Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
248,809 
100.0 
247,437 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
100.0 
21,001,074 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
101,988 
(X) 
84,874 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
80,196 
32.2 
86,279 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
$1,000 
9,827 
(Z) 
1 1 ,329 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
1,828 
0.7 
1,958 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
32,579 
13.1 
30,608 
$1,000 
1,011,669 
4.0 
862,183 
$1,000 
54,202 
0.2 
50,794 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
29,961 
12.0 
28,630 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
107,126 
0.4 
102,467 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
108 
(Z) 
254 
$1,000 
2,446 
(Z) 
7,606 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
32,144 
12.9 
30,256 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
92 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
227,341 
0.9 
213,977 
$1,000 
1,637 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
25,156 
10.1 
23,546 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
16 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
352,121 
1.4 
328,934 
$1,000 
809 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
6,625 
2.7 
6,554 
$1,000 
146,500 
0.6 
144,638 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
59,289 
23.8 
45,419 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1 1 ,250 
4.5 
10,804 
$1,000 
958,088 
3.8 
744,302 
$1,000 
351,993 
1.4 
338,673 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
4,255 
1.7 
4,406 
$1,000 
188,725 
0.7 
194,666 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
9,154 
3.7 
8,774 
their products 
.. farms 
145,665 
58.5 
145,480 
$1,000 
634,276 
2.5 
612,408 
$1,000 
18,008,588 
71.0 
14,435,499 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,631 
3.1 
7,238 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
10,806 
4.3 
12,747 
$1,000 
1,189,664 
4.7 
1,154,800 
$1,000 
2,624,759 
10.3 
2,113,086 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
116,891 
47.0 
116,626 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
3,846 
1.5 
4,296 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
51.3 
10,503,774 
$1,000 
1 ,368,530 
5.4 
1,544,859 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
698 
0.3 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
2,788 
1.1 
3,167 
$1,000 
1,698,264 
6.7 
(NA) 
$1,000 
1,953,417 
7.7 
2,232,942 
Flogs and pigs 
.. farms 
2,906 
1.2 
4,053 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
3,224 
1.3 
2,879 
$1,000 
239,358 
0.9 
237,504 
$1,000 
18,791,859 
74.1 
14,070,586 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
2,073 
0.8 
2,087 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
3,215,268 
12.7 
3,101,194 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
19,241 
7.7 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
635 
0.3 
426 
$1,000 
122,053 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,159,756 
8.5 
1,448,693 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
516 
0.2 
366 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
15,402 
6.2 
14,107 
$1,000 
13,416,835 
52.9 
9,520,699 
$1,000 
149,103 
0.6 
117,744 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
257 
0.1 
275 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
82,033 
0.3 
46,102 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
77,520 
31.2 
67,997 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
7,366,993 
29.0 
6,565,576 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
4,417 
1.8 
4,211 
$1,000 
79,891 
0.3 
64,042 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans. 
and dry peas 
farms 
13,089 
5.3 
14,713 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
12.0 
2,472,814 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
8,087 
3.3 
7,097 
Corn 
farms 
4,344 
1.7 
5,124 
$1,000 
386,896 
1.5 
461,503 
$1,000 
1,454,271 
5.7 
1,089,321 
Wheat 
farms 
7,385 
3.0 
8,372 
$1,000 
618,799 
2.4 
689,274 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
451 
0.2 
494 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
36,750 
0.1 
29,210 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
7,954 
3.2 
8,619 
Sorghum 
farms 
4,873 
2.0 
6,154 
$1 ,000 
27,966 
0.1 
38,696 
$1,000 
743,309 
2.9 
540,821 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
3,516 
(X) 
4,490 
Barley 
farms 
58 
(Z) 
26 
$1,000 
951 
(Z) 
425 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
361 
0.1 
385 
$1,000 
136,187 
0.5 
98,385 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
3,064 
1.2 
3,032 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
$1,000 
631 
(Z) 
606 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,286 
0.5 
1,393 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
1,389 
0.6 
1,500 
$1,000 
59,256 
0.2 
25,379 
$1,000 
919 
(Z) 
1,009 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
2,482 
1.0 
2,743 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,276 
(Z) 
6,114 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7,025 
2.8 
7,226 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
472 
0.2 
644 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
6.4 
1,885,146 
$1,000 
3,120 
(Z) 
4,356 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
354 
0.1 
443 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,276 
0.9 
2,348 
$1,000 
5,148 
(Z) 
6,663 
$1,000 
474,949 
1.9 
373,704 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
107 
(Z) 
157 
$1,000 
3,571 
(Z) 
5,316 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
5,108 
2.1 
7,033 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
86 
(Z) 
100 
$1,000 
251,647 
1.0 
219,819 
$1,000 
9,302 
(Z) 
14,632 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,906 
2.0 
(NA) 
$1,000 
244,041 
1.0 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
307 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
7,606 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Texas 9 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
