Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Morrill 
Nance 
Nemaha 
Nuckolls 
Otoe 
Pawnee 
Perkins 
Phelps 
Farms 
number 
512 
355 
451 
435 
897 
540 
394 
405 
Land in farms 
acres 
799,003 
208,146 
253,340 
349,710 
387,715 
268,815 
556,663 
331,390 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,561 
586 
562 
804 
432 
498 
1,413 
818 
Median size of farm 
acres 
316 
213 
240 
398 
160 
240 
795 
600 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,440,149 
2,003,291 
2,284,879 
3,033,192 
1,856,520 
1,288,361 
3,208,182 
3,684,979 
Average per acre 
dollars 
923 
3,417 
4,068 
3,773 
4,295 
2,588 
2,271 
4,504 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
86,912 
72,505 
105,550 
112,697 
156,536 
82,859 
137,949 
221,195 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,749 
204,239 
234,035 
259,073 
174,510 
153,443 
350,123 
546,161 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
38 
14 
24 
13 
54 
9 
13 
28 
1 0 to 49 acres 
61 
67 
48 
58 
213 
58 
21 
38 
50 to 1 79 acres 
84 
87 
123 
79 
211 
152 
62 
42 
1 80 to 499 acres 
111 
63 
106 
95 
153 
137 
73 
78 
500 to 999 acres 
73 
45 
83 
64 
131 
114 
57 
98 
1 ,000 acres or more 
145 
79 
67 
126 
135 
70 
168 
121 
Total cropland 
farms 
412 
292 
406 
381 
755 
489 
355 
356 
acres 
240,452 
133,660 
211,371 
230,387 
321,871 
180,059 
432,139 
264,991 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
345 
258 
336 
360 
646 
378 
300 
349 
acres 
166,192 
127,264 
197,365 
225,041 
304,905 
151,562 
322,173 
259,642 
Irrigated land 
farms 
324 
157 
37 
150 
43 
16 
179 
315 
acres 
128,633 
63,316 
11,402 
65,246 
8,412 
7,305 
127,855 
231,896 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
345,202 
145,879 
108,137 
168,406 
158,473 
75,730 
233,135 
738,795 
Average per farm 
dollars 
674,223 
410,928 
239,771 
387,139 
176,670 
140,240 
591,713 
1,824,185 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
114,100 
71,932 
96,597 
137,716 
133,304 
57,332 
182,411 
264,070 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
231,102 
73,947 
11,540 
30,690 
25,169 
18,397 
50,724 
474,725 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
103 
75 
105 
48 
246 
157 
65 
21 
$2,500 to $4,999 
15 
12 
25 
6 
52 
18 
5 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
41 
18 
17 
21 
49 
48 
21 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
25 
39 
32 
81 
40 
18 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
24 
33 
46 
55 
50 
24 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
35 
41 
44 
84 
67 
39 
12 
$100,000 or more 
231 
166 
191 
238 
330 
160 
222 
309 
Government payments 
farms 
357 
261 
365 
345 
622 
423 
338 
313 
$1,000 
3,595 
3,285 
4,984 
4,756 
5,428 
4,461 
7,804 
6,054 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
301 
259 
241 
278 
555 
358 
296 
265 
$1,000 
6,032 
10,550 
10,016 
7,078 
18,261 
8,507 
19,495 
11,939 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
298,589 
125,615 
82,280 
115,176 
125,079 
64,937 
173,764 
623,875 
Average per farm 
dollars 
583,181 
353,844 
182,439 
264,773 
139,442 
120,254 
441,027 
1,540,432 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
512 
355 
451 
435 
897 
540 
394 
405 
$1,000 
56,240 
34,100 
40,856 
65,064 
57,083 
23,761 
86,669 
132,913 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,843 
96,055 
90,590 
149,571 
63,637 
44,001 
219,973 
328,179 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
313 
228 
260 
240 
442 
281 
259 
293 
Other 
number 
199 
127 
191 
195 
455 
259 
135 
112 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
294 
194 
253 
278 
562 
312 
186 
203 
200 days or more 
number 
180 
114 
159 
214 
375 
228 
100 
148 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
269 
185 
169 
243 
341 
234 
107 
145 
number 
154,859 
28,078 
9,694 
38,187 
13,782 
30,548 
33,676 
167,120 
Beef cows 
farms 
211 
154 
144 
225 
302 
207 
90 
94 
number 
32,866 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
8,022 
10,546 
11,847 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
2 
4 
1 
7 
4 
- 
1 
number 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
160 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
246 
170 
147 
220 
306 
197 
100 
132 
number 
164,154 
28,936 
7,334 
23,359 
8,426 
13,633 
30,441 
305,997 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
13 
9 
6 
39 
24 
5 
5 
number 
14 
65,884 
11,197 
9,746 
48,371 
7,780 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
14 
11 
6 
40 
21 
8 
7 
number 
(D) 
504,106 
23,184 
24,686 
96,643 
21,713 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
21 
3 
8 
22 
19 
19 
11 
10 
number 
451 
74 
542 
2,135 
1,012 
835 
298 
1,006 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
47 
13 
24 
14 
82 
38 
11 
21 
number 
849 
349 
809 
231 
2,407 
965 
172 
380 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
1 
9 
12 
3 
3 
number 
170 
800 
- 
(D) 
1,470 
3,600 
4,558 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
197 
196 
254 
257 
449 
228 
245 
296 
acres 
74,645 
65,201 
92,741 
114,893 
144,467 
58,355 
206,488 
158,533 
bushels 
10,803,043 
7,384,287 
7,903,146 
15,021,489 
11,131,722 
4,128,138 
22,673,105 
30,509,372 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
37 
41 
26 
40 
14 
23 
26 
43 
acres 
3,048 
2,594 
941 
3,097 
336 
1,423 
7,137 
7,810 
tons 
60,181 
21,561 
5,809 
35,575 
3,929 
11,902 
53,168 
139,383 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
71 
18 
44 
159 
60 
57 
194 
27 
acres 
22,049 
2,893 
3,436 
27,438 
3,310 
5,611 
71,072 
2,368 
bushels 
839,286 
120,294 
161,685 
1,027,183 
164,512 
227,864 
2,957,118 
147,339 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
69 
18 
44 
159 
60 
57 
194 
27 
acres 
(D) 
2,893 
3,436 
(D) 
3,310 
5,611 
71,072 
2,368 
bushels 
(D) 
120,294 
161,685 
(D) 
164,512 
227,864 
2,957,118 
147,339 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
" 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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