Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
Farms 
number 
49,969 
567 
767 
85 
193 
117 
646 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,331,783 
340,538 
475,017 
452,774 
422,276 
402,530 
434,370 
Average size of farm 
acres 
907 
601 
619 
5,327 
2,188 
3,440 
672 
Median size of farm 
acres 
280 
300 
320 
1,440 
1,080 
2,150 
370 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,159,268 
3,170,142 
2,634,723 
2,247,880 
1,685,533 
1,760,277 
2,964,180 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,380 
5,278 
4,254 
422 
770 
512 
4,408 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
11,503,486 
203,571 
217,292 
14,825 
34,466 
11,198 
187,079 
Average per farm 
dollars 
230,222 
359,032 
283,301 
174,417 
178,583 
95,711 
289,596 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,520 
47 
65 
7 
2 
9 
19 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,125 
100 
71 
2 
8 
8 
63 
50 to 1 79 acres 
9,742 
99 
163 
4 
22 
17 
120 
180 to 499 acres 
9,735 
101 
165 
3 
38 
5 
170 
500 to 999 acres 
7,717 
94 
154 
15 
21 
10 
146 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11,130 
126 
149 
54 
102 
68 
128 
Total cropland 
farms 
40,472 
455 
629 
54 
161 
68 
581 
acres 
21,597,393 
284,338 
343,927 
29,305 
191,550 
32,578 
326,916 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
35,747 
434 
577 
53 
101 
58 
549 
acres 
18,812,755 
277,754 
324,359 
25,897 
95,715 
29,635 
307,074 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17,136 
344 
438 
30 
37 
22 
395 
acres 
8,296,573 
215,269 
249,735 
12,401 
15,173 
6,977 
184,700 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
23,068,756 
417,956 
535,116 
31,485 
113,025 
34,657 
453,395 
Average per farm 
dollars 
461,661 
737,137 
697,674 
370,415 
585,624 
296,210 
701,850 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
11,377,933 
262,135 
256,378 
9,208 
24,126 
5,641 
194,302 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,690,823 
155,821 
278,738 
22,277 
88,900 
29,015 
259,094 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
10,648 
123 
144 
4 
49 
14 
84 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,224 
16 
21 
2 
4 
2 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,850 
34 
29 
2 
8 
11 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,998 
30 
46 
6 
22 
14 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,711 
18 
42 
8 
14 
12 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,071 
43 
56 
14 
26 
18 
64 
$100,000 or more 
21,467 
303 
429 
49 
70 
46 
381 
Government payments 
farms 
34,316 
382 
566 
21 
150 
38 
509 
$1,000 
392,428 
5,673 
8,424 
308 
3,220 
293 
5,870 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
30,854 
353 
494 
30 
118 
41 
450 
$1,000 
1,141,105 
16,410 
20,197 
661 
3,370 
614 
18,328 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
19,175,997 
295,929 
456,795 
29,209 
110,339 
29,832 
389,192 
Average per farm 
dollars 
383,758 
521,920 
595,561 
343,629 
571,706 
254,978 
602,465 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
49,969 
567 
767 
85 
193 
117 
646 
$1,000 
5,426,292 
144,111 
106,941 
3,246 
9,276 
5,731 
88,401 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,593 
254,164 
139,428 
38,191 
48,062 
48,985 
136,844 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
29,819 
369 
468 
61 
121 
89 
441 
Other 
number 
20,150 
198 
299 
24 
72 
28 
205 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
28,307 
309 
408 
43 
110 
67 
362 
200 days or more 
number 
18,928 
241 
275 
25 
63 
28 
229 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,280 
200 
357 
75 
95 
93 
331 
number 
6,385,675 
59,282 
112,756 
25,620 
54,582 
43,542 
96,568 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,313 
170 
272 
73 
86 
91 
248 
number 
1,730,112 
(D) 
23,242 
16,446 
13,060 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
559 
4 
16 
8 
- 
2 
4 
number 
54,628 
(D) 
4,042 
9 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,967 
157 
323 
72 
90 
88 
309 
number 
7,567,890 
98,002 
140,281 
21,437 
60,143 
26,085 
126,534 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,476 
8 
18 
1 
1 
2 
32 
number 
2,992,576 
9,453 
153,423 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
178,155 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,552 
10 
19 
2 
1 
2 
31 
number 
10,620,451 
21,983 
626,178 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
807,164 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,464 
21 
16 
4 
2 
14 
number 
71,771 
671 
719 
- 
202 
(D) 
928 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,858 
29 
19 
10 
4 
7 
18 
number 
9,351,688 
803 
874 
203 
98 
116 
377 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
366 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
9 
number 
4,777,716 
(D) 
210 
- 
- 
405 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,977 
321 
440 
8 
25 
9 
421 
acres 
9,087,851 
172,417 
171,858 
5,480 
12,681 
2,491 
170,663 
bushels 
1,188,509,521 
30,483,515 
28,343,453 
731,311 
1,031,364 
356,582 
22,377,218 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,232 
19 
90 
3 
9 
8 
134 
acres 
446,386 
1,408 
6,709 
131 
1,284 
870 
12,657 
tons 
4,605,604 
29,040 
85,624 
2,820 
14,188 
18,245 
97,652 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,013 
41 
13 
- 
83 
- 
7 
acres 
1,309,269 
4,977 
709 
- 
62,659 
- 
324 
bushels 
51,650,730 
198,281 
40,461 
- 
1,593,220 
- 
14,254 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,951 
41 
13 
- 
83 
- 
7 
acres 
1,302,674 
4,977 
709 
- 
62,659 
- 
324 
bushels 
51,442,415 
198,281 
40,461 
- 
1,593,220 
- 
14,254 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
78 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6,595 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
208,315 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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