Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stephens 
Sterling 
Stonewall 
Sutton 
Swisher 
Tarrant 
Taylor 
Terrell 
Farms 
number 
452 
73 
356 
218 
565 
1,278 
1,149 
86 
Land in farms 
acres 
516,748 
585,066 
472,890 
910,984 
545,582 
145,661 
578,912 
1,100,763 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,143 
8,015 
1,328 
4,179 
966 
114 
504 
12,800 
Median size of farm 
acres 
382 
1,924 
412 
1,919 
432 
15 
125 
6,000 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,599,708 
4,225,363 
955,172 
3,946,309 
888,985 
722,473 
570,210 
4,976,863 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,399 
527 
719 
944 
921 
6,339 
1,132 
389 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
26,524 
10,271 
18,584 
16,981 
92,745 
69,372 
63,623 
4,912 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,682 
140,692 
52,203 
77,893 
164,150 
54,281 
55,372 
57,122 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
15 
3 
7 
3 
14 
441 
92 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
18 
- 
12 
12 
40 
505 
250 
- 
50 to 1 79 acres 
115 
3 
78 
25 
123 
196 
353 
4 
1 80 to 499 acres 
119 
8 
97 
23 
125 
90 
235 
8 
500 to 999 acres 
77 
11 
52 
21 
126 
23 
103 
6 
1 ,000 acres or more 
108 
48 
110 
134 
137 
23 
116 
68 
Total cropland 
farms 
245 
26 
283 
37 
484 
517 
749 
12 
acres 
54,403 
12,705 
79,495 
10,958 
351,061 
38,033 
158,876 
1,980 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
110 
10 
64 
14 
214 
421 
338 
4 
acres 
7,606 
3,282 
15,103 
1,382 
(D) 
24,028 
69,768 
184 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
9 
8 
10 
163 
123 
30 
3 
acres 
(D) 
622 
741 
1,267 
65,328 
881 
1,095 
280 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,217 
(D) 
47,446 
10,872 
586,810 
34,603 
37,625 
3,069 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,391 
(D) 
133,275 
49,873 
1,038,602 
27,076 
32,746 
35,691 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,069 
(D) 
2,525 
495 
44,746 
25,191 
10,421 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,148 
(D) 
44,921 
10,378 
542,064 
9,411 
27,204 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
169 
17 
190 
85 
281 
796 
609 
33 
$2,500 to $4,999 
46 
2 
17 
19 
9 
154 
136 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
67 
2 
23 
14 
17 
98 
130 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80 
9 
48 
23 
50 
108 
131 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
17 
28 
18 
30 
48 
57 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
6 
28 
26 
58 
21 
39 
11 
$100,000 or more 
14 
20 
22 
33 
120 
53 
47 
8 
Government payments 
farms 
137 
29 
288 
58 
491 
36 
433 
19 
$1,000 
777 
712 
2,288 
1,066 
10,082 
109 
3,600 
507 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
162 
24 
124 
83 
302 
256 
388 
35 
$1,000 
1,197 
546 
1,916 
2,524 
17,641 
3,006 
6,705 
957 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
14,556 
10,842 
60,889 
17,137 
587,581 
44,734 
50,607 
6,991 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,202 
148,524 
171,037 
78,608 
1,039,966 
35,003 
44,045 
81,296 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
452 
73 
356 
218 
565 
1,278 
1,149 
86 
$1,000 
-3,365 
-2,168 
-9,239 
-2,674 
26,953 
-7,017 
-2,678 
-2,458 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-7,444 
-29,704 
-25,953 
-12,264 
47,705 
-5,490 
-2,331 
-28,584 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
137 
41 
121 
118 
306 
367 
445 
49 
Other 
number 
315 
32 
235 
100 
259 
911 
704 
37 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
323 
37 
231 
137 
307 
813 
740 
54 
200 days or more 
number 
224 
28 
156 
73 
185 
504 
473 
28 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
341 
51 
184 
119 
177 
716 
587 
47 
number 
19,866 
11,061 
17,152 
14,790 
183,867 
15,451 
32,336 
4,357 
Beef cows 
farms 
313 
51 
169 
116 
148 
562 
493 
38 
number 
12,387 
7,112 
8,834 
9,395 
7,591 
9,059 
13,944 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
4 
- 
1 
number 
- 
- 
- 
12 
5 
23 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
290 
50 
147 
101 
150 
429 
456 
37 
number 
(D) 
6,489 
11,901 
8,032 
350,052 
9,061 
21,390 
2,871 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
10 
17 
28 
- 
number 
153 
- 
(D) 
- 
708 
98 
323 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
7 
6 
21 
- 
number 
183 
- 
(D) 
- 
525 
46 
1,132 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
36 
2 
47 
6 
65 
67 
13 
number 
112 
12,710 
(D) 
11,785 
1,050 
794 
1,954 
3,792 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
- 
9 
8 
20 
125 
58 
2 
number 
199 
- 
429 
92 
401 
3,164 
1,457 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
109 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
34 
5 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,438 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,153,480 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
470 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,195 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
2 
31 
1 
82 
7 
143 
- 
acres 
966 
(D) 
7,756 
(D) 
28,748 
2,453 
40,065 
- 
bushels 
23,733 
(D) 
165,418 
(D) 
929,065 
90,532 
1,065,936 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
2 
31 
1 
82 
7 
143 
- 
acres 
966 
(D) 
7,756 
(D) 
28,748 
2,453 
40,065 
- 
bushels 
23,733 
(D) 
165,418 
(D) 
929,065 
90,532 
1 ,065,936 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
260 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
