Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pierce 
Platte 
Polk 
Red Willow 
Richardson 
Rock 
Saline 
Sarpy 
Farms 
number 
677 
942 
466 
405 
736 
247 
756 
396 
Land in farms 
acres 
329,181 
426,329 
245,268 
419,608 
319,179 
644,551 
361,904 
91,718 
Average size of farm 
acres 
486 
453 
526 
1,036 
434 
2,610 
479 
232 
Median size of farm 
acres 
220 
240 
320 
300 
200 
1,463 
200 
30 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,102,469 
2,302,509 
3,128,151 
1,651,696 
1,653,331 
2,813,630 
2,306,246 
1,380,135 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,324 
5,088 
5,943 
1,594 
3,812 
1,078 
4,818 
5,959 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
183,405 
267,822 
153,769 
91,116 
125,875 
48,314 
197,711 
50,460 
Average per farm 
dollars 
270,909 
284,312 
329,976 
224,979 
171,026 
195,605 
261,522 
127,425 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
39 
68 
48 
30 
50 
14 
58 
50 
1 0 to 49 acres 
104 
161 
60 
78 
109 
21 
115 
178 
50 to 179 acres 
177 
181 
80 
61 
193 
16 
184 
62 
1 80 to 499 acres 
148 
240 
93 
78 
173 
28 
155 
45 
500 to 999 acres 
109 
182 
98 
40 
110 
28 
120 
32 
1 ,000 acres or more 
100 
110 
87 
118 
101 
140 
124 
29 
Total cropland 
farms 
558 
798 
396 
303 
635 
188 
655 
325 
acres 
260,567 
351,509 
212,173 
241,601 
245,822 
146,894 
296,697 
82,246 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
510 
735 
387 
250 
536 
181 
558 
286 
acres 
243,545 
333,113 
206,122 
174,013 
222,484 
138,885 
284,672 
78,340 
Irrigated land 
farms 
257 
499 
309 
126 
26 
49 
269 
50 
acres 
130,027 
194,037 
151,016 
53,127 
4,686 
36,290 
108,115 
10,385 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
261,208 
652,105 
326,239 
180,509 
162,022 
97,788 
208,771 
63,579 
Average per farm 
dollars 
385,832 
692,256 
700,083 
445,702 
220,139 
395,903 
276,153 
160,553 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
147,350 
236,952 
167,047 
82,467 
114,978 
39,273 
171,808 
47,968 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
113,858 
415,153 
159,191 
98,042 
47,045 
58,515 
36,964 
15,611 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
108 
166 
56 
91 
180 
34 
154 
150 
$2,500 to $4,999 
24 
28 
12 
23 
21 
3 
48 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
35 
24 
30 
54 
6 
56 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
58 
19 
22 
53 
21 
61 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
58 
58 
31 
28 
75 
21 
40 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
93 
91 
24 
59 
72 
29 
84 
37 
$100,000 or more 
278 
506 
300 
152 
281 
133 
313 
97 
Government payments 
farms 
476 
698 
369 
249 
605 
89 
611 
230 
$1,000 
5,154 
6,298 
3,710 
3,807 
6,434 
1,332 
5,966 
1,340 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
396 
661 
298 
231 
412 
133 
576 
193 
$1,000 
18,620 
25,672 
7,145 
8,758 
11,396 
4,116 
13,973 
8,607 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
224,151 
535,807 
243,907 
148,277 
132,285 
74,729 
147,711 
53,648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
331,095 
568,798 
523,406 
366,116 
179,735 
302,548 
195,385 
135,476 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
677 
942 
466 
405 
736 
247 
756 
396 
$1,000 
60,831 
148,268 
93,186 
44,797 
47,567 
28,506 
80,999 
19,877 
Average per farm 
dollars 
89,854 
157,397 
199,971 
110,609 
64,630 
115,410 
107,142 
50,195 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
409 
611 
308 
192 
410 
151 
428 
156 
Other 
number 
268 
331 
158 
213 
326 
96 
328 
240 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
377 
542 
232 
222 
415 
134 
470 
255 
200 days or more 
number 
256 
389 
144 
163 
295 
116 
348 
187 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
353 
373 
181 
227 
296 
179 
352 
84 
number 
51,772 
127,115 
68,799 
63,124 
32,271 
91,469 
25,879 
7,255 
Beef cows 
farms 
298 
249 
132 
194 
253 
163 
312 
57 
number 
16,692 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
9,106 
39,248 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
9 
14 
2 
11 
5 
1 
1 
number 
285 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
640 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
337 
329 
177 
216 
251 
163 
297 
72 
number 
50,467 
194,880 
88,021 
68,252 
30,517 
52,431 
21,388 
9,688 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
29 
92 
17 
5 
19 
2 
27 
3 
number 
42,403 
308,866 
49,891 
(D) 
28,819 
(D) 
28,458 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
32 
97 
18 
10 
18 
2 
29 
6 
number 
62,391 
1,034,361 
133,701 
8,522 
65,753 
(D) 
52,197 
29 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
30 
37 
8 
12 
22 
7 
31 
13 
number 
3,656 
1,443 
137 
275 
735 
139 
1,834 
114 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
34 
32 
16 
19 
34 
8 
26 
36 
number 
(D) 
1,148 
(D) 
572 
897 
139 
1,044 
562 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
11 
5 
3 
- 
6 
4 
number 
- 
5,150 
- 
250 
840 
- 
7,336 
115 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
387 
587 
320 
138 
397 
37 
435 
138 
acres 
126,300 
187,112 
114,915 
71,155 
105,622 
21,351 
155,311 
38,339 
bushels 
15,904,085 
24,904,119 
17,395,817 
6,656,930 
10,041,640 
3,563,275 
19,136,024 
4,278,624 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
108 
131 
46 
26 
35 
3 
20 
6 
acres 
8,698 
12,697 
4,801 
4,233 
1,657 
(D) 
1,201 
680 
tons 
98,167 
134,466 
89,488 
26,619 
17,057 
(D) 
11,508 
7,083 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
23 
8 
168 
45 
104 
3 
acres 
142 
1,746 
303 
55,787 
2,431 
- 
8,586 
129 
bushels 
11,220 
82,112 
16,347 
3,020,588 
119,401 
- 
349,431 
4,600 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
22 
8 
168 
45 
- 
104 
3 
acres 
142 
(D) 
303 
55,787 
2,431 
- 
8,586 
129 
bushels 
11,220 
(D) 
16,347 
3,020,588 
119,401 
- 
349,431 
4,600 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
