Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
22,179 
1,683 
5,010 
1,275 
1,208 
1,349 
acres 
6,506,975 
5,389 
55,972 
31,858 
43,786 
66,531 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
67,918 
2,399 
13,569 
4,405 
4,959 
5,389 
acres 
20,007,797 
9,657 
213,809 
143,767 
213,519 
303,037 
Nematodes 
... farms 
3,774 
146 
423 
96 
131 
118 
acres 
1,260,084 
435 
4,287 
1,765 
3,999 
6,316 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,314 
433 
919 
201 
173 
164 
acres 
1,062,998 
1,158 
6,989 
3,277 
4,932 
7,704 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
6,495 
200 
623 
152 
154 
193 
acres on which used 
2,851,621 
540 
7,312 
3,269 
5,605 
9,211 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
1,674 
109 
525 
145 
136 
140 
acres 
224,633 
408 
8,668 
5,401 
6,166 
8,602 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
14,022 
1,379 
4,893 
1,119 
1,137 
1,057 
acres 
2,539,170 
5,926 
80,565 
41,249 
58,015 
76,667 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
2,767 
98 
465 
170 
180 
232 
acres 
726,976 
282 
5,144 
3,638 
5,432 
1 1 ,974 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
9,294 
383 
1,689 
514 
585 
591 
acres 
2,576,585 
997 
13,070 
8,436 
13,254 
16,750 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
7,171 
134 
692 
230 
306 
302 
acres 
3,618,325 
285 
4,730 
3,642 
7,547 
10,756 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
28,537 
817 
3,915 
1,275 
1,634 
1,647 
acres 
9,905,134 
2,183 
41,667 
28,503 
48,884 
68,276 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
7,051 
178 
1,208 
420 
554 
605 
acres 
911,061 
486 
13,311 
8,305 
12,838 
17,691 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
4,824 
195 
870 
244 
238 
313 
Solar panels 
... farms 
3,549 
154 
641 
193 
170 
218 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
1,143 
32 
187 
37 
80 
73 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
10 
1 
2 
3 
- 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
104 
5 
34 
9 
2 
14 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
58 
8 
12 
2 
4 
5 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
98 
3 
35 
8 
4 
5 
Ethanol 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
251 
8 
45 
14 
7 
13 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
1,217 
9 
52 
16 
40 
59 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
179,783 
19,501 
64,287 
14,998 
14,716 
14,630 
Part owners 
... farms 
54,297 
558 
6,395 
3,087 
3,821 
4,614 
Tenants 
... farms 
14,729 
766 
2,174 
933 
943 
1,306 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
234,807 
20,092 
70,822 
18,143 
18,578 
19,304 
acres 
84,340,215 
303,333 
2,051,631 
1,179,210 
1,591,828 
2,263,375 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
234,080 
20,059 
70,682 
18,085 
18,537 
19,244 
acres 
76,985,100 
97,026 
1,624,297 
938,123 
1,346,045 
1,902,089 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
69,426 
1,366 
8,666 
4,044 
4,798 
5,951 
acres 
53,928,046 
1 1 ,736 
208,798 
166,704 
272,389 
478,561 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
69,026 
1,324 
8,569 
4,020 
4,764 
5,920 
acres 
53,168,338 
4,903 
161,708 
161,667 
267,204 
467,085 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
20,876 
1,773 
4,027 
1,396 
1,399 
1,746 
acres 
8,114,823 
213,140 
474,424 
246,124 
250,968 
372,762 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
375,888 
31,692 
111,018 
28,684 
29,106 
30,708 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
141,340 
1 1 ,320 
39,000 
10,606 
11,106 
1 1 ,994 
2 operators 
92,683 
8,472 
30,446 
7,459 
7,382 
7,302 
3 operators 
11,694 
814 
2,759 
751 
817 
1,034 
4 operators 
2,127 
147 
490 
151 
123 
154 
5 or more operators 
965 
72 
161 
51 
52 
66 
Total women operators 
number 
122,748 
12,090 
40,832 
9,827 
9,704 
9,817 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
108,481 
10,822 
36,738 
8,746 
8,645 
8,750 
2 operators 
5,789 
532 
1,733 
437 
438 
448 
3 operators 
726 
48 
185 
46 
49 
47 
4 operators 
91 
8 
17 
11 
5 
6 
5 or more operators 
27 
5 
1 
5 
2 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
210,357 
16,503 
60,028 
16,031 
16,439 
17,439 
Female 
38,452 
4,322 
12,828 
2,987 
3,041 
3,111 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
104,769 
6,599 
24,974 
7,125 
7,662 
8,205 
Other 
144,040 
14,226 
47,882 
11,893 
11,818 
12,345 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
