Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lavaca 
Lee 
Leon 
Liberty 
Limestone 
Lipscomb 
Live Oak 
Llano 
Farms 
number 
2,617 
1,807 
1,962 
1,470 
1,526 
277 
892 
740 
Land in farms 
acres 
546,546 
318,216 
594,393 
286,793 
486,787 
591,326 
540,710 
528,018 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
176 
303 
195 
319 
2,135 
606 
714 
Median size of farm 
acres 
86 
90 
95 
48 
123 
647 
224 
167 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
612,201 
563,382 
759,197 
488,804 
603,232 
1,725,505 
1,161,267 
1,930,442 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,931 
3,199 
2,506 
2,505 
1,891 
808 
1,916 
2,705 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
122,886 
76,867 
125,562 
103,453 
84,937 
38,112 
56,470 
37,772 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,957 
42,539 
63,997 
70,376 
55,660 
137,588 
63,307 
51,043 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
120 
96 
59 
133 
57 
7 
41 
47 
1 0 to 49 acres 
660 
515 
536 
612 
311 
11 
79 
144 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,150 
686 
757 
537 
48 
271 
185 
1 80 to 499 acres 
486 
379 
383 
404 
56 
247 
130 
500 to 999 acres 
118 
89 
132 
120 
36 
115 
98 
1 ,000 acres or more 
83 
42 
95 
97 
119 
139 
136 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,602 
973 
1,015 
792 
805 
189 
358 
208 
acres 
80,760 
44,136 
74,01 1 
101,071 
80,867 
118,399 
55,742 
21,333 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,516 
871 
890 
676 
703 
61 
224 
153 
acres 
59,884 
32,721 
58,774 
63,707 
55,553 
42,431 
21,938 
7,515 
Irrigated land 
farms 
63 
60 
42 
58 
32 
25 
16 
32 
acres 
4,299 
940 
759 
5,242 
330 
23,341 
734 
788 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
61,904 
38,561 
148,739 
34,939 
48,284 
52,682 
17,913 
13,764 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,654 
21,340 
75,810 
23,768 
31,641 
190,189 
20,081 
18,600 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
12,582 
12,870 
9,970 
14,705 
12,346 
8,878 
2,836 
1,431 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
49,322 
25,691 
138,770 
20,234 
35,938 
43,805 
15,077 
12,333 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
730 
680 
748 
704 
517 
123 
329 
309 
$2,500 to $4,999 
404 
264 
292 
207 
216 
8 
112 
95 
$5,000 to $9,999 
531 
302 
278 
222 
210 
22 
140 
98 
$10,000 to $24,999 
549 
326 
347 
165 
302 
12 
137 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
223 
131 
138 
88 
130 
20 
89 
54 
$50,000 to $99,999 
94 
72 
69 
35 
74 
27 
45 
47 
$100,000 or more 
86 
32 
90 
49 
77 
65 
40 
24 
Government payments 
farms 
272 
215 
135 
90 
233 
208 
234 
91 
$1,000 
1,440 
935 
1,172 
1,494 
2,192 
2,756 
1,774 
890 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
484 
390 
568 
327 
411 
130 
342 
197 
$1,000 
3,477 
2,027 
4,224 
2,123 
3,134 
1,420 
4,868 
2,582 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
71,610 
50,279 
142,019 
42,569 
56,864 
59,786 
30,428 
25,307 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,363 
27,824 
72,385 
28,959 
37,263 
215,836 
34,112 
34,199 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,617 
1,807 
1,962 
1,470 
1,526 
277 
892 
740 
$1,000 
-4,790 
-8,757 
12,117 
-4,014 
-3,254 
-2,928 
-5,873 
-8,071 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1 ,830 
-4,846 
6,176 
-2,730 
-2,132 
-10,569 
-6,584 
-10,907 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,065 
632 
1,024 
676 
769 
128 
377 
316 
Other 
number 
1,552 
1,175 
938 
794 
757 
149 
515 
424 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,740 
1,260 
1,159 
922 
920 
154 
567 
445 
200 days or more 
number 
1,057 
891 
693 
574 
575 
105 
339 
272 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,287 
1,537 
1,460 
1,021 
1,167 
135 
674 
536 
number 
89,888 
57,048 
78,102 
49,217 
73,462 
35,472 
34,736 
32,742 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,186 
1,439 
1,357 
928 
1,081 
119 
625 
488 
number 
63,664 
35,851 
50,141 
34,478 
43,918 
(D) 
23,172 
19,869 
Milk cows 
farms 
19 
- 
7 
9 
9 
1 
11 
- 
number 
571 
- 
17 
29 
470 
(D) 
91 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,004 
1,221 
1,176 
736 
992 
134 
588 
426 
number 
44,623 
33,651 
44,220 
23,501 
41,066 
30,642 
19,735 
13,197 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
38 
30 
36 
74 
26 
1 
7 
22 
number 
569 
854 
262 
717 
169 
(D) 
88 
105 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
23 
14 
38 
10 
1 
5 
10 
number 
748 
1,905 
84 
364 
130 
(D) 
19 
162 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
47 
35 
32 
60 
31 
13 
72 
number 
797 
389 
364 
1,093 
466 
- 
135 
1,616 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
182 
128 
115 
151 
102 
5 
33 
34 
number 
466,464 
2,429 
86,728 
8,458 
(D) 
72 
586 
800 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
2 
36 
8 
6 
- 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
34,053,155 
1,095 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
38 
13 
- 
2 
12 
8 
17 
1 
acres 
2,913 
782 
- 
(D) 
5,075 
10,080 
3,432 
(D) 
bushels 
195,384 
50,613 
- 
(D) 
521,032 
1,718,377 
81,430 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
210 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
126 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
3 
6 
3 
7 
48 
6 
4 
acres 
(D) 
112 
1,447 
604 
3,949 
29,804 
600 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
5,730 
23,922 
13,280 
189,306 
864,128 
12,216 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
3 
6 
3 
7 
48 
6 
4 
acres 
(D) 
112 
1,447 
604 
3,949 
29,804 
600 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
5,730 
23,922 
13,280 
189,306 
864,128 
12,216 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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