Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wilson 
Winkler 
Wise 
Wood 
Yoakum 
Young 
Zapata 
Zavala 
Farms 
number 
2,444 
43 
3,095 
1,465 
339 
795 
449 
287 
Land in farms 
acres 
439,689 
533,464 
487,078 
227,338 
488,493 
523,673 
563,146 
692,850 
Average size of farm 
acres 
180 
12,406 
157 
155 
1,441 
659 
1,254 
2,414 
Median size of farm 
acres 
77 
3,200 
40 
57 
640 
162 
487 
683 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
537,404 
4,500,107 
600,404 
442,703 
1,166,307 
911,345 
1 ,465,744 
3,705,301 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,987 
363 
3,815 
2,853 
809 
1,384 
1,169 
1,535 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
122,438 
4,085 
164,027 
83,597 
83,820 
54,306 
22,542 
31,339 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,097 
95,003 
52,997 
57,063 
247,256 
68,309 
50,204 
109,197 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
119 
10 
417 
117 
4 
36 
19 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
811 
3 
1,259 
537 
13 
131 
23 
16 
50 to 1 79 acres 
881 
1 
811 
535 
55 
251 
76 
57 
1 80 to 499 acres 
458 
3 
411 
204 
70 
174 
107 
52 
500 to 999 acres 
117 
3 
115 
41 
59 
95 
86 
31 
1 ,000 acres or more 
58 
23 
82 
31 
138 
108 
138 
126 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,352 
5 
1,749 
994 
292 
429 
64 
118 
acres 
103,263 
(D) 
114,295 
52,531 
265,858 
97,793 
13,024 
95,980 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,041 
4 
1,482 
905 
151 
261 
16 
69 
acres 
71,403 
(D) 
75,739 
44,562 
(D) 
47,139 
4,003 
35,313 
Irrigated land 
farms 
134 
4 
97 
49 
128 
12 
6 
62 
acres 
12,437 
(D) 
2,775 
1,622 
90,426 
229 
1,769 
29,384 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
102,098 
3,436 
49,867 
105,876 
80,008 
23,692 
11,781 
72,714 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,775 
79,914 
16,112 
72,270 
236,013 
29,802 
26,238 
253,357 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
27,914 
(D) 
16,410 
6,600 
73,282 
7,999 
4,562 
28,977 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
74,183 
(D) 
33,457 
99,276 
6,727 
15,693 
7,219 
43,737 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,010 
17 
1,484 
644 
161 
315 
203 
155 
$2,500 to $4,999 
382 
5 
414 
192 
3 
85 
37 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
379 
3 
481 
231 
15 
126 
62 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
379 
4 
351 
200 
22 
112 
64 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161 
2 
180 
72 
20 
76 
43 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
4 
105 
49 
8 
40 
21 
11 
$100,000 or more 
73 
8 
80 
77 
110 
41 
19 
53 
Government payments 
farms 
507 
3 
232 
49 
277 
239 
78 
90 
$1,000 
1,988 
(D) 
1,079 
267 
7,563 
1,385 
932 
1,427 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
584 
9 
561 
323 
187 
223 
128 
119 
$1,000 
2,393 
273 
2,942 
1,060 
12,494 
3,543 
1,414 
3,196 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
110,554 
4,648 
71,101 
95,767 
74,746 
32,164 
20,152 
75,775 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,235 
108,098 
22,973 
65,370 
220,490 
40,458 
44,882 
264,023 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,444 
43 
3,095 
1,465 
339 
795 
449 
287 
$1,000 
-4,076 
-879 
-17,214 
11,436 
25,320 
-3,543 
-6,025 
1,561 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,668 
-20,441 
-5,562 
7,806 
74,689 
-4,456 
-13,418 
5,440 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
939 
14 
1,163 
695 
170 
313 
222 
134 
Other 
number 
1,505 
29 
1,932 
770 
169 
482 
227 
153 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,659 
24 
2,053 
890 
161 
507 
303 
191 
200 days or more 
number 
1,112 
18 
1,445 
498 
114 
352 
151 
122 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,875 
32 
2,016 
859 
61 
569 
366 
161 
number 
76,972 
4,697 
58,369 
46,020 
4,459 
29,880 
23,403 
38,767 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,728 
32 
1,698 
736 
52 
489 
335 
126 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
34,579 
20,000 
2,889 
15,439 
16,446 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
2 
4 
39 
- 
7 
4 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
8,382 
- 
8 
80 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,486 
22 
1,534 
610 
56 
463 
268 
112 
number 
85,533 
3,085 
36,368 
17,237 
7,073 
17,158 
9,930 
41,566 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
64 
4 
88 
23 
2 
9 
2 
5 
number 
637 
(D) 
663 
86 
(D) 
126 
(D) 
44 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
47 
2 
54 
18 
3 
9 
2 
2 
number 
1,095 
(D) 
727 
168 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
72 
4 
116 
37 
3 
26 
8 
6 
number 
1,424 
26 
2,728 
1,494 
14 
418 
218 
169 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
204 
5 
386 
133 
5 
68 
11 
13 
number 
3,736 
178 
1 1 ,290 
51,762 
82 
1,677 
652 
330 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
10 
29 
- 
- 
3 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
387 
17,710,493 
- 
- 
74 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
43 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
acres 
9,190 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,159 
bushels 
943,030 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
579,481 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
600 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
10,600 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
23 
- 
36 
4 
22 
78 
- 
24 
acres 
6,314 
- 
7,745 
784 
9,907 
31,766 
- 
7,354 
bushels 
222,437 
- 
322,237 
25,502 
353,732 
898,369 
- 
274,370 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
23 
- 
36 
4 
22 
78 
- 
23 
acres 
6,314 
- 
7,745 
784 
9,907 
31,766 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
222,437 
- 
322,237 
25,502 
353,732 
898,369 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
--continued 
264 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
