Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jack 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jeff Davis 
Jefferson 
Jim Flogg 
Jim Wells 
Johnson 
Farms 
number 
864 
811 
894 
84 
764 
263 
1,047 
3,023 
Land in farms 
acres 
527,895 
441 ,827 
88,130 
1 ,255,005 
353,971 
644,924 
503,754 
428,958 
Average size of farm 
acres 
611 
545 
99 
14,941 
463 
2,452 
481 
142 
Median size of farm 
acres 
180 
143 
34 
2,000 
56 
421 
95 
30 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,195,220 
1,151,591 
310,438 
7,177,383 
767,828 
3,272,541 
878,878 
578,482 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,956 
2,114 
3,149 
480 
1,657 
1,335 
1,827 
4,077 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
47,577 
95,845 
44,528 
6,433 
67,930 
15,285 
89,883 
153,649 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,065 
118,181 
49,808 
76,587 
88,914 
58,119 
85,848 
50,827 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
35 
34 
113 
6 
118 
9 
65 
425 
1 0 to 49 acres 
113 
158 
419 
8 
249 
31 
277 
1,431 
50 to 1 79 acres 
284 
255 
253 
8 
157 
35 
354 
746 
1 80 to 499 acres 
226 
160 
91 
4 
100 
69 
183 
290 
500 to 999 acres 
101 
90 
9 
7 
65 
27 
71 
65 
1 ,000 acres or more 
105 
114 
9 
51 
75 
92 
97 
66 
Total cropland 
farms 
399 
451 
531 
17 
459 
37 
402 
1,619 
acres 
35,814 
151,812 
16,337 
3,584 
112,735 
9,553 
192,026 
119,878 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
246 
413 
451 
7 
363 
15 
231 
1,352 
acres 
13,972 
124,654 
12,332 
412 
37,388 
1,628 
121,216 
96,373 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
63 
41 
6 
81 
10 
49 
81 
acres 
400 
13,077 
357 
115 
22,387 
(D) 
4,795 
2,386 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
22,500 
101,836 
10,069 
(D) 
38,030 
11,131 
82,856 
78,850 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,042 
125,569 
1 1 ,262 
(D) 
49,778 
42,324 
79,136 
26,083 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,279 
73,997 
5,618 
(D) 
21,590 
(D) 
35,240 
19,919 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
20,222 
27,839 
4,451 
8,025 
16,440 
(D) 
47,616 
58,931 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
354 
228 
466 
35 
354 
104 
555 
1,615 
$2,500 to $4,999 
80 
83 
133 
7 
89 
20 
113 
406 
$5,000 to $9,999 
125 
108 
132 
10 
78 
44 
112 
384 
$10,000 to $24,999 
168 
138 
101 
6 
85 
44 
134 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
68 
48 
2 
57 
25 
56 
117 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
52 
8 
4 
24 
10 
27 
53 
$100,000 or more 
51 
134 
6 
20 
77 
16 
50 
85 
Government payments 
farms 
103 
297 
12 
22 
170 
87 
236 
189 
$1,000 
751 
6,538 
26 
792 
3,631 
1,349 
2,904 
834 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
193 
280 
184 
26 
214 
101 
302 
616 
$1,000 
1,852 
5,187 
975 
1,942 
2,134 
1,130 
5,325 
4,811 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
27,721 
76,671 
17,211 
13,980 
41,068 
15,295 
98,998 
92,703 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,085 
94,539 
19,251 
166,428 
53,754 
58,155 
94,554 
30,666 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
864 
811 
894 
84 
764 
263 
1,047 
3,023 
$1,000 
-2,618 
36,890 
-6,142 
-3,004 
2,727 
-1,685 
-7,913 
-8,208 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,030 
45,487 
-6,870 
-35,760 
3,570 
-6,406 
-7,558 
-2,715 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
363 
367 
330 
48 
348 
103 
351 
1,076 
Other 
number 
501 
444 
564 
36 
416 
160 
696 
1,947 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
525 
529 
625 
62 
500 
198 
782 
1,881 
200 days or more 
number 
327 
328 
433 
24 
314 
120 
446 
1,229 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
650 
634 
546 
54 
466 
221 
711 
1,866 
number 
36,949 
41,429 
12,706 
16,435 
41,254 
24,733 
39,886 
65,951 
Beef cows 
farms 
581 
602 
464 
51 
419 
218 
650 
1,585 
number 
19,583 
(D) 
8,136 
9,529 
29,522 
16,640 
(D) 
25,485 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
31 
number 
151 
(D) 
15 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,234 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
516 
556 
404 
51 
346 
190 
534 
1,319 
number 
19,602 
25,190 
4,978 
10,388 
20,818 
13,851 
35,449 
43,425 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
19 
2 
66 
1 
24 
2 
12 
88 
number 
82 
(D) 
347 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
108 
908 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
3 
36 
1 
10 
2 
6 
43 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
174 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
109 
676 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
33 
7 
12 
3 
27 
7 
39 
109 
number 
1,860 
37 
92 
14 
331 
52 
930 
2,098 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
32 
129 
- 
78 
2 
84 
338 
number 
2,186 
720 
2,143 
- 
1,839 
(D) 
1,869 
6,494 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
5 
- 
7 
5 
20 
number 
(D) 
- 
168 
- 
301 
- 
3,930 
410 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
93 
2 
- 
- 
- 
18 
9 
acres 
- 
64,220 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
15,592 
2,764 
bushels 
- 
5,955,776 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
552,843 
183,781 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
800 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,714 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
46 
acres 
1,546 
5,500 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,532 
15,729 
bushels 
51,832 
160,118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,017 
668,143 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
46 
acres 
1,546 
5,500 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
15,729 
bushels 
51,832 
160,118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
668,143 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
--continued 
248 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
