Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cedar 
Chase 
Cherry 
Cheyenne 
Clay 
Colfax 
Cuming 
Custer 
Farms 
number 
939 
342 
566 
555 
457 
554 
918 
1,352 
Land in farms 
acres 
466,473 
541,250 
3,756,545 
702,970 
330,534 
257,628 
362,926 
1,503,594 
Average size of farm 
acres 
497 
1,583 
6,637 
1,267 
723 
465 
395 
1,112 
Median size of farm 
acres 
242 
650 
3,020 
620 
370 
205 
200 
376 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,189,874 
3,112,181 
3,521,118 
1,131,528 
3,712,294 
2,460,460 
2,120,511 
2,110,533 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,408 
1,966 
531 
893 
5,133 
5,291 
5,364 
1,898 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
198,407 
134,512 
102,815 
112,937 
176,485 
147,473 
262,102 
253,419 
Average per farm 
dollars 
211,296 
394,464 
181,652 
203,490 
386,182 
266,197 
285,514 
187,440 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
73 
22 
59 
25 
71 
47 
54 
101 
1 0 to 49 acres 
122 
18 
25 
34 
44 
78 
186 
184 
50 to 1 79 acres 
208 
71 
39 
97 
72 
132 
191 
210 
1 80 to 499 acres 
255 
46 
42 
99 
76 
129 
257 
271 
500 to 999 acres 
168 
46 
29 
86 
91 
88 
140 
178 
1 ,000 acres or more 
113 
139 
372 
214 
103 
80 
90 
408 
Total cropland 
farms 
781 
274 
368 
493 
366 
472 
743 
919 
acres 
371,749 
290,647 
358,507 
499,252 
259,146 
224,946 
312,599 
484,929 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
701 
209 
345 
358 
353 
439 
677 
852 
acres 
340,154 
230,430 
326,998 
282,927 
251,080 
217,326 
300,486 
416,156 
Irrigated land 
farms 
308 
162 
93 
126 
284 
163 
182 
534 
acres 
139,048 
159,692 
50,879 
48,677 
191,700 
66,796 
52,445 
261,502 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
388,734 
414,875 
246,761 
205,679 
355,079 
337,904 
1,081,302 
845,305 
Average per farm 
dollars 
413,987 
1,213,085 
435,974 
370,593 
776,978 
609,935 
1,177,888 
625,225 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
163,112 
183,172 
79,896 
89,752 
211,743 
115,678 
140,001 
292,956 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
225,621 
231,703 
166,866 
115,927 
143,335 
222,226 
941,300 
552,348 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
131 
91 
99 
169 
57 
82 
128 
264 
$2,500 to $4,999 
38 
14 
15 
10 
21 
14 
26 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
14 
9 
15 
23 
27 
36 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85 
9 
45 
50 
17 
44 
84 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
13 
38 
44 
28 
69 
85 
128 
$50,000 to $99,999 
124 
21 
45 
53 
44 
66 
106 
135 
$100,000 or more 
426 
180 
315 
214 
267 
252 
453 
551 
Government payments 
farms 
692 
263 
154 
474 
337 
420 
705 
749 
$1,000 
6,256 
6,032 
3,354 
7,026 
5,141 
5,060 
6,797 
7,479 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
586 
223 
264 
387 
318 
427 
577 
742 
$1,000 
47,895 
15,451 
7,546 
7,629 
11,822 
18,302 
39,480 
23,498 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
380,955 
358,274 
180,208 
169,881 
276,260 
307,851 
1,042,171 
735,955 
Average per farm 
dollars 
405,703 
1,047,585 
318,389 
306,091 
604,508 
555,688 
1,135,262 
544,346 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
939 
342 
566 
555 
457 
554 
918 
1,352 
$1,000 
61,930 
78,084 
77,453 
50,453 
95,782 
53,415 
85,408 
140,327 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,953 
228,317 
136,843 
90,906 
209,588 
96,417 
93,037 
103,792 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
551 
222 
455 
327 
306 
366 
562 
851 
Other 
number 
388 
120 
111 
228 
151 
188 
356 
501 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
569 
185 
311 
287 
220 
333 
548 
809 
200 days or more 
number 
423 
138 
132 
148 
153 
191 
407 
557 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
511 
140 
461 
166 
163 
228 
446 
907 
number 
121,679 
100,481 
261,834 
58,439 
51,336 
86,446 
297,672 
290,990 
Beef cows 
farms 
389 
108 
403 
147 
145 
167 
279 
769 
number 
21,893 
15,565 
135,852 
1 1 ,390 
13,630 
10,771 
12,153 
86,057 
Milk cows 
farms 
31 
- 
12 
- 
3 
6 
18 
23 
number 
2,519 
- 
24 
- 
45 
795 
841 
874 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
500 
120 
400 
145 
140 
208 
410 
838 
number 
143,325 
147,923 
166,412 
77,979 
67,518 
122,172 
590,239 
364,670 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
69 
12 
8 
6 
16 
32 
131 
34 
number 
71,112 
(D) 
140 
21 
167,502 
142,801 
125,043 
130,565 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
83 
14 
4 
5 
15 
39 
136 
32 
number 
262,987 
(D) 
375 
12 
422,424 
899,425 
317,821 
268,428 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
14 
7 
2 
3 
39 
12 
23 
35 
number 
1,073 
381 
(D) 
104 
3,967 
354 
1,143 
1,741 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
43 
19 
31 
18 
39 
15 
44 
90 
number 
4,047 
329 
751 
505 
974 
686 
1,458 
2,327 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
3 
6 
2 
15 
3 
number 
948 
- 
(D) 
642 
180 
(D) 
7,235 
80 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
480 
161 
48 
131 
290 
354 
547 
472 
acres 
167,878 
160,913 
26,919 
51,982 
159,702 
107,498 
133,308 
234,919 
bushels 
17,307,388 
24,875,993 
5,214,813 
4,953,382 
25,411,112 
11,072,864 
12,662,079 
35,567,025 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
220 
31 
16 
11 
13 
103 
204 
154 
acres 
26,117 
8,656 
2,172 
1,548 
3,904 
11,382 
32,000 
17,717 
tons 
162,340 
90,571 
38,593 
16,417 
(D) 
96,043 
308,186 
209,475 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
16 
111 
6 
320 
33 
7 
3 
80 
acres 
791 
31,551 
1,959 
175,967 
2,498 
273 
179 
8,949 
bushels 
39,816 
1,518,715 
67,539 
6,048,066 
107,446 
13,448 
(D) 
396,321 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
16 
111 
5 
318 
33 
7 
3 
80 
acres 
791 
31,551 
(D) 
(□) 
2,498 
273 
179 
(D) 
bushels 
39,816 
1,518,715 
(D) 
(D) 
107,446 
13,448 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
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- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
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(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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