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 
Schleicher 
Scurry 
Shackelford 
Shelby 
Sherman 
Smith 
Somervell 
Starr 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
310 
677 
233 
1,048 
313 
2,961 
350 
1,165 
2007 
332 
681 
254 
1,123 
362 
2,514 
366 
1,104 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
833,569 
494,353 
505,228 
197,189 
583,168 
302,339 
91,368 
668,724 
2007 
800,596 
519,550 
552,390 
197,791 
584,196 
302,359 
82,615 
652,780 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
2,689 
730 
2,168 
188 
1,863 
102 
261 
574 
2007 
2,411 
763 
2,175 
176 
1,614 
120 
226 
591 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
310 
677 
233 
1,048 
313 
2,961 
350 
1,165 
2007 
332 
681 
254 
1,123 
362 
2,514 
366 
1,104 
$1,000, 2012 
771 ,947 
420,214 
552,443 
577,146 
628,082 
1,144,689 
355,792 
1,183,317 
2007 
723,905 
466,249 
463,288 
555,808 
475,379 
948,324 
261,979 
807,792 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,490,153 
620,701 
2,371,001 
550,711 
2,006,652 
386,589 
1,016,550 
1,015,723 
2007 
2,180,436 
684,653 
1,823,967 
494,931 
1,313,201 
377,217 
715,789 
731,696 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
926 
850 
1,093 
2,927 
1,077 
3,786 
3,894 
1,770 
2007 
904 
897 
839 
2,810 
814 
3,136 
3,171 
1,237 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
23 
88 
17 
89 
22 
326 
14 
137 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
76 
14 
87 
38 
378 
13 
163 
$100,000 to $199,999 
39 
181 
14 
193 
43 
578 
38 
184 
$200,000 to $499,999 
62 
153 
66 
335 
52 
994 
133 
255 
$500,000 to $999,999 
26 
83 
34 
202 
34 
472 
61 
211 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
51 
50 
36 
101 
57 
142 
53 
101 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
48 
30 
22 
31 
38 
64 
30 
87 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
35 
12 
13 
9 
14 
6 
3 
9 
$10,000,000 or more 
14 
4 
17 
1 
15 
1 
5 
18 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
838,815 
579,484 
585,143 
509,174 
590,742 
589,749 
119,336 
782,845 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
99.4 
85.3 
86.3 
38.7 
98.7 
51.3 
76.6 
85.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
28 
6 
51 
4 
398 
12 
82 
acres 
41 
135 
20 
261 
(D) 
2,275 
70 
387 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20 
83 
12 
226 
14 
1,225 
123 
114 
acres 
523 
2,018 
309 
6,530 
464 
29,344 
3,117 
3,333 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6 
18 
9 
116 
1 
305 
48 
62 
acres 
311 
1,087 
505 
6,687 
(D) 
17,566 
2,618 
3,743 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
18 
52 
7 
134 
12 
287 
22 
79 
acres 
1,502 
4,431 
534 
1 1 ,384 
991 
23,744 
1,815 
6,619 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
54 
10 
136 
9 
220 
24 
134 
acres 
846 
6,429 
1,182 
15,417 
956 
25,902 
2,908 
15,332 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
10 
82 
26 
87 
11 
132 
30 
73 
acres 
1,532 
12,922 
4,155 
13,552 
1,757 
20,639 
4,815 
1 1 ,746 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
18 
10 
42 
15 
105 
7 
64 
acres 
2,039 
3,445 
2,002 
8,335 
3,045 
20,572 
1,422 
12,512 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
14 
5 
60 
19 
64 
5 
48 
acres 
674 
3,197 
1,150 
14,204 
4,541 
15,300 
1,217 
1 1 ,238 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
35 
105 
37 
109 
43 
136 
30 
203 
acres 
13,416 
36,313 
13,396 
39,693 
15,178 
47,245 
10,232 
72,639 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
44 
104 
43 
68 
60 
51 
25 
170 
acres 
33,090 
73,282 
30,802 
44,783 
43,523 
36,207 
16,471 
114,153 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
44 
62 
28 
15 
58 
28 
16 
69 
acres 
58,394 
86,248 
36,762 
22,456 
80,439 
35,404 
19,071 
90,403 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
100 
57 
40 
4 
67 
10 
8 
67 
acres 
721,201 
264,846 
414,411 
13,887 
432,193 
28,141 
27,612 
326,619 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
26 
8 
37 
6 
297 
12 
31 
acres 
(D) 
99 
24 
201 
(D) 
1,567 
79 
166 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
22 
103 
23 
292 
17 
1,039 
148 
115 
acres 
517 
2,793 
756 
8,516 
490 
25,329 
4,035 
3,299 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1 
22 
8 
104 
2 
231 
27 
53 
acres 
(D) 
1,281 
(D) 
6,014 
(D) 
13,234 
1,564 
3,047 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
14 
43 
11 
144 
10 
221 
31 
76 
acres 
1,063 
3,576 
809 
1 1 ,889 
813 
18,351 
2,594 
6,313 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
14 
49 
14 
138 
7 
214 
31 
95 
acres 
1,525 
5,575 
1,604 
16,036 
826 
24,614 
3,580 
10,857 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14 
69 
26 
93 
24 
128 
27 
92 
acres 
2,221 
10,918 
4,214 
14,561 
3,680 
19,937 
4,289 
14,822 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
26 
5 
78 
12 
89 
16 
95 
acres 
1,982 
5,164 
1,026 
15,361 
2,448 
17,703 
3,112 
18,884 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
24 
2 
50 
5 
56 
8 
53 
acres 
2,640 
5,741 
(D) 
1 1 ,898 
1,159 
13,241 
1,925 
12,742 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
34 
107 
35 
106 
57 
126 
32 
207 
acres 
12,721 
36,724 
12,428 
36,638 
20,248 
44,733 
11,169 
72,948 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
62 
105 
40 
61 
69 
71 
22 
149 
acres 
44,117 
76,614 
28,517 
41,827 
49,530 
49,634 
16,338 
104,080 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
37 
56 
32 
15 
76 
33 
7 
92 
acres 
53,264 
81,859 
43,812 
20,096 
106,708 
41,507 
8,980 
123,801 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
100 
51 
50 
5 
77 
9 
5 
46 
acres 
680,442 
289,206 
458,236 
14,754 
398,146 
32,509 
24,950 
281,821 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
125 
514 
151 
605 
279 
1,853 
188 
392 
2007 
176 
523 
186 
716 
303 
1,687 
226 
454 
acres, 2012 
32,505 
206,448 
54,965 
36,385 
339,142 
77,116 
12,296 
131,272 
2007 
49,920 
214,315 
71,474 
45,460 
392,691 
91,797 
20,043 
173,150 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
134 
96 
551 
123 
1,644 
145 
194 
2007 
75 
234 
111 
580 
156 
1,366 
160 
213 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
61,442 
19,267 
25,901 
166,946 
61,238 
7,618 
62,097 
2007 
19,514 
82,758 
21,877 
26,735 
240,804 
59,561 
10,269 
57,393 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
16 
76 
27 
56 
17 
194 
36 
77 
2007 
68 
183 
79 
208 
77 
452 
68 
175 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
24,291 
14,882 
6,502 
13,237 
6,654 
1,612 
27,917 
2007 
(D) 
60,409 
(D) 
14,819 
36,997 
23,228 
4,984 
66,809 
--continued 
510 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
