Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
248,809 
10 
41 
392 
3,474 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
(Z) 
0.2 
1.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
17,178 
88,026 
2,493,715 
18,471,981 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
1,718 
2,147 
6,362 
5,317 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
248,809 
10 
41 
392 
3,474 
$1,000 
218,109,336 
53,802 
137,232 
4,122,544 
24,737,094 
Average per farm 
dollars 
876,614 
5,380,203 
3,347,120 
10,516,694 
7,120,637 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,676 
3,132 
1,559 
1,653 
1,339 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
17,958,942 
33,234 
91,219 
537,134 
2,830,598 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
0.5 
3.0 
15.8 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
29,147,537 
6,114 
51,152 
727,361 
6,761,231 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
16,458,332 
4,220 
33,815 
531,408 
5,301,050 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
93,133,093 
6,376 
16,608 
1,723,735 
11,525,855 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
2,587,029 
6,394,073 
12,697,747 
19,032,150 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,988 
258,702,863 
155,953,006 
32,392,211 
5,478,454 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
13,089 
2 
14 
99 
1,635 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
(D) 
(D) 
240,715 
1,780,702 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7,025 
- 
- 
28 
1,029 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
- 
- 
34,170 
689,744 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,276 
- 
- 
20 
234 
$1,000 
474,949 
- 
- 
153,517 
392,813 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,108 
- 
- 
5 
107 
$1,000 
251,647 
- 
- 
(D) 
96,753 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,906 
- 
- 
5 
107 
$1,000 
244,041 
- 
- 
(D) 
96,701 
Berries 
farms 
307 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
7,606 
- 
- 
- 
52 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,828 
- 
- 
40 
191 
$1,000 
1,011,669 
- 
- 
553,837 
840,627 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
108 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
2,446 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
92 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,637 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
809 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
59,289 
1 
3 
48 
1,013 
$1,000 
958,088 
(D) 
304 
31,837 
298,271 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
116,891 
10 
40 
276 
1,864 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
(D) 
(D) 
9,212,276 
10,507,892 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
698 
85 
226 
$1,000 
1,698,264 
- 
- 
1,268,001 
1,582,049 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,906 
- 
1 
4 
25 
$1,000 
239,358 
- 
(D) 
206,898 
229,246 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
19,241 
- 
1 
7 
49 
$1,000 
122,053 
- 
(D) 
19,645 
27,491 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
15,402 
1 
4 
19 
145 
$1,000 
149,103 
(D) 
(D) 
629 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
10,806 
68 
804 
$1,000 
2,624,759 
- 
- 
926,216 
2,481,989 
Aquaculture 
farms 
257 
- 
- 
2 
22 
$1,000 
82,033 
- 
- 
(D) 
65,834 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
4,417 
- 
- 
5 
42 
$1,000 
79,891 
- 
- 
22 
23,900 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
238 
- 
- 
4 
22 
$1,000 
71 ,926 
- 
- 
33,821 
52,766 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
8,087 
- 
- 
11 
775 
$1,000 
386,896 
- 
- 
4,031 
167,254 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
248,809 
10 
41 
392 
3,474 
$1,000 
25,404,943 
2,575,958 
6,325,966 
1 1 ,887,054 
16,837,601 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
93,004 
2 
12 
208 
2,435 
$1,000 
1,136,833 
(D) 
1,967 
96,248 
501,589 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
97,404 
4 
19 
244 
2,767 
$1,000 
649,134 
168 
441 
66,683 
301,088 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
61,054 
10 
40 
271 
1,927 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
1,559,609 
3,682,905 
5,454,659 
6,245,148 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
10 
41 
319 
2,310 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
946,667 
2,394,412 
4,587,308 
5,980,990 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
10 
41 
392 
3,471 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
5,353 
25,349 
145,272 
421,499 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
148,085 
10 
41 
392 
3,472 
$1,000 
671 ,586 
4,136 
21,905 
113,535 
277,497 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
10 
41 
391 
3,032 
$1,000 
1 ,544,572 
28,873 
82,206 
450,195 
787,738 
Interest expense 
farms 
65,779 
6 
28 
300 
2,681 
$1,000 
734,330 
2,529 
8,304 
73,943 
209,058 
Government payments 
farms 
52,385 
- 
2 
130 
1,879 
$1,000 
643,993 
- 
(D) 
5,760 
104,695 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
151,362 
10 
40 
273 
1,981 
number 
11,159,747 
715,435 
2,005,379 
3,595,310 
5,010,930 
Milk cows 
farms 
985 
- 
- 
80 
222 
number 
434,928 
- 
- 
310,647 
395,814 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
4,905 
- 
1 
4 
26 
number 
800,893 
- 
(D) 
651,903 
747,035 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Texas 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
