Table 28. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
10,674 
623,000 
7,148 
357,434 
2,264 
2,477,552 
2,211 
5,900 
430,315 
61,753 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
7,009 
65,836 
4,144 
28,537 
1,197 
114,810 
15 
2,809 
25,586 
3,243 
25 to 99 
2,591 
117,289 
2,043 
60,648 
569 
207,922 
135 
2,026 
58,085 
6,724 
1 00 to 299 
696 
1 1 1 ,624 
606 
63,310 
266 
291,942 
363 
695 
60,806 
7,608 
300 to 999 
288 
145,478 
265 
89,585 
167 
937,715 
942 
283 
130,879 
21,456 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
71 
105,249 
71 
68,342 
50 
506,669 
417 
69 
58,923 
8,011 
2,500 to 4,999 
14 
44,986 
14 
29,213 
11 
285,130 
172 
13 
73,498 
10,767 
5,000 or more 
5 
32,538 
5 
17,799 
4 
133,364 
168 
5 
22,538 
3,945 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
115 
133,212 
56 
364 
20,182 
2,667 
Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Total 
7,148 
553,422 
7,148 
357,434 
1,282 
2,022,406 
1,824 
4,428 
352,059 
46,530 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
5,057 
78,828 
5,057 
42,944 
570 
82,665 
138 
2,519 
32,149 
3,908 
25 to 99 
1,400 
97,768 
1,400 
63,394 
343 
171,500 
135 
1,224 
52,001 
6,226 
100 to 199 
356 
73,306 
356 
45,657 
150 
172,068 
152 
356 
35,635 
4,647 
200 to 499 
207 
94,765 
207 
63,036 
125 
551,329 
295 
205 
59,578 
7,224 
500 to 999 
76 
75,196 
76 
53,141 
55 
345,392 
488 
74 
41,575 
5,306 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
44 
95,779 
44 
61,242 
32 
451,172 
459 
42 
111,941 
16,555 
2,500 to 4,999 
8 
37,780 
8 
28,020 
7 
248,280 
158 
8 
19,180 
2,665 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
3,526 
69,578 
(X) 
(X) 
1,097 
588,358 
444 
1,836 
98,438 
17,890 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Inventory 
Sales 
Item 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
Angora goats and kids 
Milk goats and kids 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
25,063 
629 
2,591 
23,107 
878,914 
73,738 
27,594 
777,582 
26,366 
783 
2,124 
24,751 
1,139,962 
132,697 
20,092 
987,173 
14,571 
345 
1,164 
13,500 
418,597 
23,801 
10,715 
384,081 
49,450 
1,986 
1,581 
45,883 
13,925 
336 
667 
13,275 
508,377 
38,292 
6,264 
463,821 
Mohair clipped' 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
326 
563,005 
1,707 
413 
960,454 
' 2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
Table 31. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
INVENTORY 
SALES 
Total horses and ponies 
64,114 
395,816 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
14,127 
49,861 
146,884 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
62,196 
295,999 
(X) 
1 to 24 
13,932 
39,258 
121,921 
25 to 49 
1,294 
41,923 
(X) 
25 to 49 
135 
4,342 
14,670 
50 to 99 
465 
29,702 
(X) 
50 to 99 
49 
3,029 
5,366 
1 00 or more 
159 
28,192 
(X) 
1 00 or more 
11 
3,232 
4,927 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
61,531 
350,231 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
2,181 
6,359 
2,218 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
60,033 
275,828 
(X) 
1 to 24 
2,173 
6,059 
2,099 
25 to 49 
1,036 
33,174 
(X) 
25 to 49 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
50 to 99 
331 
20,614 
(X) 
50 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
100 or more 
131 
20,615 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
20,939 
62,517 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
20,826 
57,636 
(X) 
25 to 49 
88 
2,813 
(X) 
50 or more 
25 
2,068 
(X) 
24 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
