Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dickens 
Dimmit 
Donley 
Duval 
Eastland 
Ector 
Edwards 
Ellis 
Farms 
number 
437 
367 
380 
1,436 
1,174 
264 
419 
2,264 
Land in farms 
acres 
572,617 
677,023 
585,096 
959,630 
503,633 
428,848 
969,873 
473,860 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,310 
1,845 
1,540 
668 
429 
1,624 
2,315 
209 
Median size of farm 
acres 
312 
185 
265 
200 
160 
15 
500 
51 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
958,900 
2,875,931 
1,659,212 
872,009 
852,450 
786,020 
2,907,783 
665,858 
Average per acre 
dollars 
732 
1,559 
1,078 
1,305 
1,987 
484 
1,256 
3,181 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
38,046 
22,893 
34,157 
54,716 
66,503 
12,674 
20,376 
166,054 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,062 
62,380 
89,887 
38,103 
56,646 
48,006 
48,630 
73,345 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
14 
11 
29 
48 
98 
5 
219 
1 0 to 49 acres 
19 
71 
23 
129 
155 
88 
22 
877 
50 to 1 79 acres 
129 
95 
120 
508 
444 
20 
93 
722 
1 80 to 499 acres 
137 
56 
113 
411 
309 
20 
87 
261 
500 to 999 acres 
51 
36 
49 
195 
112 
6 
56 
91 
1 ,000 acres or more 
99 
95 
64 
164 
106 
32 
156 
94 
Total cropland 
farms 
320 
87 
247 
534 
752 
113 
72 
1,283 
acres 
128,339 
44,329 
67,970 
59,968 
91,499 
3,645 
13,014 
224,446 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
92 
29 
100 
111 
574 
70 
30 
1,114 
acres 
31,923 
6,839 
27,403 
5,518 
51,561 
1,317 
2,664 
189,280 
Irrigated land 
farms 
61 
33 
59 
34 
61 
59 
13 
35 
acres 
13,412 
4,794 
14,939 
(D) 
8,930 
771 
1,098 
411 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
18,526 
35,216 
95,128 
14,803 
27,875 
2,190 
8,164 
91,390 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,393 
95,955 
250,337 
10,308 
23,743 
8,295 
19,485 
40,366 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,097 
8,574 
13,447 
956 
8,508 
634 
608 
67,356 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,428 
26,642 
81,681 
13,847 
19,366 
1,556 
7,556 
24,034 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
243 
211 
193 
743 
447 
165 
224 
1,014 
$2,500 to $4,999 
29 
31 
16 
223 
150 
23 
46 
340 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
30 
33 
175 
150 
33 
28 
364 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
51 
50 
179 
197 
22 
49 
278 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
16 
26 
77 
104 
7 
31 
124 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
4 
13 
21 
73 
10 
18 
41 
$100,000 or more 
37 
24 
49 
18 
53 
4 
23 
103 
Government payments 
farms 
345 
53 
241 
531 
282 
14 
108 
551 
$1,000 
3,468 
730 
2,000 
2,814 
1,428 
211 
2,070 
2,825 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
160 
151 
157 
351 
305 
56 
167 
477 
$1,000 
5,388 
4,602 
3,279 
3,476 
2,231 
602 
3,704 
6,658 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
26,281 
46,179 
95,275 
30,191 
36,882 
6,727 
21,207 
89,697 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,139 
125,828 
250,723 
21,025 
31,415 
25,482 
50,612 
39,619 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
437 
367 
380 
1,436 
1,174 
264 
419 
2,264 
$1,000 
1,100 
-5,632 
5,133 
-9,098 
-5,348 
-3,724 
-7,268 
11,175 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,517 
-15,346 
13,507 
-6,336 
-4,556 
-14,105 
-17,347 
4,936 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
155 
135 
169 
654 
395 
76 
214 
924 
Other 
number 
282 
232 
211 
782 
779 
188 
205 
1,340 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
254 
249 
207 
956 
775 
196 
240 
1,561 
200 days or more 
number 
150 
145 
123 
505 
542 
162 
127 
963 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
185 
261 
187 
1,030 
778 
112 
235 
1,403 
number 
18,690 
16,596 
47,471 
31,294 
41,452 
3,482 
1 1 ,693 
43,888 
Beef cows 
farms 
166 
216 
163 
976 
708 
74 
214 
1,244 
number 
12,282 
(D) 
12,666 
22,933 
27,847 
2,275 
7,452 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
54 
9 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
152 
175 
148 
843 
627 
60 
172 
1,095 
number 
1 1 ,328 
18,725 
59,743 
19,617 
21,510 
1,745 
5,256 
22,163 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
1 
7 
12 
27 
11 
2 
35 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
96 
318 
56 
(D) 
171 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
1 
7 
3 
10 
5 
1 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
90 
161 
15 
(D) 
163 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
22 
1 
16 
42 
19 
86 
120 
number 
242 
358 
(D) 
357 
1,510 
124 
17,338 
1,796 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6 
22 
13 
20 
99 
31 
19 
222 
number 
134 
717 
370 
246 
1,865 
291 
265 
3,983 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
number 
- 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
6 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
49 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,877 
- 
- 
- 
- 
19,794 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
355,875 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,265,345 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,034 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8,611 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
14 
4 
22 
2 
20 
2 
- 
98 
acres 
2,845 
1,894 
4,774 
(D) 
1,773 
(D) 
- 
41,767 
bushels 
72,055 
61,230 
1 1 1 ,332 
(D) 
52,793 
(D) 
- 
2,166,919 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
14 
4 
22 
2 
20 
2 
- 
98 
acres 
2,845 
1,894 
4,774 
(D) 
1,773 
(D) 
- 
41,767 
bushels 
72,055 
61,230 
1 1 1 ,332 
(D) 
52,793 
(D) 
- 
2,166,919 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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