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Fayette County Agricultural Profile
Beef
Cattle
• 75,000 beef cows rank Fayette County third in Texas in beef cow numbers
• 2,500 beef herds rank Fayette County number one in beef cow herds in Texas, according to the Texas Animal Health Commission
• Revenue generated from beef cattle is estimated to be about $30 million
Poultry
• Fayette County has about 2 million laying hens in production
• Revenue generated from these laying hens in egg production is estimated to be about $16 million
Field
Crops
• 65,000 acres of hay, including bermudagrass, haygrazer, and native
grass; estimated yield of 2.5 tons per acre producing a gross value of $8.2
million
• 10,000 acres of corn; average yield this year of 100-150 bushels per acre with a gross income of $2.4 million
• 2,200 acres of grain sorghum; average yield of 4,500 pounds per acre with a gross income of $295,000
Dairy
• 12 dairies with approximately 1,500 cows generate about $2.75 million
Swine
• 300 sows estimated to be in production in Fayette County in operations
ranging from one sow to 250 sows. Estimated income generated from these operations
is $150,000.
Pecans
• Over 2,000 acres of native and improved pecan trees are growing in
Fayette County, mainly along the Colorado River. Production varies tremendously
from year to year. 1999 crop income was $800,000.
Total
estimated agricultural income in
Fayette County for 2000
$60,595,000
Fayette
County Land Use
Total Land Use - 615,000 acres
275,000 acres of Pasture
175,000 acres of Rangeland
65,000 acres of Hay
10,000 acres of Corn
2,000 acres of Pecans
2,200 acres of Grain Sorghum
600 acres of Peanuts
