Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Morrill 
Nance 
Nemaha 
Nuckolls 
Otoe 
Pawnee 
Perkins 
Phelps 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
218 
161 
198 
157 
335 
228 
208 
202 
2007 
232 
146 
186 
166 
291 
204 
192 
196 
Any 
2012 
294 
194 
253 
278 
562 
312 
186 
203 
2007 
263 
216 
263 
239 
513 
285 
254 
224 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
28 
36 
30 
96 
43 
45 
28 
2007 
35 
52 
56 
48 
102 
56 
60 
64 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
11 
13 
27 
8 
28 
17 
18 
11 
2007 
15 
23 
16 
21 
27 
13 
16 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
78 
39 
31 
26 
63 
24 
23 
16 
2007 
35 
27 
35 
30 
61 
28 
34 
30 
200 days or more 
2012 
180 
114 
159 
214 
375 
228 
100 
148 
2007 
178 
114 
156 
140 
323 
188 
144 
122 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
8 
17 
8 
27 
22 
10 
12 
2007 
18 
16 
18 
10 
16 
12 
15 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
12 
24 
26 
66 
47 
14 
21 
2007 
13 
25 
28 
9 
46 
19 
23 
14 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
56 
47 
61 
58 
122 
49 
49 
52 
2007 
69 
29 
59 
46 
112 
50 
57 
48 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
409 
288 
349 
343 
682 
422 
321 
320 
2007 
395 
292 
344 
340 
630 
408 
351 
338 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.2 
25.3 
26.4 
25.1 
23.0 
26.9 
24.4 
23.2 
2007 
24.8 
25.3 
26.7 
25.8 
25.3 
28.6 
25.7 
23.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
1 
9 
8 
22 
15 
6 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
9 
15 
21 
55 
34 
5 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
48 
50 
49 
43 
102 
55 
41 
39 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
431 
295 
378 
363 
718 
436 
342 
341 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.8 
26.6 
28.5 
27.1 
24.4 
28.5 
26.6 
25.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
2 
5 
6 
16 
19 
3 
5 
2007 
2 
5 
2 
1 
1 
3 
7 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
28 
60 
58 
50 
63 
49 
41 
44 
2007 
32 
23 
27 
46 
47 
17 
48 
39 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
37 
36 
36 
60 
104 
51 
68 
72 
2007 
43 
49 
30 
58 
118 
55 
56 
83 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
107 
72 
78 
91 
238 
116 
60 
118 
2007 
147 
127 
111 
111 
219 
118 
95 
120 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
103 
66 
48 
78 
141 
85 
61 
46 
2007 
59 
37 
69 
53 
86 
67 
63 
57 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
77 
38 
73 
57 
124 
53 
65 
46 
2007 
51 
35 
64 
44 
87 
62 
31 
39 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
44 
23 
51 
41 
78 
49 
27 
35 
2007 
48 
23 
51 
36 
90 
34 
43 
34 
70 years and over 
2012 
114 
58 
102 
52 
133 
118 
69 
39 
2007 
113 
63 
95 
56 
156 
133 
103 
42 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
53.4 
57.3 
53.4 
55.3 
56.3 
55.2 
51.6 
2007 
57.6 
54.5 
58.6 
53.5 
56.5 
59.1 
55.8 
51.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
340 
260 
327 
338 
717 
331 
322 
343 
2007 
349 
207 
252 
259 
494 
217 
288 
335 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
39 
24 
26 
25 
84 
33 
14 
12 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
89 
108 
130 
167 
278 
143 
173 
118 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
32 
18 
25 
42 
90 
48 
45 
48 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
16 
2 
10 
21 
7 
13 
26 
28 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
55 
54 
50 
43 
132 
43 
57 
79 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
140 
66 
112 
56 
169 
54 
53 
93 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
11 
2 
5 
5 
14 
6 
5 
27 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
6 
2 
5 
11 
33 
6 
9 
12 
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 
495 
347 
442 
423 
869 
524 
378 
386 
acres, 2012 
756,878 
201,859 
250,382 
340,309 
372,107 
255,875 
549,149 
309,180 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
31 
18 
12 
6 
26 
20 
15 
12 
acres, 2012 
37,152 
5,610 
6,383 
2,290 
21,197 
13,160 
45,139 
13,930 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
422 
318 
390 
378 
805 
484 
321 
295 
2007 
390 
317 
381 
344 
678 
428 
366 
298 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
167,081 
213,620 
(D) 
310,330 
228,708 
432,066 
197,681 
2007 
(D) 
177,641 
170,786 
(D) 
237,096 
181,796 
429,982 
191,275 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
41 
17 
21 
25 
27 
28 
22 
29 
2007 
53 
26 
31 
33 
55 
37 
30 
41 
acres, 2012 
113,696 
(D) 
13,726 
45,184 
16,454 
22,503 
57,354 
55,020 
2007 
204,196 
30,073 
19,503 
28,110 
40,009 
29,218 
61,577 
61,076 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
43 
18 
29 
30 
50 
22 
43 
74 
2007 
45 
10 
23 
26 
46 
10 
38 
72 
acres, 2012 
235,521 
28,936 
23,367 
41,460 
59,442 
15,203 
64,817 
76,957 
2007 
229,632 
13,485 
21,073 
36,647 
39,818 
2,973 
62,185 
85,137 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
1 
3 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
282 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2,689 
2,478 
650 
1,494 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
5 
2 
11 
1 
12 
5 
7 
4 
2007 
5 
9 
14 
2 
18 
9 
9 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
2,627 
(D) 
1,207 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
5,100 
1,324 
(D) 
2,534 
1,204 
4,011 
1,309 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 589 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
