BAILEY COUNTY MARKET

Bailey County, Texas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bula to and Muleshoe, Bailey County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Texas. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Bailey County by the Numbers

Bailey County has 389 farms on 529,253 acres (about 1,361 acres each). Together they sold $385.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, dairy (milk) and corn.

Local fields produce pumpkins, lettuce, green peas and chile peppers.

2 farms in Bailey County already sell straight to the public. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Bailey County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bailey County counts 128,705 head of cattle, 1,195 sheep and 539 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 713 people run or help run farms in Bailey County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 69 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Bailey County stands out: it ranks #19 of 252 TX counties for total farm sales.