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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
40 
168 
170 
325 
215 
190 
71 
262 
2007 
43 
174 
160 
280 
263 
167 
97 
262 
Any 
2012 
47 
199 
232 
496 
303 
233 
127 
279 
2007 
60 
198 
231 
482 
310 
263 
108 
287 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
17 
24 
74 
66 
58 
19 
22 
59 
2007 
7 
29 
49 
79 
63 
43 
25 
53 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
- 
31 
17 
36 
26 
8 
13 
24 
2007 
4 
18 
20 
48 
20 
20 
9 
22 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
4 
62 
20 
54 
48 
24 
6 
18 
2007 
14 
24 
28 
58 
33 
26 
19 
40 
200 days or more 
2012 
26 
82 
121 
340 
171 
182 
86 
178 
2007 
35 
127 
134 
297 
194 
174 
55 
172 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
11 
10 
16 
23 
18 
2 
4 
2007 
3 
14 
8 
17 
14 
14 
1 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
15 
17 
28 
19 
11 
10 
18 
2007 
14 
2 
10 
45 
19 
14 
8 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
25 
27 
31 
60 
33 
62 
11 
51 
2007 
15 
46 
37 
135 
50 
60 
23 
49 
10 years or more 
2012 
58 
314 
344 
717 
443 
332 
175 
468 
2007 
71 
310 
336 
565 
490 
342 
173 
477 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.9 
26.3 
28.2 
25.3 
26.3 
23.2 
23.4 
27.2 
2007 
19.9 
28.0 
27.6 
23.8 
26.4 
24.6 
24.4 
26.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
10 
7 
15 
14 
12 
2 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
7 
13 
27 
19 
11 
3 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
16 
35 
25 
54 
32 
55 
16 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
68 
315 
357 
725 
453 
345 
177 
481 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.4 
27.6 
30.2 
26.8 
27.9 
26.2 
25.9 
28.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
4 
1 
4 
14 
14 
. 
2 
2007 
5 
4 
3 
8 
1 
1 
2 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
38 
22 
40 
51 
42 
10 
45 
2007 
8 
24 
30 
36 
35 
44 
15 
40 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
16 
45 
95 
92 
38 
58 
16 
66 
2007 
18 
44 
50 
79 
71 
48 
21 
67 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
14 
71 
74 
198 
132 
88 
65 
153 
2007 
24 
91 
91 
223 
196 
111 
64 
176 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
12 
55 
47 
109 
104 
55 
44 
92 
2007 
21 
46 
67 
100 
79 
54 
33 
78 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
17 
75 
55 
110 
57 
47 
22 
61 
2007 
8 
46 
44 
99 
53 
46 
18 
73 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
12 
32 
43 
133 
40 
33 
16 
54 
2007 
7 
34 
30 
83 
51 
53 
27 
45 
70 years and over 
2012 
12 
47 
65 
135 
82 
86 
25 
68 
2007 
12 
83 
76 
134 
87 
73 
25 
62 
Average age 
2012 
56.3 
54.7 
55.6 
57.2 
54.7 
54.9 
55.6 
54.5 
2007 
52.4 
57.1 
56.2 
56.4 
55.2 
55.5 
54.6 
53.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
65 
290 
280 
605 
405 
316 
167 
461 
2007 
73 
219 
261 
505 
357 
279 
147 
408 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
12 
24 
55 
25 
17 
12 
19 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
44 
127 
349 
143 
167 
70 
200 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
30 
21 
51 
66 
26 
16 
35 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
3 
6 
39 
33 
41 
28 
25 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
1 
64 
39 
102 
58 
37 
18 
65 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
134 
76 
95 
93 
59 
32 
157 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
20 
6 
61 
13 
5 
- 
10 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
5 
3 
11 
9 
- 
22 
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 
85 
358 
392 
782 
517 
415 
191 
527 
acres, 2012 
367,409 
229,770 
329,506 
232,365 
279,711 
296,899 
353,178 
320,908 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
5 
6 
16 
43 
15 
16 
10 
20 
acres, 2012 
16,948 
5,654 
29,750 
6,031 
7,540 
5,121 
23,275 
12,475 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
68 
334 
330 
688 
482 
374 
168 
424 
2007 
91 
328 
317 
628 
524 
353 
157 
446 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
235,510 
170,941 
226,587 
252,252 
(D) 
217,972 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
248,542 
(D) 
239,538 
220,956 
(D) 
232,071 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
6 
14 
35 
28 
9 
18 
16 
42 
2007 
2 
30 
32 
53 
20 
40 
28 
42 
acres, 2012 
35,230 
27,501 
48,975 
9,871 
(D) 
(D) 
30,252 
48,647 
2007 
(D) 
28,280 
38,950 
14,341 
15,315 
33,529 
65,158 
58,610 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
13 
33 
91 
22 
28 
12 
66 
2007 
9 
9 
38 
71 
19 
32 
17 
54 
acres, 2012 
83,790 
34,650 
60,434 
62,507 
32,917 
32,986 
82,881 
69,163 
2007 
87,577 
12,140 
67,114 
57,450 
20,457 
48,183 
89,108 
52,541 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
1 
7 
2 
- 
1 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,268 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
40 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
6 
3 
7 
3 
3 
1 
6 
2007 
1 
5 
4 
7 
7 
5 
2 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,501 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,690 
1,403 
1,228 
2,839 
(D) 
(D) 
592 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
