Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fillmore 
Franklin 
Frontier 
Furnas 
Gage 
Garden 
Garfield 
Gosper 
Farms 
number 
472 
338 
317 
389 
1,263 
261 
226 
260 
Land in farms 
acres 
328,386 
287,684 
452,108 
435,711 
534,402 
1,026,191 
345,908 
289,872 
Average size of farm 
acres 
696 
851 
1,426 
1,120 
423 
3,932 
1,531 
1,115 
Median size of farm 
acres 
483 
462 
507 
480 
167 
640 
266 
595 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,835,816 
2,527,118 
2,093,386 
2,622,413 
1,477,063 
2,403,635 
1,517,034 
3,529,078 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,513 
2,969 
1,468 
2,341 
3,491 
611 
991 
3,165 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
223,325 
88,021 
73,632 
110,017 
197,979 
47,052 
33,200 
86,034 
Average per farm 
dollars 
473,146 
260,416 
232,279 
282,819 
156,753 
180,276 
146,901 
330,899 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
21 
13 
20 
27 
79 
6 
25 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
41 
25 
30 
38 
257 
47 
13 
22 
50 to 1 79 acres 
79 
84 
38 
72 
309 
33 
57 
44 
1 80 to 499 acres 
102 
54 
67 
64 
272 
40 
38 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
114 
62 
50 
50 
180 
28 
15 
42 
1 ,000 acres or more 
115 
100 
112 
138 
166 
107 
78 
101 
Total cropland 
farms 
424 
290 
238 
329 
1,074 
219 
150 
202 
acres 
296,448 
166,249 
174,670 
282,694 
421,998 
149,378 
70,672 
171,793 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
413 
264 
210 
272 
894 
175 
143 
188 
acres 
294,224 
147,182 
135,972 
222,989 
386,095 
100,103 
59,199 
157,076 
Irrigated land 
farms 
308 
168 
119 
154 
234 
82 
75 
140 
acres 
210,981 
85,752 
53,286 
66,352 
63,795 
35,725 
22,477 
98,765 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
334,806 
119,127 
124,627 
181,554 
244,467 
113,624 
64,771 
139,070 
Average per farm 
dollars 
709,334 
352,447 
393,145 
466,720 
193,561 
435,342 
286,596 
534,885 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
261,289 
103,687 
66,175 
98,374 
174,879 
37,829 
22,590 
110,082 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
73,517 
15,440 
58,452 
83,180 
69,589 
75,796 
42,181 
28,988 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
43 
53 
67 
97 
361 
66 
44 
42 
$2,500 to $4,999 
12 
8 
12 
10 
67 
7 
6 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
12 
14 
10 
66 
17 
8 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
32 
22 
37 
92 
12 
25 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
29 
15 
26 
80 
21 
25 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
41 
41 
57 
37 
146 
23 
21 
27 
$100,000 or more 
325 
163 
130 
172 
451 
115 
97 
145 
Government payments 
farms 
384 
274 
236 
320 
954 
183 
110 
191 
$1,000 
5,465 
3,802 
3,205 
5,719 
9,908 
1,714 
1,373 
3,628 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
309 
245 
203 
263 
843 
182 
107 
208 
$1,000 
11,298 
8,847 
9,526 
17,048 
22,091 
4,674 
2,980 
11,890 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
219,806 
84,494 
106,879 
158,664 
197,522 
99,282 
56,842 
109,987 
Average per farm 
dollars 
465,691 
249,981 
337,159 
407,877 
156,391 
380,390 
251,514 
423,026 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
472 
338 
317 
389 
1,263 
261 
226 
260 
$1,000 
131,762 
47,282 
30,478 
45,657 
78,943 
20,730 
12,281 
44,601 
Average per farm 
dollars 
279,157 
139,889 
96,145 
117,371 
62,505 
79,425 
54,341 
171,541 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
342 
229 
192 
261 
626 
182 
131 
164 
Other 
number 
130 
109 
125 
128 
637 
79 
95 
96 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
243 
197 
180 
192 
845 
123 
143 
112 
200 days or more 
number 
166 
103 
122 
130 
533 
79 
93 
81 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
166 
182 
206 
177 
479 
103 
150 
142 
number 
31,023 
23,306 
57,256 
34,501 
35,060 
62,393 
44,054 
27,089 
Beef cows 
farms 
120 
171 
195 
155 
370 
98 
119 
125 
number 
(D) 
15,794 
25,433 
(□) 
11,139 
28,178 
17,337 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
7 
- 
2 
25 
4 
3 
1 
number 
(D) 
36 
- 
(D) 
1,016 
6 
7 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
150 
158 
193 
166 
414 
104 
140 
133 
number 
40,089 
15,619 
43,039 
32,391 
24,251 
63,507 
40,056 
23,912 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
10 
5 
5 
48 
7 
1 
2 
number 
33,179 
617 
2,221 
(D) 
48,020 
74 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
10 
6 
5 
53 
13 
1 
2 
number 
82,701 
914 
3,006 
(D) 
171,252 
138 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
21 
14 
18 
2 
47 
6 
8 
4 
number 
891 
569 
405 
(D) 
481 
57 
57 
154 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
15 
23 
19 
8 
94 
11 
18 
14 
number 
526 
677 
708 
279 
(D) 
225 
423 
401 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
18 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
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- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
355 
187 
131 
210 
590 
65 
62 
156 
acres 
181,211 
74,608 
62,218 
105,938 
179,143 
24,902 
16,377 
91,209 
bushels 
29,948,726 
11,674,498 
6,616,300 
9,001,254 
15,033,856 
3,291,520 
2,140,111 
12,896,553 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
20 
39 
34 
36 
55 
11 
26 
33 
acres 
907 
2,160 
6,393 
5,266 
3,821 
580 
2,991 
4,105 
tons 
9,193 
19,017 
64,943 
36,275 
34,882 
11,070 
33,400 
31,302 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
30 
74 
127 
187 
188 
92 
- 
52 
acres 
2,727 
9,295 
28,577 
60,373 
17,554 
28,859 
- 
8,591 
bushels 
106,702 
391,831 
1,245,193 
2,924,561 
787,886 
1,069,309 
- 
459,276 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
30 
74 
127 
187 
187 
89 
- 
52 
acres 
2,727 
9,295 
28,577 
60,373 
(D) 
28,515 
- 
8,591 
bushels 
106,702 
391,831 
1,245,193 
2,924,561 
(D) 
1,054,710 
- 
459,276 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
344 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
14,599 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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