Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
2,445 
1,072 
2 
56 
106 
220 
316 
372 
number 
14,433,677 
1 1 ,453,688 
(D) 
(D) 
862,702 
2,236,639 
2,870,105 
5,297,208 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
376 
184 
6 
22 
42 
58 
56 
number 
7,314,981 
5,287,023 
- 
204,100 
609,694 
1,651,434 
1,202,162 
1,619,633 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,566 
972 
2 
54 
164 
276 
259 
217 
number 
600,353,797 
522,168,127 
(D) 
(D) 
94,416,894 
154,390,020 
144,019,174 
101,318,209 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
782 
310 
15 
61 
80 
77 
77 
2,000 to 59,999 
26 
21 
- 
4 
- 
8 
6 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 
100,000 or more 
749 
632 
2 
35 
103 
184 
176 
132 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,353 
581 
6 
16 
57 
160 
158 
184 
number 
1,747,526 
1,315,286 
122,022 
241 
(D) 
554,332 
(D) 
473,955 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
379 
147 
2 
5 
12 
45 
50 
33 
number 
6,721,048 
4,967,927 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
1 ,888,244 
(D) 
1,818,711 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
58 
38 
5 
3 
5 
9 
16 
acres 
6,952 
5,787 
- 
958 
1,935 
529 
815 
1,550 
bushels 
230,996 
207,504 
- 
38,786 
71,220 
16,253 
44,149 
37,096 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
372 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
8 
. 
. 
3 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
10 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
13 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
6 
- 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4,045 
3,302 
23 
309 
366 
714 
921 
969 
acres 
1,620,460 
1,503,300 
5,210 
93,198 
203,588 
399,076 
449,434 
352,794 
bushels 
204,454,091 
190,726,253 
681,590 
11,465,150 
27,100,501 
53,077,541 
56,974,177 
41,427,294 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,796 
1,566 
15 
138 
203 
378 
439 
393 
acres 
713,740 
665,282 
3,363 
36,861 
99,604 
186,231 
196,946 
142,277 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
380 
215 
7 
8 
47 
59 
94 
25 to 99 acres 
884 
603 
- 
48 
66 
104 
158 
227 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,049 
872 
15 
111 
95 
197 
199 
255 
250 to 499 acres 
809 
735 
8 
83 
86 
136 
232 
190 
500 acres or more 
923 
877 
- 
60 
111 
230 
273 
203 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
622 
545 
- 
55 
60 
145 
152 
133 
acres 
186,995 
173,423 
- 
13,214 
26,154 
57,587 
40,450 
36,018 
tons 
3,454,188 
3,194,196 
- 
277,877 
432,975 
1,184,041 
754,051 
545,252 
Irrigated 
farms 
396 
358 
- 
40 
41 
104 
90 
83 
acres 
124,703 
115,467 
- 
8,869 
15,988 
43,662 
24,602 
22,346 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
47 
29 
2 
1 
3 
8 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
150 
131 
- 
21 
16 
21 
45 
28 
1 00 to 249 acres 
199 
174 
- 
17 
15 
49 
47 
46 
250 to 499 acres 
118 
107 
- 
7 
12 
37 
25 
26 
500 acres or more 
108 
104 
- 
8 
16 
35 
27 
18 
Cotton, all 
farms 
7,029 
5,885 
82 
634 
627 
1,290 
1,628 
1,624 
acres 
3,844,464 
3,548,500 
25,311 
305,642 
457,395 
946,210 
1,044,000 
769,942 
bales 
4,760,737 
4,419,353 
29,367 
389,098 
556,837 
1,186,244 
1,316,781 
941,026 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,317 
3,782 
60 
414 
446 
866 
1,055 
941 
acres 
1,649,305 
1,536,209 
13,154 
137,921 
210,295 
415,960 
457,176 
301,703 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
215 
118 
2 
13 
29 
19 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
1,059 
682 
15 
81 
62 
110 
144 
270 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,772 
1,436 
33 
162 
146 
247 
382 
466 
250 to 499 acres 
1,577 
1,384 
24 
180 
132 
316 
398 
334 
500 acres or more 
2,406 
2,265 
10 
209 
274 
588 
685 
499 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
51 
39 
_ 
_ 
1 
11 
16 
11 
acres 
2,918 
2,625 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,158 
1,121 
(D) 
cwt 
34,620 
30,388 
- 
- 
(D) 
22,465 
5,265 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
12 
- 
- 
4 
3 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
23 
. 
. 
5 
11 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
809 
557 
2 
16 
21 
76 
151 
291 
acres 
74,446 
57,992 
(D) 
(D) 
2,994 
7,573 
19,427 
27,323 
bushels 
3,805,187 
3,105,225 
(D) 
(D) 
174,032 
340,004 
1,005,366 
1,560,486 
Irrigated 
farms 
52 
42 
3 
2 
8 
13 
16 
acres 
3,636 
3,116 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
791 
1,176 
865 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
240 
134 
7 
3 
15 
30 
79 
25 to 99 acres 
360 
267 
2 
7 
6 
36 
80 
136 
1 00 to 249 acres 
136 
100 
- 
2 
9 
16 
22 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
49 
34 
- 
- 
1 
7 
11 
15 
500 acres or more 
24 
22 
- 
- 
2 
2 
8 
10 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
552 
471 
2 
70 
60 
111 
126 
102 
acres 
148,795 
138,099 
(D) 
14,115 
(D) 
28,550 
35,637 
32,064 
pounds 
547,106,308 
506,476,937 
(D) 
(D) 
98,064,369 
100,083,642 
131,522,196 
115,754,646 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
