Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bexar 
Blanco 
Borden 
Bosque 
Bowie 
Brazoria 
Brazos 
Brewster 
Farms 
number 
2,457 
792 
114 
1,265 
1,619 
3,091 
1,412 
202 
Land in farms 
acres 
342,882 
363,990 
464,270 
569,644 
273,107 
631,021 
299,108 
1,912,726 
Average size of farm 
acres 
140 
460 
4,073 
450 
169 
204 
212 
9,469 
Median size of farm 
acres 
39 
142 
760 
129 
59 
28 
57 
704 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
597,423 
2,172,696 
2,381,576 
1,089,916 
382,695 
619,773 
798,834 
4,436,255 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,281 
4,728 
585 
2,420 
2,269 
3,036 
3,771 
469 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
109,451 
36,460 
27,603 
70,124 
82,918 
183,742 
75,759 
17,257 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,547 
46,036 
242,135 
55,434 
51,216 
59,444 
53,654 
85,431 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
216 
26 
1 
30 
131 
461 
137 
7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,180 
210 
7 
300 
588 
1,450 
513 
28 
50 to 1 79 acres 
703 
185 
13 
409 
541 
624 
465 
46 
1 80 to 499 acres 
241 
176 
26 
299 
248 
290 
191 
15 
500 to 999 acres 
72 
101 
14 
116 
64 
144 
50 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
45 
94 
53 
111 
47 
122 
56 
96 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,304 
316 
73 
675 
1,030 
1,348 
613 
43 
acres 
89,092 
22,076 
63,061 
70,328 
77,845 
175,913 
41,904 
47,141 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
927 
241 
21 
488 
896 
1,152 
513 
24 
acres 
50,580 
8,210 
1 7,222 
42,113 
60,368 
96,120 
31,487 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
222 
43 
11 
32 
41 
192 
66 
18 
acres 
8,271 
490 
4,958 
656 
5,909 
20,439 
7,291 
488 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
72,387 
19,144 
9,437 
78,296 
66,022 
118,236 
94,997 
9,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,461 
24,171 
82,785 
61,894 
40,780 
38,252 
67,278 
49,024 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
54,705 
9,052 
5,338 
50,172 
13,979 
71,568 
12,410 
1,035 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
17,682 
10,092 
4,100 
28,124 
52,043 
46,668 
82,587 
8,868 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,325 
362 
56 
525 
706 
1,617 
587 
105 
$2,500 to $4,999 
340 
93 
6 
140 
198 
441 
233 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
371 
120 
10 
196 
239 
360 
220 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
242 
133 
7 
190 
232 
330 
207 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
41 
8 
95 
100 
162 
58 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
26 
29 
8 
53 
56 
73 
48 
10 
$100,000 or more 
66 
14 
19 
66 
88 
108 
59 
25 
Government payments 
farms 
246 
74 
85 
142 
212 
292 
122 
32 
$1,000 
706 
481 
1,527 
466 
1,209 
4,831 
1,409 
1,041 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
480 
180 
63 
284 
322 
656 
750 
64 
$1,000 
5,912 
1,404 
3,450 
3,853 
3,678 
5,301 
4,212 
2,438 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
85,152 
28,761 
13,431 
63,620 
65,153 
123,023 
91,081 
15,622 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,657 
36,315 
117,819 
50,293 
40,243 
39,800 
64,505 
77,335 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,457 
792 
114 
1,265 
1,619 
3,091 
1,412 
202 
$1,000 
-6,147 
-7,732 
983 
18,995 
5,756 
5,344 
9,537 
-2,240 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,502 
-9,763 
8,626 
15,016 
3,555 
1,729 
6,754 
-11,091 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,016 
330 
58 
526 
654 
1,124 
490 
103 
Other 
number 
1,441 
462 
56 
739 
965 
1,967 
922 
99 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,574 
467 
62 
811 
1,017 
2,111 
892 
139 
200 days or more 
number 
875 
264 
38 
512 
693 
1,480 
653 
77 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,606 
451 
56 
894 
925 
2,030 
967 
114 
number 
31,309 
13,700 
6,820 
38,635 
57,018 
78,907 
47,492 
15,764 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,448 
396 
52 
807 
833 
1,783 
865 
94 
number 
(D) 
9,408 
4,435 
23,328 
(D) 
51,948 
27,288 
10,879 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,099 
377 
48 
721 
732 
1,341 
780 
80 
number 
18,515 
(D) 
4,398 
23,482 
28,527 
42,763 
46,165 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
92 
14 
- 
17 
22 
51 
27 
2 
number 
1,566 
130 
- 
108 
269 
4,218 
505 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
45 
12 
- 
13 
15 
39 
25 
1 
number 
3,406 
170 
- 
147 
862 
1 1 ,754 
729 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
167 
90 
1 
56 
20 
89 
21 
12 
number 
3,601 
5,305 
(D) 
1,243 
305 
1,435 
836 
429 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
234 
65 
4 
117 
129 
318 
92 
21 
number 
4,382 
1,833 
60 
2,055 
2,239 
(D) 
(D) 
601 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
9 
19 
29 
7 
1 
number 
1,688 
- 
- 
1,108 
7,375,488 
12,894 
4,447,950 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
43 
- 
2 
4 
10 
17 
8 
1 
acres 
6,509 
- 
(D) 
411 
3,044 
10,196 
961 
(D) 
bushels 
560,423 
- 
(D) 
19,269 
321,778 
1,062,143 
116,580 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
50 
- 
6 
35 
17 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
6,702 
- 
450 
5,466 
5,841 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
272,033 
- 
10,208 
188,397 
244,878 
- 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
47 
- 
6 
35 
15 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
6,462 
- 
450 
5,466 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
264,833 
- 
10,208 
188,397 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
240 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
7,200 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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