Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Atascosa 
Austin 
Bailey 
Bandera 
Bastrop 
Baylor 
Bee 
Bell 
Farms 
number 
1,987 
2,098 
494 
1,002 
2,083 
277 
974 
2,533 
Land in farms 
acres 
665,287 
369,960 
471,624 
402,481 
387,586 
543,638 
538,807 
421,362 
Average size of farm 
acres 
335 
176 
955 
402 
186 
1,963 
553 
166 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
75 
320 
110 
72 
340 
104 
47 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
655,914 
720,468 
768,375 
1,082,003 
695,536 
2,039,460 
1 ,032,344 
509,341 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,959 
4,086 
805 
2,694 
3,738 
1,039 
1,866 
3,062 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
114,928 
101,488 
80,418 
42,388 
102,394 
39,707 
55,270 
162,585 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,840 
48,374 
163,785 
42,303 
49,157 
143,345 
56,746 
64,187 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
123 
120 
12 
67 
122 
3 
51 
247 
1 0 to 49 acres 
470 
687 
35 
297 
716 
18 
257 
1,040 
50 to 1 79 acres 
677 
781 
143 
250 
729 
62 
307 
793 
1 80 to 499 acres 
419 
359 
110 
209 
377 
88 
194 
293 
500 to 999 acres 
164 
96 
79 
92 
80 
44 
69 
87 
1 ,000 acres or more 
134 
55 
115 
87 
59 
62 
96 
73 
Total cropland 
farms 
881 
1,247 
430 
305 
1,000 
244 
349 
1,417 
acres 
108,097 
71 ,224 
307,684 
34,113 
60,293 
146,774 
70,387 
170,451 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
559 
1,154 
171 
162 
827 
182 
248 
1,168 
acres 
47,358 
58,017 
91,494 
5,784 
43,789 
90,802 
34,484 
146,737 
Irrigated land 
farms 
197 
91 
144 
37 
106 
22 
43 
83 
acres 
26,658 
4,253 
48,543 
585 
2,930 
1,890 
5,131 
3,084 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
84,999 
43,542 
292,448 
11,188 
35,318 
44,738 
26,044 
84,880 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,778 
20,754 
591,999 
11,165 
16,955 
161,510 
26,739 
33,509 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
27,793 
17,475 
31,776 
1,263 
11,901 
14,843 
9,939 
58,592 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
57,206 
26,067 
260,672 
9,925 
23,417 
29,896 
16,105 
26,287 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
932 
686 
275 
603 
885 
70 
474 
1,300 
$2,500 to $4,999 
261 
349 
13 
129 
321 
26 
121 
335 
$5,000 to $9,999 
294 
389 
17 
107 
335 
23 
130 
328 
$10,000 to $24,999 
258 
400 
40 
99 
316 
32 
130 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
134 
21 
35 
108 
36 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
76 
20 
21 
62 
23 
33 
84 
$100,000 or more 
82 
64 
108 
8 
56 
67 
43 
96 
Government payments 
farms 
334 
254 
397 
71 
250 
215 
174 
413 
$1,000 
1,512 
1,256 
8,049 
455 
1,678 
2,780 
1,051 
2,125 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
553 
499 
245 
239 
463 
157 
258 
664 
$1,000 
4,403 
3,351 
16,624 
4,141 
5,444 
2,847 
6,260 
4,885 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
108,173 
62,494 
285,240 
25,503 
50,142 
39,552 
36,627 
82,037 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,440 
29,788 
577,409 
25,453 
24,072 
142,788 
37,605 
32,387 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,987 
2,098 
494 
1,002 
2,083 
277 
974 
$1,000 
-17,259 
-14,345 
31,881 
-9,720 
-7,701 
10,813 
-3,272 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-8,686 
-6,838 
64,536 
-9,701 
-3,697 
39,037 
-3,360 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
744 
758 
230 
458 
1,021 
161 
440 
866 
Other 
number 
1,243 
1,340 
264 
544 
1,062 
116 
534 
1,667 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,360 
1,480 
215 
530 
1,358 
167 
661 
1,699 
200 days or more 
number 
894 
825 
139 
306 
854 
102 
392 
1,091 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,499 
1,546 
98 
528 
1,529 
156 
702 
1,322 
number 
73,016 
60,555 
98,976 
8,409 
52,612 
39,646 
30,130 
34,922 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,346 
1,458 
73 
427 
1,417 
143 
615 
1,161 
number 
(D) 
40,875 
5,011 
5,519 
34,176 
12,614 
21,531 
22,184 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
- 
22,537 
- 
- 
- 
- 
240 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,110 
1,294 
86 
361 
1,222 
150 
510 
953 
number 
52,381 
28,576 
126,186 
3,904 
26,188 
30,010 
19,560 
17,011 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
42 
18 
4 
16 
42 
2 
19 
81 
number 
283 
102 
12 
291 
472 
(D) 
76 
750 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
15 
14 
2 
11 
29 
2 
14 
46 
number 
403 
59 
(D) 
86 
606 
(D) 
146 
936 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
54 
25 
2 
98 
62 
1 
16 
183 
number 
1,308 
427 
(D) 
2,366 
744 
(D) 
193 
4,269 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
129 
159 
8 
102 
211 
3 
62 
327 
number 
2,562 
25,859 
111 
3,032 
11,059 
52 
1,111 
12,024 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
4 
- 
3 
6 
2 
3 
15 
number 
(D) 
400 
- 
60 
48,245 
(D) 
79 
398 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13 
14 
10 
- 
3 
- 
15 
138 
acres 
2,678 
3,510 
1,284 
- 
129 
- 
4,454 
50,730 
bushels 
245,467 
378,362 
226,263 
- 
(D) 
- 
287,711 
4,161,577 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
- 
27 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
5,796 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
109,772 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
2 
46 
- 
4 
126 
4 
128 
acres 
2,469 
(D) 
8,620 
- 
283 
76,434 
237 
27,133 
bushels 
97,986 
(D) 
166,112 
- 
12,251 
1,961,635 
(D) 
1,193,796 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
10 
2 
46 
- 
4 
126 
4 
126 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
8,620 
- 
283 
76,434 
237 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
166,112 
- 
12,251 
1,961,635 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
--continued 
234 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
