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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
347 
227 
74 
46 
115 
232 
number 
6,367,793 
5,328,388 
(D) 
(D) 
5,198,716 
1,169,077 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
37 
31 
5 
1 
13 
24 
number 
1,638,307 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
366 
226 
89 
51 
155 
211 
number 
4,777,716 
(D) 
(D) 
14,184 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
355 
221 
85 
49 
149 
206 
2,000 to 59,999 
6 
2 
2 
2 
4 
2 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
3 
2 
- 
2 
3 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
219 
174 
33 
12 
68 
151 
number 
195,598 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
194,342 
1,256 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
99 
68 
16 
15 
34 
65 
number 
1,639,432 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,637,459 
1,973 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
26 
10 
14 
2 
10 
16 
acres 
1,731 
(D) 
1,109 
(D) 
654 
1,077 
bushels 
59,684 
(D) 
41,046 
(D) 
17,027 
42,657 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
2 
8 
1 
9 
acres 
606 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
6 
4 
. 
3 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
3 
7 
1 
5 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,977 
5,814 
13,778 
3,385 
13,892 
9,085 
acres 
9,087,851 
1,341,155 
6,610,683 
1,136,013 
4,666,560 
4,421,291 
bushels 
1,188,509,521 
171,857,964 
862,441,535 
154,210,022 
588,766,935 
599,742,586 
Irrigated 
farms 
13,799 
3,002 
8,675 
2,122 
7,907 
5,892 
acres 
5,287,913 
797,877 
3,788,731 
701,305 
2,563,936 
2,723,977 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,291 
803 
345 
143 
763 
528 
25 to 99 acres 
4,817 
2,152 
1,811 
854 
3,170 
1,647 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6,061 
1,591 
3,452 
1,018 
3,910 
2,151 
250 to 499 acres 
5,157 
682 
3,738 
737 
3,241 
1,916 
500 acres or more 
5,651 
586 
4,432 
633 
2,808 
2,843 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,232 
893 
2,888 
451 
2,199 
2,033 
acres 
446,386 
76,506 
325,907 
43,973 
204,871 
241,515 
tons 
4,605,604 
890,099 
3,288,965 
426,540 
2,036,928 
2,568,676 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,223 
267 
829 
127 
574 
649 
acres 
117,057 
25,209 
81,302 
10,546 
47,107 
69,950 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
871 
215 
554 
102 
534 
337 
25 to 99 acres 
2,031 
446 
1,375 
210 
1,060 
971 
1 00 to 249 acres 
955 
185 
670 
100 
444 
511 
250 to 499 acres 
271 
29 
214 
28 
115 
156 
500 acres or more 
104 
18 
75 
11 
46 
58 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
578 
141 
343 
94 
291 
287 
acres 
132,697 
27,809 
87,887 
17,001 
57,930 
74,767 
cwt 
3,050,199 
614,727 
2,056,015 
379,457 
1,345,014 
1,705,185 
Irrigated 
farms 
560 
131 
335 
94 
281 
279 
acres 
127,509 
26,388 
84,273 
16,848 
54,935 
72,574 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
33 
11 
9 
13 
16 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
156 
45 
87 
24 
88 
68 
1 00 to 249 acres 
213 
50 
123 
40 
114 
99 
250 to 499 acres 
106 
23 
71 
12 
50 
56 
500 acres or more 
70 
12 
53 
5 
23 
47 
Oats for grain 
farms 
476 
160 
260 
56 
270 
206 
acres 
17,788 
5,693 
10,653 
1,442 
9,046 
8,742 
bushels 
905,529 
273,997 
555,296 
76,236 
452,439 
453,090 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
6 
31 
2 
22 
17 
acres 
1,569 
(D) 
1,086 
(D) 
730 
839 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
255 
86 
129 
40 
148 
107 
25 to 99 acres 
184 
65 
104 
15 
105 
79 
1 00 to 249 acres 
33 
8 
24 
1 
16 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
633 
193 
371 
69 
369 
264 
acres 
60,010 
14,785 
36,262 
8,963 
30,527 
29,483 
bushels 
3,622,070 
852,240 
2,157,353 
612,477 
1,727,076 
1,894,994 
Irrigated 
farms 
111 
34 
62 
15 
48 
63 
acres 
8,710 
2,388 
3,480 
2,842 
2,903 
5,807 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
147 
53 
75 
19 
101 
46 
25 to 99 acres 
309 
101 
179 
29 
173 
136 
1 00 to 249 acres 
128 
28 
87 
13 
75 
53 
250 to 499 acres 
33 
8 
21 
4 
12 
21 
500 acres or more 
16 
3 
9 
4 
8 
8 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
18,539 
4,339 
11,515 
2,685 
1 1 ,336 
7,203 
acres 
4,983,253 
640,059 
3,718,913 
624,281 
2,710,961 
2,272,292 
bushels 
193,014,515 
24,118,488 
144,154,276 
24,741,751 
101,561,759 
91,452,756 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
