562 
1,606 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,724 
3,383 
1,698 
6,242 
3,482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
779 
3,465 
745 
3,074 
1,915 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
703 
5,535 
808 
3,626 
3,420 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
16,094 
6,570 
7,592 
1,932 
8,150 
7,944 
$1,000 
5,117,496 
2,655,871 
2,086,902 
374,724 
2,273,123 
2,844,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,315 
3,554 
2,014 
747 
3,119 
3,196 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,959 
1,705 
2,573 
681 
2,633 
2,326 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,415 
623 
1,519 
273 
1,267 
1,148 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
219 
606 
103 
445 
483 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
469 
880 
128 
686 
791 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,656 
3,774 
5,497 
1,385 
5,499 
5,157 
$1,000 
251,297 
106,286 
122,074 
22,937 
120,509 
130,788 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,217 
3,833 
3,518 
866 
3,919 
4,298 
$1,000 
4,866,199 
2,549,585 
1,964,827 
351,787 
2,152,614 
2,713,585 
Feed purchased 
farms 
28,254 
13,639 
1 1 ,274 
3,341 
14,889 
13,365 
$1,000 
3,981,917 
2,177,737 
1,513,304 
290,876 
1,872,452 
2,109,465 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,197 
6,981 
2,850 
1,366 
5,885 
5,312 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,672 
4,309 
4,128 
1,235 
5,279 
4,393 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,839 
1,563 
2,759 
517 
2,576 
2,263 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
299 
806 
103 
574 
634 
$250,000 or more 
1,338 
487 
731 
120 
575 
763 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
47,390 
22,599 
18,760 
6,031 
26,960 
20,430 
$1,000 
906,596 
203,511 
596,173 
106,911 
442,330 
464,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,378 
17,047 
4,467 
2,864 
13,992 
10,386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,844 
4,122 
7,666 
2,056 
8,345 
5,499 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
680 
3,235 
596 
2,494 
2,017 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
750 
3,392 
515 
2,129 
2,528 
Utilities 
farms 
38,872 
16,739 
17,585 
4,548 
21,781 
17,091 
$1,000 
383,300 
107,768 
231,608 
43,924 
183,507 
199,793 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,789 
6,100 
1,686 
1,003 
4,980 
3,809 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
7,673 
7,616 
1,905 
10,061 
7,133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,632 
2,286 
6,096 
1,250 
5,243 
4,389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
326 
1,190 
220 
863 
873 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
354 
997 
170 
634 
887 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,783 
19,070 
18,293 
5,420 
24,217 
18,566 
$1,000 
934,764 
237,951 
596,467 
100,346 
456,577 
478,187 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,864 
12,738 
3,724 
2,402 
10,737 
8,127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,940 
4,618 
7,374 
1,948 
8,430 
5,510 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
865 
3,740 
571 
2,847 
2,329 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
849 
3,455 
499 
2,203 
2,600 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
6,053 
9,300 
1,985 
9,172 
8,166 
$1,000 
565,334 
208,492 
291,978 
64,864 
228,122 
337,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,726 
3,524 
3,313 
889 
4,528 
3,198 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,793 
1,413 
2,860 
520 
2,585 
2,208 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,709 
748 
2,539 
422 
1,661 
2,048 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
212 
469 
117 
287 
511 
$250,000 or more 
312 
156 
119 
37 
111 
201 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,576 
2,162 
2,830 
584 
2,900 
2,676 
$1,000 
64,230 
21,372 
35,393 
7,465 
29,396 
34,834 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
502 
459 
125 
581 
505 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
961 
1,004 
207 
1,175 
997 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,728 
524 
1,007 
197 
879 
849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
91 
223 
24 
162 
176 
$50,000 or more 
252 
84 
137 
31 
103 
149 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
17,107 
6,631 
8,320 
2,156 
9,650 
7,457 
$1,000 
262,337 
74,849 
151,856 
35,631 
129,515 
132,822 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,991 
1,849 
834 
308 
1,664 
1,327 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,465 
2,591 
717 
3,381 
2,392 
$5,000 to $24,999 
m. 
1,721 
3,425 
828 
3,432 
2,542 
$25,000 to $49,999 
il 
369 
887 
168 
746 
678 
$50,000 or more 
945 
227 
583 
135 
427 
518 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
23,946 
2,489 
16,349 
5,108 
13,786 
10,160 
$1,000 
1,416,709 
36,331 
1,088,369 
292,009 
691,163 
725,546 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,365 
1,247 
2,791 
1,327 
3,126 
2,239 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,576 
308 
1,616 
652 
1,539 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,993 
789 
3,331 
873 
3,004 
1,989 
$25,000 or more 
11,012 
145 
8,611 
2,256 
6,117 
4,895 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
