Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
75,746 
65,914 
6,291 
4,614 
acres treated 
16,670,293 
10,788,860 
4,243,410 
3,313,820 
Manure used 
farms 
10,644 
9,284 
788 
571 
acres treated 
1,061,624 
665,773 
271,465 
227,062 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
22,179 
18,228 
2,351 
1,845 
acres 
6,506,975 
3,721,706 
2,041,685 
1,623,516 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
67,918 
58,540 
5,872 
4,356 
acres 
20,007,797 
12,993,006 
5,149,135 
4,027,395 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,774 
2,896 
494 
380 
acres 
1,260,084 
811,035 
297,423 
239,145 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,314 
3,200 
644 
537 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1,062,998 
529,501 
367,961 
283,360 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
6,495 
4,742 
1,083 
854 
acres on which used 
2,851,621 
1,704,353 
852,704 
664,475 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,674 
1,414 
177 
127 
acres 
224,633 
136,122 
52,236 
45,102 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,022 
12,246 
1,133 
882 
acres 
2,539,170 
1,482,557 
781,158 
692,983 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,767 
2,309 
283 
209 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
726,976 
372,976 
269,274 
243,370 
used 
farms 
9,294 
7,719 
1,012 
709 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,576,585 
1 ,537,773 
821,994 
595,741 
used 
farms 
7,171 
5,586 
1,022 
758 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,618,325 
2,119,389 
1,134,131 
871,817 
practices were used 
farms 
28,537 
23,712 
3,137 
2,303 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
9,905,134 
6,348,982 
2,579,051 
2,022,263 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,051 
5,991 
670 
478 
acres 
911,061 
583,349 
248,091 
192,115 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
4,824 
3,906 
597 
468 
Solar panels 
farms 
3,549 
2,857 
452 
365 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1,143 
896 
159 
119 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
99 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
58 
45 
3 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
98 
81 
13 
7 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
251 
210 
25 
14 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1,217 
955 
174 
133 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1 79,783 
161,790 
1 1 ,048 
7,883 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
48,594 
4,038 
2,690 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
12,196 
1,574 
1,163 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
234,807 
211,003 
15,138 
10,605 
acres 
84,340,215 
52,045,945 
20,785,154 
18,030,375 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
234,080 
210,384 
15,086 
10,573 
acres 
76,985,100 
47,345,123 
19,191,107 
16,686,667 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
69,426 
61,121 
5,656 
3,884 
acres 
53,928,046 
35,874,718 
12,801,223 
10,222,785 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
69,026 
60,790 
5,612 
3,853 
acres 
53,168,338 
35,447,370 
12,533,029 
10,029,866 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
20,876 
17,571 
2,078 
1,575 
acres 
8,114,823 
5,128,170 
1,862,241 
1,536,627 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
375,888 
328,767 
31,138 
22,047 
1 operator 
141,340 
130,023 
6,295 
4,503 
2 operators 
92,683 
81,967 
7,462 
5,104 
3 operators 
11,694 
8,558 
2,156 
1,549 
4 operators 
2,127 
1,436 
488 
368 
5 or more operators 
965 
596 
259 
212 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
122,748 
109,000 
8,906 
6,360 
1 operator 
108,481 
98,290 
6,483 
4,569 
2 operators 
5,789 
4,448 
893 
631 
3 operators 
726 
503 
167 
140 
4 operators 
91 
56 
26 
21 
5 or more operators 
27 
16 
6 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
150 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
