Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
22,179 
1,603 
1,481 
1,581 
2,186 
1,689 
acres 
6,506,975 
2,839,537 
1 ,238,398 
810,815 
688,056 
309,517 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
67,918 
2,291 
2,201 
2,976 
5,171 
5,221 
acres 
20,007,797 
5,352,889 
3,128,759 
2,928,034 
2,908,850 
1,606,476 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,774 
401 
451 
568 
680 
410 
acres 
1,260,084 
357,807 
282,644 
258,868 
205,034 
76,488 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,314 
528 
500 
506 
586 
307 
acres 
1,062,998 
539,021 
210,535 
141,368 
103,174 
24,094 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
6,495 
820 
973 
1,013 
1,152 
696 
acres on which used 
2,851,621 
1,032,729 
697,681 
516,707 
365,461 
128,406 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,674 
59 
26 
42 
73 
86 
acres 
224,633 
34,757 
2,861 
20,581 
13,439 
20,274 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,022 
309 
311 
311 
477 
538 
acres 
2,539,170 
577,620 
424,594 
229,802 
285,409 
158,257 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,767 
30 
51 
60 
143 
144 
acres 
726,976 
29,324 
123,361 
36,396 
58,305 
34,165 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
9,294 
525 
527 
639 
952 
729 
acres 
2,576,585 
910,552 
483,191 
415,293 
351,306 
140,940 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,171 
687 
719 
791 
997 
629 
acres 
3,618,325 
1,308,921 
740,977 
620,907 
457,477 
183,315 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
28,537 
1,381 
1,523 
1,981 
3,216 
2,776 
acres 
9,905,134 
2,815,630 
1,773,041 
1,564,491 
1,542,290 
745,579 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,051 
219 
279 
367 
554 
523 
acres 
911,061 
188,014 
173,244 
136,496 
142,456 
63,497 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
4,824 
69 
81 
127 
296 
339 
Solar panels 
farms 
3,549 
28 
53 
84 
242 
245 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1,143 
36 
34 
40 
69 
72 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
3 
- 
- 
1 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
58 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
98 
2 
- 
1 
4 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
251 
1 
- 
2 
14 
30 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1,217 
33 
61 
76 
109 
76 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
179,783 
1,288 
718 
971 
2,639 
3,942 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
1,530 
1,582 
2,174 
3,876 
4,304 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
406 
488 
701 
1,116 
908 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
234,807 
2,829 
2,323 
3,176 
6,560 
8,283 
acres 
84,340,215 
10,332,709 
6,370,524 
7,581 ,893 
9,957,857 
7,167,292 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
234,080 
2,818 
2,300 
3,145 
6,515 
8,246 
acres 
76,985,100 
10,003,290 
6,082,059 
7,324,579 
9,316,424 
6,645,590 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
69,426 
1,947 
2,077 
2,881 
5,003 
5,224 
acres 
53,928,046 
7,329,888 
7,484,419 
7,600,174 
9,556,410 
5,635,868 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
69,026 
1,936 
2,070 
2,875 
4,992 
5,212 
acres 
53,168,338 
7,279,683 
7,426,324 
7,567,321 
9,532,974 
5,528,693 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
20,876 
334 
328 
408 
812 
1,081 
acres 
8,114,823 
379,624 
346,560 
290,167 
664,869 
628,877 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
375,888 
6,120 
4,513 
5,884 
1 1 ,398 
13,665 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
141,340 
1,366 
1,505 
2,283 
4,587 
5,474 
2 operators 
92,683 
1,302 
978 
1,224 
2,470 
3,048 
3 operators 
1 1 ,694 
347 
219 
249 
471 
510 
4 operators 
2,127 
101 
55 
57 
76 
84 
5 or more operators 
965 
108 
31 
33 
27 
38 
Total women operators 
number 
122,748 
1,388 
1,000 
1,185 
2,520 
3,458 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
108,481 
1,114 
887 
1,018 
2,176 
2,981 
2 operators 
5,789 
87 
45 
66 
140 
188 
3 operators 
726 
25 
5 
10 
20 
27 
4 operators 
91 
5 
2 
- 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
27 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
210,357 
3,080 
2,659 
3,658 
7,097 
8,293 
Female 
38,452 
144 
129 
188 
534 
861 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
104,769 
2,839 
2,446 
3,236 
5,641 
5,782 
Other 
144,040 
385 
342 
610 
1,990 
3,372 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
98 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
