Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
248,809 
247,437 
228,926 
228,173 
194,301 
180,644 
188,788 
185,020 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
130,398,753 
129,877,666 
133,956,359 
131,308,286 
130,886,608 
130,502,792 
131,310,306 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
527 
567 
587 
676 
725 
691 
710 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
876,614 
669,154 
439,066 
361,821 
398,126 
360,153 
374,742 
386,138 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,676 
1,270 
768 
616 
593 
499 
544 
544 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment ' 
....$1,000 
17,958,942 
15,920,800 
9,217,812 
8,619,863 
7,781,878 
5,964,679 
5,702,706 
5,603,585 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,185 
64,350 
40,553 
37,795 
40,062 
33,206 
30,351 
30,436 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
20,825 
21,024 
13,669 
16,485 
1 1 ,930 
11,122 
12,770 
10,899 
1 0 to 49 acres 
72,856 
72,837 
61,015 
54,090 
41,615 
34,514 
37,063 
33,673 
50 to 1 79 acres 
73,868 
71 ,264 
70,580 
70,919 
59,420 
54,214 
57,666 
58,198 
1 80 to 499 acres 
42,002 
42,131 
42,475 
44,194 
39,674 
38,602 
39,143 
40,246 
500 to 999 acres 
17,309 
1 7,843 
18,625 
19,513 
18,495 
18,800 
19,327 
19,962 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
11,139 
1 1 ,326 
12,049 
12,375 
12,310 
12,720 
12,629 
12,047 
2,000 acres or more 
10,810 
11,012 
10,513 
10,597 
10,857 
10,672 
10,190 
9,995 
Total cropland 
farms 
138,929 
153,276 
160,352 
166,630 
149,104 
140,222 
147,174 
145,880 
acres 
29,147,537 
33,667,177 
38,657,710 
39,051,211 
37,662,040 
36,381,847 
35,610,951 
36,597,685 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
104,998 
111,671 
106,827 
118,215 
108,169 
104,318 
110,358 
110,341 
acres 
16,458,332 
19,174,301 
17,750,938 
20,357,767 
19,607,847 
18,136,653 
16,521,315 
20,761,160 
Irrigated land 
farms 
18,169 
19,713 
21,164 
21,106 
18,756 
18,784 
19,806 
19,775 
acres 
4,489,163 
5,010,416 
5,074,638 
5,764,295 
5,484,663 
4,912,308 
4,271,043 
5,575,553 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
25,375,581 
21,001,074 
14,134,744 
14,016,017 
13,766,527 
12,004,385 
10,548,907 
8,936,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,988 
84,874 
61,744 
61,427 
70,852 
66,453 
55,877 
48,299 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
7,366,993 
6,565,576 
3,731,751 
4,475,682 
4,293,474 
3,334,065 
2,962,663 
3,025,698 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
18,008,588 
14,435,499 
10,402,993 
9,540,334 
9,473,054 
8,670,320 
7,586,244 
5,910,665 
Farms by value of sales 
Less than $2,500 
112,775 
116,887 
102,073 
89,119 
67,440 
52,446 
58,693 
63,042 
$2,500 to $4,999 
29,961 
28,630 
32,353 
36,716 
31,746 
28,770 
31,227 
30,795 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32,144 
30,256 
29,248 
34,428 
30,136 
29,303 
30,076 
27,367 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31,781 
30,100 
28,592 
28,920 
27,410 
29,226 
28,350 
25,771 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15,505 
15,210 
13,227 
13,040 
12,317 
13,701 
13,467 
13,512 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,154 
8,774 
8,769 
8,612 
8,252 
10,147 
10,598 
10,689 
$100,000 to $499,999 
1 1 ,477 
1 1 ,534 
1 1 ,301 
13,521 
13,196 
14,293 
14,235 
12,020 
$500,000 or more 
6,012 
6,046 
3,363 
3,817 
3,804 
2,758 
2,142 
1,749 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
222,580 
218,126 
210,409 
201,896 
170,640 
158,121 
167,602 
164,243 
Partnership 
16,660 
20,657 
12,720 
18,658 
16,776 
16,182 
15,946 
16,263 
Corporation 
6,859 
5,706 
4,298 
5,745 
5,269 
4,893 
3,945 
3,257 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
2,710 
2,948 
1,499 
1,874 
1,616 
1,448 
1,295 
1,257 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 
None 
88,616 
77,115 
100,495 
76,676 
68,078 
67,672 
65,582 
57,284 
Any 
160,193 
170,322 
128,431 
138,696 
114,962 
101,160 
113,615 
113,183 
200 days or more 
102,947 
97,523 
91 ,472 
97,036 
79,338 
69,482 
77,778 
80,043 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
104,769 
98,692 
122,719 
92,264 
83,284 
85,937 
83,684 
79,900 
Other 
144,040 
148,745 
106,207 
135,909 
111,017 
94,707 
105,104 
105,120 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
60.1 
58.9 
56.9 
56.0 
56.6 
56.1 
54.4 
52.9 
Total farm production 
expenses ^ 
....$1,000 
25,404,943 
19,223,099 
13,734,706 
12,036,327 
1 1 ,636,594 
10,431,343 
8,911,631 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ^ 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
6,860,573 
6,017,794 
4,524,369 
3,257,339 
3,221,969 
3,516,453 
3,134,939 
2,356,028 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
7,272,692 
4,226,444 
2,700,281 
2,949,085 
2,868,805 
2,063,320 
1,565,112 
1,562,467 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased ® 
....$1,000 
1,136,833 
931,140 
555,239 
548,517 
526,663 
445,433 
339,641 
367,989 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
1,164,301 
1 ,053,222 
533,321 
554,841 
524,744 
486,457 
416,266 
601,320 
Flired farm labor 
....$1,000 
1,544,572 
1,169,767 
969,979 
816,590 
785,447 
729,915 
630,271 
480,462 
Interest expense ® 
....$1,000 
734,330 
676,379 
523,438 
527,989 
498,389 
451,603 
486,757 
608,466 
Chemicals purchased 
....$1,000 
649,134 
492,500 
345,210 
364,471 
345,517 
288,639 
246,176 
208,539 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
151,362 
152,102 
150,577 
165,188 
144,354 
134,669 
142,244 
143,483 
number 
11,159,747 
13,709,543 
13,978,987 
14,504,444 
14,532,814 
13,242,832 
13,020,910 
12,611,712 
Beef cows 
farms 
133,924 
131,769 
131,506 
141,385 
124,980 
118,728 
123,291 
125,651 
number 
4,329,341 
5,259,843 
5,545,824 
5,333,740 
5,347,457 
5,186,359 
5,138,558 
5,223,321 
Milk cows 
farms 
985 
1,293 
2,080 
4,078 
4,113 
5,381 
5,899 
8,721 
number 
434,928 
404,399 
309,058 
370,283 
374,816 
394,587 
356,538 
323,039 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116,891 
116,626 
125,518 
155,117 
138,701 
130,386 
139,727 
138,271 
number 
10,784,116 
11,841,250 
12,603,171 
13,075,614 
13,028,674 
1 1 ,468,849 
12,120,310 
10,599,615 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,905 
4,471 
4,671 
7,431 
5,428 
6,537 
7,717 
9,484 
number 
800,893 
1,155,790 
953,290 
615,705 
578,664 
460,175 
527,942 
559,590 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,906 
4,053 
3,962 
4,841 
3,659 
4,995 
6,190 
7,383 
number 
1,938,690 
2,794,334 
1 ,659,834 
965,486 
903,226 
810,047 
923,228 
925,301 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Texas 7 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
