Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
108 
44 
- 
- 
1 
8 
10 
25 
$1,000 
2,446 
1,210 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
216 
605 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
$1,000 
1,373 
573 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
92 
33 
- 
- 
5 
7 
21 
$1,000 
1,637 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
623 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
16 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
4 
$1,000 
809 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
59,289 
26,848 
75 
795 
1,332 
3,391 
6,445 
14,810 
$1,000 
958,088 
682,848 
1,491 
43,994 
84,543 
125,371 
189,265 
238,184 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,849 
2,135 
16 
168 
216 
417 
572 
746 
$1,000 
573,051 
482,205 
997 
38,443 
72,454 
95,638 
139,071 
135,601 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
116,891 
54,681 
186 
1,537 
2,688 
6,926 
13,100 
30,244 
$1,000 
13,013,127 
10,133,930 
6,497 
148,586 
1 ,346,974 
2,542,821 
3,066,819 
3,022,232 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,347 
8,179 
25 
317 
628 
1,397 
2,308 
3,504 
$1,000 
12,023,950 
9,621,209 
4,842 
135,323 
1 ,325,249 
2,485,637 
2,945,739 
2,724,418 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
698 
568 
1 
25 
74 
185 
172 
111 
$1,000 
1,698,264 
1,591,579 
(D) 
(D) 
327,585 
734,161 
315,123 
181,009 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
614 
528 
1 
20 
67 
180 
162 
98 
$1,000 
1 ,697,009 
1,590,734 
(D) 
(D) 
327,384 
734,135 
314,907 
180,807 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,906 
1,028 
6 
70 
185 
269 
226 
272 
$1,000 
239,358 
231,282 
14 
392 
(D) 
(D) 
48,523 
4,996 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
44 
- 
3 
7 
17 
11 
6 
$1,000 
233,268 
228,790 
- 
222 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
19,241 
7,909 
31 
247 
545 
1,265 
2,033 
3,788 
$1,000 
122,053 
84,520 
82 
2,711 
3,508 
1 1 ,356 
17,878 
48,984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
324 
257 
- 
11 
12 
63 
74 
97 
$1,000 
64,317 
53,426 
- 
2,117 
1,828 
7,106 
9,742 
32,633 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
15,402 
6,468 
28 
354 
686 
1,285 
1,779 
2,336 
$1,000 
149,103 
75,746 
178 
3,443 
6,677 
17,617 
22,631 
25,201 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
489 
273 
- 
7 
19 
79 
82 
86 
$1,000 
70,744 
39,270 
- 
1,402 
3,029 
9,913 
11,910 
13,016 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
10,806 
4,991 
17 
190 
468 
1,151 
1,449 
1,716 
$1,000 
2,624,759 
2,215,534 
11,543 
85,859 
371,337 
575,962 
649,533 
521,300 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,052 
867 
4 
46 
126 
241 
249 
201 
$1,000 
2,615,424 
2,210,494 
11,532 
85,485 
370,848 
574,892 
647,848 
519,889 
Aquaculture 
farms 
257 
138 
- 
7 
17 
29 
39 
46 
$1,000 
82,033 
68,276 
- 
5,450 
(D) 
(D) 
27,881 
20,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
57 
- 
5 
10 
14 
14 
14 
$1,000 
81,216 
67,811 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
27,648 
20,030 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
4,417 
2,055 
16 
103 
175 
422 
598 
741 
$1,000 
79,891 
52,277 
220 
2,705 
1,651 
15,733 
16,979 
14,989 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
167 
2 
6 
7 
57 
55 
40 
$1,000 
60,737 
43,058 
(D) 
2,172 
(D) 
13,969 
14,190 
1 1 ,622 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,385 
28,464 
188 
1,427 
1,775 
3,928 
7,051 
14,095 
$1,000 
643,993 
470,496 
2,074 
30,204 
42,407 
90,221 
136,701 
168,889 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
8,087 
5,773 
92 
611 
609 
1,224 
1,619 
1,618 
$1,000 
386,896 
362,277 
3,700 
34,798 
41,372 
94,478 
119,690 
68,239 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
7,954 
3,624 
11 
110 
304 
686 
974 
1,539 
$1,000 
27,966 
19,848 
(D) 
(D) 
1,605 
4,368 
6,420 
6,866 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
$1,000 
25,404,943 
19,878,601 
50,760 
637,685 
2,612,747 
5,340,461 
5,881,002 
5,355,946 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,106 
189,737 
122,905 
183,032 
440,524 
363,519 
228,176 
98,318 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
93,004 
46,549 
194 
1,922 
2,821 
6,759 
1 1 ,787 
23,066 
$1 ,000 
1,136,833 
941 ,658 
3,832 
56,993 
112,825 
223,740 
288,239 
256,029 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
70,363 
30,548 
85 
856 
1,501 
3,913 
7,453 
16,740 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,854 
9,320 
63 
476 
570 
1,362 
2,312 
4,537 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,128 
2,495 
19 
240 
255 
478 
709 
794 
$50,000 or more 
4,659 
4,186 
27 
350 
495 
1,006 
1,313 
995 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
97,404 
48,145 
216 
2,009 
3,003 
7,142 
12,555 
23,220 
$1,000 
649,134 
555,867 
2,978 
35,668 
68,306 
135,879 
174,694 
138,343 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
84,099 
37,443 
109 
1,089 
1,945 
4,950 
9,398 
19,952 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,959 
5,912 
75 
501 
496 
1,064 
1,655 
2,121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,404 
2,081 
19 
217 
213 
461 
611 
560 
$50,000 or more 
2,942 
2,709 
13 
202 
349 
667 
891 
587 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
