Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Thomas 
Thurston 
Valley 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Wheeler 
York 
Farms 
number 
87 
367 
402 
821 
518 
423 
198 
541 
Land in farms 
acres 
367,535 
247,605 
349,404 
248,088 
279,951 
302,253 
357,134 
339,591 
Average size of farm 
acres 
4,225 
675 
869 
302 
540 
715 
1,804 
628 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,800 
400 
468 
100 
249 
365 
777 
355 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,125,345 
3,406,257 
1,919,603 
1,820,339 
2,363,430 
2,021,950 
2,208,791 
3,534,628 
Average per acre 
dollars 
503 
5,049 
2,209 
6,024 
4,373 
2,830 
1,225 
5,631 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,982 
104,242 
100,079 
147,983 
121,806 
96,852 
50,408 
232,325 
Average per farm 
dollars 
114,738 
284,037 
248,954 
180,247 
235,146 
228,964 
254,587 
429,435 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
8 
19 
10 
85 
36 
15 
20 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5 
74 
46 
243 
92 
76 
14 
57 
50 to 179 acres 
10 
51 
75 
158 
94 
63 
19 
86 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3 
57 
73 
159 
125 
89 
33 
106 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
100 
95 
116 
103 
75 
30 
120 
1 ,000 acres or more 
53 
66 
103 
60 
68 
105 
82 
115 
Total cropland 
farms 
42 
332 
334 
633 
432 
335 
150 
456 
acres 
8,007 
215,904 
150,695 
209,813 
238,394 
177,770 
90,905 
313,071 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
36 
261 
300 
571 
409 
304 
133 
445 
acres 
6,290 
201,733 
134,729 
204,638 
233,595 
167,409 
82,193 
309,283 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12 
37 
214 
83 
102 
110 
81 
380 
acres 
2,944 
11,915 
93,080 
17,279 
49,807 
55,006 
39,363 
252,439 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
22,426 
197,685 
205,092 
163,475 
203,253 
226,899 
259,840 
415,413 
Average per farm 
dollars 
257,773 
538,652 
510,179 
199,117 
392,380 
536,404 
1,312,325 
767,862 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
93,562 
95,415 
102,595 
92,911 
91,717 
35,277 
302,771 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
104,123 
109,677 
60,880 
110,342 
135,182 
224,563 
112,642 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
11 
92 
59 
254 
81 
73 
27 
60 
$2,500 to $4,999 
12 
4 
9 
62 
19 
9 
9 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
6 
25 
54 
27 
16 
14 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11 
9 
15 
52 
52 
46 
11 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
13 
37 
50 
39 
32 
14 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
31 
47 
81 
73 
56 
21 
35 
$100,000 or more 
33 
212 
210 
268 
227 
191 
102 
352 
Government payments 
farms 
16 
294 
302 
487 
401 
303 
104 
403 
$1,000 
438 
3,744 
2,783 
4,069 
3,410 
3,545 
1,407 
6,039 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
31 
219 
266 
379 
338 
285 
108 
388 
$1,000 
631 
16,877 
7,968 
14,083 
23,938 
7,923 
2,455 
13,606 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
18,113 
167,279 
183,072 
145,765 
201,745 
192,229 
249,126 
292,349 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,192 
455,802 
455,402 
177,546 
389,468 
454,442 
1,258,211 
540,387 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
87 
367 
402 
821 
518 
423 
198 
541 
$1,000 
5,383 
51,027 
32,771 
35,862 
28,856 
46,139 
14,577 
142,709 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,871 
139,038 
81,520 
43,681 
55,706 
109,075 
73,619 
263,787 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
58 
241 
294 
476 
347 
228 
134 
382 
Other 
number 
29 
126 
108 
345 
171 
195 
64 
159 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
47 
199 
232 
496 
303 
233 
127 
279 
200 days or more 
number 
26 
82 
121 
340 
171 
182 
86 
178 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
76 
122 
252 
230 
246 
231 
143 
157 
number 
26,151 
45,913 
76,326 
28,195 
41,955 
75,427 
113,174 
45,226 
Beef cows 
farms 
65 
85 
223 
153 
179 
205 
127 
121 
number 
13,298 
(D) 
24,942 
5,392 
7,212 
(□) 
21,289 
4,301 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
2 
3 
11 
23 
2 
3 
- 
number 
22 
(D) 
5 
1,013 
6,252 
(D) 
370 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
64 
121 
241 
192 
231 
225 
144 
148 
number 
15,661 
65,673 
85,134 
32,730 
50,917 
88,837 
140,527 
70,319 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
10 
13 
25 
18 
8 
6 
25 
number 
(□) 
12,009 
1,617 
25,570 
16,125 
(D) 
(□) 
29,738 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
11 
6 
24 
18 
8 
4 
33 
number 
(D) 
16,933 
1,034 
57,854 
47,685 
(D) 
(D) 
134,534 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
12 
1 
31 
22 
19 
2 
12 
number 
- 
441 
(D) 
1,122 
929 
3,645 
(D) 
478 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
9 
14 
12 
53 
21 
31 
14 
24 
number 
100 
367 
337 
1,215 
(D) 
916 
229 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
12 
4 
1 
3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,110 
- 
4,800 
(D) 
69 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
234 
212 
384 
317 
213 
65 
377 
acres 
1,638 
104,901 
71,599 
96,416 
120,730 
72,981 
25,815 
208,529 
bushels 
238,557 
8,646,785 
10,207,594 
8,949,375 
8,821,373 
8,799,974 
4,444,482 
37,406,032 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
38 
59 
31 
101 
31 
26 
27 
acres 
260 
4,591 
4,181 
1,878 
9,772 
1,817 
1,846 
2,295 
tons 
(D) 
43,959 
36,425 
23,623 
75,393 
28,984 
24,789 
30,989 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
16 
7 
4 
149 
3 
8 
acres 
- 
633 
1,152 
276 
110 
21,413 
84 
288 
bushels 
- 
42,738 
48,486 
15,271 
3,680 
672,198 
4,150 
1 1 ,268 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
4 
16 
7 
3 
149 
3 
8 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
276 
(□) 
21,413 
84 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
15,271 
(□) 
672,198 
4,150 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
- 
- 
(□) 
bushels 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
238 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
