Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Briscoe 
Brooks 
Brown 
Burleson 
Burnet 
Caldwell 
Calhoun 
Callahan 
Farms 
number 
282 
374 
1,918 
1,429 
1,481 
1,623 
264 
992 
Land in farms 
acres 
524,239 
572,917 
595,312 
335,346 
485,277 
310,433 
184,094 
563,179 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,859 
1,532 
310 
235 
328 
191 
697 
568 
Median size of farm 
acres 
433 
146 
100 
93 
90 
66 
161 
130 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,550,957 
1,628,017 
635,187 
674,186 
1,089,307 
632,374 
1 ,223,477 
857,078 
Average per acre 
dollars 
834 
1,063 
2,046 
2,873 
3,324 
3,306 
1,755 
1,510 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
36,112 
19,945 
87,102 
96,414 
62,537 
73,494 
30,174 
49,292 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,056 
53,330 
45,413 
67,469 
42,226 
45,283 
114,297 
49,689 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4 
10 
97 
48 
107 
96 
23 
65 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10 
63 
549 
394 
433 
597 
54 
209 
50 to 1 79 acres 
70 
142 
628 
572 
431 
549 
61 
310 
1 80 to 499 acres 
72 
78 
385 
263 
325 
247 
43 
197 
500 to 999 acres 
41 
34 
150 
94 
85 
78 
31 
89 
1 ,000 acres or more 
85 
47 
109 
58 
100 
56 
52 
122 
Total cropland 
farms 
239 
127 
923 
803 
519 
648 
145 
620 
acres 
139,594 
25,988 
84,641 
81,183 
44,659 
55,928 
60,536 
87,203 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
66 
43 
542 
698 
298 
515 
126 
382 
acres 
47,810 
2,186 
36,525 
64,742 
10,465 
41,074 
51,280 
39,733 
Irrigated land 
farms 
49 
23 
70 
63 
73 
56 
26 
44 
acres 
22,824 
1,070 
3,490 
19,598 
1,713 
633 
5,795 
704 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
20,435 
50,768 
40,678 
90,059 
14,714 
62,938 
42,105 
29,901 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,466 
135,743 
21,208 
63,023 
9,935 
38,779 
159,489 
30,142 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
12,786 
547 
7,527 
34,301 
3,729 
11,178 
28,309 
5,837 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,649 
50,221 
33,151 
55,758 
10,985 
51,760 
13,797 
24,064 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
154 
175 
1,028 
508 
823 
786 
81 
488 
$2,500 to $4,999 
20 
39 
221 
221 
201 
258 
30 
109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
60 
246 
233 
169 
218 
23 
110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
64 
245 
237 
173 
176 
32 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
15 
91 
97 
57 
88 
23 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
10 
46 
53 
34 
53 
21 
47 
$100,000 or more 
57 
11 
41 
80 
24 
44 
54 
49 
Government payments 
farms 
238 
95 
345 
156 
98 
165 
122 
259 
$1,000 
3,481 
320 
1,191 
1,432 
588 
1,076 
1,664 
1,943 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
163 
115 
407 
526 
350 
380 
103 
245 
$1,000 
4,296 
2,224 
3,119 
1,794 
2,822 
2,704 
1,819 
3,395 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
25,863 
57,591 
54,996 
87,852 
28,216 
72,992 
35,726 
36,753 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,713 
153,986 
28,674 
61,478 
19,052 
44,974 
135,325 
37,049 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
282 
374 
1,918 
1,429 
1,481 
1,623 
264 
992 
$1,000 
2,349 
-4,278 
-10,008 
5,434 
-10,091 
-6,274 
9,863 
-1,513 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,331 
-11,439 
-5,218 
3,803 
-6,814 
-3,866 
37,359 
-1,526 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
131 
162 
700 
701 
527 
651 
123 
430 
Other 
number 
151 
212 
1,218 
728 
954 
972 
141 
562 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
143 
276 
1,301 
950 
989 
1,100 
158 
664 
200 days or more 
number 
94 
118 
782 
622 
609 
581 
115 
463 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
96 
289 
1,141 
1,148 
885 
1,245 
160 
612 
number 
13,175 
28,431 
40,541 
53,269 
22,100 
35,524 
14,729 
37,809 
Beef cows 
farms 
93 
252 
999 
1,063 
787 
1,117 
150 
534 
number 
8,886 
1 1 ,396 
19,646 
31,109 
15,557 
(D) 
9,769 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
number 
- 
- 
3,245 
540 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
91 
214 
885 
939 
653 
900 
134 
475 
number 
8,129 
37,943 
23,135 
41,817 
11,357 
30,845 
7,597 
23,902 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
2 
43 
15 
30 
25 
2 
14 
number 
- 
(D) 
389 
129 
235 
554 
(D) 
177 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
34 
15 
23 
16 
2 
7 
number 
(D) 
- 
485 
48 
386 
352 
(D) 
78 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
4 
176 
27 
161 
74 
11 
67 
number 
(D) 
88 
6,099 
620 
5,669 
1,283 
404 
3,006 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4 
12 
114 
117 
186 
179 
8 
93 
number 
62 
332 
2,001 
148,148 
3,999 
(D) 
1,656 
1,281 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
6 
7 
9 
2 
4 
number 
- 
- 
31 
5,170,050 
(D) 
2,224,698 
(D) 
234 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
27 
- 
16 
26 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
14,194 
- 
3,336 
13,597 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,558,782 
- 
324,561 
1,080,956 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
1,197 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
16,660 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
26 
1 
38 
2 
4 
13 
- 
67 
acres 
18,523 
(D) 
5,034 
(D) 
32 
2,081 
- 
17,354 
bushels 
445,362 
(D) 
146,804 
(D) 
1,146 
77,210 
- 
485,611 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
26 
1 
36 
2 
4 
13 
- 
67 
acres 
18,523 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
2,081 
- 
17,354 
bushels 
445,362 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,146 
77,210 
- 
485,611 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
236 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
