Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Glasscock 
Goliad 
Gonzales 
Gray 
Grayson 
Gregg 
Grimes 
Guadalupe 
Farms 
number 
186 
1,175 
1,674 
417 
2,562 
527 
1,683 
2,241 
Land in farms 
acres 
433,706 
494,930 
609,790 
514,942 
431,268 
48,052 
417,142 
383,109 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,332 
421 
364 
1,235 
168 
91 
248 
171 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,280 
112 
130 
425 
48 
35 
75 
50 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,086,945 
871 ,038 
1,176,904 
1,096,012 
632,363 
353,906 
957,864 
614,506 
Average per acre 
dollars 
895 
2,068 
3,231 
888 
3,757 
3,881 
3,865 
3,595 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
56,276 
64,716 
116,143 
54,169 
148,878 
24,143 
100,050 
112,248 
Average per farm 
dollars 
302,560 
55,077 
69,380 
130,843 
58,110 
45,813 
59,447 
50,088 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
53 
59 
14 
220 
66 
84 
163 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8 
275 
327 
50 
1,081 
245 
543 
919 
50 to 1 79 acres 
20 
422 
611 
58 
813 
151 
578 
713 
1 80 to 499 acres 
27 
223 
361 
96 
305 
43 
302 
310 
500 to 999 acres 
24 
96 
173 
84 
65 
19 
100 
71 
1 ,000 acres or more 
107 
106 
143 
115 
78 
3 
76 
65 
Total cropland 
farms 
137 
468 
845 
277 
1,555 
243 
926 
1,242 
acres 
134,675 
32,990 
68,954 
161,161 
176,390 
8,245 
56,734 
112,126 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
76 
365 
716 
96 
1,378 
217 
814 
1,059 
acres 
(D) 
23,566 
49,443 
71,918 
152,115 
7,447 
42,300 
87,090 
Irrigated land 
farms 
52 
35 
57 
39 
82 
23 
62 
105 
acres 
25,291 
744 
7,817 
21,638 
3,513 
363 
1,609 
1,941 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
25,878 
19,445 
517,760 
207,677 
91,948 
3,607 
48,052 
61,591 
Average per farm 
dollars 
139,128 
16,549 
309,295 
498,025 
35,889 
6,845 
28,552 
27,484 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
23,097 
3,818 
23,246 
24,346 
66,859 
1,347 
11,057 
30,332 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,781 
15,627 
494,513 
183,331 
25,089 
2,260 
36,996 
31,259 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
70 
456 
484 
181 
1,156 
287 
683 
935 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8 
175 
209 
21 
366 
81 
220 
380 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
195 
245 
36 
410 
76 
258 
365 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
172 
274 
38 
307 
55 
279 
287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
79 
163 
45 
145 
13 
123 
114 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
53 
105 
29 
68 
11 
58 
71 
$100,000 or more 
57 
45 
194 
67 
110 
4 
62 
89 
Government payments 
farms 
129 
111 
213 
256 
363 
4 
97 
274 
$1,000 
5,362 
751 
1,202 
3,299 
1,948 
41 
755 
2,230 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
101 
331 
380 
161 
622 
86 
598 
565 
$1,000 
10,007 
1,878 
3,048 
4,585 
6,006 
848 
3,407 
3,881 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
31,246 
29,114 
431,079 
205,451 
93,991 
8,138 
63,040 
60,898 
Average per farm 
dollars 
167,987 
24,778 
257,514 
492,689 
36,686 
15,442 
37,457 
27,174 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
186 
1,175 
1,674 
417 
2,562 
527 
1,683 
2,241 
$1,000 
10,002 
-7,039 
90,931 
10,109 
5,911 
-3,643 
-10,825 
6,805 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,774 
-5,991 
54,320 
24,242 
2,307 
-6,912 
-6,432 
3,037 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
111 
522 
771 
149 
1,131 
226 
668 
801 
Other 
number 
75 
653 
903 
268 
1,431 
301 
1,015 
1,440 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
101 
713 
1,043 
278 
1,523 
328 
1,080 
1,573 
200 days or more 
number 
62 
476 
647 
203 
981 
187 
680 
941 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
62 
1,008 
1,421 
194 
1,440 
298 
1,211 
1,455 
number 
5,894 
40,230 
114,100 
103,014 
45,912 
5,640 
57,061 
41,264 
Beef cows 
farms 
55 
947 
1,325 
176 
1,241 
256 
1,087 
1,317 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
63,976 
(D) 
27,661 
(D) 
40,315 
25,886 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
2 
14 
2 
14 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
332 
(D) 
485 
126 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
54 
800 
1,219 
178 
1,120 
185 
934 
1,193 
number 
3,484 
21,052 
87,299 
119,126 
24,159 
2,935 
27,931 
27,952 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
19 
19 
4 
61 
2 
48 
37 
number 
47 
212 
464 
14 
745 
(D) 
1,223 
1,673 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3 
11 
12 
4 
38 
2 
18 
30 
number 
56 
149 
1,064 
14 
2,112 
(D) 
3,586 
1,772 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
14 
33 
7 
67 
11 
18 
105 
number 
2,774 
394 
762 
51 
988 
227 
193 
2,661 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4 
61 
97 
17 
222 
57 
95 
222 
number 
81 
1,242 
5,262,354 
337 
4,537 
2,072 
52,846 
39,941 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
7 
69 
- 
12 
3 
13 
9 
number 
- 
315 
86,673,265 
- 
4,769 
15 
3,536,631 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
11 
11 
15 
33 
- 
8 
67 
acres 
- 
3,990 
3,198 
6,199 
19,644 
- 
2,221 
14,740 
bushels 
- 
176,014 
383,321 
1,155,801 
1,975,314 
- 
190,396 
1,178,629 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
955 
- 
(D) 
- 
44 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
25,070 
- 
(D) 
- 
160 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
63 
69 
- 
80 
acres 
1,263 
- 
590 
38,454 
48,010 
- 
- 
13,444 
bushels 
48,389 
- 
20,572 
1,078,531 
2,454,852 
- 
- 
554,946 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
61 
69 
- 
- 
79 
acres 
1,263 
- 
590 
(D) 
48,010 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
48,389 
- 
20,572 
(D) 
2,454,852 
- 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
--continued 
244 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
