Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Loving 
Lubbock 
Lynn 
McCulloch 
McLennan 
McMullen 
Madison 
Marion 
Farms 
number 
10 
1,116 
455 
619 
3,278 
238 
970 
247 
Land in farms 
acres 
379,524 
472,170 
614,353 
553,517 
517,425 
291,350 
40,124 
Average size of farm 
acres 
37,952 
450 
1,038 
992 
169 
2,174 
300 
162 
Median size of farm 
acres 
39,810 
150 
485 
266 
40 
793 
100 
76 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,543,881 
834,394 
933,649 
1 ,838,354 
437,533 
3,055,197 
840,584 
361,307 
Average per acre 
dollars 
199 
1,853 
900 
1,852 
2,591 
1,405 
2,799 
2,224 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
740 
195,269 
118,938 
49,502 
178,378 
20,354 
77,430 
10,112 
Average per farm 
dollars 
73,966 
1 74,972 
261,401 
79,972 
54,417 
85,521 
79,825 
40,939 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
144 
9 
26 
411 
7 
26 
32 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
258 
30 
55 
1,402 
10 
253 
54 
50 to 1 79 acres 
- 
216 
98 
160 
890 
39 
370 
93 
1 80 to 499 acres 
- 
199 
93 
155 
384 
29 
220 
53 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
151 
57 
77 
87 
52 
50 
6 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
148 
168 
146 
104 
101 
51 
9 
Total cropland 
farms 
3 
858 
428 
308 
1,826 
55 
498 
134 
acres 
594 
423,830 
406,655 
90,112 
243,981 
19,318 
35,322 
8,310 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
- 
472 
246 
185 
1,513 
18 
454 
111 
acres 
- 
248,737 
232,325 
56,052 
206,616 
3,040 
26,648 
6,788 
Irrigated land 
farms 
_ 
404 
156 
20 
70 
6 
24 
6 
acres 
- 
155,462 
71,599 
949 
3,509 
(D) 
2,256 
225 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
912 
174,800 
67,595 
22,565 
183,082 
8,336 
82,860 
3,350 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,178 
156,631 
148,561 
36,454 
55,852 
35,025 
85,423 
13,564 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
- 
95,860 
65,765 
8,622 
74,815 
430 
(D) 
553 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
912 
78,941 
1,831 
13,943 
108,267 
7,906 
(D) 
2,797 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
- 
549 
184 
265 
1,634 
101 
351 
136 
$2,500 to $4,999 
- 
63 
7 
70 
484 
27 
140 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 
69 
11 
57 
464 
35 
154 
42 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
86 
24 
91 
343 
31 
155 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
42 
31 
44 
144 
13 
91 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
62 
51 
33 
63 
13 
36 
2 
$100,000 or more 
3 
245 
147 
59 
146 
18 
43 
2 
Government payments 
farms 
6 
687 
410 
247 
566 
19 
103 
12 
$1,000 
136 
10,896 
9,808 
3,014 
3,662 
239 
1,087 
62 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5 
517 
289 
211 
788 
79 
312 
48 
$1,000 
72 
30,940 
25,820 
2,786 
5,146 
2,276 
2,027 
809 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,429 
195,413 
84,312 
27,890 
165,847 
15,678 
90,706 
5,314 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,919 
175,101 
185,301 
45,057 
50,594 
65,873 
93,512 
21,513 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
10 
1,116 
455 
619 
3,278 
238 
970 
247 
$1,000 
-310 
21,224 
18,912 
474 
26,043 
-4,827 
-4,732 
-1,093 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-30,975 
19,018 
41,564 
767 
7,945 
-20,281 
-4,878 
-4,424 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
8 
509 
275 
286 
1,271 
120 
444 
86 
Other 
number 
2 
607 
180 
333 
2,007 
118 
526 
161 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
4 
629 
206 
384 
2,055 
143 
565 
175 
200 days or more 
number 
1 
423 
127 
222 
1,360 
68 
358 
117 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10 
240 
76 
355 
1,940 
180 
759 
150 
number 
1,751 
28,478 
3,418 
23,768 
70,925 
14,551 
43,502 
2,669 
Beef cows 
farms 
10 
179 
65 
321 
1,626 
168 
711 
121 
number 
1,365 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
32,519 
9,753 
27,526 
1,696 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
2 
11 
- 
5 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,309 
- 
13 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10 
174 
58 
301 
1,490 
148 
597 
96 
number 
996 
45,384 
1,942 
13,945 
52,971 
9,133 
20,600 
1,594 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
20 
5 
7 
51 
2 
14 
6 
number 
- 
711 
51 
54 
364 
(D) 
2,993 
16 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
20 
3 
3 
27 
2 
10 
1 
number 
- 
1,049 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
(D) 
7,559 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
14 
6 
67 
168 
1 
17 
3 
number 
- 
634 
485 
12,207 
3,132 
(D) 
351 
96 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
- 
74 
5 
47 
314 
5 
73 
24 
number 
- 
(D) 
322 
947 
(D) 
71 
(D) 
493 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
4 
- 
- 
22 
- 
4 
1 
number 
- 
183 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
4,000,000 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
10 
- 
3 
85 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
686 
- 
767 
57,195 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
95,737 
- 
(D) 
4,918,377 
- 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
22 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 1 ,226 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
128,290 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
25 
15 
69 
137 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
4,273 
3,741 
37,244 
50,981 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
166,834 
98,027 
928,101 
2,384,630 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
25 
15 
68 
137 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
4,273 
3,741 
(D) 
50,981 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
166,834 
98,027 
(D) 
2,384,630 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
252 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
