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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
75,746 
39,484 
186 
1,701 
2,388 
5,732 
10,098 
19,379 
acres treated 
16,670,293 
13,505,377 
67,870 
880,676 
1,426,706 
3,009,780 
3,964,980 
4,155,365 
Manure used 
farms 
10,644 
5,617 
28 
208 
475 
1,108 
1,519 
2,279 
acres treated 
1,061,624 
818,071 
3,311 
47,620 
154,573 
176,706 
198,121 
237,740 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
22,179 
13,227 
83 
782 
1,108 
2,379 
3,643 
5,232 
acres 
6,506,975 
5,698,741 
28,733 
376,468 
718,943 
1,422,231 
1,697,421 
1 ,454,945 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
67,918 
35,724 
189 
1,718 
2,287 
5,383 
9,569 
16,578 
acres 
20,007,797 
16,327,890 
86,865 
1,090,698 
1 ,744,003 
3,730,631 
4,810,248 
4,865,445 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,774 
2,803 
38 
236 
304 
574 
749 
902 
acres 
1 ,260,084 
1,133,359 
17,312 
96,346 
146,536 
288,272 
346,816 
238,077 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,314 
2,956 
19 
247 
290 
554 
826 
1,020 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
1 ,062,998 
952,952 
5,451 
81,850 
158,250 
247,653 
276,129 
183,619 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
6,495 
4,964 
65 
439 
528 
1,030 
1,373 
1,529 
acres on which used 
2,851,621 
2,610,370 
15,932 
198,624 
360,871 
680,844 
791,213 
562,886 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,674 
857 
8 
19 
31 
143 
203 
453 
acres 
224,633 
167,006 
302 
6,433 
8,875 
19,222 
32,153 
100,021 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,022 
6,515 
35 
234 
380 
957 
1,696 
3,213 
acres 
2,539,170 
1,865,876 
12,432 
107,757 
159,642 
449,577 
557,348 
579,120 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,767 
1,216 
9 
46 
61 
173 
306 
621 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
726,976 
366,385 
198 
23,551 
22,156 
73,351 
103,437 
143,692 
used 
farms 
9,294 
5,449 
44 
395 
437 
933 
1,334 
2,306 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,576,585 
2,291,012 
14,192 
241,005 
275,995 
524,754 
707,404 
527,662 
used 
farms 
7,171 
4,976 
69 
384 
438 
912 
1,437 
1,736 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
3,618,325 
3,292,363 
17,796 
206,790 
459,416 
774,424 
1,081,713 
752,224 
practices were used 
farms 
28,537 
17,227 
135 
1,057 
1,214 
2,781 
4,415 
7,625 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
9,905,134 
8,591,685 
47,850 
608,745 
895,251 
2,112,210 
2,469,325 
2,458,304 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,051 
3,984 
49 
237 
299 
620 
1,025 
1,754 
acres 
911,061 
765,508 
14,131 
72,573 
108,085 
187,282 
214,112 
169,325 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
4,824 
2,360 
- 
73 
106 
353 
689 
1,139 
Solar panels 
farms 
3,549 
1,776 
- 
50 
84 
259 
525 
858 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1,143 
555 
- 
17 
28 
104 
164 
242 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
46 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
34 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
58 
27 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
17 
Biodiesel 
farms 
98 
43 
- 
6 
1 
14 
13 
9 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
251 
133 
- 
10 
5 
17 
38 
63 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1,217 
617 
6 
18 
41 
77 
168 
307 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
179,783 
69,386 
154 
1,396 
3,212 
8,850 
16,614 
39,160 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
28,343 
72 
1,050 
1,868 
4,538 
7,610 
13,205 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
7,040 
187 
1,038 
851 
1,303 
1,550 
2,111 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
234,807 
98,067 
226 
2,462 
5,095 
13,456 
24,302 
52,526 
acres 
84,340,215 
50,815,973 
233,892 
1,016,962 
3,149,653 
6,921,775 
13,376,323 
26,117,368 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
234,080 
97,729 
226 
2,446 
5,080 
13,388 
24,224 
52,365 
acres 
76,985,100 
47,132,936 
227,631 
948,620 
2,990,988 
6,370,969 
12,639,456 
23,955,272 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
69,426 
35,586 
259 
2,095 
2,726 
5,863 
9,189 
15,454 
acres 
53,928,046 
39,653,741 
154,073 
2,203,831 
3,838,054 
7,580,493 
12,328,752 
13,548,538 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
69,026 
35,383 
259 
2,088 
2,719 
5,841 
9,160 
15,316 
acres 
53,168,338 
39,248,845 
154,073 
2,181,494 
3,796,112 
7,554,670 
12,231,290 
13,331,206 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
20,876 
9,131 
9 
174 
332 
1,004 
2,061 
5,551 
acres 
8,114,823 
4,087,933 
6,261 
90,679 
200,607 
576,629 
834,329 
2,379,428 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
375,888 
156,222 
600 
5,252 
9,263 
22,886 
39,496 
78,725 
1 operator 
141,340 
61,419 
286 
1,938 
3,155 
7,912 
14,168 
33,960 
2 operators 
92,683 
37,335 
94 
1,379 
2,390 
5,753 
10,057 
17,662 
3 operators 
1 1 ,694 
4,752 
24 
139 
279 
807 
1,176 
2,327 
4 operators 
2,127 
824 
3 
17 
71 
112 
260 
361 
5 or more operators 
965 
439 
6 
11 
36 
107 
113 
166 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
122,748 
48,831 
106 
1,486 
2,893 
7,509 
12,888 
23,949 
1 operator 
108,481 
43,563 
60 
1,340 
2,518 
6,534 
1 1 ,487 
21,624 
2 operators 
5,789 
2,184 
16 
57 
132 
422 
599 
958 
3 operators 
726 
234 
- 
8 
29 
39 
50 
108 
4 operators 
91 
37 
1 
2 
6 
1 
12 
15 
5 or more operators 
27 
10 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
