Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Webb 
Wharton 
Wheeler 
Wichita 
Wilbarger 
Willacy 
Williamson 
Farms 
number 
2,697 
696 
1,553 
551 
639 
424 
321 
2,542 
Land in farms 
acres 
368,823 
2,098,378 
660,701 
519,217 
366,787 
587,173 
336,075 
558,622 
Average size of farm 
acres 
137 
3,015 
425 
942 
574 
1,385 
1,047 
220 
Median size of farm 
acres 
61 
446 
111 
320 
85 
228 
65 
53 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
758,889 
3,265,044 
1 ,080,889 
773,481 
684,844 
1 ,384,454 
1,913,024 
853,775 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,549 
1,083 
2,541 
821 
1,193 
1,000 
1,827 
3,885 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
139,562 
40,011 
248,016 
46,207 
51,551 
60,920 
53,080 
155,209 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,747 
57,488 
159,701 
83,859 
80,675 
143,678 
165,359 
61,058 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
179 
28 
110 
14 
76 
22 
39 
241 
1 0 to 49 acres 
973 
77 
380 
32 
181 
57 
112 
987 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,075 
146 
475 
158 
153 
119 
54 
729 
1 80 to 499 acres 
358 
107 
253 
131 
130 
86 
32 
348 
500 to 999 acres 
87 
107 
146 
89 
34 
51 
19 
130 
1 ,000 acres or more 
25 
231 
189 
127 
65 
89 
65 
107 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,701 
120 
1,069 
388 
409 
319 
228 
1,429 
acres 
89,366 
25,205 
391,633 
99,647 
117,135 
196,566 
192,106 
211,581 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,518 
45 
981 
188 
307 
213 
176 
1,185 
acres 
60,770 
4,185 
285,513 
43,322 
90,577 
143,515 
174,847 
182,106 
Irrigated land 
farms 
95 
29 
238 
43 
53 
51 
77 
79 
acres 
1,438 
2,560 
71,598 
11,189 
2,952 
15,702 
21,139 
1,281 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
45,727 
30,259 
373,637 
1 1 1 ,206 
37,932 
47,244 
82,566 
129,648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,955 
43,476 
240,590 
201,825 
59,362 
1 1 1 ,425 
257,216 
51,002 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1 1 ,393 
842 
270,754 
9,172 
19,554 
31,414 
78,386 
74,987 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
34,334 
29,417 
102,882 
102,034 
18,378 
15,830 
4,180 
54,661 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,041 
324 
433 
255 
279 
140 
146 
1,192 
$2,500 to $4,999 
461 
67 
153 
27 
64 
24 
24 
357 
$5,000 to $9,999 
497 
88 
198 
44 
72 
47 
20 
345 
$10,000 to $24,999 
397 
102 
196 
81 
78 
64 
37 
283 
$25,000 to $49,999 
157 
50 
149 
50 
54 
31 
11 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
93 
16 
82 
38 
31 
38 
9 
92 
$100,000 or more 
51 
49 
342 
56 
61 
80 
74 
170 
Government payments 
farms 
227 
98 
822 
336 
214 
305 
195 
667 
$1,000 
914 
1,169 
13,724 
2,651 
2,069 
3,593 
3,370 
3,659 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
607 
245 
643 
174 
210 
216 
113 
686 
$1,000 
3,337 
4,789 
22,493 
2,404 
2,210 
5,248 
3,536 
7,611 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
67,026 
46,089 
307,221 
117,753 
42,995 
46,504 
62,449 
124,135 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,852 
66,219 
197,824 
213,707 
67,286 
109,680 
194,546 
48,834 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,697 
696 
1,553 
551 
639 
424 
321 
2,542 
$1,000 
-17,048 
-9,872 
102,633 
-1,492 
-785 
9,581 
27,023 
16,783 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-6,321 
-14,183 
66,087 
-2,708 
-1,228 
22,597 
84,183 
6,602 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
965 
338 
801 
204 
245 
185 
161 
1,097 
Other 
number 
1,732 
358 
752 
347 
394 
239 
160 
1,445 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,872 
529 
1,025 
317 
443 
279 
185 
1,628 
200 days or more 
number 
1,084 
318 
754 
222 
335 
169 
100 
1,101 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,016 
561 
1,019 
331 
352 
221 
102 
1,463 
number 
61,192 
51,996 
57,168 
64,716 
26,634 
23,802 
10,668 
69,587 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,870 
507 
960 
291 
285 
197 
80 
1,291 
number 
39,453 
29,518 
42,139 
(D) 
13,644 
13,405 
(D) 
27,389 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
3 
5 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
number 
838 
9 
8 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
78 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,586 
378 
875 
281 
281 
186 
66 
1,131 
number 
33,817 
36,031 
27,559 
73,016 
17,840 
15,351 
5,152 
48,675 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
34 
2 
17 
2 
23 
8 
10 
33 
number 
1,240 
(D) 
131 
(D) 
199 
106 
79 
154 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
26 
1 
13 
12 
8 
8 
25 
number 
4,390 
(D) 
125 
- 
(D) 
448 
65 
405 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
30 
43 
25 
- 
21 
13 
17 
202 
number 
694 
1,721 
395 
- 
235 
152 
355 
5,107 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
159 
45 
60 
15 
46 
13 
14 
326 
number 
(D) 
1,016 
(D) 
233 
2,206 
222 
386 
6,219 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
number 
228 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
230 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6 
2 
208 
4 
4 
5 
12 
216 
acres 
71 
(D) 
73,686 
728 
784 
120 
3,225 
77,643 
bushels 
2,922 
(D) 
7,757,371 
120,335 
12,600 
7,395 
266,617 
6,425,663 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
(D) 
- 
763 
- 
- 
- 
- 
838 
tons 
(D) 
- 
2,932 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,512 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
- 
29 
30 
121 
167 
- 
129 
acres 
1,300 
- 
4,207 
10,208 
72,742 
114,194 
- 
17,939 
bushels 
37,880 
- 
1 1 1 ,426 
268,137 
2,652,808 
3,470,311 
- 
732,505 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
29 
30 
121 
167 
- 
128 
acres 
1,300 
- 
4,207 
10,208 
72,742 
114,194 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
37,880 
- 
1 1 1 ,426 
268,137 
2,652,808 
3,470,311 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Texas 263 
