Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,748 
14,562 
9,915 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
20,902,244 
19,116,712 
18,444,496 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
1,566 
1,277 
1,581 
1,155 
1,000 
916 
1,023 
1,022 
number 
600,353,797 
616,299,999 
538,737,966 
399,945,303 
388,114,496 
292,758,887 
226,038,116 
176,390,727 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,045 
4,543 
5,102 
6,261 
5,855 
7,393 
9,131 
9,192 
acres 
1,620,460 
1,963,640 
1,815,560 
1,703,214 
1,656,229 
1,549,680 
1,227,335 
1,097,305 
bushels 
204,454,091 
286,386,341 
197,109,321 
224,990,592 
219,361,590 
180,025,937 
123,806,676 
110,164,572 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
622 
560 
686 
612 
580 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
186,995 
151,091 
141,431 
102,839 
102,005 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
3,454,188 
3,417,965 
2,680,497 
2,161,247 
2,142,336 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7,409 
8,565 
9,031 
14,284 
13,669 
14,877 
19,386 
22,647 
acres 
2,993,969 
3,844,241 
2,664,425 
3,916,066 
3,860,325 
3,726,217 
3,649,104 
5,087,248 
bushels 
97,403,853 
134,643,897 
75,131,556 
109,796,707 
108,242,787 
111,202,412 
98,226,965 
123,039,757 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7,366 
8,493 
9,028 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,989,113 
3,825,581 
2,663,505 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
97,263,167 
134,070,553 
75,101,434 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
49 
78 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,856 
18,660 
920 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
140,686 
573,344 
30,122 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
809 
1,109 
1,977 
2,220 
2,131 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
74,446 
92,653 
127,900 
128,557 
125,595 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
3,805,187 
3,663,002 
5,334,886 
5,792,388 
5,627,557 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
58 
28 
27 
47 
45 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,952 
2,090 
2,002 
2,581 
2,347 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
230,996 
141,999 
116,013 
115,972 
102,576 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
4,521 
5,975 
7,235 
11,133 
10,438 
13,942 
15,935 
20,348 
acres 
1,898,726 
2,427,580 
2,297,102 
3,144,530 
3,041,937 
3,984,934 
2,665,237 
4,812,115 
bushels 
114,949,113 
153,531,033 
114,127,221 
180,865,739 
175,279,096 
222,512,221 
155,573,425 
256,044,797 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
552 
697 
905 
789 
752 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
110,679 
121,393 
105,277 
76,497 
74,861 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1 ,392,933 
1,705,391 
1,195,133 
879,700 
863,520 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
451 
371 
902 
1,823 
1,705 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
107,909 
93,453 
196,340 
396,502 
381,187 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
2,790,641 
3,439,765 
5,415,147 
10,507,744 
10,114,310 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
51 
58 
218 
100 
86 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,918 
6,675 
25,906 
4,883 
4,782 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
34,620 
127,400 
286,553 
63,986 
62,792 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
7,029 
7,225 
8,897 
12,046 
10,971 
1 1 ,237 
16,557 
16,292 
acres 
3,844,464 
4,674,229 
4,657,029 
5,612,685 
5,221,561 
3,620,070 
4,349,755 
4,522,787 
bales 
4,760,737 
8,147,970 
5,060,144 
5,197,938 
4,828,062 
3,212,770 
4,071,552 
2,715,950 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
86,456 
90,860 
83,013 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,069,579 
5,264,287 
4,982,165 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
9,543,773 
14,477,068 
11,407,323 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
364 
385 
629 
892 
843 
1,276 
1,212 
1,157 
acres 
134,189 
145,006 
204,069 
287,822 
280,676 
369,539 
299,388 
520,896 
cwt 
8,792,098 
9,472,871 
14,590,204 
15,728,874 
15,348,483 
20,026,016 
16,345,153 
24,702,306 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
198 
118 
122 
346 
320 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
88,623 
35,309 
25,447 
(D) 
63,496 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
103,518,889 
45,693,688 
20,808,808 
(D) 
59,527,397 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
117 
114 
166 
102 
103 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
44,577 
(D) 
(D) 
26,615 
26,688 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
767,146 
769,117 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
552 
784 
1,231 
1,902 
1,790 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
148,795 
192,291 
259,419 
294,017 
283,847 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
547,106,308 
699,723,146 
807,510,593 
784,266,043 
760,067,849 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
2,296 
2,353 
2,506 
2,929 
2,432 
3,286 
3,237 
3,434 
acres 
130,326 
128,108 
126,043 
150,106 
140,522 
189,997 
201,702 
210,873 
Potatoes 
farms 
577 
330 
250 
248 
211 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
22,535 
17,129 
18,504 
17,245 
17,016 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
45 
45 
86 
104 
92 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,447 
2,006 
2,192 
5,239 
4,913 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
6,966 
8,848 
9,567 
10,476 
8,804 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
204,305 
215,794 
224,271 
228,972 
21 1 ,938 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exciude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
