Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Other tame hay 
farms 
59,856 
53,969 
acres 
3,280,190 
2,664,851 
tons, dry 
6,168,433 
5,001,985 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,143 
2,523 
acres 
169,421 
106,296 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
105 
94 
acres 
6,419 
4,995 
Irrigated 
farms 
20 
14 
acres 
1,436 
776 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
1,972 
acres 
124,133 
50,493 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,076 
901 
acres 
84,517 
32,884 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,304 
1,218 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
526 
479 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
220 
159 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
117 
62 
250.0 acres or more 
129 
54 
Beans, snap 
farms 
649 
564 
acres 
8,590 
2,820 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
14 
3 
acres 
3,956 
1,769 
Peas, green 
farms 
44 
42 
acres 
988 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
577 
511 
acres 
22,535 
7,450 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
11 
6 
acres 
12,482 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
521 
483 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
21 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
15 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
17 
9 
Sweet corn 
farms 
532 
456 
acres 
4,726 
1,436 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
45 
37 
acres 
1,447 
1,053 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
- 
acres 
387 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
1,087 
986 
acres 
2,096 
1,108 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
15 
15 
acres 
5 
5 
Land in orchards 
farms 
6,966 
5,989 
acres 
204,305 
124,857 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,415 
2,003 
acres 
69,369 
28,105 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,671 
2,400 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,987 
2,635 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
934 
738 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
244 
157 
250.0 acres or more 
130 
59 
Apples 
farms 
390 
341 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
476 
385 
Grapes 
farms 
678 
536 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
7,092 
2,485 
Peaches, all 
farms 
1,050 
939 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,402 
3,304 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
553 
430 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
24,778 
8,835 
Almonds 
farms 
13 
13 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
24 
24 
Pecans 
farms 
5,300 
4,642 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
164,882 
107,706 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
7 
7 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
13 
13 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
595 
514 
acres 
2,048 
1,443 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
162 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
