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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
436 
385 
2 
63 
52 
88 
96 
84 
acres 
125,850 
117,070 
(D) 
(D) 
24,641 
22,185 
29,553 
28,936 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
79 
43 
2 
4 
5 
14 
18 
25 to 99 acres 
143 
128 
2 
26 
17 
26 
27 
30 
1 00 to 249 acres 
162 
142 
- 
25 
13 
42 
37 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
78 
- 
7 
7 
24 
27 
13 
500 acres or more 
84 
80 
- 
10 
19 
14 
21 
16 
Rice 
farms 
364 
304 
8 
48 
16 
59 
106 
67 
acres 
134,189 
113,207 
1,751 
19,112 
5,445 
24,988 
39,153 
22,758 
cwt 
8,792,098 
7,344,083 
124,976 
1,323,912 
394,551 
1,618,239 
2,431,044 
1,451,361 
Irrigated 
farms 
364 
304 
8 
48 
16 
59 
106 
67 
acres 
134,189 
113,207 
1,751 
19,112 
5,445 
24,988 
39,153 
22,758 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
52 
36 
- 
5 
2 
12 
9 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
106 
86 
8 
19 
4 
8 
33 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
116 
108 
- 
11 
6 
19 
41 
31 
500 acres or more 
87 
72 
- 
13 
4 
20 
23 
12 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
4,521 
3,715 
30 
313 
321 
797 
1,091 
1,163 
acres 
1 ,898,726 
1 ,734,384 
10,910 
98,134 
165,286 
440,530 
583,590 
435,934 
bushels 
114,949,113 
105,427,761 
761,781 
5,657,205 
10,072,082 
26,989,990 
36,547,595 
25,399,108 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,348 
1,188 
12 
94 
134 
284 
325 
339 
acres 
330,580 
307,880 
1,284 
18,096 
39,571 
78,802 
89,937 
80,190 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
299 
175 
2 
4 
3 
32 
53 
81 
25 to 99 acres 
1,092 
771 
- 
72 
68 
149 
194 
288 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,292 
1,081 
17 
122 
96 
213 
293 
340 
250 to 499 acres 
782 
705 
6 
65 
58 
156 
209 
211 
500 acres or more 
1,056 
983 
5 
50 
96 
247 
342 
243 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
451 
354 
3 
26 
38 
85 
118 
84 
acres 
107,909 
92,457 
150 
5,921 
10,080 
23,851 
23,955 
28,500 
bushels 
2,790,641 
2,440,003 
7,200 
150,474 
299,907 
586,430 
612,790 
783,202 
Irrigated 
farms 
117 
98 
3 
2 
17 
27 
28 
21 
acres 
18,284 
16,894 
150 
(D) 
(D) 
3,743 
4,585 
4,372 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
52 
26 
2 
4 
17 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
109 
3 
8 
9 
26 
40 
23 
1 00 to 249 acres 
127 
105 
- 
1 
15 
32 
31 
26 
250 to 499 acres 
78 
66 
- 
13 
7 
8 
25 
13 
500 acres or more 
53 
48 
- 
2 
7 
15 
5 
19 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
117 
102 
- 
- 
8 
34 
27 
33 
acres 
44,577 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,368 
(D) 
13,346 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
497,820 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
104 
97 
- 
- 
8 
30 
27 
32 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,368 
1 1 ,473 
12,863 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
198 
175 
3 
24 
19 
53 
43 
33 
acres 
88,623 
79,704 
150 
8,508 
7,652 
15,165 
27,880 
20,349 
pounds 
103,518,889 
94,728,883 
300,000 
9,206,062 
8,394,324 
19,132,396 
38,683,982 
19,012,119 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
76 
- 
11 
6 
36 
12 
11 
acres 
13,087 
12,490 
- 
2,389 
643 
4,274 
2,719 
2,465 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
4 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
46 
40 
3 
3 
3 
18 
7 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
52 
47 
- 
9 
4 
16 
11 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
37 
- 
3 
6 
8 
9 
11 
500 acres or more 
52 
47 
- 
9 
4 
9 
16 
9 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7,409 
5,409 
54 
392 
490 
918 
1,420 
2,135 
acres 
2,993,969 
2,594,240 
19,233 
159,429 
283,176 
530,461 
731 ,604 
870,337 
bushels 
97,403,853 
85,258,175 
581,488 
5,058,175 
10,214,130 
17,535,062 
24,018,999 
27,850,321 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,514 
1,297 
17 
114 
169 
283 
338 
376 
acres 
412,221 
374,684 
2,332 
22,827 
57,153 
97,302 
97,182 
97,888 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
550 
270 
33 
16 
21 
55 
145 
25 to 99 acres 
1,900 
1,186 
15 
103 
82 
173 
246 
567 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,009 
1,413 
9 
92 
132 
247 
367 
566 
250 to 499 acres 
1,258 
1,033 
15 
75 
94 
189 
289 
371 
500 acres or more 
1,692 
1,507 
15 
89 
166 
288 
463 
486 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
86,456 
39,701 
123 
1,068 
1,985 
5,002 
9,513 
22,010 
acres 
5,069,579 
3,013,149 
11,350 
110,365 
232,419 
486,965 
789,202 
1 ,382,848 
tons, dry 
9,543,773 
6,115,092 
22,320 
259,696 
542,701 
1,070,648 
1,690,633 
2,529,094 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,226 
3,038 
18 
178 
304 
589 
791 
1,158 
acres 
436,761 
343,340 
1,521 
22,043 
54,701 
78,777 
96,920 
89,378 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
38,062 
14,473 
32 
323 
698 
1,622 
3,421 
8,377 
25 to 99 acres 
36,139 
17,348 
53 
433 
683 
1,977 
3,956 
10,246 
1 00 to 249 acres 
9,233 
5,687 
29 
192 
370 
962 
1,516 
2,618 
250 to 499 acres 
2,067 
1,461 
7 
87 
133 
297 
431 
506 
500 acres or more 
955 
732 
2 
33 
101 
144 
189 
263 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
2,090 
1,112 
3 
53 
101 
185 
265 
505 
acres 
138,995 
105,655 
150 
4,309 
15,835 
19,406 
32,592 
33,363 
tons, dry 
535,768 
451 ,438 
21 
20,734 
84,541 
82,543 
153,880 
109,719 
Irrigated 
farms 
739 
453 
3 
36 
52 
93 
113 
156 
acres 
69,490 
59,200 
150 
2,468 
10,621 
12,660 
19,518 
13,783 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
