Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grant 
Greeley 
Hall 
Hamilton 
Harlan 
Hayes 
Hitchcock 
Holt 
Farms 
number 
80 
389 
593 
572 
360 
235 
299 
1,279 
Land in farms 
acres 
493,352 
338,271 
329,668 
304,395 
312,759 
385,168 
399,247 
1,414,445 
Average size of farm 
acres 
6,167 
870 
556 
532 
869 
1,639 
1,335 
1,106 
Median size of farm 
acres 
3,300 
450 
201 
311 
313 
630 
500 
480 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,407,062 
2,807,974 
2,484,955 
3,430,491 
2,677,534 
2,121,257 
1,723,150 
2,314,973 
Average per acre 
dollars 
552 
3,229 
4,470 
6,446 
3,082 
1,294 
1,290 
2,093 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,903 
82,078 
173,468 
197,920 
94,035 
59,614 
61,014 
278,483 
Average per farm 
dollars 
136,288 
210,996 
292,526 
346,014 
261,207 
253,675 
204,061 
217,735 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
18 
54 
53 
32 
7 
16 
79 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9 
17 
120 
77 
39 
12 
15 
104 
50 to 179 acres 
11 
81 
114 
90 
77 
15 
48 
243 
1 80 to 499 acres 
6 
87 
102 
122 
66 
60 
68 
221 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
85 
98 
128 
45 
62 
32 
203 
1 ,000 acres or more 
50 
101 
105 
102 
101 
79 
120 
429 
Total cropland 
farms 
52 
315 
497 
482 
286 
208 
252 
1,010 
acres 
41,004 
154,354 
245,395 
273,153 
211,804 
186,112 
207,355 
600,530 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
50 
291 
477 
465 
263 
162 
205 
948 
acres 
37,845 
135,663 
240,452 
267,210 
192,424 
122,499 
118,367 
560,763 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5 
186 
375 
395 
155 
94 
108 
426 
acres 
1,703 
88,190 
207,639 
235,492 
93,336 
57,112 
21,491 
280,234 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
28,965 
187,550 
353,075 
353,237 
223,498 
163,415 
63,628 
636,353 
Average per farm 
dollars 
362,062 
482,133 
595,404 
617,548 
620,827 
695,384 
212,804 
497,540 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
85,428 
232,843 
272,201 
126,402 
73,298 
42,893 
329,256 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
102,121 
120,232 
81,036 
97,095 
90,117 
20,735 
307,098 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
15 
50 
93 
91 
69 
55 
61 
150 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5 
19 
42 
17 
24 
10 
9 
52 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3 
28 
46 
21 
23 
5 
16 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9 
29 
49 
33 
27 
17 
31 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
30 
22 
25 
27 
9 
27 
122 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
50 
32 
28 
31 
21 
29 
164 
$100,000 or more 
43 
183 
309 
357 
159 
118 
126 
553 
Government payments 
farms 
7 
288 
383 
444 
245 
218 
239 
680 
$1,000 
226 
3,064 
4,755 
5,705 
2,989 
4,320 
3,553 
7,584 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
32 
271 
361 
408 
241 
159 
217 
694 
$1,000 
383 
9,176 
11,136 
10,412 
8,238 
8,779 
13,080 
20,307 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
23,909 
169,667 
264,925 
227,615 
171,914 
143,276 
60,254 
538,216 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,858 
436,162 
446,754 
397,929 
477,538 
609,684 
201,517 
420,810 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
80 
389 
593 
572 
360 
235 
299 
1,279 
$1,000 
5,665 
30,122 
104,041 
141,739 
62,811 
33,239 
20,008 
126,028 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,818 
77,436 
175,449 
247,796 
174,476 
141,441 
66,917 
98,536 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
60 
268 
355 
412 
218 
159 
178 
824 
Other 
number 
20 
121 
238 
160 
142 
76 
121 
455 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
30 
219 
293 
308 
194 
123 
171 
712 
200 days or more 
number 
15 
149 
194 
157 
116 
69 
120 
490 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
59 
273 
256 
193 
176 
116 
168 
810 
number 
30,500 
59,636 
68,546 
41,093 
44,133 
53,935 
26,878 
228,446 
Beef cows 
farms 
55 
251 
201 
151 
166 
107 
154 
709 
number 
(D) 
22,721 
(D) 
5,992 
12,063 
15,872 
13,818 
87,142 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
3 
3 
- 
5 
- 
- 
8 
number 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
- 
85 
- 
- 
549 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
53 
232 
232 
163 
173 
110 
157 
769 
number 
23,839 
58,097 
93,980 
57,372 
65,418 
68,963 
20,873 
185,488 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
12 
10 
11 
5 
2 
4 
27 
number 
- 
(D) 
3,394 
8,919 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
192,232 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
12 
10 
11 
5 
1 
1 
28 
number 
- 
(D) 
7,146 
19,099 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
719,558 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
10 
15 
23 
7 
3 
13 
37 
number 
(D) 
1,058 
749 
384 
454 
85 
266 
1,732 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2 
15 
27 
25 
16 
1 
21 
49 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
563 
692 
250 
(D) 
343 
3,185 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
7 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,395 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
198 
348 
373 
184 
98 
131 
404 
acres 
- 
75,469 
189,239 
181,373 
96,505 
65,853 
44,772 
186,105 
bushels 
- 
10,257,724 
34,249,154 
34,678,560 
13,247,036 
7,653,174 
2,915,946 
33,211,151 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
73 
48 
18 
39 
30 
21 
102 
acres 
- 
6,237 
3,004 
1,530 
5,860 
5,660 
5,241 
9,703 
tons 
- 
61,873 
40,932 
27,550 
47,925 
40,619 
25,684 
154,599 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
3 
5 
20 
126 
84 
147 
35 
acres 
- 
114 
447 
1,388 
24,624 
24,811 
47,842 
5,953 
bushels 
- 
4,332 
29,922 
52,352 
1,170,127 
1,147,506 
2,460,470 
299,499 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
5 
20 
126 
84 
147 
35 
acres 
- 
114 
447 
1,388 
24,624 
24,811 
47,842 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
4,332 
29,922 
52,352 
1,170,127 
1,147,506 
2,460,470 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
232 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
