Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Panola 
Parker 
Parmer 
Pecos 
Polk 
Potter 
Presidio 
Rains 
Farms 
number 
1,079 
4,370 
570 
291 
738 
258 
162 
682 
Land in farms 
acres 
227,367 
494,492 
553,724 
2,947,905 
139,199 
568,641 
1,655,540 
116,853 
Average size of farm 
acres 
211 
113 
971 
10,130 
189 
2,204 
10,219 
171 
Median size of farm 
acres 
78 
24 
480 
1,888 
70 
132 
1,280 
52 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
442,762 
567,100 
1,010,667 
5,133,601 
515,232 
1,208,547 
4,712,428 
432,129 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,101 
5,012 
1,040 
507 
2,732 
548 
461 
2,522 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
71,285 
217,836 
158,218 
39,737 
42,744 
17,148 
16,377 
29,350 
Average per farm 
dollars 
66,066 
49,848 
277,576 
136,552 
57,919 
66,464 
101,090 
43,035 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
62 
743 
31 
11 
48 
43 
8 
55 
1 0 to 49 acres 
311 
2,146 
18 
27 
249 
48 
6 
269 
50 to 1 79 acres 
381 
991 
92 
23 
256 
57 
28 
219 
1 80 to 499 acres 
216 
339 
156 
33 
122 
29 
17 
85 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
84 
110 
26 
34 
31 
10 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
38 
67 
163 
171 
29 
50 
93 
18 
Total cropland 
farms 
664 
2,189 
503 
104 
406 
98 
52 
457 
acres 
38,625 
93,854 
444,730 
63,668 
23,208 
54,166 
24,530 
34,258 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
585 
1,790 
282 
49 
341 
35 
24 
426 
acres 
31,057 
62,221 
(D) 
24,703 
15,348 
(D) 
1,324 
27,063 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
152 
243 
43 
30 
23 
22 
19 
acres 
697 
2,211 
162,971 
13,918 
443 
3,100 
592 
206 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
93,297 
74,288 
1,329,538 
47,470 
7,836 
20,972 
(D) 
15,250 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,466 
17,000 
2,332,522 
163,127 
10,618 
81,286 
(D) 
22,360 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,626 
15,429 
131,697 
27,595 
2,409 
1,621 
(D) 
4,752 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
87,671 
58,859 
1,197,840 
19,874 
5,427 
19,351 
(D) 
10,497 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
418 
2,531 
210 
128 
337 
149 
76 
302 
$2,500 to $4,999 
134 
585 
8 
10 
109 
16 
9 
100 
$5,000 to $9,999 
155 
497 
14 
16 
106 
17 
21 
99 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
400 
38 
39 
111 
26 
16 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
179 
24 
24 
51 
12 
9 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
70 
36 
23 
13 
7 
9 
19 
$100,000 or more 
63 
108 
240 
51 
11 
31 
22 
32 
Government payments 
farms 
51 
104 
475 
97 
18 
57 
35 
44 
$1,000 
156 
294 
11,381 
2,077 
106 
1,092 
555 
329 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
259 
783 
336 
106 
180 
71 
55 
140 
$1,000 
3,000 
12,378 
27,005 
2,833 
1,726 
1,546 
981 
570 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
84,887 
109,636 
1 ,254,845 
47,378 
14,748 
24,287 
55,998 
18,492 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,672 
25,088 
2,201,483 
162,811 
19,983 
94,138 
345,669 
27,114 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,079 
4,370 
570 
291 
738 
258 
162 
682 
$1,000 
11,566 
-22,676 
113,078 
5,002 
-5,079 
-678 
9,333 
-2,343 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,720 
-5,189 
198,382 
17,190 
-6,882 
-2,626 
57,610 
-3,436 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
468 
1,544 
338 
131 
359 
98 
73 
305 
Other 
number 
611 
2,826 
232 
160 
379 
160 
89 
377 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
714 
2,721 
347 
188 
434 
204 
108 
430 
200 days or more 
number 
518 
1,814 
201 
125 
262 
124 
65 
217 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
701 
2,491 
150 
140 
439 
123 
109 
421 
number 
33,563 
62,578 
413,269 
29,389 
14,839 
24,482 
13,525 
19,234 
Beef cows 
farms 
645 
1,984 
86 
127 
393 
97 
93 
368 
number 
19,692 
30,785 
5,702 
16,725 
10,672 
8,805 
9,156 
1 1 ,083 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
- 
14 
4 
- 
- 
- 
12 
number 
300 
- 
30,918 
10 
- 
- 
- 
1,227 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
531 
1,623 
149 
114 
329 
86 
87 
363 
number 
15,539 
45,712 
678,067 
20,454 
6,842 
17,823 
8,634 
8,887 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
23 
76 
1 
6 
28 
13 
2 
12 
number 
244 
418 
(D) 
30 
250 
1,722 
(D) 
54 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
37 
1 
4 
15 
8 
2 
8 
number 
598 
349 
(D) 
66 
365 
6,600 
(D) 
32 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
22 
153 
1 
45 
5 
12 
7 
17 
number 
307 
3,089 
(D) 
25,043 
33 
208 
287 
296 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
71 
485 
4 
13 
95 
27 
5 
64 
number 
1,264 
8,790 
(D) 
247 
31,872 
963 
324 
1,916 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
31 
29 
- 
4 
1 
- 
4 
number 
26,058,981 
622 
- 
- 
406 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
95 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
24 
- 
49,550 
235 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
2,160 
- 
8,209,678 
29,816 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
88 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
24,133 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
530,282 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
16 
116 
5 
- 
26 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
897 
33,702 
835 
- 
5,604 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
17,407 
977,747 
21,500 
- 
106,592 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
16 
116 
5 
- 
26 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
897 
33,702 
835 
- 
5,604 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
17,407 
977,747 
21,500 
- 
106,592 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
256 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
