Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Saunders 
Scotts Bluff 
Seward 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Sioux 
Stanton 
Thayer 
Farms 
number 
1,204 
966 
992 
536 
414 
354 
619 
432 
Land in farms 
acres 
469,462 
445,217 
354,857 
1,534,321 
281,176 
1,224,389 
254,418 
326,300 
Average size of farm 
acres 
390 
461 
358 
2,863 
679 
3,459 
411 
755 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
143 
151 
520 
367 
1,037 
226 
395 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,054,153 
860,445 
1,799,861 
1,983,683 
1,609,171 
1,981,485 
1,798,275 
3,114,514 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,268 
1,867 
5,031 
693 
2,369 
573 
4,375 
4,123 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
239,316 
167,060 
214,943 
108,052 
71,503 
53,580 
125,427 
139,612 
Average per farm 
dollars 
198,767 
172,940 
216,676 
201,967 
172,713 
151,356 
202,628 
323,176 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
86 
81 
97 
44 
11 
7 
23 
23 
1 0 to 49 acres 
280 
215 
264 
43 
39 
22 
106 
45 
50 to 1 79 acres 
266 
261 
181 
81 
106 
68 
152 
84 
1 80 to 499 acres 
270 
190 
219 
95 
97 
32 
153 
86 
500 to 999 acres 
177 
99 
121 
59 
79 
45 
127 
68 
1 ,000 acres or more 
125 
120 
110 
214 
82 
180 
58 
126 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,051 
731 
809 
367 
337 
232 
517 
388 
acres 
412,033 
239,731 
294,273 
275,463 
127,686 
93,967 
195,055 
253,995 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
928 
622 
700 
310 
304 
167 
432 
356 
acres 
382,536 
203,070 
278,286 
173,762 
112,900 
52,860 
178,257 
246,632 
Irrigated land 
farms 
303 
677 
268 
136 
220 
141 
100 
253 
acres 
105,618 
199,195 
129,932 
60,699 
71,109 
39,527 
28,398 
135,509 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
380,504 
390,062 
308,529 
167,522 
114,162 
146,006 
182,084 
249,384 
Average per farm 
dollars 
316,034 
403,790 
311,018 
312,542 
275,754 
412,446 
294,158 
577,278 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
224,355 
160,867 
184,071 
83,767 
78,019 
29,702 
63,997 
186,208 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
156,150 
229,195 
124,458 
83,756 
36,143 
116,304 
118,087 
63,176 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
253 
252 
262 
144 
55 
64 
131 
59 
$2,500 to $4,999 
69 
45 
82 
11 
16 
13 
17 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
97 
69 
60 
46 
17 
13 
52 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
105 
102 
86 
52 
48 
40 
58 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
109 
85 
70 
51 
34 
30 
58 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
121 
112 
90 
44 
67 
38 
84 
40 
$100,000 or more 
450 
301 
342 
188 
177 
156 
219 
246 
Government payments 
farms 
870 
602 
706 
307 
292 
163 
482 
352 
$1,000 
7,393 
3,579 
6,718 
3,179 
2,093 
1,338 
3,656 
4,259 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
748 
534 
683 
325 
261 
243 
414 
265 
$1,000 
17,511 
11,263 
15,413 
6,701 
8,228 
4,689 
23,919 
6,096 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
306,158 
323,827 
242,189 
122,297 
85,873 
125,946 
192,302 
166,600 
Average per farm 
dollars 
254,284 
335,224 
244,142 
228,166 
207,422 
355,780 
310,666 
385,647 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,204 
966 
992 
536 
414 
354 
619 
432 
$1,000 
99,250 
81,076 
88,471 
55,106 
38,610 
26,087 
17,356 
93,139 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,433 
83,930 
89,185 
102,809 
93,260 
73,691 
28,039 
215,600 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
672 
480 
466 
367 
252 
252 
400 
276 
Other 
number 
532 
486 
526 
169 
162 
102 
219 
156 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
760 
514 
655 
234 
220 
167 
322 
216 
200 days or more 
number 
482 
371 
420 
153 
151 
82 
217 
123 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
418 
396 
366 
337 
278 
256 
303 
194 
number 
69,063 
106,765 
48,059 
106,422 
45,226 
94,040 
48,485 
32,188 
Beef cows 
farms 
348 
282 
283 
283 
271 
217 
255 
175 
number 
9,909 
11,565 
9,910 
46,329 
23,176 
31,644 
10,755 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
- 
20 
9 
4 
12 
6 
2 
number 
202 
- 
1,485 
32 
200 
70 
223 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
359 
280 
301 
296 
262 
231 
287 
187 
number 
102,024 
169,120 
61,356 
81,886 
32,104 
92,127 
78,194 
41,433 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
23 
38 
36 
3 
3 
1 
29 
3 
number 
4,924 
(D) 
49,695 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
36,092 
5,305 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
28 
38 
37 
3 
4 
1 
25 
3 
number 
12,408 
(D) 
99,268 
26 
220 
(D) 
124,482 
15,956 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
33 
51 
29 
13 
11 
3 
14 
22 
number 
1,106 
2,226 
664 
660 
545 
864 
1,219 
1,606 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
86 
106 
68 
26 
23 
20 
17 
26 
number 
5,157 
2,140 
1,112 
614 
249 
359 
291 
590 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
18 
14 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
number 
395 
256 
1,367 
148 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
657 
365 
451 
90 
202 
65 
324 
278 
acres 
196,211 
87,975 
145,168 
35,037 
62,955 
15,887 
81,588 
135,692 
bushels 
21,099,076 
12,198,777 
18,867,502 
4,927,216 
9,422,186 
2,323,374 
5,055,934 
21,098,839 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
44 
38 
32 
54 
55 
24 
116 
16 
acres 
3,051 
7,283 
2,570 
4,584 
3,634 
3,974 
10,146 
599 
tons 
41,527 
136,366 
29,465 
51,713 
34,245 
86,155 
63,766 
9,343 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
31 
80 
26 
120 
14 
34 
4 
117 
acres 
1,417 
10,017 
1,402 
35,471 
720 
4,893 
(D) 
16,140 
bushels 
65,220 
426,776 
65,250 
1,204,008 
32,572 
228,951 
(D) 
640,506 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
28 
78 
26 
116 
13 
34 
4 
117 
acres 
1,366 
(D) 
1,402 
34,571 
(D) 
4,893 
(D) 
16,140 
bushels 
62,826 
(D) 
65,250 
1,176,634 
(D) 
228,951 
(D) 
640,506 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
51 
(D) 
- 
900 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
2,394 
(D) 
- 
27,374 
(D) 
- 
" 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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