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 
Loving 
Lubbock 
Lynn 
McCulloch 
McLennan 
McMullen 
Madison 
Marion 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
10 
1,116 
455 
619 
3,278 
238 
970 
247 
2007 
9 
1,205 
506 
694 
2,798 
225 
1,057 
258 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
379,524 
502,571 
472,170 
614,353 
553,517 
517,425 
291,350 
40,124 
2007 
426,792 
515,741 
493,691 
612,627 
529,621 
506,492 
273,109 
42,270 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
37,952 
450 
1,038 
992 
169 
2,174 
300 
162 
2007 
47,421 
428 
976 
883 
189 
2,251 
258 
164 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
10 
1,116 
455 
619 
3,278 
238 
970 
247 
2007 
9 
1,205 
506 
694 
2,798 
225 
1,057 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
75,439 
931,184 
424,810 
1,137,941 
1 ,434,233 
727,137 
815,366 
89,243 
2007 
55,984 
618,340 
437,033 
813,931 
1,092,294 
532,535 
573,181 
85,674 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,543,881 
834,394 
933,649 
1 ,838,354 
437,533 
3,055,197 
840,584 
361,307 
2007 
6,220,443 
513,145 
863,702 
1,172,811 
390,384 
2,366,821 
542,272 
332,071 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
199 
1,853 
900 
1,852 
2,591 
1,405 
2,799 
2,224 
2007 
131 
1,199 
885 
1,329 
2,062 
1,051 
2,099 
2,027 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
- 
180 
71 
37 
435 
12 
59 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
155 
38 
32 
485 
17 
69 
37 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
208 
46 
63 
794 
26 
160 
52 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
249 
101 
180 
978 
30 
325 
66 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1 
149 
64 
94 
333 
40 
197 
33 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3 
102 
69 
100 
132 
35 
90 
9 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
44 
60 
80 
85 
44 
50 
6 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
14 
4 
15 
25 
19 
10 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
15 
2 
18 
11 
15 
10 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
428,112 
573,183 
570,795 
681,983 
663,747 
729,233 
298,282 
243,770 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.7 
87.7 
82.7 
90.1 
83.4 
71.0 
97.7 
16.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
144 
9 
26 
411 
7 
26 
32 
acres 
- 
627 
43 
81 
2,243 
14 
115 
165 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
- 
258 
30 
55 
1,402 
10 
253 
54 
acres 
- 
5,955 
781 
1,341 
33,423 
260 
7,299 
1,504 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
46 
7 
26 
253 
11 
115 
29 
acres 
- 
2,542 
405 
1,528 
14,596 
585 
6,757 
1,637 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
43 
27 
29 
265 
6 
78 
18 
acres 
- 
3,557 
2,294 
2,386 
21,966 
466 
6,554 
1,459 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
55 
13 
53 
211 
7 
108 
33 
acres 
- 
6,080 
1,525 
6,338 
24,260 
816 
12,259 
3,857 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
- 
72 
51 
52 
161 
15 
69 
13 
acres 
- 
11,471 
8,218 
8,355 
25,014 
2,378 
10,780 
2,045 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
33 
11 
39 
114 
4 
76 
23 
acres 
- 
6,626 
2,213 
7,841 
22,391 
798 
14,862 
4,585 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
36 
20 
18 
64 
4 
29 
9 
acres 
- 
8,515 
4,726 
4,296 
15,231 
924 
6,791 
2,138 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
130 
62 
98 
206 
21 
115 
21 
acres 
- 
46,600 
22,769 
34,597 
73,782 
7,756 
41,869 
7,130 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
151 
57 
77 
87 
52 
50 
6 
acres 
- 
110,805 
39,730 
52,886 
61,813 
37,924 
34,116 
4,335 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
101 
83 
87 
62 
49 
29 
9 
acres 
- 
137,743 
116,601 
117,192 
82,439 
66,861 
38,558 
1 1 ,269 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10 
47 
85 
59 
42 
52 
22 
- 
acres 
379,524 
162,050 
272,865 
377,512 
176,359 
398,643 
1 1 1 ,390 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
174 
12 
17 
357 
3 
48 
14 
acres 
- 
740 
53 
71 
1,988 
19 
271 
71 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1 
309 
52 
76 
1,123 
11 
310 
69 
acres 
(D) 
6,510 
1,333 
1,809 
27,827 
209 
7,934 
2,008 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
51 
- 
22 
213 
2 
114 
26 
acres 
- 
2,904 
- 
1,298 
12,174 
(D) 
6,539 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
61 
22 
37 
210 
1 
104 
38 
acres 
- 
4,950 
1,849 
3,020 
17,603 
(D) 
8,709 
3,092 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
68 
16 
55 
221 
15 
108 
27 
acres 
- 
7,775 
1,825 
6,400 
25,911 
1,674 
12,617 
3,066 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1 
86 
51 
61 
122 
6 
77 
17 
acres 
(D) 
13,729 
8,220 
9,637 
19,152 
958 
1 1 ,940 
2,556 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
21 
47 
109 
- 
63 
11 
acres 
- 
5,532 
4,274 
9,435 
21,541 
- 
12,714 
2,174 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
25 
13 
22 
56 
10 
28 
16 
acres 
- 
5,970 
3,046 
5,319 
13,248 
2,412 
6,653 
3,692 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
124 
76 
131 
192 
33 
91 
22 
acres 
- 
45,502 
26,660 
47,289 
68,846 
12,137 
31,683 
7,083 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
116 
69 
101 
107 
49 
66 
12 
acres 
- 
81,791 
49,395 
69,587 
75,619 
35,217 
45,388 
8,122 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
107 
90 
70 
51 
31 
26 
5 
acres 
- 
148,168 
131,139 
99,680 
71,196 
43,974 
35,728 
5,548 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
56 
84 
55 
37 
64 
22 
1 
acres 
(D) 
192,170 
265,897 
359,082 
174,516 
409,701 
92,933 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
3 
858 
428 
308 
1,826 
55 
498 
134 
2007 
2 
982 
459 
422 
1,742 
69 
625 
164 
acres, 2012 
594 
423,830 
406,655 
90,112 
243,981 
19,318 
35,322 
8,310 
2007 
(D) 
415,814 
408,772 
108,473 
241,607 
38,464 
39,646 
1 1 ,042 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
472 
246 
185 
1,513 
18 
454 
111 
2007 
- 
594 
288 
268 
1,349 
28 
532 
134 
acres, 2012 
- 
248,737 
232,325 
56,052 
206,616 
3,040 
26,648 
6,788 
2007 
- 
301,279 
290,889 
54,319 
177,805 
4,226 
25,603 
7,031 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
. 
90 
25 
54 
258 
24 
45 
9 
2007 
- 
291 
109 
164 
633 
44 
166 
54 
acres, 2012 
- 
7,019 
1,395 
1 1 ,220 
17,737 
9,102 
5,455 
103 
2007 
- 
30,730 
26,261 
33,984 
52,127 
26,812 
12,068 
3,134 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 503 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
