Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Box Butte 
Boyd 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Burt 
Butler 
Cass 
Farms 
number 
466 
266 
328 
1,046 
560 
840 
731 
Land in farms 
acres 
675,405 
290,987 
725,395 
580,579 
309,934 
370,086 
344,869 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,449 
1,094 
2,212 
555 
553 
441 
472 
Median size of farm 
acres 
453 
628 
503 
200 
278 
212 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,547,720 
1,504,168 
1,584,394 
2,074,083 
2,886,561 
2,179,969 
2,732,765 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,068 
1,375 
716 
3,737 
5,216 
4,948 
5,792 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
136,251 
39,106 
45,563 
236,618 
137,606 
216,736 
153,849 
Average per farm 
dollars 
292,385 
147,016 
138,912 
226,213 
245,724 
258,019 
210,463 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
28 
25 
28 
75 
35 
64 
99 
1 0 to 49 acres 
55 
14 
51 
233 
93 
136 
150 
50 to 179 acres 
85 
33 
38 
204 
109 
192 
128 
180 to 499 acres 
71 
45 
43 
206 
127 
175 
127 
500 to 999 acres 
56 
54 
37 
152 
101 
166 
112 
1 ,000 acres or more 
171 
95 
131 
176 
95 
107 
115 
Total cropland 
farms 
338 
218 
196 
824 
494 
720 
604 
acres 
337,490 
98,033 
109,405 
342,337 
278,477 
306,621 
304,275 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
284 
198 
186 
760 
435 
620 
555 
acres 
239,471 
80,563 
93,860 
325,556 
263,506 
287,992 
289,510 
Irrigated land 
farms 
190 
17 
90 
483 
118 
272 
37 
acres 
141,563 
5,221 
40,156 
240,799 
37,576 
110,839 
3,513 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
299,251 
62,903 
195,431 
395,127 
226,941 
276,396 
149,337 
Average per farm 
dollars 
642,170 
236,476 
595,826 
377,751 
405,251 
329,043 
204,292 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
168,614 
18,981 
39,369 
272,389 
150,263 
184,934 
140,172 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
130,637 
43,922 
156,062 
122,738 
76,678 
91,462 
9,166 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
127 
37 
59 
206 
97 
211 
184 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
10 
35 
66 
27 
20 
43 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
25 
16 
68 
31 
46 
60 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
36 
30 
121 
39 
67 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
28 
14 
67 
37 
55 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
39 
44 
32 
93 
47 
81 
70 
$100,000 or more 
202 
86 
142 
425 
282 
360 
304 
Government payments 
farms 
318 
202 
126 
679 
431 
660 
486 
$1,000 
4,279 
913 
1,694 
8,102 
4,598 
6,657 
4,746 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
268 
149 
179 
578 
361 
604 
451 
$1,000 
10,155 
6,952 
8,610 
20,878 
15,232 
17,362 
17,136 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
243,806 
54,040 
178,725 
284,606 
188,431 
207,517 
115,723 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,188 
203,156 
544,895 
272,090 
336,484 
247,044 
158,308 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
466 
266 
328 
1,046 
560 
840 
731 
$1,000 
69,880 
16,729 
27,010 
139,501 
58,339 
92,899 
55,496 
Average per farm 
dollars 
149,956 
62,891 
82,348 
133,366 
104,177 
110,594 
75,918 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
279 
158 
224 
556 
353 
489 
396 
Other 
number 
187 
108 
104 
490 
207 
351 
335 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
246 
143 
205 
618 
336 
482 
414 
200 days or more 
number 
168 
98 
98 
433 
233 
292 
307 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
209 
194 
211 
549 
153 
328 
213 
number 
72,065 
46,652 
121,860 
106,059 
25,088 
34,036 
9,824 
Beef cows 
farms 
152 
176 
163 
471 
123 
283 
179 
number 
(□) 
21,042 
31,464 
(D) 
4,958 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
5 
11 
9 
4 
3 
3 
number 
(D) 
411 
26 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
174 
180 
205 
519 
118 
282 
174 
number 
89,747 
38,484 
159,749 
98,506 
50,465 
25,266 
6,379 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
15 
4 
8 
10 
17 
23 
number 
187 
580 
(D) 
3,150 
24,073 
41,468 
2,669 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
15 
4 
8 
12 
21 
20 
number 
115 
1,042 
(D) 
7,058 
63,364 
84,628 
8,674 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
6 
7 
36 
18 
63 
26 
number 
121 
109 
1,410 
2,251 
478 
2,024 
565 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
38 
12 
28 
66 
17 
62 
55 
number 
1,084 
304 
565 
1,227 
472 
620,287 
1,545 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
6 
- 
2 
2 
12 
13 
number 
(D) 
84 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,150 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
142 
72 
72 
469 
335 
470 
397 
acres 
63,204 
14,846 
27,967 
196,474 
135,570 
151,218 
136,271 
bushels 
8,759,886 
1,087,708 
4,345,453 
34,718,498 
14,992,221 
18,905,086 
12,047,078 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
19 
69 
15 
112 
15 
31 
11 
acres 
3,822 
9,815 
1,867 
7,712 
1,230 
2,843 
670 
tons 
81,488 
51,965 
32,176 
76,155 
14,769 
53,522 
7,714 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
202 
24 
2 
64 
7 
28 
21 
acres 
90,822 
4,554 
(D) 
5,008 
269 
1,044 
1,122 
bushels 
3,699,623 
209,253 
(D) 
239,348 
12,652 
46,056 
56,155 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
197 
24 
2 
59 
5 
22 
21 
acres 
90,277 
4,554 
(D) 
4,815 
(D) 
910 
1,122 
bushels 
3,681,044 
209,253 
(D) 
231,018 
(D) 
42,506 
56,155 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
- 
5 
2 
6 
- 
acres 
545 
- 
- 
193 
(D) 
134 
- 
bushels 
18,579 
- 
- 
8,330 
(D) 
3,550 
- 
-continued 
228 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
