Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fort Bend 
Franklin 
Freestone 
Frio 
Gaines 
Galveston 
Garza 
Gillespie 
Farms 
number 
1,286 
520 
1,517 
651 
644 
612 
277 
1,847 
Land in farms 
acres 
339,295 
113,015 
421 ,303 
713,262 
774,822 
89,554 
455,569 
652,247 
Average size of farm 
acres 
264 
217 
278 
1,096 
1,203 
146 
1,645 
353 
Median size of farm 
acres 
53 
98 
96 
260 
500 
24 
401 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,080,498 
623,454 
583,104 
2,238,930 
1,167,174 
527,309 
1,141,854 
1,504,356 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,095 
2,869 
2,100 
2,043 
970 
3,604 
694 
4,260 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
97,524 
35,060 
84,994 
73,984 
164,750 
30,354 
25,756 
76,614 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,835 
67,423 
56,027 
113,647 
255,823 
49,598 
92,983 
41,480 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
169 
20 
62 
31 
16 
183 
12 
122 
1 0 to 49 acres 
430 
126 
398 
99 
52 
204 
12 
442 
50 to 1 79 acres 
394 
214 
581 
146 
103 
120 
67 
527 
1 80 to 499 acres 
168 
97 
297 
145 
150 
52 
56 
388 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
45 
93 
73 
117 
34 
58 
200 
1 ,000 acres or more 
76 
18 
86 
157 
206 
19 
72 
168 
Total cropland 
farms 
749 
344 
759 
285 
581 
247 
196 
828 
acres 
135,854 
27,908 
47,139 
152,921 
570,552 
17,562 
82,091 
66,437 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
669 
325 
645 
157 
348 
212 
62 
600 
acres 
1 1 1 ,043 
24,171 
35,238 
83,205 
321,335 
7,888 
(D) 
32,230 
Irrigated land 
farms 
86 
26 
20 
105 
317 
25 
34 
98 
acres 
10,309 
820 
424 
60,494 
226,992 
424 
8,112 
1,907 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
103,787 
85,976 
44,082 
183,672 
180,470 
(D) 
12,385 
46,140 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,705 
165,339 
29,059 
282,139 
280,233 
(D) 
44,712 
24,981 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
91,886 
3,775 
5,769 
109,089 
175,454 
3,871 
8,722 
11,311 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,901 
82,202 
38,313 
74,584 
5,016 
(D) 
3,663 
34,830 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
471 
142 
599 
287 
259 
289 
145 
831 
$2,500 to $4,999 
176 
53 
235 
56 
25 
112 
10 
229 
$5,000 to $9,999 
174 
75 
221 
74 
16 
62 
23 
269 
$10,000 to $24,999 
183 
99 
225 
86 
23 
99 
35 
259 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
58 
121 
29 
25 
29 
18 
130 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
17 
54 
15 
49 
15 
9 
72 
$100,000 or more 
137 
76 
62 
104 
247 
6 
37 
57 
Government payments 
farms 
376 
38 
101 
171 
538 
51 
206 
385 
$1,000 
4,101 
171 
433 
2,765 
1 7,390 
756 
2,696 
1,901 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
417 
122 
300 
256 
366 
137 
139 
540 
$1,000 
5,375 
1,811 
2,212 
6,701 
36,346 
875 
3,779 
4,368 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
92,402 
72,303 
47,246 
168,480 
179,244 
12,972 
16,715 
62,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
71,852 
139,043 
31,144 
258,801 
278,329 
21,196 
60,343 
33,764 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,286 
520 
1,517 
651 
644 
612 
277 
1,847 
$1,000 
20,861 
15,656 
-519 
24,658 
54,962 
-4,164 
2,145 
-9,954 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,221 
30,107 
-342 
37,878 
85,345 
-6,804 
7,744 
-5,389 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
606 
247 
691 
331 
360 
278 
121 
766 
Other 
number 
680 
273 
826 
320 
284 
334 
156 
1,081 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
818 
301 
882 
388 
347 
402 
151 
1,143 
200 days or more 
number 
541 
208 
494 
239 
257 
301 
105 
713 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
815 
346 
1,144 
453 
114 
378 
119 
1,133 
number 
32,731 
28,217 
61 ,656 
50,587 
7,129 
9,772 
6,507 
35,895 
Beef cows 
farms 
753 
301 
1,062 
398 
93 
324 
106 
1,015 
number 
24,667 
1 1 ,848 
40,688 
18,947 
(D) 
6,775 
4,704 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
12 
- 
18 
1 
- 
- 
2 
number 
- 
3,749 
- 
180 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
666 
284 
928 
325 
89 
264 
90 
916 
number 
16,353 
15,296 
43,109 
67,247 
5,621 
4,337 
4,564 
20,928 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
31 
9 
31 
10 
10 
19 
2 
18 
number 
693 
17 
349 
154 
298 
343 
(D) 
210 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
28 
3 
15 
5 
10 
12 
2 
15 
number 
2,004 
5 
289 
27 
513 
363 
(D) 
716 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
29 
2 
24 
19 
16 
24 
2 
410 
number 
255 
(D) 
382 
299 
3,174 
283 
(D) 
24,682 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
85 
29 
90 
21 
20 
59 
9 
159 
number 
2,081 
173,115 
19,545 
332 
221 
1,745 
158 
4,021 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
39 
3 
1 
2 
2 
- 
6 
number 
179 
16,273,451 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
420 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
49 
6 
4 
27 
4 
- 
- 
20 
acres 
15,420 
936 
104 
12,521 
740 
- 
- 
2,252 
bushels 
1,743,737 
106,500 
9,464 
1 ,963,896 
83,100 
- 
- 
176,295 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
678 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
7,127 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
36 
46 
- 
3 
37 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,233 
18,451 
- 
1,215 
6,003 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
691,404 
736,802 
- 
42,366 
238,652 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
32 
46 
- 
3 
37 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
18,031 
18,451 
- 
1,215 
6,003 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
645,824 
736,802 
- 
42,366 
238,652 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
1,202 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
45,580 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Texas 243 
