Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rockwall 
Runnels 
Rusk 
Sabine 
San Augustine 
San Jacinto 
San Patricio 
San Saba 
Farms 
number 
440 
925 
1,390 
201 
305 
791 
701 
744 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,399 
665,905 
274,327 
29,035 
72,890 
1 1 1 ,900 
374,100 
671,092 
Average size of farm 
acres 
103 
720 
197 
144 
239 
141 
534 
902 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
209 
88 
85 
120 
51 
60 
250 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
602,115 
931,381 
431,437 
392,555 
552,168 
400,991 
852,438 
2,198,732 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,836 
1,294 
2,186 
2,718 
2,310 
2,835 
1,597 
2,438 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
17,047 
82,756 
81,852 
16,885 
37,317 
43,142 
132,539 
49,745 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,742 
89,466 
58,886 
84,006 
122,350 
54,541 
189,072 
66,861 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
108 
26 
85 
13 
9 
61 
65 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
208 
89 
345 
60 
62 
323 
271 
108 
50 to 1 79 acres 
73 
286 
556 
78 
126 
275 
139 
149 
1 80 to 499 acres 
23 
250 
295 
41 
78 
110 
73 
196 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
124 
71 
7 
21 
8 
52 
82 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
150 
38 
2 
9 
14 
101 
169 
Total cropland 
farms 
170 
686 
771 
120 
178 
440 
351 
384 
acres 
14,124 
247,945 
47,469 
4,603 
8,922 
24,262 
247,713 
53,223 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
142 
366 
666 
103 
168 
351 
301 
265 
acres 
11,623 
146,773 
31,876 
3,662 
6,755 
15,190 
187,278 
30,804 
Irrigated land 
farms 
18 
35 
56 
8 
9 
30 
29 
67 
acres 
63 
4,505 
373 
221 
31 
538 
5,607 
3,633 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
4,113 
47,427 
75,303 
14,728 
63,215 
8,529 
86,215 
30,021 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,348 
51,272 
54,175 
73,276 
207,261 
10,782 
122,989 
40,351 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,007 
29,542 
19,263 
566 
1,243 
2,376 
68,324 
9,349 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,107 
1 7,885 
56,040 
14,162 
61,971 
6,153 
17,891 
20,672 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
262 
363 
642 
72 
104 
394 
327 
252 
$2,500 to $4,999 
55 
67 
188 
23 
25 
124 
75 
79 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
99 
217 
43 
46 
120 
71 
92 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
141 
178 
35 
56 
85 
54 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
88 
89 
16 
20 
36 
40 
73 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
66 
30 
6 
20 
21 
32 
72 
$100,000 or more 
5 
101 
46 
6 
34 
11 
102 
66 
Government payments 
farms 
12 
636 
34 
18 
19 
13 
259 
140 
$1,000 
63 
6,002 
295 
22 
25 
110 
3,794 
1,166 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
92 
368 
329 
33 
62 
188 
238 
236 
$1,000 
332 
8,598 
2,932 
427 
1,528 
620 
18,919 
3,943 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
7,482 
54,403 
66,168 
13,573 
52,939 
15,224 
86,196 
36,090 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,003 
58,814 
47,603 
67,527 
173,571 
19,246 
122,962 
48,508 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
440 
925 
1,390 
201 
305 
791 
701 
744 
$1,000 
-2,973 
7,623 
12,362 
1,604 
1 1 ,828 
-5,965 
22,732 
-959 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-6,757 
8,241 
8,893 
7,982 
38,780 
-7,540 
32,428 
-1,290 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
157 
424 
488 
94 
160 
353 
293 
363 
Other 
number 
283 
501 
902 
107 
145 
438 
408 
381 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
299 
571 
893 
141 
189 
500 
425 
475 
200 days or more 
number 
192 
345 
598 
86 
137 
336 
309 
310 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
272 
447 
922 
136 
201 
490 
369 
529 
number 
6,084 
28,413 
36,731 
5,354 
10,555 
16,396 
13,883 
39,106 
Beef cows 
farms 
212 
389 
838 
126 
186 
451 
303 
475 
number 
3,836 
12,843 
22,979 
3,026 
7,798 
1 1 ,453 
7,599 
22,159 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
- 
9 
5 
4 
- 
5 
- 
number 
5 
- 
262 
46 
18 
- 
88 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
170 
383 
699 
108 
161 
333 
239 
454 
number 
2,342 
18,005 
1 7,093 
2,836 
5,361 
7,799 
13,656 
23,445 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
6 
26 
4 
- 
31 
18 
10 
number 
42 
129 
182 
74 
- 
133 
78 
33 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
6 
19 
4 
- 
21 
18 
11 
number 
54 
370 
360 
20 
- 
103 
189 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
17 
74 
34 
3 
3 
35 
27 
83 
number 
228 
9,782 
263 
29 
22 
562 
306 
5,748 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
55 
24 
131 
17 
20 
83 
59 
42 
number 
741 
443 
(D) 
254 
(D) 
1,794 
1,624 
915 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
15 
3 
27 
3 
2 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
13,690,689 
4,037,000 
19,000,775 
50 
(D) 
70 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
6 
2 
- 
6 
1 
34 
- 
acres 
(D) 
615 
(D) 
- 
60 
(D) 
16,275 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
44,332 
(D) 
- 
240 
(D) 
1,335,553 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
30 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
216 
- 
- 
- 
33 
acres 
(D) 
88,769 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,362 
bushels 
(D) 
2,649,666 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
405,051 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
216 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
33 
acres 
(D) 
88,769 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,362 
bushels 
(D) 
2,649,666 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
405,051 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
258 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
