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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
241,785 
101,502 
403 
3,352 
5,652 
14,130 
24,951 
53,014 
acres 
118,358,872 
78,088,037 
369,324 
2,933,699 
5,870,490 
12,527,385 
22,410,812 
33,976,327 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
8,664 
4,246 
14 
188 
326 
753 
1,075 
1,890 
acres 
14,066,216 
8,379,270 
2,764 
367,230 
590,322 
1,699,679 
2,097,667 
3,621,608 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
222,580 
92,097 
371 
2,992 
4,985 
12,408 
22,335 
49,006 
acres 
82,792,493 
53,491,627 
194,525 
2,156,263 
3,717,938 
8,102,067 
15,014,881 
24,305,953 
Partnership 
farms 
16,660 
8,068 
24 
305 
610 
1,355 
2,140 
3,634 
acres 
31,724,136 
21,746,559 
164,442 
687,448 
2,045,650 
4,231,283 
6,532,967 
8,084,769 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1 1 ,736 
5,901 
16 
228 
465 
1,034 
1,639 
2,519 
acres 
26,716,533 
18,276,815 
157,328 
556,710 
1,834,652 
3,457,522 
5,434,886 
6,835,717 
Corporation 
farms 
6,859 
3,622 
7 
150 
279 
777 
1,069 
1,340 
acres 
12,909,765 
9,295,826 
19,532 
201,620 
901,987 
1,140,588 
2,889,902 
4,142,197 
Family held 
farms 
5,997 
3,204 
6 
121 
239 
672 
945 
1,221 
acres 
11,017,774 
7,897,878 
(D) 
(D) 
720,938 
997,924 
2,597,808 
3,398,042 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
122 
48 
3 
1 
9 
14 
21 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
5,875 
3,156 
6 
118 
238 
663 
931 
1,200 
Other than family held 
farms 
862 
418 
1 
29 
40 
105 
124 
119 
acres 
1,891,991 
1 ,397,948 
(D) 
(D) 
181,049 
142,664 
292,094 
744,155 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
71 
41 
2 
6 
12 
15 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
791 
377 
1 
27 
34 
93 
109 
113 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
2,710 
982 
11 
37 
57 
151 
230 
496 
acres 
2,727,044 
1,847,769 
3,205 
84,783 
121,525 
451,701 
432,996 
753,559 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
30,630 
114 
1,195 
2,145 
5,131 
7,731 
14,314 
workers 
160,392 
100,887 
284 
3,542 
9,080 
21,905 
28,512 
37,564 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
24,788 
15,433 
67 
737 
1,313 
3,129 
4,092 
6,095 
workers 
63,248 
44,518 
142 
1,636 
4,431 
10,672 
14,135 
13,502 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
39,622 
20,617 
63 
726 
1,311 
3,172 
5,192 
10,153 
workers 
97,144 
56,369 
142 
1,906 
4,649 
1 1 ,233 
14,377 
24,062 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
1,019 
711 
5 
45 
70 
132 
193 
266 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
406 
223 
- 
11 
18 
43 
54 
97 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
114,685 
46,241 
141 
1,557 
2,765 
6,725 
1 1 ,487 
23,566 
workers 
259,072 
102,522 
270 
3,677 
6,916 
15,988 
24,778 
50,893 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
20,825 
6,599 
32 
268 
571 
1,234 
1,725 
2,769 
1 0 to 49 acres 
72,856 
24,974 
51 
692 
1,582 
3,966 
6,324 
12,359 
50 to 69 acres 
19,018 
7,125 
16 
191 
349 
900 
1,702 
3,967 
70 to 99 acres 
19,480 
7,662 
22 
163 
290 
892 
1,720 
4,575 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
20,550 
8,205 
41 
164 
296 
948 
1,854 
4,902 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
14,820 
6,050 
18 
169 
258 
637 
1,394 
3,574 
180 to 219 acres 
10,449 
4,597 
35 
146 
186 
480 
1,023 
2,727 
220 to 259 acres 
7,287 
3,359 
18 
89 
136 
370 
761 
1,985 
260 to 499 acres 
24,266 
1 1 ,476 
62 
360 
491 
1,308 
2,629 
6,626 
500 to 999 acres 
17,309 
9,539 
59 
463 
579 
1,314 
2,319 
4,805 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
11,139 
7,194 
42 
408 
506 
1,107 
1,926 
3,205 
2,000 acres or more 
10,810 
7,989 
17 
371 
687 
1,535 
2,397 
2,982 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,938 
5,721 
59 
499 
495 
1,024 
1,502 
2,142 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,578 
954 
2 
14 
73 
174 
271 
420 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4,736 
2,000 
2 
32 
68 
201 
468 
1,229 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,750 
973 
. 
39 
60 
221 
327 
326 
Other crop farming (1119) 
56,173 
21,791 
118 
971 
1,268 
2,919 
5,242 
1 1 ,273 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
4,504 
3,665 
62 
399 
392 
785 
996 
1,031 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
51,669 
18,126 
56 
572 
876 
2,134 
4,246 
10,242 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
127,726 
54,151 
155 
1,305 
2,481 
6,648 
12,770 
30,792 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
898 
528 
6 
17 
35 
79 
119 
272 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
656 
523 
1 
21 
66 
185 
149 
101 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,184 
389 
6 
24 
65 
100 
77 
117 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,980 
2,050 
6 
88 
231 
495 
585 
645 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
15,603 
5,679 
24 
145 
301 
852 
1,529 
2,828 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
26,587 
10,010 
34 
329 
788 
1,793 
2,735 
4,331 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
151,362 
66,959 
229 
1,918 
3,510 
8,934 
16,119 
36,249 
number 
11,159,747 
7,815,750 
13,973 
197,150 
822,007 
1 ,727,909 
2,229,128 
2,825,583 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
49,970 
16,983 
46 
450 
1,094 
2,488 
4,042 
8,863 
1 0 to 49 
72,247 
31,619 
127 
819 
1,271 
3,776 
7,286 
18,340 
50 to 99 
14,875 
8,339 
32 
260 
411 
959 
1,950 
4,727 
100 to 199 
7,488 
4,798 
6 
174 
258 
719 
1,308 
2,333 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
