Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flartley 
Flaskell 
Flays 
Flemphill 
Flenderson 
Flidalgo 
Hill 
Hockley 
Farms 
number 
255 
503 
1,439 
232 
1,961 
2,161 
1,884 
781 
Land in farms 
acres 
902,940 
567,156 
245,006 
575,829 
345,628 
795,180 
504,129 
483,775 
Average size of farm 
acres 
3,541 
1,128 
170 
2,482 
176 
368 
268 
619 
Median size of farm 
acres 
825 
320 
43 
712 
55 
30 
80 
267 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,557,857 
834,078 
1 ,055,578 
1,837,312 
525,054 
1,117,900 
602,704 
643,108 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,005 
740 
6,200 
740 
2,979 
3,038 
2,252 
1,038 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
88,920 
72,833 
48,418 
26,690 
98,206 
249,154 
135,736 
142,511 
Average per farm 
dollars 
348,706 
144,798 
33,647 
115,043 
50,079 
115,296 
72,047 
182,941 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
4 
173 
2 
155 
553 
87 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12 
40 
577 
26 
731 
698 
565 
91 
50 to 1 79 acres 
34 
121 
421 
25 
663 
376 
721 
228 
1 80 to 499 acres 
37 
135 
174 
43 
290 
217 
303 
172 
500 to 999 acres 
64 
75 
53 
42 
75 
115 
110 
122 
1 ,000 acres or more 
103 
128 
41 
94 
47 
202 
98 
144 
Total cropland 
farms 
210 
444 
400 
118 
1,184 
1,276 
1,180 
707 
acres 
270,286 
298,475 
30,315 
39,835 
81,924 
465,563 
231,885 
400,120 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
149 
238 
231 
56 
1,051 
1,037 
1,026 
322 
acres 
186,954 
138,173 
15,207 
(D) 
60,344 
389,641 
204,309 
185,701 
Irrigated land 
farms 
124 
83 
85 
8 
93 
880 
31 
246 
acres 
155,479 
27,500 
1,032 
3,183 
1,399 
183,643 
920 
106,915 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,180,897 
38,671 
14,970 
110,552 
49,521 
452,766 
119,939 
78,717 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,630,968 
76,881 
10,403 
476,518 
25,253 
209,517 
63,662 
100,790 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
193,986 
28,616 
7,313 
3,017 
17,357 
415,208 
80,466 
70,121 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
986,911 
10,056 
7,657 
107,535 
32,165 
37,557 
39,474 
8,596 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
69 
231 
913 
100 
876 
1,039 
754 
431 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
27 
177 
8 
261 
224 
222 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2 
33 
166 
17 
298 
181 
279 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11 
57 
111 
16 
283 
195 
249 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
42 
32 
27 
134 
121 
148 
37 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
30 
18 
18 
50 
94 
80 
58 
$100,000 or more 
153 
83 
22 
46 
59 
307 
152 
156 
Government payments 
farms 
185 
427 
65 
117 
36 
432 
540 
637 
$1,000 
4,317 
5,201 
469 
1,293 
193 
9,106 
3,921 
10,093 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
143 
253 
339 
75 
469 
625 
481 
371 
$1,000 
14,168 
13,931 
2,810 
833 
2,838 
20,487 
5,432 
22,180 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,109,164 
45,862 
31,631 
97,723 
60,305 
384,503 
107,220 
96,284 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,349,663 
91,176 
21,981 
421,220 
30,752 
177,928 
56,911 
123,283 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
255 
503 
1,439 
232 
1,961 
2,161 
1,884 
781 
$1,000 
90,218 
1 1 ,942 
-13,383 
14,955 
-7,753 
97,856 
22,073 
14,705 
Average per farm 
dollars 
353,796 
23,741 
-9,300 
64,462 
-3,953 
45,283 
11,716 
18,829 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
165 
252 
493 
129 
832 
1,110 
822 
356 
Other 
number 
90 
251 
946 
103 
1,129 
1,051 
1,062 
425 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
133 
250 
972 
130 
1,327 
1,338 
1,177 
450 
200 days or more 
number 
83 
178 
555 
103 
882 
841 
783 
347 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
76 
211 
830 
141 
1,262 
1,030 
1,248 
87 
number 
313,119 
16,119 
14,853 
64,949 
53,402 
36,433 
51,945 
20,830 
Beef cows 
farms 
55 
181 
650 
120 
1,095 
843 
1,111 
69 
number 
15,552 
5,707 
8,897 
12,627 
29,007 
19,113 
32,018 
3,231 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
8 
- 
number 
39,496 
- 
- 
- 
1,575 
- 
1,191 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
66 
156 
526 
110 
941 
604 
1,003 
68 
number 
541,162 
1 1 ,003 
6,156 
75,689 
29,810 
32,149 
28,329 
9,683 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
2 
24 
7 
67 
50 
30 
14 
number 
- 
(D) 
190 
34 
665 
414 
112 
152 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
2 
13 
1 
43 
28 
11 
13 
number 
- 
(D) 
405 
(D) 
818 
206 
31 
676 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
4 
94 
2 
41 
153 
83 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,650 
(D) 
610 
3,079 
2,132 
675 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
9 
21 
213 
4 
199 
136 
167 
18 
number 
122 
262 
4,138 
47 
5,154 
2,703 
3,466 
324 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
75 
- 
116 
(D) 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
101 
5 
9 
- 
- 
114 
91 
2 
acres 
80,275 
429 
2,585 
- 
- 
32,206 
38,325 
(D) 
bushels 
15,397,718 
29,169 
204,622 
- 
- 
3,031,891 
4,050,098 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
48 
acres 
13,081 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,530 
14,621 
- 
tons 
292,486 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
18,294 
162,425 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
68 
178 
8 
18 
2 
163 
14 
acres 
36,977 
95,996 
2,331 
6,461 
- 
(D) 
51,499 
2,896 
bushels 
1 ,522,346 
2,180,565 
103,052 
173,644 
- 
(D) 
2,608,899 
125,393 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
68 
178 
8 
18 
- 
2 
163 
14 
acres 
(D) 
95,996 
2,331 
6,461 
- 
(D) 
51,499 
2,896 
bushels 
(D) 
2,180,565 
103,052 
173,644 
- 
(D) 
2,608,899 
125,393 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
246 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
