Table 26 . Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
FORAGE - LAND USED FOR ALL HAY 
AND ALL HAYLAGE, GRASS SILAGE, 
AND GREENCHOP (TONS, DRY 
EQUIVALENT) (SEE TEXT) 
State Total 
Nebraska 
20,034 
2,487,312 
4,728,985 
4,400 
396,397 
20,576 
2,563,515 
6,289,171 
5,024 
494,391 
Counties 
Adams 
160 
8,992 
17,639 
26 
1,337 
158 
10,293 
29,760 
42 
3,957 
Antelope 
294 
22,527 
45,809 
81 
5,640 
296 
26,126 
75,162 
101 
6,733 
Arthur 
52 
18,662 
35,924 
28 
5,659 
45 
21,453 
32,966 
19 
4,039 
Banner 
35 
5,648 
19,233 
26 
2,892 
53 
9,692 
32,026 
28 
4,944 
Blaine 
54 
26,069 
41,909 
16 
3,390 
67 
25,129 
38,727 
19 
4,991 
Boone 
274 
20,832 
53,159 
95 
5,860 
301 
28,036 
93,363 
107 
7,581 
Box Butte 
116 
17,674 
48,728 
65 
8,441 
123 
16,622 
48,449 
80 
10,211 
Boyd 
175 
34,259 
41,946 
3 
173 
185 
36,452 
78,867 
5 
181 
Brown 
159 
55,912 
68,583 
28 
2,758 
140 
49,585 
74,223 
30 
5,055 
Buffalo 
507 
35,897 
90,419 
139 
7,899 
482 
42,024 
144,651 
173 
15,544 
Burt 
145 
7,405 
19,796 
7 
113 
141 
6,634 
23,173 
1 
(D) 
Butler 
318 
13,135 
37,528 
31 
1,655 
307 
13,110 
39,732 
35 
1,166 
Cass 
226 
8,394 
21,988 
- 
- 
217 
7,710 
25,538 
1 
(D) 
Cedar 
418 
28,258 
65,789 
64 
3,623 
486 
35,498 
114,882 
82 
5,008 
Chase 
74 
6,388 
14,843 
38 
2,821 
74 
8,257 
22,386 
48 
4,585 
Cherry 
327 
286,223 
324,407 
67 
13,335 
337 
291,120 
375,806 
73 
16,144 
Cheyenne 
98 
15,058 
32,215 
53 
4,892 
128 
16,186 
46,681 
63 
8,676 
Clay 
112 
6,900 
22,753 
30 
2,553 
138 
9,070 
33,276 
33 
3,735 
Colfax 
239 
15,213 
48,517 
18 
956 
270 
15,415 
63,882 
30 
1,168 
Cuming 
341 
17,316 
64,146 
25 
1,149 
420 
26,070 
121,084 
44 
2,346 
Custer 
680 
84,154 
203,227 
244 
19,844 
694 
95,998 
344,068 
272 
25,431 
Dakota 
93 
4,867 
9,808 
2 
(D) 
103 
5,495 
19,138 
- 
- 
Dawes 
225 
39,828 
76,472 
93 
13,008 
252 
57,198 
89,614 
72 
13,030 
Dawson 
358 
43,807 
169,585 
130 
15,014 
383 
51,285 
219,185 
136 
17,449 
Deuel 
35 
6,532 
10,596 
10 
1,526 
34 
4,191 
14,191 
17 
2,520 
Dixon 
202 
9,455 
24,629 
7 
298 
187 
8,215 
26,692 
7 
172 
Dodge 
220 
8,634 
26,489 
28 
604 
239 
10,644 
38,149 
35 
819 
Douglas 
133 
4,500 
6,860 
2 
(D) 
131 
5,291 
15,268 
7 
107 
Dundy 
80 
9,519 
25,572 
43 
5,314 
104 
14,078 
57,296 
69 
8,425 
Fillmore 
127 
5,619 
14,778 
20 
961 
158 
7,291 
23,638 
30 
2,072 
Franklin 
153 
10,835 
24,365 
45 
1,434 
130 
8,831 
29,319 
31 
1,525 
Frontier 
123 
11,929 
24,853 
30 
1,825 
150 
14,825 
48,352 
36 
3,092 
Furnas 
161 
12,695 
42,723 
42 
2,573 
184 
17,314 
71,373 
51 
4,355 
Gage 
474 
19,878 
41,832 
13 
563 
485 
17,504 
40,972 
15 
260 
Garden 
107 
41,514 
74,682 
53 
10,295 
113 
36,881 
86,671 
67 
12,833 
Garfield 
124 
36,291 
44,600 
32 
3,230 
145 
43,582 
69,186 
46 
3,521 
Gosper 
95 
7,150 
17,653 
25 
2,161 
89 
5,980 
18,692 
28 
1,463 
Grant 
50 
37,845 
37,141 
4 
(D) 
55 
40,017 
51,526 
6 
1,250 
Greeley 
189 
19,559 
40,270 
54 
4,913 
159 
15,829 
49,006 
72 
4,679 
Hall 
222 
13,032 
23,482 
51 
2,114 
214 
12,330 
35,936 
62 
3,136 
Hamilton 
147 
4,942 
10,015 
47 
1,681 
153 
4,910 
17,466 
46 
2,191 
Harlan 
138 
11,796 
22,452 
40 
1,579 
160 
13,805 
44,357 
48 
3,828 
Hayes 
93 
14,576 
46,677 
37 
5,598 
102 
12,227 
51,602 
42 
4,750 
Hitchcock 
111 
12,532 
35,148 
48 
4,583 
85 
9,229 
35,520 
32 
2,034 
Holt 
765 
262,815 
303,512 
128 
14,456 
700 
225,432 
347,377 
169 
19,193 
Hooker 
20 
12,101 
16,865 
10 
2,994 
34 
16,244 
19,951 
10 
2,295 
Howard 
335 
27,956 
68,525 
86 
5,671 
298 
22,662 
73,772 
97 
6,330 
Jefferson 
264 
14,121 
30,138 
25 
1,443 
271 
13,289 
31,059 
25 
1,183 
Johnson 
259 
11,168 
17,757 
7 
213 
221 
10,754 
20,498 
5 
43 
Kearney 
87 
4,898 
12,473 
29 
1,505 
128 
6,834 
24,187 
45 
2,362 
Keith 
98 
16,842 
38,374 
57 
6,012 
122 
21,136 
65,548 
77 
9,750 
Keya Paha 
159 
65,224 
75,251 
28 
2,509 
151 
66,222 
107,515 
28 
3,099 
Kimball 
93 
24,381 
59,767 
69 
1 1 ,759 
92 
16,651 
45,118 
55 
7,296 
Knox 
611 
70,178 
123,663 
48 
2,691 
521 
67,295 
197,865 
56 
3,302 
Lancaster 
833 
29,582 
37,008 
8 
287 
763 
26,543 
55,357 
13 
771 
Lincoln 
501 
85,956 
185,622 
181 
21,384 
493 
93,013 
244,686 
191 
25,783 
Logan 
63 
24,635 
42,488 
30 
3,325 
73 
19,085 
37,062 
32 
4,366 
Loup 
72 
17,677 
29,174 
18 
2,241 
93 
23,067 
52,123 
40 
4,728 
McPherson 
47 
14,186 
31,163 
24 
4,099 
64 
16,171 
34,284 
32 
6,211 
Madison 
317 
19,726 
47,399 
49 
3,044 
298 
17,547 
62,553 
37 
1,987 
Merrick 
192 
9,168 
14,875 
43 
1,438 
207 
12,097 
35,505 
62 
2,253 
Morrill 
258 
41,500 
101,272 
220 
21,138 
272 
51,574 
179,704 
226 
31,261 
Nance 
148 
10,587 
27,696 
30 
1,335 
171 
1 1 ,940 
42,540 
36 
2,020 
Nemaha 
136 
5,084 
8,360 
3 
30 
165 
6,584 
16,732 
- 
- 
Nuckolls 
222 
12,167 
27,546 
12 
266 
221 
12,037 
31,913 
16 
722 
Otoe 
345 
12,449 
21,411 
1 
(D) 
318 
1 1 ,632 
28,371 
3 
(D) 
Pawnee 
257 
19,493 
23,278 
- 
218 
14,671 
33,595 
1 
(D) 
Perkins 
76 
9,161 
24,295 
27 
1,938 
82 
8,451 
22,872 
40 
4,364 
Phelps 
99 
6,466 
21,468 
42 
3,621 
129 
7,099 
31,465 
54 
3,117 
Pierce 
306 
17,148 
36,928 
55 
2,834 
305 
20,772 
71,676 
69 
5,011 
Platte 
284 
13,331 
33,415 
63 
2,535 
313 
15,670 
60,142 
87 
3,638 
Polk 
160 
7,694 
21,383 
51 
2,188 
193 
8,792 
28,825 
63 
2,467 
Red Willow 
152 
18,531 
61,286 
49 
5,812 
148 
11,819 
45,975 
41 
2,783 
Richardson 
259 
10,801 
21,732 
2 
(D) 
261 
8,796 
22,686 
- 
- 
Rock 
159 
105,047 
136,699 
17 
2,824 
132 
83,944 
107,380 
25 
3,336 
Saline 
305 
10,715 
19,676 
29 
693 
287 
8,959 
23,635 
27 
558 
Sarpy 
130 
3,839 
5,874 
1 
(D) 
129 
2,403 
7,103 
3 
4 
Saunders 
417 
17,867 
34,225 
13 
431 
434 
15,534 
43,404 
28 
914 
Scotts Bluff 
430 
41,931 
161,177 
410 
39,945 
366 
33,427 
138,480 
349 
31,683 
Seward 
372 
12,446 
26,110 
26 
619 
342 
13,427 
37,007 
32 
2,183 
Sheridan 
235 
70,483 
110,141 
82 
8,940 
296 
98,421 
135,243 
105 
16,355 
-continued 
486 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
