Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dickens 
Dimmit 
Donley 
Duval 
Eastland 
Ector 
Edwards 
Ellis 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
437 
367 
380 
1,436 
1,174 
264 
419 
2,264 
2007 
446 
388 
392 
1,507 
1,324 
301 
480 
2,415 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
572,617 
677,023 
585,096 
959,630 
503,633 
428,848 
969,873 
473,860 
2007 
574,273 
708,015 
588,947 
1,021,206 
520,132 
423,919 
996,471 
442,656 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,310 
1,845 
1,540 
668 
429 
1,624 
2,315 
209 
2007 
1,288 
1,825 
1,502 
678 
393 
1,408 
2,076 
183 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
437 
367 
380 
1,436 
1,174 
264 
419 
2,264 
2007 
446 
388 
392 
1,507 
1,324 
301 
480 
2,415 
$1,000, 2012 
419,039 
1 ,055,467 
630,501 
1 ,252,205 
1,000,776 
207,509 
1,218,361 
1,507,504 
2007 
473,494 
713,246 
378,167 
1 ,040,294 
899,791 
168,717 
798,411 
1,082,455 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
958,900 
2,875,931 
1,659,212 
872,009 
852,450 
786,020 
2,907,783 
665,858 
2007 
1,061,647 
1 ,838,263 
964,711 
690,308 
679,600 
560,521 
1,663,356 
448,222 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
732 
1,559 
1,078 
1,305 
1,987 
484 
1,256 
3,181 
2007 
825 
1,007 
642 
1,019 
1,730 
398 
801 
2,445 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
44 
37 
51 
123 
75 
78 
19 
165 
$50,000 to $99,999 
78 
38 
29 
194 
85 
24 
30 
211 
$100,000 to $199,999 
98 
50 
62 
294 
184 
55 
39 
445 
$200,000 to $499,999 
99 
72 
123 
406 
400 
59 
91 
847 
$500,000 to $999,999 
47 
46 
52 
175 
221 
20 
68 
312 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
42 
28 
20 
135 
108 
6 
42 
147 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
18 
54 
28 
67 
73 
13 
62 
86 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
8 
20 
6 
29 
19 
3 
39 
33 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
22 
9 
13 
9 
6 
29 
18 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
577,103 
850,486 
593,207 
1,147,825 
592,952 
574,513 
1,355,429 
598,819 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
99.2 
79.6 
98.6 
83.6 
84.9 
74.6 
71.6 
79.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2 
14 
11 
29 
48 
98 
5 
219 
acres 
(D) 
55 
32 
122 
225 
(D) 
11 
1,137 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
19 
71 
23 
129 
155 
88 
22 
877 
acres 
598 
1,949 
669 
3,901 
3,929 
1,743 
698 
21,370 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8 
23 
19 
101 
68 
2 
19 
189 
acres 
(D) 
1,317 
1,180 
5,690 
3,965 
(D) 
1,050 
10,862 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
33 
23 
29 
120 
128 
8 
17 
221 
acres 
2,679 
1,948 
2,326 
10,209 
10,372 
654 
1,450 
18,488 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
33 
31 
28 
171 
103 
6 
42 
204 
acres 
3,930 
3,603 
3,239 
19,492 
1 1 ,995 
722 
4,698 
23,573 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
55 
18 
44 
116 
145 
4 
15 
108 
acres 
8,786 
2,833 
7,016 
18,531 
23,253 
595 
2,346 
17,333 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
25 
17 
23 
116 
73 
5 
29 
74 
acres 
5,002 
3,319 
4,698 
23,139 
14,473 
972 
5,787 
14,689 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
18 
10 
12 
82 
54 
3 
19 
45 
acres 
4,241 
2,344 
2,929 
19,488 
12,744 
713 
4,552 
10,579 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
94 
29 
78 
213 
182 
12 
39 
142 
acres 
33,069 
10,144 
28,087 
76,446 
65,776 
3,892 
14,320 
50,298 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
51 
36 
49 
195 
112 
6 
56 
91 
acres 
35,953 
29,045 
35,490 
132,641 
76,780 
4,206 
39,244 
62,147 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
64 
37 
25 
103 
65 
5 
48 
49 
acres 
85,668 
45,252 
35,933 
138,033 
87,824 
8,529 
70,896 
64,101 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
35 
58 
39 
61 
41 
27 
108 
45 
acres 
392,235 
575,214 
463,497 
511,938 
192,297 
406,281 
824,821 
179,283 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5 
4 
2 
15 
50 
134 
17 
262 
acres 
25 
26 
(D) 
99 
230 
541 
64 
1,323 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21 
93 
26 
155 
188 
90 
36 
1,028 
acres 
696 
2,407 
(D) 
5,224 
4,953 
2,049 
1,221 
24,904 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
21 
28 
17 
109 
91 
10 
25 
187 
acres 
1,191 
1,627 
1,006 
6,279 
5,426 
534 
1,417 
10,809 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
28 
19 
33 
119 
143 
4 
19 
195 
acres 
2,283 
1,614 
2,828 
10,065 
1 1 ,832 
315 
1,565 
16,257 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
30 
29 
27 
153 
143 
4 
54 
224 
acres 
3,417 
3,408 
3,139 
17,552 
16,486 
488 
6,226 
25,981 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
78 
17 
55 
147 
130 
6 
17 
105 
acres 
12,448 
2,646 
8,789 
23,449 
20,616 
976 
2,635 
16,686 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
18 
15 
20 
134 
62 
1 
51 
67 
acres 
3,621 
2,932 
3,988 
26,730 
12,262 
(D) 
10,141 
13,238 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
26 
9 
21 
90 
72 
2 
26 
43 
acres 
6,256 
2,063 
5,058 
21,149 
17,013 
(D) 
6,179 
10,185 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
76 
47 
74 
245 
193 
11 
34 
134 
acres 
26,339 
17,025 
26,564 
88,309 
70,360 
3,488 
12,753 
46,845 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
55 
26 
48 
181 
139 
4 
43 
69 
acres 
38,396 
17,247 
34,691 
127,266 
98,933 
2,935 
28,151 
46,022 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
41 
43 
34 
96 
76 
14 
43 
63 
acres 
58,187 
55,916 
47,896 
128,805 
97,684 
19,048 
61,734 
85,347 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
47 
58 
35 
63 
37 
21 
115 
38 
acres 
421,414 
601,104 
454,283 
566,279 
164,337 
392,853 
864,385 
145,059 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
320 
87 
247 
534 
752 
113 
72 
1,283 
2007 
324 
141 
259 
662 
931 
155 
104 
1,499 
acres, 2012 
128,339 
44,329 
67,970 
59,968 
91,499 
3,645 
13,014 
224,446 
2007 
143,289 
29,108 
83,727 
120,349 
118,420 
6,993 
24,872 
204,578 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
92 
29 
100 
111 
574 
70 
30 
1,114 
2007 
118 
57 
124 
261 
684 
84 
42 
1,137 
acres, 2012 
31,923 
6,839 
27,403 
5,518 
51,561 
1,317 
2,664 
189,280 
2007 
53,480 
5,630 
31,922 
26,241 
56,038 
(D) 
3,420 
156,704 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
30 
24 
33 
114 
127 
23 
26 
183 
2007 
127 
70 
85 
276 
375 
73 
52 
498 
acres, 2012 
9,454 
28,580 
5,737 
15,526 
12,549 
394 
6,387 
19,158 
2007 
41,505 
15,107 
28,702 
65,728 
43,808 
(D) 
18,812 
34,300 
--continued 
492 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
