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Texas has the most farms of all United States both in terms of number and size. Agriculture is a major contributor to the economy of Texas and is the primary land use in the state. It is the country's leading producer of livestock. Wine production in Texas is significant, although small by global standards.
The first large acreage cultivation of rice in Texas was in 1853 by William Goyens. David French was growing in such quantity by 1863 that he is considered to be the first to operate a major rice farm in Beaumont, Texas. By the 1880s, commercial rice production spread from southwest Louisiana and into southeast Texas.
King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. At some 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2; 1,289 sq mi) [3] it is larger than both the land area of Rhode Island and the area of the European country Luxembourg. [4]
Texas Farm to Market Road and Ranch to Market Road markers. Regions of Texas described in this list. ... Farm to market roads in Archer, Baylor, Bosque, ...
Texas produces more cotton than any other state in the United States. [34] With eight production regions around Texas, and only four geographic regions, it is the state's leading cash crop. [ citation needed ] Texas produces approximately 25% of the country's cotton crop on more than 6 million acres, the equivalent of over 9,000 square miles ...
Farm museums in Texas (6 P) Pages in category "Farms in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P.
Marvo Holsteins is one of about 1,200 dairies left in California, a significant drop from the roughly 2,100 farms in 2001 and 20,000 farms in 1950, according to Michael Boccadoro, executive ...
Farm to Market Road 13 (FM 13) is a 20.5-mile (33.0 km) road, located in Smith, Cherokee. and Rusk counties, that begins at SH 135 in Troup and travels eastward with a major intersection at SH 42 in Price before terminating at Bus. US 79 and Bus. SH 64 in Henderson. The road also passes through the town of Henry's Chapel.