Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012 (Z) Percent of state agriculture sales % change 2017 since 2012 Share of Sales by Type (%)
Number of farms 2,634 +4 Crops 58 Land in farms (acres) 559,261 (Z) Livestock, poultry, and products 42 Average size of farm (acres) 212 -3
Total ($) Land in Farms by Use (%) a
Market value of products sold 114,923,000 -11 Cropland 41 Government payments 6,359,000 +74 Pastureland 51 Farm-related income 9,386,000 +23 Woodland 5 Total farm production expenses 123,085,000 -1 Other 2 Net cash farm income 7,583,000 -55 Acres irrigated: 1,586 Per farm average ($) (Z)% of land in farms Market value of products sold 43,631 -14 Government payments Land Use Practices (% of farms) (average per farm receiving) 13,387 +144 Farm-related income 13,864 +25 No till 3 Reduced till 3 Total farm production expenses 46,729 -4 Intensive till 9 Net cash farm income 2,879 -56 Cover crop 2
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a Less than $2,500 1,424 54 1 to 9 acres 336 13 $2,500 to $4,999 349 13 10 to 49 acres 1,173 45 $5,000 to $9,999 261 10 50 to 179 acres 660 25 $10,000 to $24,999 280 11 180 to 499 acres 236 9 $25,000 to $49,999 114 4 500 to 999 acres 107 4 $50,000 to $99,999 69 3 1,000 + acres 122 5 $100,000 or more 137 5 Williamson County Texas, 2017 Page 2
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Rank Counties Rank Counties Sales in Producing in Producing ($1,000) State b Item U.S. b Item Total 114,923 48 254 1,015 3,077
Crops 66,101 37 253 896 3,073 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 42,467 13 232 834 2,916 Tobacco - - - - 323 Cotton and cottonseed 13,698 53 174 139 647 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 785 44 188 822 2,821 Fruits, tree nuts, berries 1,512 26 225 379 2,748 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 5,029 35 155 379 2,601 Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops - - 43 - 1,384 Other crops and hay 2,610 79 251 966 3,040
Livestock, poultry, and products 48,822 65 254 970 3,073 Poultry and eggs 297 59 235 844 3,007 Cattle and calves 44,040 34 254 332 3,055 Milk from cows - - 94 - 1,892 Hogs and pigs (D) 79 216 1,217 2,856 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 838 33 247 199 2,984 Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 652 53 254 320 2,970 Aquaculture (D) 50 79 (D) 1,251 Other animals and animal products 2,957 5 229 64 2,878
Total Producers c 4,404 Percent of farms that: Top Crops in Acres d
Sex Corn for grain 108,423 Male 2,599 Have internet Forage (hay/haylage), all 33,790 Female 1,805 access 79 Cotton, all 27,204 Wheat for grain, all 13,714 Age Sorghum for grain 8,970 Farm <35 218 (Z) 35 – 64 2,711 organically 65 and older 1,475
Race Sell directly to Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017) American Indian/Alaska Native 28 consumers 5 Asian 6 Broilers and other Black or African American 29 meat-type chickens 3,406 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - Hire Cattle and calves 78,853 White 4,299 farm labor 16 Goats 8,290 More than one race 42 Hogs and pigs 377 Horses and ponies 2,722 Other characteristics Are family Layers 10,679 Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin 376 farms 98 Pullets 1,326 With military service 558 Sheep and lambs 6,929 New and beginning farmers 1,273 Turkeys 98
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and methodology. a May not add to 100% due to rounding. b Among counties whose rank can be displayed. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.