Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Schleicher 
Scurry 
Shackelford 
Shelby 
Sherman 
Smith 
Somervell 
Starr 
Farms 
number 
310 
677 
233 
1,048 
313 
2,961 
350 
1,165 
Land in farms 
acres 
833,569 
494,353 
505,228 
197,189 
583,168 
302,339 
91,368 
668,724 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,689 
730 
2,168 
188 
1,863 
102 
261 
574 
Median size of farm 
acres 
897 
220 
436 
99 
640 
40 
59 
200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,490,153 
620,701 
2,371,001 
550,71 1 
2,006,652 
386,589 
1,016,550 
1,015,723 
Average per acre 
dollars 
926 
850 
1,093 
2,927 
1,077 
3,786 
3,894 
1,770 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
24,617 
67,017 
19,481 
96,532 
118,579 
128,210 
16,570 
77,243 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,41 1 
98,991 
83,608 
92,111 
378,846 
43,300 
47,342 
66,303 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
13 
28 
6 
51 
4 
398 
12 
82 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20 
83 
12 
226 
14 
1,225 
123 
114 
50 to 1 79 acres 
41 
206 
52 
473 
33 
944 
124 
348 
1 80 to 499 acres 
48 
137 
52 
211 
77 
305 
42 
315 
500 to 999 acres 
44 
104 
43 
68 
60 
51 
25 
170 
1 ,000 acres or more 
144 
119 
68 
19 
125 
38 
24 
136 
Total cropland 
farms 
125 
514 
151 
605 
279 
1,853 
188 
392 
acres 
32,505 
206,448 
54,965 
36,385 
339,142 
77,116 
12,296 
131,272 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
61 
134 
96 
551 
123 
1,644 
145 
194 
acres 
(D) 
61,442 
19,267 
25,901 
166,946 
61,238 
7,618 
62,097 
Irrigated land 
farms 
25 
41 
3 
32 
103 
179 
12 
65 
acres 
1,424 
3,742 
(D) 
1,830 
126,648 
2,465 
59 
8,583 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
13,610 
29,027 
22,334 
473,287 
590,356 
76,790 
4,303 
108,546 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,905 
42,876 
95,853 
451,609 
1,886,123 
25,934 
12,295 
93,172 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,808 
13,019 
2,589 
9,715 
129,479 
59,512 
1,183 
27,145 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,802 
16,008 
19,744 
463,571 
460,877 
17,278 
3,120 
81,400 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
115 
409 
59 
315 
161 
1,643 
180 
541 
$2,500 to $4,999 
22 
66 
18 
107 
1 
383 
46 
158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
30 
44 
29 
138 
6 
383 
47 
192 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
55 
50 
146 
14 
300 
46 
153 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
32 
25 
85 
9 
123 
11 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
32 
21 
15 
31 
4 
53 
12 
21 
$100,000 or more 
33 
50 
37 
226 
118 
76 
8 
51 
Government payments 
farms 
145 
469 
124 
41 
260 
54 
19 
469 
$1,000 
2,325 
4,295 
1,604 
334 
6,153 
189 
42 
4,099 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
157 
226 
88 
239 
152 
615 
61 
308 
$1,000 
4,191 
9,277 
1,647 
2,851 
13,167 
3,613 
2,707 
5,230 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
21,773 
40,145 
24,262 
376,604 
536,570 
77,857 
8,293 
118,111 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,235 
59,298 
104,128 
359,355 
1,714,281 
26,294 
23,694 
101,383 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
310 
677 
233 
1,048 
313 
2,961 
350 
1,165 
$1,000 
-1,646 
2,454 
1,323 
99,868 
73,106 
2,735 
-1,241 
-236 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-5,310 
3,625 
5,679 
95,294 
233,566 
924 
-3,546 
-203 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
139 
264 
101 
559 
152 
1,341 
132 
460 
Other 
number 
171 
413 
132 
489 
161 
1,620 
218 
705 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
204 
407 
147 
598 
174 
1,729 
217 
929 
200 days or more 
number 
130 
257 
79 
341 
135 
1,200 
139 
514 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
143 
259 
179 
693 
71 
1,481 
215 
883 
number 
1 1 ,898 
19,703 
27,625 
38,099 
160,934 
42,885 
6,440 
61,096 
Beef cows 
farms 
127 
227 
170 
652 
45 
1,251 
187 
806 
number 
7,334 
(D) 
13,754 
27,360 
(D) 
29,203 
4,042 
23,114 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
15 
3 
- 
number 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
42 
6 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
114 
196 
162 
567 
65 
986 
167 
698 
number 
6,731 
7,714 
22,173 
19,706 
288,312 
20,862 
3,172 
61,743 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
12 
2 
20 
6 
64 
3 
25 
number 
(D) 
125 
(D) 
92 
123 
401 
31 
225 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
9 
2 
6 
4 
29 
1 
8 
number 
- 
82 
(D) 
13 
378 
650 
(D) 
134 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
106 
38 
4 
22 
- 
78 
17 
53 
number 
30,374 
635 
50 
257 
- 
706 
291 
1,045 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
18 
41 
10 
56 
4 
316 
27 
61 
number 
436 
702 
187 
1,119,086 
49 
6,028 
331 
1,572 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
170 
- 
10 
- 
11 
number 
- 
- 
- 
124,937,005 
- 
1,272 
- 
300 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
94 
8 
- 
10 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
63,614 
14 
- 
1,670 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
12,580,220 
380 
- 
128,567 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,712 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
141,077 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
20 
49 
- 
83 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
523 
4,773 
10,639 
- 
46,509 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
13,099 
98,799 
217,769 
- 
2,010,260 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
20 
49 
- 
81 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
523 
4,773 
10,639 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
13,099 
98,799 
217,769 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(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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