Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
El Paso 
Erath 
Falls 
Fannin 
Fayette 
Fisher 
Floyd 
Foard 
Farms 
number 
657 
2,161 
1,263 
2,515 
2,822 
588 
589 
194 
Land in farms 
acres 
209,393 
607,550 
382,651 
513,651 
492,038 
494,955 
581,997 
368,143 
Average size of farm 
acres 
319 
281 
303 
204 
174 
842 
988 
1,898 
Median size of farm 
acres 
6 
102 
103 
64 
86 
320 
320 
338 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
617,768 
903,801 
589,977 
523,141 
738,387 
911,269 
1,131,612 
1,401,795 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,938 
3,215 
1,947 
2,561 
4,235 
1,083 
1,145 
739 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
61,266 
156,449 
104,469 
136,815 
139,449 
64,441 
110,881 
19,419 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,251 
72,396 
82,715 
54,400 
49,415 
109,594 
188,894 
100,096 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
391 
97 
78 
97 
122 
10 
5 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
145 
556 
257 
943 
746 
40 
38 
8 
50 to 1 79 acres 
45 
732 
490 
925 
1,262 
157 
165 
54 
1 80 to 499 acres 
26 
480 
271 
336 
503 
155 
149 
41 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
179 
77 
128 
130 
105 
85 
24 
1 ,000 acres or more 
36 
117 
90 
86 
59 
121 
147 
58 
Total cropland 
farms 
541 
1,216 
844 
1,644 
1,721 
476 
534 
142 
acres 
53,280 
124,379 
1 74,274 
200,014 
95,385 
210,142 
392,903 
98,217 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
495 
984 
724 
1,428 
1,565 
194 
191 
61 
acres 
31,873 
81,280 
136,150 
160,319 
72,841 
95,249 
163,278 
48,265 
Irrigated land 
farms 
442 
153 
35 
35 
83 
22 
155 
10 
acres 
24,914 
12,337 
5,069 
1,172 
1,087 
2,553 
96,748 
1,861 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
45,535 
256,445 
135,296 
71,141 
66,358 
31,089 
282,743 
13,827 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,308 
118,669 
107,123 
28,287 
23,515 
52,872 
480,040 
71,274 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
39,634 
18,473 
55,025 
39,811 
13,794 
20,153 
(D) 
6,195 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,901 
237,972 
80,271 
31,330 
52,564 
10,935 
(D) 
7,632 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
359 
817 
446 
1,108 
936 
304 
341 
74 
$2,500 to $4,999 
68 
271 
132 
330 
428 
32 
16 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
61 
377 
163 
368 
555 
37 
14 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
63 
339 
219 
330 
541 
62 
37 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
121 
108 
171 
200 
49 
28 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
81 
41 
86 
98 
34 
28 
9 
$100,000 or more 
62 
155 
154 
122 
64 
70 
125 
44 
Government payments 
farms 
61 
184 
368 
510 
425 
463 
529 
135 
$1,000 
768 
1,814 
4,706 
2,381 
1,428 
4,632 
9,002 
1,505 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
180 
546 
447 
585 
593 
273 
276 
79 
$1,000 
3,880 
5,579 
3,629 
6,354 
2,865 
9,617 
19,003 
4,092 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
54,066 
230,736 
1 1 7,445 
81,460 
76,379 
45,669 
288,092 
18,224 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,292 
106,773 
92,989 
32,389 
27,065 
77,669 
489,120 
93,940 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
657 
2,161 
1,263 
2,515 
2,822 
588 
589 
194 
$1,000 
-3,882 
33,102 
26,186 
-1,583 
-5,727 
-331 
22,656 
1,201 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-5,909 
15,318 
20,733 
-629 
-2,029 
-564 
38,466 
6,188 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
261 
964 
674 
1,087 
1,170 
227 
235 
90 
Other 
number 
396 
1,197 
589 
1,428 
1,652 
361 
354 
104 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
439 
1,347 
705 
1,554 
1,951 
364 
312 
114 
200 days or more 
number 
328 
892 
490 
1,048 
1,130 
223 
176 
76 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
84 
1,518 
861 
1,445 
2,329 
272 
97 
108 
number 
3,592 
120,843 
86,515 
71,809 
75,925 
19,725 
73,074 
13,361 
Beef cows 
farms 
69 
1,249 
754 
1,278 
2,156 
253 
83 
99 
number 
(D) 
33,909 
28,551 
37,628 
48,869 
9,903 
(D) 
8,145 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
64 
- 
9 
14 
4 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
40,168 
- 
141 
549 
32 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
55 
1,252 
712 
1,112 
1,976 
205 
82 
113 
number 
4,768 
84,082 
78,571 
34,517 
37,976 
12,378 
(D) 
9,105 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
19 
23 
20 
46 
23 
8 
4 
3 
number 
155 
312 
141 
485 
1,169 
66 
12 
9 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
13 
7 
22 
11 
8 
4 
3 
number 
90 
(D) 
26 
157 
1,863 
78 
22 
9 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
78 
71 
24 
63 
54 
8 
6 
2 
number 
2,838 
1,678 
1,054 
2,527 
1,172 
597 
62 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
75 
179 
53 
210 
180 
20 
17 
5 
number 
1,353 
3,084 
(D) 
8,057 
1,115,013 
314 
424 
38 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
5 
15 
5 
- 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
116 
- 
(D) 
748 
- 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
3 
98 
22 
32 
1 
32 
- 
acres 
(D) 
37 
47,829 
5,774 
9,030 
(D) 
8,781 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
1,340 
4,289,094 
501,269 
725,235 
(D) 
1,234,181 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
3 
2 
1 
10 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,846 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
90,754 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
24 
86 
104 
2 
69 
72 
52 
acres 
698 
2,168 
23,021 
36,434 
(D) 
20,462 
24,808 
41,642 
bushels 
17,579 
67,389 
940,356 
1 ,827,564 
(D) 
412,946 
663,636 
862,734 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
24 
86 
102 
2 
69 
72 
51 
acres 
(D) 
2,168 
23,021 
(D) 
(D) 
20,462 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
67,389 
940,356 
(D) 
(D) 
412,946 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
242 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
