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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,076 
281 
284 
214 
42 
74 
115 
23 
43 
acres 
84,517 
1,131 
779 
1,392 
1,206 
7,400 
29,880 
29,763 
12,966 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,304 
554 
464 
248 
13 
7 
- 
- 
18 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
526 
180 
146 
130 
21 
23 
5 
- 
21 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
220 
23 
12 
26 
44 
58 
39 
1 
17 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
117 
4 
- 
- 
10 
37 
43 
4 
19 
250.0 acres or more 
129 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
68 
24 
24 
Beans, snap 
farms 
649 
252 
184 
127 
15 
13 
8 
7 
43 
acres 
8,590 
154 
163 
83 
28 
559 
791 
2,704 
4,107 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
10 
acres 
3,956 
" 
" 
- 
(D) 
" 
1,942 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
44 
14 
8 
10 
1 
10 
1 
_ 
- 
acres 
988 
(D) 
13 
13 
(D) 
523 
(D) 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
577 
219 
158 
127 
17 
8 
6 
8 
34 
acres 
22,535 
123 
103 
247 
104 
934 
3,785 
13,912 
3,327 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
2 
acres 
12,482 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,277 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
521 
216 
154 
121 
14 
3 
- 
- 
13 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
21 
3 
4 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
15 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
11 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
8 
2 
Sweet corn 
farms 
532 
235 
135 
86 
8 
10 
11 
9 
38 
acres 
4,726 
196 
173 
138 
52 
137 
910 
2,018 
1,104 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
45 
8 
5 
16 
9 
2 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
1,447 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
598 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
387 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
1,087 
427 
331 
229 
25 
20 
10 
2 
43 
acres 
2,096 
321 
295 
203 
(D) 
110 
164 
(D) 
111 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
15 
3 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
5 
2 
2 
2 
" 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
6,966 
2,750 
2,639 
932 
149 
179 
87 
5 
225 
acres 
204,306 
37,867 
34,169 
18,454 
12,458 
36,238 
39,187 
670 
25,263 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,415 
856 
924 
374 
52 
74 
41 
2 
92 
acres 
69,369 
8,708 
8,114 
4,375 
(D) 
11,018 
14,573 
(D) 
18,700 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,671 
1,102 
1,163 
314 
9 
12 
8 
- 
63 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,987 
1,277 
1,135 
421 
27 
47 
7 
- 
73 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
934 
317 
303 
159 
61 
34 
13 
- 
47 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
244 
48 
34 
36 
42 
38 
15 
5 
26 
250.0 acres or more 
130 
6 
4 
2 
10 
48 
44 
- 
16 
Apples 
farms 
390 
142 
166 
66 
1 
2 
4 
- 
9 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
476 
193 
147 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
5 
Grapes 
farms 
678 
218 
290 
117 
7 
18 
12 
1 
15 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
7,092 
612 
1,295 
688 
264 
910 
3,018 
(D) 
(D) 
Peaches, all 
farms 
1,050 
409 
445 
143 
13 
9 
11 
- 
20 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
4,402 
1,048 
1,292 
573 
437 
521 
270 
- 
262 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
553 
215 
160 
80 
17 
14 
24 
2 
41 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
24,778 
3,524 
1,518 
1,135 
1,415 
(D) 
5,496 
(D) 
10,526 
Almonds 
farms 
13 
2 
10 
1 
- 
_ 
- 
_ 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
24 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
5,300 
2,178 
1,992 
677 
112 
141 
50 
2 
148 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
164,883 
31,862 
28,574 
15,598 
(D) 
33,745 
30,396 
(D) 
14,114 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
7 
1 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
595 
214 
214 
121 
17 
13 
3 
_ 
13 
acres 
2,048 
414 
542 
311 
351 
187 
16 
- 
228 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 613 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
