Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flood 
Flopkins 
Flouston 
Floward 
Fludspeth 
Hunt 
Hutchinson 
Irion 
Farms 
number 
1,286 
2,113 
1,505 
475 
167 
4,206 
247 
155 
Land in farms 
acres 
224,225 
422,587 
467,883 
498,472 
2,251,109 
454,539 
520,950 
496,136 
Average size of farm 
acres 
174 
200 
311 
1,049 
13,480 
108 
2,109 
3,201 
Median size of farm 
acres 
35 
86 
118 
200 
644 
35 
245 
580 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
712,228 
442,861 
697,706 
796,235 
7,586,674 
330,262 
1 ,606,477 
3,005,393 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,085 
2,214 
2,244 
759 
563 
3,056 
762 
939 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
67,198 
135,253 
83,736 
42,124 
22,385 
1 72,673 
38,230 
10,911 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,253 
64,010 
55,639 
88,682 
134,039 
41,054 
1 54,778 
70,395 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
122 
91 
31 
29 
8 
574 
17 
6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
612 
575 
320 
72 
14 
1,896 
50 
29 
50 to 1 79 acres 
326 
862 
587 
117 
33 
1,160 
45 
17 
1 80 to 499 acres 
139 
398 
369 
94 
22 
424 
39 
22 
500 to 999 acres 
39 
117 
115 
60 
9 
90 
16 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
48 
70 
83 
103 
81 
62 
80 
66 
Total cropland 
farms 
667 
1,480 
909 
344 
73 
2,336 
71 
60 
acres 
43,336 
127,723 
83,560 
161,890 
48,285 
180,315 
97,808 
1 0,740 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
531 
1,388 
826 
68 
60 
2,007 
53 
34 
acres 
29,423 
107,404 
53,743 
22,643 
(D) 
150,046 
59,259 
3,681 
Irrigated land 
farms 
58 
35 
34 
30 
54 
128 
38 
21 
acres 
2,821 
1,331 
5,958 
4,189 
18,130 
5,448 
35,107 
713 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
18,742 
205,946 
49,581 
13,864 
34,478 
69,337 
55,876 
7,463 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,573 
97,466 
32,944 
29,187 
206,453 
16,485 
226,221 
48,151 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,557 
12,905 
13,915 
4,642 
24,716 
44,771 
32,147 
770 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,185 
193,041 
35,665 
9,222 
9,762 
24,566 
23,730 
6,693 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
653 
663 
559 
328 
34 
2,271 
118 
51 
$2,500 to $4,999 
161 
256 
183 
32 
7 
601 
13 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
208 
343 
241 
26 
17 
549 
19 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
127 
345 
272 
27 
36 
425 
21 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
210 
125 
16 
21 
194 
14 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
88 
52 
23 
15 
87 
8 
17 
$100,000 or more 
28 
208 
73 
23 
37 
79 
54 
15 
Government payments 
farms 
75 
194 
219 
295 
60 
354 
75 
40 
$1,000 
162 
1,817 
1,461 
4,460 
1,323 
1,324 
1,984 
904 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
224 
567 
417 
202 
80 
846 
102 
51 
$1,000 
1,496 
3,892 
3,725 
8,021 
1,960 
3,890 
2,337 
1,170 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
29,284 
178,239 
58,327 
26,839 
29,276 
77,701 
51,673 
9,561 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,771 
84,354 
38,756 
56,503 
175,306 
18,474 
209,202 
61,685 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,286 
2,113 
1,505 
475 
167 
4,206 
247 
155 
$1,000 
-8,885 
33,415 
-3,561 
-494 
8,485 
-3,150 
8,524 
-25 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-6,909 
15,814 
-2,366 
-1,040 
50,805 
-749 
34,512 
-158 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
550 
887 
751 
232 
101 
1,340 
109 
68 
Other 
number 
736 
1,226 
754 
243 
66 
2,866 
138 
87 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
831 
1,401 
898 
229 
109 
2,871 
167 
108 
200 days or more 
number 
543 
997 
510 
137 
74 
2,059 
118 
69 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
751 
1,458 
1,011 
139 
89 
2,322 
127 
86 
number 
21,035 
110,278 
70,714 
11,213 
17,311 
53,035 
19,147 
8,607 
Beef cows 
farms 
646 
1,238 
949 
123 
80 
2,012 
112 
74 
number 
12,963 
41,176 
45,426 
6,662 
(D) 
(D) 
7,566 
5,590 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
92 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
number 
17 
24,273 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
556 
1,190 
830 
104 
81 
1,646 
103 
73 
number 
1 1 ,254 
52,024 
41,369 
10,096 
9,241 
24,862 
18,891 
4,606 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
31 
37 
25 
14 
- 
133 
10 
3 
number 
107 
118 
9,102 
45 
- 
705 
85 
20 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
27 
11 
13 
3 
- 
61 
10 
- 
number 
107 
54 
21,048 
(D) 
- 
966 
27 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
58 
39 
16 
18 
12 
242 
4 
36 
number 
1,176 
875 
991 
1,526 
908 
4,526 
34 
13,848 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
134 
124 
74 
28 
8 
529 
15 
9 
number 
5,467 
176,830 
214,086 
734 
318 
12,976 
241 
127 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
37 
4 
- 
2 
28 
2 
2 
number 
(D) 
18,942,288 
119 
- 
(D) 
157,489 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
8 
- 
- 
12 
28 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
1,636 
- 
- 
2,449 
14,168 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
188,544 
- 
- 
199,836 
2,704,789 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
1 
3 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
325 
(D) 
15 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,377 
- 
tons 
4,500 
(D) 
300 
- 
(D) 
- 
31,913 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
2 
1 
- 
1 
51 
44 
9 
acres 
803 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
25,508 
29,129 
1,680 
bushels 
20,541 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,355,149 
778,901 
39,825 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
2 
1 
- 
1 
49 
44 
9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
29,129 
1,680 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
778,901 
39,825 
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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