Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Montague 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Morris 
Motley 
Nacogdoches 
Farms 
number 
870 
482 
1,454 
1,601 
261 
412 
224 
1,196 
Land in farms 
acres 
471,393 
573,130 
488,672 
155,362 
523,650 
91,874 
595,487 
264,818 
Average size of farm 
acres 
542 
1,189 
336 
97 
2,006 
223 
2,658 
221 
Median size of farm 
acres 
183 
224 
113 
28 
640 
75 
531 
95 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,204,674 
938,568 
840,349 
573,035 
1 ,884,522 
468,248 
1 ,960,779 
558,234 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,223 
789 
2,500 
5,905 
939 
2,100 
738 
2,521 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
51,021 
40,790 
86,208 
77,218 
79,306 
22,933 
15,584 
87,849 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,644 
84,626 
59,290 
48,231 
303,856 
55,664 
69,573 
73,453 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
8 
52 
292 
6 
21 
3 
44 
1 0 to 49 acres 
151 
51 
329 
718 
20 
122 
5 
298 
50 to 1 79 acres 
251 
144 
532 
418 
25 
165 
31 
501 
1 80 to 499 acres 
216 
154 
318 
113 
58 
68 
66 
262 
500 to 999 acres 
122 
50 
122 
45 
63 
22 
45 
59 
1 ,000 acres or more 
104 
75 
101 
15 
89 
14 
74 
32 
Total cropland 
farms 
413 
405 
788 
752 
192 
276 
148 
739 
acres 
57,476 
146,734 
74,027 
31,559 
263,647 
18,127 
65,766 
43,706 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
268 
126 
634 
605 
112 
242 
26 
654 
acres 
27,108 
57,043 
42,126 
17,849 
166,594 
15,061 
8,935 
29,778 
Irrigated land 
farms 
27 
46 
29 
98 
90 
4 
18 
24 
acres 
3,278 
4,246 
582 
1,188 
122,366 
21 
4,239 
343 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
43,032 
21,187 
44,931 
23,836 
605,026 
46,936 
12,800 
322,374 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,462 
43,957 
30,902 
14,888 
2,318,107 
113,922 
57,143 
269,543 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,403 
12,918 
8,419 
11,499 
117,569 
2,280 
3,139 
5,718 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
37,629 
8,269 
36,512 
12,337 
487,457 
44,656 
9,661 
316,656 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
311 
316 
575 
844 
95 
135 
104 
402 
$2,500 to $4,999 
87 
32 
180 
216 
5 
55 
4 
150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
116 
18 
220 
247 
12 
52 
22 
201 
$10,000 to $24,999 
148 
37 
226 
171 
17 
80 
22 
164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
21 
93 
57 
14 
29 
21 
95 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
16 
77 
28 
14 
18 
17 
43 
$100,000 or more 
42 
42 
83 
38 
104 
43 
34 
141 
Government payments 
farms 
193 
375 
210 
54 
179 
38 
167 
87 
$1,000 
1,277 
7,078 
1,034 
227 
6,010 
99 
1,767 
595 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
263 
190 
324 
480 
141 
81 
121 
361 
$1,000 
3,892 
6,244 
2,151 
3,291 
11,808 
647 
2,621 
5,024 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
51,272 
29,256 
55,175 
39,402 
561,869 
39,977 
15,477 
271,654 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,934 
60,698 
37,947 
24,611 
2,152,753 
97,031 
69,092 
227,135 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
870 
482 
1,454 
1,601 
261 
412 
224 
1,196 
$1,000 
-3,072 
5,254 
-7,059 
-12,049 
60,975 
7,705 
1,712 
56,338 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,531 
10,900 
-4,855 
-7,526 
233,621 
18,702 
7,641 
47,106 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
375 
155 
579 
491 
169 
206 
88 
514 
Other 
number 
495 
327 
875 
1,110 
92 
206 
136 
682 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
577 
332 
980 
1,169 
130 
275 
136 
765 
200 days or more 
number 
311 
216 
674 
817 
82 
145 
97 
562 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
548 
169 
1,014 
832 
91 
237 
124 
727 
number 
32,663 
18,227 
57,649 
18,974 
152,532 
19,898 
16,493 
40,852 
Beef cows 
farms 
516 
135 
935 
698 
69 
218 
120 
680 
number 
(D) 
8,977 
30,036 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
25,919 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
4 
7 
1 
2 
2 
1 
5 
number 
(D) 
8 
769 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
679 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
462 
138 
830 
580 
86 
205 
113 
619 
number 
28,063 
8,853 
36,526 
10,229 
298,173 
9,797 
11,262 
21,010 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
10 
24 
67 
5 
9 
- 
11 
number 
8 
252 
423 
513 
10 
82 
- 
38 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3 
7 
20 
45 
2 
6 
- 
5 
number 
5 
205 
439 
863 
(D) 
62 
- 
17 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
248 
26 
49 
55 
5 
15 
- 
18 
number 
34,294 
2,616 
1,686 
626 
153 
100 
- 
190 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
52 
17 
95 
191 
3 
28 
3 
72 
number 
1,416 
244 
1,655 
4,311 
(D) 
751 
34 
272,176 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
22 
32 
- 
107 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
893 
- 
12,873,710 
- 
82,186,713 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
2 
72 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
53,118 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,997,387 
- 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
7 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,988 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
92,324 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
16 
34 
1 
65 
9 
- 
acres 
3,731 
3,396 
5,633 
(D) 
39,697 
- 
1,221 
- 
bushels 
127,855 
88,291 
226,741 
(D) 
1,647,261 
- 
36,495 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
16 
34 
1 
65 
- 
9 
- 
acres 
3,731 
3,396 
5,633 
(D) 
39,697 
- 
1,221 
- 
bushels 
127,855 
88,291 
226,741 
(D) 
1,647,261 
- 
36,495 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
254 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
