Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hooker 
Howard 
Jefferson 
Johnson 
Kearney 
Keith 
Keya Paha 
Kimball 
Farms 
number 
82 
682 
627 
587 
344 
388 
402 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,820 
312,234 
352,233 
197,632 
293,608 
541,266 
597,573 
Average size of farm 
acres 
5,327 
458 
562 
337 
854 
1,395 
1,909 
1,487 
Median size of farm 
acres 
2,860 
183 
230 
160 
640 
385 
1,172 
550 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,361,885 
1,350,003 
2,206,615 
856,931 
4,508,817 
2,593,289 
1,480,038 
1,289,807 
Average per acre 
dollars 
443 
2,949 
3,928 
2,545 
5,283 
1,859 
775 
868 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,593 
127,234 
144,304 
62,972 
151,494 
107,172 
36,279 
64,695 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,788 
186,560 
230,149 
107,278 
440,389 
276,218 
148,683 
160,932 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
60 
39 
48 
25 
15 
17 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2 
118 
98 
85 
27 
42 
12 
23 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1 
162 
134 
167 
47 
92 
22 
73 
1 80 to 499 acres 
9 
144 
148 
140 
52 
59 
32 
82 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
99 
84 
102 
79 
53 
28 
60 
1 ,000 acres or more 
56 
99 
124 
45 
114 
127 
133 
151 
Total cropland 
farms 
24 
548 
519 
516 
304 
287 
180 
349 
acres 
15,667 
182,496 
270,681 
132,877 
242,767 
253,940 
98,043 
384,828 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
20 
503 
445 
398 
293 
239 
166 
199 
acres 
12,101 
165,759 
253,323 
111,108 
238,034 
200,310 
88,071 
187,141 
Irrigated land 
farms 
11 
329 
196 
75 
255 
182 
45 
94 
acres 
3,124 
115,436 
92,769 
14,298 
194,547 
115,304 
20,138 
34,353 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
17,261 
246,289 
219,597 
74,615 
407,425 
228,335 
107,079 
60,805 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,499 
361,128 
350,235 
127,113 
1,184,376 
588,491 
438,850 
151,255 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,879 
112,048 
136,629 
43,783 
231,842 
138,487 
29,151 
50,746 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
15,382 
134,241 
82,969 
30,832 
175,583 
89,848 
77,928 
10,059 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
6 
122 
136 
181 
37 
99 
37 
189 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
40 
38 
37 
10 
11 
7 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
31 
37 
48 
8 
23 
10 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14 
63 
50 
55 
6 
32 
25 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
66 
45 
59 
13 
18 
22 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
88 
74 
50 
21 
33 
38 
40 
$100,000 or more 
29 
272 
247 
157 
249 
172 
105 
123 
Government payments 
farms 
28 
478 
469 
469 
276 
260 
99 
351 
$1,000 
897 
3,603 
5,179 
3,405 
5,065 
3,371 
733 
5,236 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
35 
396 
444 
394 
251 
248 
140 
265 
$1,000 
549 
9,812 
11,494 
8,723 
12,366 
11,524 
2,193 
5,824 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,540 
219,501 
168,164 
65,026 
310,920 
178,554 
88,194 
51,512 
Average per farm 
dollars 
165,122 
321,848 
268,205 
110,776 
903,837 
460,191 
361,449 
128,139 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
82 
682 
627 
587 
344 
388 
244 
402 
$1,000 
5,167 
40,204 
68,106 
21,717 
113,937 
64,675 
21,812 
20,352 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,010 
58,951 
108,621 
36,997 
331,212 
166,689 
89,393 
50,628 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
45 
403 
348 
288 
270 
280 
178 
211 
Other 
number 
37 
279 
279 
299 
74 
108 
66 
191 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
51 
364 
382 
383 
127 
204 
133 
217 
200 days or more 
number 
35 
270 
270 
261 
90 
136 
73 
148 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
74 
361 
308 
239 
137 
155 
187 
120 
number 
21,307 
80,275 
28,705 
13,714 
81,374 
55,201 
63,408 
19,003 
Beef cows 
farms 
68 
297 
272 
223 
106 
139 
178 
104 
number 
(D) 
21,754 
10,762 
7,976 
(D) 
(D) 
26,525 
9,745 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
7 
21 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
number 
(D) 
62 
3,325 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
468 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
73 
345 
271 
212 
112 
132 
172 
Ill 
number 
14,267 
100,708 
28,173 
9,370 
114,561 
65,188 
58,746 
10,828 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
20 
21 
10 
8 
2 
- 
10 
number 
16 
4,704 
92,889 
5,538 
3,625 
(D) 
- 
101 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
21 
15 
13 
8 
7 
- 
5 
number 
68 
10,177 
464,083 
22,540 
14,766 
51 
- 
59 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
20 
23 
8 
7 
3 
11 
4 
number 
- 
2,733 
529 
236 
424 
107 
1,787 
14 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3 
35 
41 
28 
7 
7 
14 
20 
number 
56 
1,574 
(D) 
686 
213 
191 
312 
445 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
7 
10 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
1,404 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
** 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
312 
333 
240 
253 
156 
40 
69 
acres 
- 
95,501 
119,797 
48,541 
144,664 
107,669 
14,706 
25,831 
bushels 
- 
13,186,780 
13,083,064 
3,717,106 
26,745,156 
14,069,787 
2,594,258 
2,319,167 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
74 
30 
24 
37 
21 
19 
15 
acres 
- 
4,999 
1,398 
472 
3,951 
2,424 
2,051 
1,273 
tons 
- 
41,057 
20,469 
4,485 
72,116 
25,902 
23,543 
18,395 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
23 
109 
52 
56 
121 
2 
162 
acres 
- 
1,328 
11,526 
3,403 
6,533 
39,848 
(D) 
109,506 
bushels 
- 
52,279 
493,529 
157,692 
264,884 
1,735,642 
(D) 
2,866,523 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
21 
109 
50 
56 
121 
2 
162 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
6,533 
39,848 
(D) 
109,506 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
264,884 
1,735,642 
(D) 
2,866,523 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
" 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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