Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Vernon 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Worth 
Wright 
Farms 
number 
1,296 
1,356 
621 
531 
411 
1,837 
384 
1,246 
Land in farms 
acres 
392,248 
418,614 
136,128 
123,960 
116,617 
272,073 
125,048 
293,996 
Average size of farm 
acres 
303 
309 
219 
233 
284 
148 
326 
236 
Median size of farm 
acres 
144 
120 
96 
131 
150 
80 
169 
128 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
496,530 
665,520 
850,634 
447,980 
433,239 
386,911 
733,870 
424,095 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,641 
2,156 
3,880 
1,919 
1,527 
2,612 
2,254 
1,797 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
63,325 
134,367 
58,418 
23,548 
24,396 
83,933 
32,539 
60,879 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,862 
99,090 
94,072 
44,347 
59,357 
45,690 
84,736 
48,860 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
37 
55 
48 
15 
3 
106 
5 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
205 
306 
162 
100 
48 
548 
55 
250 
50 to 1 79 acres 
494 
514 
192 
218 
191 
724 
138 
465 
180 to 499 acres 
370 
295 
150 
150 
112 
355 
122 
346 
500 to 999 acres 
125 
95 
42 
25 
32 
82 
36 
107 
1 ,000 acres or more 
65 
91 
27 
23 
25 
22 
28 
41 
Total cropland 
farms 
822 
1,040 
536 
367 
270 
1,237 
342 
778 
acres 
67,951 
244,358 
85,315 
24,292 
27,981 
82,900 
69,970 
67,169 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
739 
896 
460 
341 
230 
1,145 
219 
713 
acres 
50,481 
200,010 
74,790 
20,833 
14,146 
71,857 
45,030 
52,219 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
79 
43 
7 
8 
34 
2 
20 
acres 
65 
5,354 
1,056 
27 
(D) 
219 
(D) 
184 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
42,011 
208,997 
31,416 
11,069 
7,788 
76,144 
37,112 
47,239 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,416 
154,128 
50,590 
20,846 
18,949 
41,450 
96,645 
37,913 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,703 
62,212 
24,694 
2,301 
1,555 
6,423 
13,752 
3,256 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
38,308 
146,785 
6,723 
8,768 
6,233 
69,721 
23,360 
43,983 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
384 
401 
233 
175 
165 
571 
168 
394 
$2,500 to $4,999 
124 
126 
64 
65 
38 
179 
19 
112 
$5,000 to $9,999 
174 
129 
55 
90 
69 
252 
31 
169 
$10,000 to $24,999 
281 
249 
94 
114 
74 
340 
41 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
180 
60 
48 
33 
199 
32 
153 
$50,000 to $99,999 
89 
86 
43 
14 
20 
131 
39 
101 
$100,000 or more 
97 
185 
72 
25 
12 
165 
54 
109 
Government payments 
farms 
134 
608 
318 
19 
100 
163 
323 
179 
$1,000 
565 
4,561 
1,941 
106 
356 
1,345 
2,824 
1,041 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
344 
526 
297 
109 
126 
555 
193 
414 
$1,000 
1,549 
14,979 
5,636 
566 
1,032 
2,966 
3,945 
1,280 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
46,542 
168,161 
31,725 
12,331 
9,699 
79,201 
31,655 
49,768 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,912 
124,012 
51,087 
23,223 
23,598 
43,114 
82,434 
39,942 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,296 
1,356 
621 
531 
411 
1,837 
384 
1,246 
$1,000 
-2,416 
60,376 
7,269 
-591 
-523 
1,255 
12,226 
-207 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,864 
44,525 
11,705 
-1,113 
-1,273 
683 
31,840 
-166 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
664 
594 
250 
233 
184 
813 
157 
626 
Other 
number 
632 
762 
371 
298 
227 
1,024 
227 
620 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
707 
900 
425 
344 
276 
1,197 
227 
770 
200 days or more 
number 
467 
680 
284 
252 
172 
885 
160 
495 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
940 
823 
225 
359 
253 
1,426 
139 
939 
number 
66,621 
63,052 
11,304 
16,426 
12,674 
73,138 
13,542 
69,028 
Beef cows 
farms 
804 
713 
203 
318 
214 
1,014 
132 
749 
number 
35,207 
(D) 
5,679 
8,700 
5,588 
24,092 
(D) 
27,874 
Milk cows 
farms 
53 
59 
3 
23 
10 
276 
1 
97 
number 
3,394 
(D) 
30 
91 
13 
5,670 
(D) 
6,638 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
847 
725 
208 
301 
219 
1,181 
127 
792 
number 
35,993 
30,807 
5,343 
9,205 
7,144 
73,525 
9,983 
35,519 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
28 
55 
10 
14 
3 
91 
3 
36 
number 
197 
397,621 
3,968 
99 
(D) 
5,200 
(D) 
257 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
23 
41 
8 
10 
3 
83 
5 
16 
number 
317 
2,338,387 
6,642 
33 
(D) 
18,602 
(D) 
289 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
45 
62 
18 
17 
10 
97 
2 
22 
number 
1,293 
3,294 
355 
459 
1,855 
2,120 
(D) 
785 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
160 
159 
42 
73 
52 
259 
6 
160 
number 
2,517 
3,284 
1,122 
1,836 
867 
37,022 
205 
5,449 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
7 
1 
1 
- 
7 
- 
6 
number 
45 
2,025 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
170 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8 
228 
151 
1 
16 
26 
91 
5 
acres 
374 
55,041 
23,124 
(D) 
915 
869 
11,780 
(D) 
bushels 
20,498 
3,247,565 
1,047,026 
(D) 
46,200 
25,060 
798,568 
6,816 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
12 
16 
28 
8 
92 
17 
21 
acres 
890 
1,104 
1,208 
- 
320 
3,451 
669 
861 
tons 
9,676 
9,320 
9,424 
- 
1,780 
29,223 
4,938 
8,554 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
157 
63 
- 
8 
34 
3 
5 
acres 
219 
21,968 
3,033 
- 
304 
694 
92 
125 
bushels 
10,760 
1,234,226 
163,088 
- 
15,161 
35,501 
5,816 
5,921 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
157 
63 
- 
8 
34 
3 
5 
acres 
219 
21,968 
3,033 
- 
304 
694 
92 
125 
bushels 
10,760 
1,234,226 
163,088 
- 
15,161 
35,501 
5,816 
5,921 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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