Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lancaster 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Loup 
McPherson 
Madison 
Merrick 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
494 
673 
518 
66 
55 
46 
332 
201 
2007 
408 
541 
447 
63 
68 
76 
290 
189 
Any 
2012 
586 
1,163 
650 
83 
83 
72 
421 
291 
2007 
455 
1,157 
606 
89 
69 
67 
409 
284 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
165 
119 
68 
23 
9 
18 
52 
44 
2007 
99 
237 
104 
10 
14 
13 
61 
57 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
21 
28 
23 
7 
5 
10 
20 
17 
2007 
34 
70 
35 
12 
5 
6 
24 
16 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
53 
123 
84 
6 
14 
4 
44 
30 
2007 
52 
113 
75 
4 
13 
10 
48 
37 
200 days or more 
2012 
347 
893 
475 
47 
55 
40 
305 
200 
2007 
270 
737 
392 
63 
37 
38 
276 
174 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
42 
53 
71 
15 
15 
15 
18 
19 
2007 
10 
47 
37 
3 
8 
4 
16 
17 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
35 
86 
45 
5 
3 
9 
44 
13 
2007 
22 
109 
81 
9 
3 
7 
43 
23 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
92 
264 
169 
30 
23 
10 
80 
83 
2007 
113 
208 
126 
22 
21 
20 
88 
38 
10 years or more 
2012 
911 
1,433 
883 
99 
97 
84 
611 
377 
2007 
718 
1,334 
809 
118 
105 
112 
552 
395 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.7 
23.3 
22.1 
21.2 
22.1 
21.4 
26.2 
24.7 
2007 
27.1 
23.0 
22.7 
24.6 
25.2 
26.6 
25.0 
25.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
33 
43 
45 
9 
12 
4 
8 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
59 
43 
5 
4 
7 
35 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
85 
226 
142 
32 
20 
20 
77 
77 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
943 
1,508 
938 
103 
102 
87 
633 
388 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.6 
24.8 
24.8 
23.2 
23.8 
26.0 
27.5 
26.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
18 
9 
8 
1 
. 
. 
2 
6 
2007 
8 
6 
13 
- 
1 
2 
5 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
73 
79 
93 
20 
18 
17 
87 
49 
2007 
63 
59 
64 
9 
5 
9 
50 
24 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
174 
210 
196 
32 
23 
19 
74 
63 
2007 
124 
239 
148 
21 
14 
20 
99 
78 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
259 
465 
253 
28 
22 
16 
199 
126 
2007 
231 
448 
305 
41 
43 
39 
230 
124 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
138 
280 
134 
14 
33 
16 
137 
77 
2007 
126 
270 
125 
26 
10 
12 
93 
72 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
135 
254 
206 
17 
14 
17 
89 
52 
2007 
86 
222 
120 
10 
11 
10 
49 
46 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
77 
210 
108 
8 
6 
10 
43 
38 
2007 
63 
161 
115 
14 
22 
16 
66 
48 
70 years and over 
2012 
206 
329 
170 
29 
22 
23 
122 
81 
2007 
162 
293 
163 
31 
31 
35 
107 
76 
Average age 
2012 
55.0 
57.6 
55.2 
53.0 
53.3 
54.9 
54.8 
54.8 
2007 
55.3 
56.9 
55.2 
56.1 
58.6 
57.3 
54.5 
54.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
673 
1,448 
856 
92 
115 
72 
508 
351 
2007 
485 
1,121 
693 
82 
95 
76 
434 
325 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
52 
130 
119 
10 
6 
8 
26 
42 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
316 
716 
316 
32 
51 
23 
140 
114 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
93 
192 
96 
2 
21 
2 
53 
48 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
68 
26 
27 
8 
12 
3 
3 
24 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
69 
274 
150 
29 
15 
5 
93 
89 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
126 
216 
198 
20 
12 
35 
173 
79 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
50 
21 
- 
- 
- 
40 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
54 
28 
- 
- 
- 
23 
6 
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 
1,053 
1,778 
1,131 
149 
138 
115 
742 
477 
acres, 2012 
610,179 
481,398 
1,297,216 
330,151 
282,989 
439,720 
327,289 
226,227 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
22 
83 
56 
8 
5 
10 
19 
16 
acres, 2012 
24,342 
20,068 
122,376 
12,140 
66,688 
70,140 
9,343 
14,170 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
977 
1,599 
1,029 
132 
127 
104 
705 
399 
2007 
765 
1,462 
888 
124 
122 
126 
639 
392 
acres, 2012 
547,371 
383,705 
997,528 
(D) 
150,924 
335,254 
283,949 
157,094 
2007 
447,783 
332,485 
1,080,622 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
254,022 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
50 
81 
55 
7 
5 
7 
23 
38 
2007 
46 
108 
88 
12 
8 
8 
35 
25 
acres, 2012 
31,014 
31,355 
187,970 
61,102 
70,267 
76,641 
49,863 
26,267 
2007 
31,947 
43,873 
291,277 
60,594 
107,889 
83,502 
46,426 
23,450 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
39 
92 
76 
9 
6 
7 
17 
49 
2007 
34 
85 
73 
14 
6 
8 
18 
47 
acres, 2012 
41,091 
66,753 
232,347 
34,319 
61,798 
58,925 
15,808 
49,938 
2007 
40,984 
39,542 
227,580 
94,092 
58,260 
62,629 
13,445 
41,840 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 
5 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
208 
479 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
769 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
56 
6 
1 
6 
6 
2007 
13 
40 
4 
1 
1 
1 
5 
8 
acres, 2012 
8,051 
6,731 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,773 
2007 
14,974 
(D) 
1,706 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,388 
-continued 
588 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
