Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Thomas 
Thurston 
Valley 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Wheeler 
York 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
87 
367 
402 
821 
518 
423 
198 
541 
2007 
103 
372 
391 
762 
573 
430 
205 
549 
acres, 2012 
367,535 
247,605 
349,404 
248,088 
279,951 
302,253 
357,134 
339,591 
2007 
424,918 
199,689 
356,296 
217,306 
276,578 
305,507 
360,200 
346,137 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
261 
300 
571 
409 
304 
133 
445 
2007 
42 
263 
300 
555 
406 
296 
142 
481 
acres, 2012 
6,290 
201,733 
134,729 
204,638 
233,595 
167,409 
82,193 
309,283 
TENURE 
2007 
9,247 
157,361 
138,346 
179,273 
223,273 
158,461 
81,560 
307,157 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
43 
155 
196 
441 
235 
208 
102 
189 
2007 
47 
182 
186 
445 
280 
217 
103 
174 
acres, 2012 
146,076 
45,873 
98,951 
47,105 
54,533 
64,014 
90,046 
43,626 
2007 
132,868 
33,723 
91,493 
48,471 
54,761 
77,664 
98,097 
42,918 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
16 
56 
124 
228 
137 
116 
55 
110 
2007 
19 
77 
122 
258 
136 
120 
63 
120 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
27,711 
31,833 
27,996 
41,025 
29,384 
29,215 
36,764 
2007 
4,012 
12,545 
24,061 
29,034 
33,735 
36,300 
28,290 
33,536 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
33 
184 
168 
302 
223 
158 
71 
257 
2007 
38 
154 
157 
244 
233 
143 
69 
277 
acres, 2012 
182,866 
191,326 
223,041 
172,618 
201,106 
193,839 
235,256 
251,367 
2007 
245,096 
151,981 
224,535 
147,852 
191,453 
191,399 
220,297 
259,523 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
127,775 
63,653 
99,280 
69,195 
69,645 
75,853 
118,990 
73,943 
2007 
141,019 
50,760 
102,062 
58,257 
67,731 
68,078 
138,659 
82,098 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
55,091 
127,673 
123,761 
103,423 
131,461 
117,986 
116,266 
177,424 
2007 
104,077 
101,221 
122,473 
89,595 
123,722 
123,321 
81,638 
177,425 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14 
179 
153 
283 
216 
145 
61 
248 
2007 
17 
152 
153 
233 
223 
135 
62 
273 
acres, 2012 
2,446 
164,842 
93,447 
151,973 
169,740 
114,355 
42,764 
232,984 
2007 
3,730 
132,859 
98,861 
131,394 
162,305 
102,823 
42,843 
234,472 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
11 
28 
38 
78 
60 
57 
25 
95 
2007 
18 
36 
48 
73 
60 
70 
33 
98 
acres, 2012 
38,593 
10,406 
27,412 
28,365 
24,312 
44,400 
31,832 
44,598 
2007 
46,954 
13,985 
40,268 
20,983 
30,364 
36,444 
41,806 
43,696 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6 
26 
23 
60 
56 
43 
17 
87 
2007 
6 
34 
25 
64 
47 
41 
17 
88 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,180 
9,449 
24,669 
22,830 
23,670 
10,214 
39,535 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,505 
11,957 
15,424 
18,845 
27,233 
19,338 
10,427 
39,149 
Total operators 
number 
146 
509 
582 
1,291 
748 
673 
349 
817 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
41 
245 
255 
428 
318 
230 
101 
314 
2 operators 
37 
102 
122 
338 
176 
144 
63 
190 
3 operators 
8 
20 
19 
42 
21 
42 
26 
29 
4 operators 
- 
4 
4 
6 
1 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
2 
9 
3 
1 
7 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
49 
128 
144 
389 
202 
194 
97 
169 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
45 
124 
132 
339 
195 
168 
83 
155 
2 operators 
2 
2 
6 
25 
2 
13 
7 
7 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
159 
526 
617 
1,183 
795 
646 
341 
829 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
53 
239 
205 
422 
384 
265 
92 
330 
2 operators 
45 
114 
157 
287 
163 
130 
95 
178 
3 operators 
4 
17 
19 
37 
22 
20 
14 
31 
4 operators 
1 
2 
9 
8 
1 
14 
3 
6 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
1 
8 
3 
1 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
54 
125 
174 
342 
206 
148 
88 
177 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
46 
119 
156 
299 
196 
136 
84 
156 
2 operators 
4 
3 
9 
20 
5 
6 
2 
9 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
76 
317 
385 
732 
483 
384 
188 
510 
2007 
92 
340 
364 
688 
530 
395 
196 
534 
acres, 2012 
342,318 
244,803 
340,069 
243,264 
274,081 
294,083 
352,184 
332,397 
2007 
391,034 
193,240 
348,406 
212,521 
270,297 
298,252 
356,469 
344,000 
Female 
farms, 2012 
11 
50 
17 
89 
35 
39 
10 
31 
2007 
11 
32 
27 
74 
43 
35 
9 
15 
acres, 2012 
25,217 
2,802 
9,335 
4,824 
5,870 
8,170 
4,950 
7,194 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
33,884 
6,449 
7,890 
4,785 
6,281 
7,255 
3,731 
2,137 
Farming 
2012 
58 
241 
294 
476 
347 
228 
134 
382 
2007 
69 
219 
280 
385 
369 
247 
137 
403 
Other 
2012 
29 
126 
108 
345 
171 
195 
64 
159 
Place of residence: 
2007 
34 
153 
111 
377 
204 
183 
68 
146 
On farm operated 
2012 
73 
279 
321 
678 
412 
293 
158 
426 
2007 
82 
245 
289 
602 
444 
252 
146 
410 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
14 
88 
81 
143 
106 
130 
40 
115 
2007 
21 
127 
102 
160 
129 
178 
59 
139 
-continued 
580 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
