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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
Box 60,
Gonzales,
830-424-3587 
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Ehrig Brothers Ag Products & Services
Box 1826,
Gonzales,
830-437-2244 
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G&G Cattle Company
5093 West S.H. 97,
Cost,
830-437-5137 
- Email gcp@gvtc1.com
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Gonzales County Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 709,
Gonzales,
830-672-7518 
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Graham Land & Cattle Company
Box 925,
Gonzales,
830-672-6504 
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King Ranch - Cannonade Div.
P.O. Drawer J,
Gonzales,
830-540-4702 
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L K Cattle Company
P.O. Box 853,
Gonzales,
830-540-4111 
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Lindemann Fertilizer Service Inc.
5451 W. State Hwy 97,
Cost,
830-437-2269 
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Morgan Bulk Inc.
712 C.R. 292,
Gonzales,
830-857-3919 
- Email tkmorgan@gvec.net
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W B Farm & Ranch - Choretime
5217 East U.S. 90-Alternate,
Gonzales,
830-6672-7997 
- Email wbfarm@gvec.net
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Wm. Fink & Son, Inc. - Pioneer
57 C.R. 140 South,
Cost,
830-437-5121 
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Auctions-Livestock
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Gonzales Livestock Market, Inc.
Box 565,
Gonzales,
830-672-6117 
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Poultry Supplies
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Gonzales Poultry Supply
Box 1595,
Gonzales,
830-672-7954 
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South Texas Poultry Supply
822 St. Paul St.,
Gonzales,
830-672-7045 
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Processing
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Buddy's Natural Chickens Inc.
2548 Church Street,
Gonzales,
830-672-3039 
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Cal-Maine Farms
1680 C.R. 431,
Waelder,
830-788-7142 
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Gonzales Processing Company
3187 North U.S. 183,
Gonzales,
830-672-2135 
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Holmes Foods Inc.
101 S. Liberty Avenue,
Nixon,
830-582-582-1551 
- Email pmorris@holmesfoods.com
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