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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,692 
3,755 
14 
96 
149 
371 
824 
2,301 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,621 
8,159 
30 
216 
321 
838 
1,653 
5,101 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,932 
5,004 
10 
97 
184 
521 
1,201 
2,991 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,306 
6,645 
37 
192 
305 
759 
1,539 
3,813 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,518 
4,223 
30 
140 
250 
588 
1,067 
2,148 
$50,000 or more 
12,978 
10,052 
56 
734 
1,003 
2,029 
2,823 
3,407 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
170,762 
66,931 
236 
2,009 
3,719 
9,585 
16,667 
34,715 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
19,606 
28,500 
30,329 
46,497 
44,880 
39,014 
33,380 
20,445 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
14,866 
4,794 
8 
121 
179 
535 
1,075 
2,876 
$1,000 to $4,999 
53,810 
18,646 
58 
458 
899 
2,264 
4,467 
10,500 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,125 
14,798 
57 
400 
774 
1,998 
3,570 
7,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,643 
15,945 
47 
415 
896 
2,453 
4,070 
8,064 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,867 
6,365 
34 
242 
370 
1,090 
1,683 
2,946 
$50,000 or more 
10,451 
6,383 
32 
373 
601 
1,245 
1,802 
2,330 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
346 
293 
3 
30 
33 
72 
81 
74 
$1,000 
41,146 
36,033 
245 
1,248 
3,433 
15,803 
8,255 
7,050 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
69,642 
34,007 
170 
1,499 
2,215 
5,175 
8,638 
16,310 
$1,000 
1,351,105 
1 ,023,228 
3,732 
85,254 
107,252 
247,839 
282,183 
296,969 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
11,109 
6,722 
42 
516 
655 
1,230 
1,784 
2,495 
$1,000 
201,203 
160,910 
1,160 
22,835 
19,593 
42,633 
39,534 
35,154 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
20,727 
9,214 
13 
200 
332 
1,038 
2,069 
5,562 
$1,000 
201,185 
116,719 
43 
3,108 
5,575 
18,879 
25,346 
63,767 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,700 
1,185 
2 
30 
61 
173 
305 
614 
$1,000 
32,141 
15,723 
(D) 
969 
(D) 
4,149 
2,608 
7,638 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
7,775 
3,787 
12 
102 
184 
519 
1,003 
1,967 
$1,000 
132,864 
76,205 
137 
1,843 
4,125 
13,807 
25,163 
31,129 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
21,801 
1 1 ,243 
72 
514 
862 
1,900 
2,969 
4,926 
$1,000 
76,866 
60,519 
199 
3,263 
6,822 
14,023 
16,616 
19,598 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
10,740 
7,139 
59 
562 
604 
1,379 
1,959 
2,576 
$1,000 
576,918 
512,224 
1,947 
50,191 
62,225 
131,359 
150,969 
115,533 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,041 
578 
10 
35 
40 
65 
134 
294 
$1,000 
8,100 
5,644 
(D) 
568 
(D) 
635 
1,391 
2,521 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
9,205 
4,295 
16 
189 
350 
759 
1,164 
1,817 
$1,000 
121,668 
75,161 
218 
2,478 
8,051 
22,348 
20,443 
21,624 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
138,929 
63,547 
263 
2,351 
3,654 
8,658 
15,582 
33,039 
acres 
29,147,537 
21,526,152 
96,906 
1,330,910 
2,173,378 
4,656,144 
6,149,178 
7,119,636 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
104,998 
51,456 
234 
1,963 
2,939 
7,049 
12,709 
26,562 
acres 
16,458,332 
13,253,065 
74,539 
828,861 
1,446,481 
3,020,490 
3,858,712 
4,023,982 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
65,643 
26,555 
55 
586 
1,146 
2,989 
6,224 
15,555 
50 to 99 acres 
15,920 
8,055 
24 
199 
345 
923 
1,877 
4,687 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
9,111 
5,374 
36 
221 
304 
806 
1,355 
2,652 
200 to 499 acres 
7,190 
5,128 
72 
431 
424 
904 
1,347 
1,950 
500 to 999 acres 
3,376 
2,881 
31 
293 
310 
548 
822 
877 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,239 
2,038 
16 
168 
225 
484 
637 
508 
2,000 acres or more 
1,519 
1,425 
- 
65 
185 
395 
447 
333 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
19,124 
8,550 
19 
327 
620 
1,356 
2,117 
4,111 
acres 
2,845,326 
1,747,339 
2,300 
79,295 
132,795 
342,281 
462,917 
727,751 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
17,621 
9,696 
60 
560 
609 
1,601 
2,570 
4,296 
acres 
4,200,627 
3,484,200 
15,295 
308,317 
338,047 
816,998 
1,040,472 
965,071 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
25,894 
10,541 
25 
382 
629 
1,489 
2,578 
5,438 
acres 
4,694,923 
2,282,781 
2,993 
72,124 
168,640 
325,079 
556,137 
1,157,808 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
6,097 
3,775 
21 
189 
274 
577 
1,004 
1,710 
acres 
948,329 
758,767 
1,779 
42,313 
87,415 
151,296 
230,940 
245,024 
Total woodland 
farms 
66,928 
28,138 
53 
584 
1,278 
3,569 
7,010 
15,644 
acres 
7,951,154 
3,874,818 
7,013 
104,105 
177,522 
419,973 
1,320,107 
1,846,098 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
47,781 
20,696 
34 
430 
854 
2,572 
5,158 
1 1 ,648 
acres 
5,759,183 
2,901,210 
4,714 
71,197 
1 1 1 ,433 
315,462 
1,041,052 
1,357,352 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
25,209 
10,131 
23 
202 
551 
1,313 
2,495 
5,547 
acres 
2,191,971 
973,608 
2,299 
32,908 
66,089 
104,511 
279,055 
488,746 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Texas 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
