Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
Farms 
number 
248,809 
2,001 
169 
975 
100 
531 
281 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
375,110 
752,030 
116,977 
39,844 
541,467 
434,272 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
187 
4,450 
120 
398 
1,020 
1,545 
Median size of farm 
acres 
85 
73 
200 
52 
53 
307 
640 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
876,614 
458,514 
1,459,076 
378,739 
679,109 
1,002,917 
1,623,817 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,676 
2,446 
328 
3,157 
1,704 
984 
1,051 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
17,958,942 
101,821 
15,499 
43,978 
4,318 
46,498 
32,649 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,185 
50,885 
91,708 
45,106 
43,180 
87,566 
116,189 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
20,825 
80 
27 
99 
12 
33 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
72,856 
686 
36 
364 
37 
58 
16 
50 to 1 79 acres 
73,868 
754 
19 
361 
36 
105 
50 
1 80 to 499 acres 
42,002 
350 
21 
119 
7 
143 
59 
500 to 999 acres 
17,309 
84 
17 
17 
5 
68 
62 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21,949 
47 
49 
15 
3 
124 
94 
Total cropland 
farms 
138,929 
1,252 
113 
546 
36 
325 
208 
acres 
29,147,537 
70,333 
71,517 
21,687 
2,590 
115,641 
142,984 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
104,998 
1,084 
60 
470 
30 
238 
78 
acres 
16,458,332 
54,581 
15,626 
16,549 
1,477 
75,523 
51,313 
Irrigated land 
farms 
18,169 
49 
51 
43 
5 
4 
23 
acres 
4,489,163 
896 
4,992 
157 
10 
191 
4,553 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
44,579 
12,578 
46,448 
1,075 
76,822 
19,206 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,988 
22,278 
74,423 
47,639 
10,746 
144,674 
68,350 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
7,366,993 
13,645 
5,819 
4,292 
198 
12,774 
8,084 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,008,588 
30,934 
6,758 
42,156 
877 
64,047 
11,122 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
112,775 
880 
101 
497 
51 
154 
125 
$2,500 to $4,999 
29,961 
291 
10 
103 
15 
45 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32,144 
339 
17 
138 
20 
48 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31,781 
251 
9 
148 
11 
76 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15,505 
116 
8 
41 
- 
47 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,154 
71 
3 
16 
1 
45 
22 
$100,000 or more 
17,489 
53 
21 
32 
2 
116 
47 
Government payments 
farms 
52,385 
106 
59 
25 
24 
216 
214 
$1,000 
643,993 
835 
1,436 
168 
93 
2,480 
2,637 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
69,642 
426 
35 
216 
16 
179 
129 
$1,000 
1,351,105 
3,008 
1,073 
1,980 
5 
2,667 
4,248 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
25,404,943 
59,190 
12,668 
43,757 
2,518 
75,194 
26,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,106 
29,580 
74,961 
44,879 
25,181 
141,609 
92,686 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
248,809 
2,001 
169 
975 
100 
531 
281 
$1,000 
1,965,736 
-10,767 
2,418 
4,839 
-1,345 
6,775 
47 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,901 
-5,381 
14,308 
4,963 
-13,454 
12,758 
168 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
104,769 
789 
52 
388 
34 
250 
129 
Other 
number 
144,040 
1,212 
117 
587 
66 
281 
152 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
160,193 
1,297 
125 
634 
82 
333 
168 
200 days or more 
number 
102,947 
815 
86 
454 
48 
234 
115 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
151,362 
1,220 
52 
521 
70 
404 
115 
number 
11,159,747 
51,523 
10,177 
16,124 
2,693 
64,785 
14,772 
Beef cows 
farms 
133,924 
1,122 
32 
469 
66 
342 
98 
number 
4,329,341 
36,416 
6,337 
10,396 
1,602 
18,740 
5,867 
Milk cows 
farms 
985 
- 
- 
- 
- 
49 
- 
number 
434,928 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,884 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116,891 
949 
33 
373 
55 
340 
119 
number 
10,784,116 
28,797 
7,125 
6,948 
1,328 
37,393 
11,951 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
43 
1 
41 
3 
4 
4 
number 
800,893 
(D) 
(D) 
344 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,906 
28 
1 
19 
1 
2 
3 
number 
1,938,690 
(D) 
(D) 
168 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10,674 
34 
3 
19 
1 
6 
3 
number 
623,000 
431 
146 
230 
(D) 
520 
275 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,748 
171 
7 
91 
9 
18 
8 
number 
20,902,244 
4,271 
80 
(D) 
280 
215 
151 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1,566 
10 
2 
20 
- 
- 
- 
number 
600,353,797 
148 
(D) 
12,278,448 
- 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,045 
4 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
acres 
1,620,460 
640 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
720 
bushels 
204,454,091 
47,125 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
85,860 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
622 
4 
- 
- 
3 
1 
acres 
186,995 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
160 
(D) 
tons 
3,454,188 
1,755 
- 
- 
- 
2,400 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7,409 
1 
2 
- 
- 
94 
53 
acres 
2,993,969 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
44,494 
35,907 
bushels 
97,403,853 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,382,202 
739,880 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7,366 
1 
2 
- 
- 
94 
53 
acres 
2,989,113 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
44,494 
35,907 
bushels 
97,263,167 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,382,202 
739,880 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
4,856 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
140,686 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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