Editing Nixon, Texas (section)

===Holmes Foods===

In 1925, near the Wilson County line of Nixon, Holmes Foods began as an ice plant that processed and slaughtered chickens across the street, in what is now-presently the 44,000+ square-foot facility's parking lot. Eventually expanding to turkeys, "heavy hens," broilers and ducks.

As of 2010, ranking 30th out of 37 national "poultry integrators," the facility slaughtered 700,000 broiler chickens per week at an average of 4 pounds each. During this time, 310 out of the "400+" facility employees processed these chickens into an "eight-piece cut," a major portion of the service offered by the facility.

This facility produces 50% of the local wastewater which is stored in 3 lagoons, later sprayed over half-a-mile of hay meadows for cattle ranching.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sbanotto |first1=Pete |title=Goal Not To Be the Biggest – Just the Best |url=https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/goal-not-to-be-the-biggest-just-the-best |website=The Poultry Site |publisher=Cobb Focus, Global Ag Media |access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Holmes Foods Inc |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0065639D:US |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>