Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flale 
Hall 
Hamilton 
Hansford 
Hardeman 
Hardin 
Harris 
Harrison 
Farms 
number 
899 
390 
1,001 
263 
357 
660 
2,207 
1,298 
Land in farms 
acres 
640,609 
509,050 
445,777 
566,770 
354,648 
68,508 
236,402 
199,635 
Average size of farm 
acres 
713 
1,305 
445 
2,155 
993 
104 
107 
154 
Median size of farm 
acres 
317 
401 
192 
640 
372 
30 
20 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
844,726 
1,006,900 
1,105,527 
1 ,994,289 
869,655 
320,963 
572,259 
437,530 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,185 
771 
2,482 
925 
875 
3,092 
5,342 
2,845 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
208,629 
47,192 
58,435 
106,039 
29,481 
41,344 
99,940 
65,939 
Average per farm 
dollars 
232,068 
121,006 
58,376 
403,191 
82,581 
62,643 
45,283 
50,800 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
5 
44 
6 
1 
118 
572 
110 
1 0 to 49 acres 
79 
10 
127 
9 
29 
310 
975 
453 
50 to 1 79 acres 
222 
101 
304 
35 
64 
157 
414 
442 
1 80 to 499 acres 
216 
102 
308 
48 
113 
48 
147 
201 
500 to 999 acres 
152 
56 
118 
53 
66 
13 
49 
65 
1 ,000 acres or more 
204 
116 
100 
112 
84 
14 
50 
27 
Total cropland 
farms 
800 
326 
551 
233 
283 
357 
970 
762 
acres 
479,748 
186,270 
75,612 
294,447 
130,946 
22,708 
59,879 
40,859 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
422 
89 
406 
176 
145 
281 
822 
692 
acres 
247,399 
56,110 
48,244 
222,287 
58,429 
8,285 
37,977 
32,326 
Irrigated land 
farms 
370 
64 
17 
116 
23 
41 
162 
45 
acres 
202,238 
27,774 
619 
98,127 
4,525 
1,671 
5,945 
464 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
409,930 
24,751 
55,828 
783,207 
25,362 
(D) 
65,190 
18,991 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,985 
63,465 
55,772 
2,977,975 
71,042 
(D) 
29,538 
14,631 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
129,176 
18,389 
10,717 
110,704 
9,144 
3,219 
47,426 
4,978 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
280,754 
6,363 
45,111 
672,503 
16,218 
(D) 
17,763 
14,013 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
425 
211 
330 
56 
159 
408 
1,158 
615 
$2,500 to $4,999 
35 
25 
113 
1 
12 
73 
324 
195 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15 
13 
154 
11 
23 
60 
267 
183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
25 
168 
24 
51 
75 
231 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
21 
97 
24 
51 
17 
91 
69 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
43 
71 
15 
30 
14 
61 
25 
$100,000 or more 
273 
52 
68 
132 
31 
13 
75 
25 
Government payments 
farms 
768 
327 
237 
215 
286 
14 
137 
43 
$1,000 
15,250 
4,834 
1,233 
4,906 
2,043 
414 
1,072 
274 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
548 
182 
268 
163 
175 
108 
573 
305 
$1,000 
32,764 
8,112 
1,264 
8,715 
2,319 
730 
6,093 
3,857 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
404,490 
33,513 
55,844 
737,005 
26,669 
12,354 
75,026 
27,847 
Average per farm 
dollars 
449,933 
85,932 
55,788 
2,802,301 
74,703 
18,718 
33,995 
21,454 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
899 
390 
1,001 
263 
357 
660 
2,207 
1,298 
$1,000 
53,454 
4,184 
2,481 
59,823 
3,055 
-5,256 
-2,671 
-4,725 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,459 
10,728 
2,478 
227,465 
8,558 
-7,964 
-1,210 
-3,640 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
439 
154 
422 
184 
134 
219 
773 
534 
Other 
number 
460 
236 
579 
79 
223 
441 
1,434 
764 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
421 
248 
618 
117 
213 
434 
1,569 
935 
200 days or more 
number 
275 
133 
410 
75 
161 
327 
1,058 
661 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
170 
162 
764 
108 
161 
357 
1,238 
756 
number 
147,622 
14,311 
46,286 
246,871 
18,458 
8,484 
35,189 
30,584 
Beef cows 
farms 
148 
142 
689 
75 
141 
299 
1,053 
674 
number 
6,250 
8,403 
21,970 
9,094 
(D) 
5,328 
24,306 
16,729 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
4 
18 
- 
1 
3 
15 
10 
number 
22,077 
10 
6,457 
- 
(D) 
54 
521 
19 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
132 
129 
623 
99 
134 
250 
804 
556 
number 
129,630 
7,734 
27,070 
428,674 
12,042 
3,115 
16,198 
14,960 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
5 
27 
5 
2 
25 
70 
47 
number 
212 
18 
260 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
475 
426 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
1 
21 
5 
17 
37 
16 
number 
370 
(D) 
266 
(D) 
- 
240 
332 
332 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
17 
2 
77 
4 
2 
19 
90 
29 
number 
456 
(D) 
7,689 
134 
(D) 
340 
1,238 
206 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
24 
3 
77 
8 
10 
95 
221 
108 
number 
617 
34 
1,855 
159 
270 
2,310 
5,099 
2,264 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
7 
17 
5 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
268 
2,119 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
130 
- 
1 
86 
- 
- 
16 
1 
acres 
22,715 
- 
(D) 
48,330 
- 
- 
3,782 
(D) 
bushels 
3,168,995 
- 
(D) 
9,298,592 
- 
- 
319,943 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
18 
- 
1 
14 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
4,485 
- 
(D) 
2,741 
- 
9 
- 
(D) 
tons 
79,661 
- 
(D) 
79,556 
- 
90 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
106 
22 
32 
146 
97 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
20,177 
9,533 
4,566 
141,459 
46,051 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
685,140 
164,691 
178,268 
4,566,374 
1,111,871 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
104 
22 
30 
146 
97 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
9,533 
(D) 
141,459 
46,051 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
164,691 
(D) 
4,566,374 
1,111,871 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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