Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lancaster 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Loup 
McPherson 
Madison 
Merrick 
Farms 
number 
1,080 
1,836 
1,168 
149 
138 
118 
753 
492 
Land in farms 
acres 
627,735 
489,023 
1,423,398 
330,151 
282,989 
470,820 
351,799 
235,072 
Average size of farm 
acres 
581 
266 
1,219 
2,216 
2,051 
3,990 
467 
478 
Median size of farm 
acres 
343 
45 
241 
440 
408 
2,400 
200 
200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,612,287 
1,219,781 
1,749,910 
2,518,111 
1,519,893 
1,789,515 
2,250,416 
1,833,841 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,774 
4,580 
1,436 
1,136 
741 
448 
4,817 
3,838 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
187,956 
226,585 
229,842 
31,759 
14,653 
10,396 
177,985 
137,925 
Average per farm 
dollars 
174,034 
123,412 
196,783 
213,149 
106,178 
88,103 
236,368 
280,335 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
47 
172 
92 
10 
7 
4 
48 
38 
1 0 to 49 acres 
142 
767 
256 
24 
10 
10 
147 
99 
50 to 179 acres 
201 
428 
194 
16 
38 
14 
175 
100 
1 80 to 499 acres 
279 
196 
168 
30 
15 
6 
158 
89 
500 to 999 acres 
219 
111 
146 
22 
16 
8 
138 
81 
1 ,000 acres or more 
192 
162 
312 
47 
52 
76 
87 
85 
Total cropland 
farms 
890 
1,588 
779 
97 
96 
53 
616 
393 
acres 
326,636 
402,619 
432,296 
61,448 
29,347 
20,167 
290,980 
200,159 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
775 
1,367 
702 
91 
79 
49 
562 
380 
acres 
276,631 
373,212 
364,437 
52,575 
25,633 
18,090 
276,670 
193,720 
Irrigated land 
farms 
205 
185 
420 
56 
41 
28 
297 
289 
acres 
63,949 
21,428 
239,819 
22,968 
8,222 
7,113 
122,039 
167,430 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
312,845 
177,766 
782,661 
41,995 
32,072 
30,107 
303,657 
275,222 
Average per farm 
dollars 
289,671 
96,822 
670,087 
281,849 
232,404 
255,147 
403,263 
559,394 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
93,664 
146,709 
264,672 
26,232 
7,769 
5,873 
149,324 
161,195 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
219,181 
31,057 
517,990 
15,764 
24,302 
24,234 
154,333 
114,027 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
201 
695 
313 
33 
26 
27 
149 
106 
$2,500 to $4,999 
74 
201 
62 
8 
7 
3 
14 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
55 
155 
66 
14 
10 
5 
49 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
94 
190 
121 
6 
15 
12 
61 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
119 
99 
18 
9 
13 
73 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
157 
144 
121 
11 
19 
11 
104 
42 
$100,000 or more 
379 
332 
386 
59 
52 
47 
303 
235 
Government payments 
farms 
803 
1,092 
531 
79 
81 
22 
523 
357 
$1,000 
7,276 
8,810 
5,832 
1,180 
772 
167 
7,057 
4,182 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
698 
965 
568 
84 
58 
45 
500 
276 
$1,000 
39,964 
21,126 
21,687 
2,614 
1,416 
834 
25,133 
8,526 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
307,304 
152,456 
675,769 
31,600 
26,183 
24,858 
255,550 
216,224 
Average per farm 
dollars 
284,541 
83,037 
578,569 
212,079 
189,733 
210,663 
339,375 
439,480 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,080 
1,836 
1,168 
149 
138 
118 
753 
492 
$1,000 
52,781 
55,246 
134,411 
14,189 
8,077 
6,250 
80,297 
71,706 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,871 
30,091 
115,078 
95,231 
58,528 
52,965 
106,636 
145,743 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
738 
628 
692 
95 
86 
70 
446 
281 
Other 
number 
342 
1,208 
476 
54 
52 
48 
307 
211 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
586 
1,163 
650 
83 
83 
72 
421 
291 
200 days or more 
number 
347 
893 
475 
47 
55 
40 
305 
200 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
700 
477 
625 
92 
104 
97 
343 
227 
number 
123,103 
21,732 
267,865 
28,823 
29,362 
36,247 
91,428 
44,952 
Beef cows 
farms 
570 
374 
532 
83 
101 
84 
266 
204 
number 
44,503 
10,130 
(D) 
15,367 
(D) 
18,389 
13,875 
12,026 
Milk cows 
farms 
22 
19 
2 
6 
2 
6 
6 
3 
number 
1,380 
2,263 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
9 
1,681 
153 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
627 
385 
578 
83 
96 
82 
317 
207 
number 
100,520 
12,120 
356,580 
17,326 
20,568 
21,404 
105,180 
84,165 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
48 
21 
19 
- 
3 
2 
28 
8 
number 
69,074 
13,772 
174 
- 
1,808 
(D) 
19,082 
29,592 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
57 
37 
18 
- 
3 
2 
27 
7 
number 
255,373 
88,993 
266 
- 
1,808 
(D) 
33,635 
157,991 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
41 
49 
29 
2 
4 
24 
11 
number 
1,512 
884 
1,060 
(D) 
204 
- 
2,324 
219 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
55 
198 
100 
16 
11 
14 
15 
36 
number 
(D) 
9,130 
1,507 
246 
218 
192 
875 
563 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
31 
13 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
number 
350 
1,493 
177 
- 
- 
- 
2,110 
152 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
413 
560 
317 
41 
36 
14 
392 
280 
acres 
102,141 
167,950 
201,473 
22,904 
4,327 
2,117 
130,043 
121,521 
bushels 
9,336,549 
12,905,739 
30,995,473 
3,081,790 
552,958 
330,660 
14,399,309 
17,971,471 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
286 
39 
59 
2 
14 
4 
120 
25 
acres 
35,611 
3,069 
9,272 
(D) 
1,070 
1,245 
11,887 
1,844 
tons 
202,892 
34,096 
116,120 
(D) 
15,016 
17,556 
100,339 
17,565 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
20 
71 
92 
6 
3 
- 
3 
18 
acres 
2,185 
4,533 
13,453 
859 
147 
- 
680 
1,176 
bushels 
121,530 
233,209 
563,887 
25,213 
4,587 
- 
29,280 
58,465 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
70 
92 
6 
3 
- 
2 
15 
acres 
(□) 
(D) 
13,453 
859 
147 
- 
(□) 
1,152 
bushels 
(□) 
(D) 
563,887 
25,213 
4,587 
- 
(□) 
58,255 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
24 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
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- 
- 
- 
(D) 
210 
-continued 
234 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
