Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Culberson 
Dallam 
Dallas 
Dawson 
Deaf Smith 
Delta 
Denton 
DeWitt 
Farms 
number 
77 
371 
839 
596 
621 
529 
3,203 
1,711 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,618,007 
851,947 
83,754 
558,085 
923,532 
131,212 
383,533 
536,411 
Average size of farm 
acres 
21,013 
2,296 
100 
936 
1,487 
248 
120 
314 
Median size of farm 
acres 
2,312 
720 
22 
338 
640 
90 
17 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,180,272 
2,164,834 
460,257 
738,569 
1,470,176 
452,815 
731,687 
819,210 
Average per acre 
dollars 
342 
943 
4,611 
789 
989 
1,826 
6,111 
2,613 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,383 
122,565 
44,347 
112,392 
161,204 
32,262 
168,086 
105,763 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,845 
330,363 
52,857 
188,577 
259,588 
60,987 
52,478 
61,814 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
11 
229 
20 
41 
35 
892 
76 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
11 
343 
23 
29 
140 
1,453 
337 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8 
46 
183 
161 
81 
200 
537 
631 
1 80 to 499 acres 
4 
72 
42 
137 
127 
100 
200 
428 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
79 
24 
81 
113 
28 
60 
137 
1 ,000 acres or more 
47 
152 
18 
174 
230 
26 
61 
102 
Total cropland 
farms 
32 
292 
376 
570 
514 
338 
1,598 
777 
acres 
64,492 
388,351 
35,936 
481,207 
606,733 
65,041 
131,894 
49,680 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
19 
162 
255 
229 
242 
293 
1,377 
703 
acres 
(D) 
215,276 
25,942 
191,481 
(D) 
53,116 
103,340 
36,120 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14 
138 
60 
170 
211 
8 
173 
48 
acres 
5,995 
175,645 
1,416 
61,154 
119,924 
(D) 
3,315 
618 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
13,734 
651,714 
44,489 
73,129 
1 ,379,076 
29,346 
136,995 
61,350 
Average per farm 
dollars 
178,366 
1,756,643 
53,027 
122,699 
2,220,735 
55,474 
42,771 
35,856 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,612 
166,299 
38,198 
70,918 
79,899 
15,741 
35,317 
7,588 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,122 
485,416 
6,292 
2,211 
1,299,178 
13,605 
101,679 
53,762 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
23 
158 
529 
357 
269 
203 
1,896 
477 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
2 
95 
3 
17 
54 
362 
201 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7 
6 
66 
4 
22 
56 
365 
333 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
15 
83 
17 
23 
102 
265 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
14 
19 
31 
23 
49 
125 
196 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
25 
10 
47 
34 
37 
87 
73 
$100,000 or more 
22 
151 
37 
137 
233 
28 
103 
80 
Government payments 
farms 
21 
285 
58 
548 
490 
179 
244 
171 
$1,000 
680 
7,262 
280 
11,185 
13,023 
801 
1,210 
1,068 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
17 
187 
190 
306 
325 
127 
610 
438 
$1,000 
748 
12,054 
3,643 
27,567 
27,748 
1,012 
8,791 
2,407 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
16,442 
597,837 
44,375 
82,517 
1,351,810 
25,556 
165,192 
68,062 
Average per farm 
dollars 
213,532 
1,611,421 
52,891 
138,452 
2,176,828 
48,309 
51,574 
39,779 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
77 
371 
839 
596 
621 
529 
3,203 
1,711 
$1,000 
-1,280 
73,194 
4,038 
29,364 
68,037 
5,603 
-18,195 
-3,238 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-16,627 
197,287 
4,812 
49,268 
109,560 
10,591 
-5,681 
-1,892 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
53 
219 
333 
328 
401 
218 
1,119 
782 
Other 
number 
24 
152 
506 
268 
220 
311 
2,084 
929 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
40 
181 
582 
212 
339 
361 
2,275 
1,053 
200 days or more 
number 
15 
118 
361 
117 
240 
240 
1,644 
596 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
52 
110 
396 
45 
198 
330 
1,615 
1,513 
number 
15,896 
205,554 
13,882 
2,287 
477,199 
18,789 
41,369 
83,556 
Beef cows 
farms 
50 
79 
334 
41 
115 
287 
1,285 
1,440 
number 
9,100 
10,807 
5,266 
1,441 
1 1 ,535 
9,189 
27,683 
53,023 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
7 
- 
3 
- 
number 
- 
8,355 
- 
- 
33,218 
- 
7 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
45 
110 
233 
31 
176 
253 
1,111 
1,341 
number 
7,710 
302,194 
6,072 
2,305 
874,707 
12,239 
21,394 
65,972 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
2 
20 
4 
10 
10 
75 
16 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
276 
364 
106 
32 
340 
328 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
1 
12 
2 
2 
3 
34 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
323 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
292 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
7 
48 
- 
6 
11 
141 
49 
number 
(D) 
84 
744 
- 
52 
358 
1,888 
811 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2 
4 
92 
1 
17 
26 
411 
100 
number 
(D) 
28 
3,342 
(D) 
481 
372 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
3 
11 
3 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
135 
96 
925 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
109 
15 
1 
85 
8 
13 
23 
acres 
- 
101,516 
2,576 
(D) 
25,630 
9,087 
4,782 
4,784 
bushels 
- 
17,854,241 
243,851 
(D) 
3,470,089 
637,344 
491,828 
364,501 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
15 
- 
1 
58 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
7,466 
- 
(D) 
20,469 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
151,280 
- 
(D) 
419,138 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
97 
15 
24 
121 
20 
69 
4 
acres 
- 
60,836 
7,272 
4,860 
56,081 
10,235 
29,580 
254 
bushels 
- 
2,563,970 
365,135 
193,657 
1,677,208 
539,258 
1,089,905 
9,707 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
97 
15 
24 
121 
20 
69 
4 
acres 
- 
60,836 
7,272 
4,860 
56,081 
10,235 
29,580 
254 
bushels 
- 
2,563,970 
365,135 
193,657 
1,677,208 
539,258 
1,089,905 
9,707 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
240 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
