Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Box Butte 
Boyd 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Burt 
Butler 
Cass 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
220 
123 
123 
428 
224 
358 
317 
2007 
212 
116 
117 
408 
218 
319 
255 
Any 
2012 
246 
143 
205 
618 
336 
482 
414 
2007 
254 
143 
175 
541 
331 
490 
427 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
19 
27 
95 
45 
77 
40 
2007 
41 
31 
26 
116 
74 
105 
80 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
5 
18 
20 
19 
35 
24 
2007 
6 
6 
15 
37 
33 
42 
29 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
45 
21 
62 
70 
39 
78 
43 
2007 
22 
22 
28 
54 
36 
70 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
168 
98 
98 
433 
233 
292 
307 
2007 
185 
84 
106 
334 
188 
273 
273 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
29 
11 
35 
39 
17 
29 
32 
2007 
12 
6 
11 
22 
16 
21 
21 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
9 
10 
52 
24 
30 
25 
2007 
17 
16 
24 
33 
14 
28 
37 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
61 
21 
39 
128 
73 
92 
92 
2007 
52 
23 
35 
123 
91 
87 
70 
10 years or more 
2012 
347 
225 
244 
827 
446 
689 
582 
2007 
385 
214 
222 
771 
428 
673 
554 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23,3 
26.7 
21.5 
23.9 
26.1 
26.8 
25.9 
2007 
26.1 
27.4 
23.0 
24.6 
26.1 
27.0 
25.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
11 
9 
27 
11 
22 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
4 
9 
50 
20 
23 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
51 
17 
33 
104 
54 
85 
89 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
377 
234 
277 
865 
475 
710 
597 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.2 
27.7 
23.8 
26.2 
28.7 
28.6 
27.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
2 
- 
4 
2 
4 
4 
2007 
3 
1 
4 
- 
2 
9 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
59 
30 
25 
100 
50 
72 
45 
2007 
22 
16 
18 
54 
34 
54 
34 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
44 
49 
67 
134 
67 
100 
67 
2007 
48 
46 
50 
134 
66 
107 
64 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
101 
49 
76 
267 
124 
212 
166 
2007 
147 
52 
60 
286 
149 
228 
162 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
83 
34 
41 
125 
83 
123 
91 
2007 
61 
40 
43 
135 
76 
92 
130 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
61 
40 
33 
146 
69 
117 
127 
2007 
64 
29 
34 
111 
67 
96 
114 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
42 
24 
30 
91 
67 
67 
104 
2007 
39 
34 
21 
98 
47 
58 
65 
70 years and over 
2012 
70 
38 
56 
179 
98 
145 
127 
2007 
82 
41 
62 
131 
108 
165 
111 
Average age 
2012 
55.2 
53.7 
54.0 
55.6 
56.0 
56.0 
57.7 
2007 
56.4 
55.7 
56.1 
55.0 
56.7 
55.7 
57.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
357 
180 
228 
770 
400 
600 
607 
2007 
318 
135 
170 
632 
326 
481 
420 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
6 
20 
48 
22 
72 
32 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
155 
128 
75 
339 
130 
285 
275 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
25 
7 
82 
58 
55 
45 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
40 
17 
27 
11 
34 
41 
9 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
80 
8 
36 
139 
66 
90 
100 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
63 
8 
94 
177 
121 
102 
168 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
1 
9 
9 
6 
16 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
1 
- 
24 
18 
10 
17 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
445 
262 
314 
1,021 
531 
811 
718 
acres, 2012 
659,117 
288,784 
637,701 
544,013 
292,612 
346,002 
332,622 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
25 
10 
19 
40 
26 
20 
17 
acres, 2012 
35,544 
6,135 
83,899 
20,023 
30,773 
7,107 
10,760 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
383 
230 
281 
891 
467 
718 
637 
2007 
378 
222 
236 
771 
460 
702 
576 
acres, 2012 
486,672 
232,029 
491,134 
414,174 
215,117 
286,945 
253,945 
2007 
516,546 
202,231 
393,959 
406,725 
200,204 
278,316 
193,522 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
23 
24 
26 
67 
33 
63 
32 
2007 
45 
22 
28 
80 
34 
62 
41 
acres, 2012 
26,609 
28,141 
122,960 
64,006 
36,867 
29,352 
37,663 
2007 
71,849 
22,752 
119,319 
89,684 
16,442 
34,878 
30,853 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
49 
12 
17 
75 
46 
50 
49 
2007 
37 
10 
19 
78 
42 
38 
53 
acres, 2012 
116,160 
30,817 
46,332 
97,992 
55,696 
48,347 
47,530 
2007 
80,701 
26,356 
104,857 
107,910 
55,585 
38,973 
53,584 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
- 
2 
3 
7 
- 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
9 
3 
1 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
878 
- 
3,000 
2007 
- 
(D) 
5,971 
(D) 
(D) 
1,654 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
9 
- 
2 
10 
7 
9 
10 
2007 
6 
5 
7 
11 
10 
6 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,376 
5,442 
2,731 
2007 
1,719 
408 
(D) 
1,881 
(D) 
(D) 
1,307 
-continued 
582 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
