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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
177,868 
77,093 
249 
2,091 
3,897 
10,197 
18,812 
41,847 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
90,287,767 
59,397,885 
274,321 
1,618,534 
4,316,555 
8,566,472 
16,969,933 
27,652,070 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
134,352 
57,226 
165 
1,559 
3,033 
7,978 
14,247 
30,244 
acres 
2,766,980 
1,582,926 
3,464 
76,565 
119,645 
283,050 
431,528 
668,674 
Irrigated land 
farms 
18,169 
1 1 ,287 
102 
767 
1,048 
2,247 
3,170 
3,953 
acres 
4,489,163 
4,003,333 
25,413 
304,321 
554,979 
1,050,945 
1,166,023 
901,652 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,184 
10,062 
97 
726 
950 
2,028 
2,820 
3,441 
acres 
4,174,843 
3,794,866 
24,158 
284,981 
531,561 
1,007,588 
1,109,549 
837,029 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,142 
1,977 
11 
110 
147 
378 
564 
767 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
314,320 
208,467 
1,255 
19,340 
23,418 
43,357 
56,474 
64,623 
Programs 
farms 
13,390 
5,091 
7 
149 
278 
656 
1,226 
2,775 
acres 
3,203,342 
1,363,564 
1,082 
31,692 
62,645 
160,584 
340,993 
766,568 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
20,730 
14,585 
149 
1,081 
1,231 
2,618 
3,947 
5,559 
acres 
20,783,561 
17,347,738 
81,115 
1,106,743 
1 ,623,098 
3,831,577 
5,492,720 
5,212,485 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
238 
168 
1 
16 
17 
46 
56 
32 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
71,926 
63,660 
(D) 
(D) 
36,817 
8,490 
6,873 
6,132 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
$1,000 
218,109,336 
130,962,143 
511,663 
4,886,249 
9,208,968 
21,099,240 
35,854,271 
59,401,754 
Average per farm 
dollars 
876,614 
1 ,250,009 
1 ,238,892 
1 ,402,482 
1 ,552,684 
1 ,436,202 
1,391,102 
1,090,421 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,676 
1,516 
1,340 
1,561 
1,357 
1,515 
1,442 
1,593 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
21,996 
7,418 
23 
272 
480 
1,172 
1,733 
3,738 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25,589 
8,781 
24 
281 
584 
1,356 
2,002 
4,534 
$100,000 to $199,999 
46,137 
16,474 
104 
492 
922 
2,335 
3,955 
8,666 
$200,000 to $499,999 
74,336 
28,883 
95 
826 
1,391 
3,635 
6,977 
15,959 
$500,000 to $999,999 
37,637 
17,658 
77 
568 
835 
2,192 
4,153 
9,833 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
21,420 
11,377 
41 
474 
672 
1,589 
2,950 
5,651 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14,569 
9,065 
39 
346 
627 
1,481 
2,502 
4,070 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4,458 
3,142 
4 
150 
254 
591 
892 
1,251 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
2,667 
1,971 
6 
75 
166 
340 
610 
774 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
248,792 
104,766 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,473 
$1,000 
17,958,942 
11,271,144 
62,969 
691,303 
1,002,841 
2,250,099 
3,148,007 
4,115,926 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
23,118 
7,438 
26 
185 
340 
1,009 
1,618 
4,260 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23,649 
7,891 
22 
201 
403 
949 
1,755 
4,561 
$10,000 to $19,999 
42,327 
15,346 
47 
348 
709 
2,133 
3,386 
8,723 
$20,000 to $49,999 
74,663 
29,134 
77 
699 
1,418 
3,591 
7,059 
16,290 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43,661 
19,578 
96 
606 
1,101 
2,430 
4,981 
10,364 
$100,000 to $199,999 
23,017 
12,360 
51 
473 
748 
1,885 
3,320 
5,883 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,204 
8,507 
66 
544 
680 
1,591 
2,302 
3,324 
$500,000 or more 
5,153 
4,512 
28 
428 
532 
1,103 
1,353 
1,068 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
181,709 
85,602 
310 
2,873 
4,825 
1 1 ,994 
21,220 
44,380 
number 
298,718 
159,940 
496 
5,788 
10,631 
25,225 
42,152 
75,648 
Tractors, all 
farms 
193,712 
87,018 
267 
2,722 
4,706 
1 1 ,953 
21,565 
45,805 
number 
349,224 
180,421 
499 
5,755 
10,336 
26,723 
46,453 
90,655 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
80,405 
34,379 
63 
743 
1,652 
4,561 
8,335 
19,025 
number 
97,638 
43,374 
67 
970 
2,127 
5,730 
10,368 
24,112 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
128,378 
58,350 
107 
1,383 
2,781 
7,474 
14,494 
32,111 
number 
174,283 
84,552 
133 
1,938 
3,976 
10,863 
21,323 
46,319 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
44,874 
26,428 
151 
1,423 
1,863 
4,318 
6,980 
1 1 ,693 
number 
77,303 
52,495 
299 
2,847 
4,233 
10,130 
14,762 
20,224 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
8,605 
6,756 
47 
474 
593 
1,307 
1,838 
2,497 
number 
10,229 
8,114 
53 
556 
721 
1,586 
2,238 
2,960 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
5,873 
5,043 
42 
479 
518 
1,180 
1,423 
1,401 
number 
7,886 
6,876 
54 
594 
674 
1,648 
1,974 
1,932 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,507 
1,390 
9 
81 
117 
242 
388 
553 
number 
3,019 
1,660 
11 
94 
142 
295 
471 
647 
Hay balers 
farms 
37,580 
19,886 
79 
614 
1,074 
2,844 
4,917 
10,358 
number 
46,746 
25,258 
101 
791 
1,401 
3,717 
6,348 
12,900 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
