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Agriculture
Gonzales County is one of the leading agricultural counties in Texas, with gross receipts from agricultural commodities at approximately $191,877,000 in 2000. Although fairly diversified, the majority of agricultural income comes from poultry and beef cattle. Poultry consists of broilers and eggs. There are three major broiler companies, several egg companies and independent producers..
Beef cattle operations are primarily cow-calf, ranking Gonzales County first in Texas in cow-calf production. This is a traditional enterprise in the county, with lots of history going back to the trail drives. Some of the earliest brands in the state are recorded here in Gonzales County.
Pecans are a major agriculture enterprise, as the Guadalupe and San Marcos river bottoms usually produce enough pecans to rank Gonzales in the top three or four counties in the state.
Other crops grown include corn, grain sorghum, peanuts, watermelons, wheat and hay, mushrooms and cacti. Other livestock produced in the county includes hogs, sheep, goats and horses. Agriculture business members of the Chamber are listed below.
Agriculture-Farm & Ranch
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Cyclone Cattle Company |
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Ehrig Brothers Ag Products & Services |
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G&G Cattle Company |
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Gonzales County Farm Bureau |
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Graham Land & Cattle Company |
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King Ranch - Cannonade Div. |
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L K Cattle Company |
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Lindemann Fertilizer Service Inc. |
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Morgan Bulk Inc. |
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W B Farm & Ranch - Choretime |
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Wm. Fink & Son, Inc. - Pioneer |
Auctions-Livestock
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Gonzales Livestock Market, Inc. |
Poultry Supplies
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Gonzales Poultry Supply |
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South Texas Poultry Supply |
Processing
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Buddy's Natural Chickens Inc. |
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Cal-Maine Farms |
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Gonzales Processing Company |
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Holmes Foods Inc. |
