Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Martin 
Mason 
Matagorda 
Maverick 
Medina 
Menard 
Midland 
Milam 
Farms 
number 
414 
640 
856 
294 
1,976 
325 
540 
1,909 
Land in farms 
acres 
453,712 
551,268 
568,055 
540,869 
833,587 
536,562 
404,361 
527,871 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,096 
861 
664 
1,840 
422 
1,651 
749 
277 
Median size of farm 
acres 
338 
360 
137 
43 
100 
371 
54 
94 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,130,809 
2,039,832 
1,315,683 
2,169,797 
1,095,775 
2,408,897 
1,072,641 
990,114 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,032 
2,368 
1,983 
1,179 
2,598 
1,459 
1,432 
3,581 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
66,614 
38,074 
108,035 
17,593 
131,067 
17,872 
44,863 
124,793 
Average per farm 
dollars 
160,903 
59,491 
126,209 
59,839 
66,329 
54,990 
83,234 
65,371 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
15 
43 
49 
97 
9 
142 
98 
1 0 to 49 acres 
42 
56 
201 
108 
533 
38 
115 
524 
50 to 1 79 acres 
72 
128 
232 
48 
629 
56 
111 
666 
1 80 to 499 acres 
111 
163 
141 
29 
402 
75 
65 
388 
500 to 999 acres 
53 
104 
108 
16 
162 
39 
33 
131 
1 ,000 acres or more 
122 
174 
131 
44 
153 
108 
74 
102 
Total cropland 
farms 
382 
240 
498 
136 
1,021 
135 
284 
1,034 
acres 
279,609 
28,907 
177,001 
13,849 
141,396 
20,653 
62,399 
143,011 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
114 
147 
403 
110 
757 
64 
120 
881 
acres 
48,251 
10,584 
115,955 
7,187 
103,912 
6,043 
19,586 
109,855 
Irrigated land 
farms 
82 
60 
103 
108 
364 
32 
102 
53 
acres 
17,128 
2,975 
32,672 
12,960 
51,418 
1,534 
10,748 
2,486 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
20,265 
51,449 
129,703 
32,608 
115,519 
9,635 
17,213 
144,728 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,950 
80,390 
151,522 
110,913 
58,461 
29,646 
31,876 
75,813 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
18,002 
4,996 
77,024 
2,622 
64,889 
1,252 
11,301 
38,485 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,263 
46,453 
52,679 
29,987 
50,629 
8,383 
5,912 
106,243 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
300 
204 
257 
171 
902 
114 
335 
773 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
61 
67 
28 
265 
40 
64 
217 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3 
95 
115 
24 
245 
32 
46 
288 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
104 
143 
19 
246 
64 
45 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
82 
75 
17 
119 
34 
13 
158 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
40 
60 
10 
57 
18 
10 
71 
$100,000 or more 
57 
54 
139 
25 
142 
23 
27 
137 
Government payments 
farms 
335 
208 
296 
22 
383 
100 
127 
420 
$1,000 
5,158 
1,749 
5,271 
410 
3,298 
1,249 
1,866 
3,451 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
227 
238 
297 
102 
670 
121 
157 
563 
$1,000 
18,578 
3,654 
14,023 
2,230 
9,258 
1,823 
2,978 
5,028 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
44,062 
69,369 
123,328 
37,629 
113,862 
12,131 
29,348 
146,530 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,430 
108,389 
144,074 
127,991 
57,622 
37,328 
54,348 
76,758 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
414 
640 
856 
294 
1,976 
325 
540 
1,909 
$1,000 
-61 
-12,517 
25,669 
-2,380 
14,213 
576 
-7,290 
6,676 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-147 
-19,557 
29,987 
-8,097 
7,193 
1,772 
-13,501 
3,497 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
236 
313 
408 
101 
991 
158 
131 
858 
Other 
number 
178 
327 
448 
193 
985 
167 
409 
1,051 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
188 
400 
516 
233 
1,266 
201 
388 
1,224 
200 days or more 
number 
128 
212 
321 
142 
788 
127 
241 
830 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
53 
488 
573 
136 
1,240 
171 
202 
1,351 
number 
4,168 
34,357 
53,283 
22,061 
44,069 
14,351 
8,450 
64,720 
Beef cows 
farms 
41 
425 
539 
98 
1,108 
150 
152 
1,216 
number 
2,681 
15,823 
39,733 
5,594 
(D) 
8,745 
(D) 
40,261 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
6 
4 
1 
- 
3 
- 
number 
- 
- 
18 
292 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
37 
429 
468 
84 
977 
153 
147 
1,043 
number 
2,521 
45,082 
27,892 
20,501 
40,647 
6,894 
3,112 
32,025 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
5 
15 
6 
50 
- 
19 
32 
number 
10 
37 
47 
39 
991 
- 
299 
639 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
2 
5 
6 
26 
- 
13 
25 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
51 
1,126 
- 
194 
803 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
47 
18 
49 
136 
50 
20 
61 
number 
(D) 
2,602 
304 
774 
2,805 
12,433 
328 
952 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6 
16 
44 
22 
164 
9 
44 
149 
number 
50 
271 
1,210 
654 
3,397 
572 
956 
615,695 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
6 
9 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
225 
2,922,739 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
46 
- 
101 
- 
- 
67 
acres 
- 
- 
18,857 
- 
29,392 
- 
- 
26,443 
bushels 
- 
- 
1,736,455 
- 
3,174,626 
- 
- 
2,091,251 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
2 
5 
2 
83 
11 
10 
89 
acres 
1,077 
(D) 
1,714 
(D) 
15,859 
2,771 
3,380 
14,156 
bushels 
38,116 
(D) 
49,445 
(D) 
638,557 
76,540 
118,365 
587,753 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
2 
5 
2 
83 
11 
10 
87 
acres 
1,077 
(D) 
1,714 
(D) 
15,859 
2,771 
3,380 
(D) 
bushels 
38,116 
(D) 
49,445 
(D) 
638,557 
76,540 
118,365 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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