Table 44. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Texas: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
259 
347 
222 
136 
233 
197 
17 
133 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
82 
82 
116 
89 
217 
287 
80 
141 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
44,841 
14,968 
15,663 
6,546 
2,101 
2,637 
1,196 
189 
1,541 
$1,000 
455,884 
47,031 
51,548 
30,431 
35,015 
76,458 
92,648 
73,758 
48,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
6,079 
6,227 
2,009 
155 
81 
13 
4 
329 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
6,557 
6,963 
2,855 
541 
427 
93 
1 
490 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
2,115 
2,200 
1,503 
974 
1,057 
298 
10 
397 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
168 
201 
129 
283 
629 
231 
15 
130 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
49 
72 
50 
148 
443 
561 
159 
195 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
59,188 
16,244 
23,164 
10,880 
2,566 
2,984 
1,280 
150 
1,920 
$1,000 
792,133 
85,827 
123,096 
102,809 
88,044 
145,166 
132,393 
35,769 
79,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
13,630 
19,008 
7,288 
525 
424 
93 
5 
934 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
1,283 
2,102 
1,545 
417 
284 
62 
2 
236 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
857 
1,307 
1,319 
848 
696 
222 
39 
265 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
5,797 
474 
747 
728 
776 
1,580 
903 
104 
485 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
; . farms 
11,255 
2,860 
3,950 
1,874 
597 
824 
516 
91 
543 
$1,000 
109,047 
5,413 
9,244 
6,526 
6,911 
16,122 
24,500 
20,249 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,894 
1,636 
2,100 
818 
104 
80 
22 
3 
131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,713 
981 
1,432 
707 
194 
173 
65 
9 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,858 
217 
373 
290 
225 
394 
208 
17 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
383 
18 
33 
52 
52 
100 
81 
13 
34 
$50,000 or more 
407 
8 
12 
7 
22 
77 
140 
49 
92 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
65,779 
18,278 
26,941 
10,348 
2,837 
3,440 
1,587 
227 
2,121 
$1,000 
734,330 
114,147 
187,762 
81,265 
47,829 
86,014 
94,751 
62,227 
60,336 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,820 
11,854 
16,264 
6,035 
903 
666 
150 
7 
941 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,048 
5,732 
9,438 
3,682 
1,354 
1,675 
414 
29 
724 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,107 
650 
1,162 
592 
536 
990 
788 
54 
335 
$100,000 or more 
804 
42 
77 
39 
44 
109 
235 
137 
121 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
45,951 
12,741 
20,048 
6,892 
1,738 
2,037 
1,017 
157 
1,321 
$1,000 
508,885 
91,608 
155,229 
60,711 
30,553 
47,487 
50,183 
36,960 
36,151 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,730 
2,333 
2,997 
1,011 
112 
70 
30 
6 
171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,454 
5,253 
8,189 
2,616 
461 
434 
115 
5 
381 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,788 
4,569 
7,821 
2,801 
788 
953 
359 
22 
475 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,453 
411 
724 
328 
254 
342 
232 
9 
153 
$50,000 or more 
1,526 
175 
317 
136 
123 
238 
281 
115 
141 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
37,625 
10,146 
13,523 
6,266 
2,121 
2,709 
1,294 
185 
1,381 
$1,000 
225,445 
22,539 
32,532 
20,554 
17,275 
38,526 
44,567 
25,267 
24,185 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,315 
4,476 
5,896 
2,125 
246 
170 
55 
1 
346 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,446 
4,443 
5,931 
2,995 
817 
651 
134 
7 
468 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,113 
1,187 
1,603 
1,068 
935 
1,454 
469 
29 
368 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,056 
38 
79 
60 
92 
303 
365 
37 
82 
$50,000 or more 
695 
2 
14 
18 
31 
131 
271 
111 
117 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
235,242 
84,694 
101,675 
32,247 
3,956 
4,353 
1,839 
261 
6,217 
$1,000 
553,870 
145,004 
178,850 
79,268 
24,136 
44,129 
34,743 
14,636 
33,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
212,278 
79,272 
94,766 
28,512 
2,268 
1,998 
504 
41 
4,917 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,283 
4,092 
5,199 
2,625 
1,089 
1,197 
401 
21 
659 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,945 
1,143 
1,471 
926 
491 
854 
592 
52 
416 
$25,000 or more 
1,736 
187 
239 
184 
108 
304 
342 
147 
225 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
112,929 
36,487 
43,990 
17,677 
3,995 
4,971 
2,013 
281 
3,515 
$1,000 
1,186,370 
77,835 
104,311 
70,228 
71,306 
180,121 
180,539 
253,371 
248,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91,694 
33,132 
39,561 
14,412 
1,317 
898 
183 
4 
2,187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,698 
2,980 
3,860 
2,825 
1,899 
2,050 
408 
5 
671 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,124 
285 
415 
310 
468 
1,026 
372 
22 
226 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,846 
67 
117 
93 
233 
654 
483 
26 
173 
$100,000 or more 
1,567 
23 
37 
37 
78 
343 
567 
224 
258 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
5,317 
684 
928 
787 
756 
1,328 
538 
29 
267 
$1,000 
103,612 
2,146 
4,109 
4,444 
10,927 
36,982 
31,287 
2,319 
1 1 ,398 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
94,120 
31,803 
34,444 
13,695 
3,891 
4,970 
2,016 
280 
3,021 
$1,000 
1,540,070 
233,768 
266,516 
147,137 
118,129 
251,644 
223,649 
137,070 
162,156 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
248,809 
87,905 
107,232 
34,835 
4,530 
4,984 
2,018 
281 
7,024 
$1,000 
1,965,736 
-330,118 
-628,421 
-349,169 
258,795 
870,602 
1,127,122 
543,517 
473,407 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
7,901 
-3,755 
-5,860 
-10,024 
57,129 
174,679 
558,534 
1,934,224 
67,399 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 603 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
