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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Other tame hay farms 
59,856 
27,852 
83 
664 
1,286 
3,439 
6,691 
15,689 
acres 
3,280,190 
1,916,640 
6,168 
65,971 
128,055 
296,766 
492,289 
927,391 
tons, dry 
6,168,433 
3,738,298 
13,854 
138,021 
247,506 
591,573 
997,891 
1 ,749,453 
Irrigated farms 
3,143 
1,724 
6 
56 
140 
292 
453 
777 
acres 
169,421 
117,361 
390 
4,349 
12,687 
22,403 
31,630 
45,902 
Field and grass seed crops, all farms 
105 
51 
- 
3 
1 
6 
15 
26 
acres 
6,419 
3,670 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
1,012 
1,627 
Irrigated farms 
20 
16 
- 
- 
1 
2 
8 
5 
acres 
1,436 
1,263 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
692 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
2,296 
1,468 
2 
30 
134 
265 
416 
621 
acres 
124,133 
117,071 
(D) 
(D) 
21,042 
34,974 
39,016 
20,042 
Irrigated farms 
1,076 
699 
2 
13 
66 
148 
218 
252 
acres 
84,517 
80,950 
(D) 
(D) 
15,689 
24,903 
25,882 
13,034 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,304 
694 
- 
12 
49 
91 
206 
336 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
526 
343 
- 
1 
16 
63 
81 
182 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
220 
198 
- 
16 
31 
52 
44 
55 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
117 
110 
- 
1 
15 
26 
40 
28 
250.0 acres or more 
129 
123 
2 
- 
23 
33 
45 
20 
Beans, snap farms 
649 
397 
- 
5 
30 
68 
114 
180 
acres 
8,590 
7,941 
- 
14 
2,147 
1,140 
2,815 
1,825 
Harvested for processing farms 
14 
14 
- 
- 
3 
3 
7 
1 
acres 
3,956 
3,956 
- 
- 
800 
(D) 
2,484 
(D) 
Peas, green farms 
44 
36 
_ 
_ 
7 
2 
4 
23 
acres 
988 
976 
- 
- 
287 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Potatoes farms 
577 
359 
- 
5 
24 
79 
106 
145 
acres 
22,535 
21,807 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,524 
6,820 
2,837 
Harvested for processing farms 
11 
11 
- 
1 
2 
6 
2 
acres 
12,482 
12,482 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,114 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
521 
309 
- 
- 
16 
65 
87 
141 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
21 
17 
- 
1 
2 
8 
5 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
15 
15 
- 
4 
4 
3 
4 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
17 
15 
- 
- 
2 
3 
8 
2 
Sweet corn farms 
532 
344 
_ 
3 
28 
62 
104 
147 
acres 
4,726 
4,498 
- 
19 
495 
422 
2,497 
1,066 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes farms 
45 
38 
- 
- 
4 
14 
13 
7 
acres 
1,447 
1,438 
- 
- 
(D) 
604 
480 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
387 
387 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
1,087 
646 
_ 
9 
46 
115 
185 
291 
acres 
2,096 
1,697 
- 
9 
54 
207 
1,039 
388 
Harvested for processing farms 
15 
8 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
- 
acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
Land in orchards farms 
6,966 
3,223 
2 
41 
127 
381 
798 
1,874 
acres 
204,305 
133,315 
(D) 
(D) 
7,392 
22,449 
42,921 
56,680 
Irrigated farms 
2,415 
1,159 
2 
26 
60 
156 
300 
615 
acres 
69,369 
53,273 
(D) 
(D) 
2,790 
10,441 
17,647 
20,081 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,671 
1,067 
- 
8 
39 
130 
273 
617 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,987 
1,353 
- 
9 
43 
148 
322 
831 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
934 
525 
2 
10 
19 
52 
125 
317 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
244 
181 
- 
9 
18 
32 
46 
76 
250.0 acres or more 
130 
97 
- 
5 
8 
19 
32 
33 
Apples farms 
390 
178 
_ 
2 
8 
29 
61 
78 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
476 
259 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
52 
188 
Grapes farms 
678 
333 
2 
12 
21 
64 
89 
145 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
7,092 
3,176 
(D) 
341 
(D) 
733 
705 
1,290 
Peaches, all farms 
1,050 
465 
_ 
2 
21 
70 
129 
243 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,402 
2,816 
- 
(D) 
325 
476 
607 
1,406 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
553 
306 
_ 
2 
16 
43 
65 
180 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
24,778 
21,735 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,874 
8,241 
5,509 
Almonds farms 
13 
3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
_ 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
24 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(Z) 
- 
Pecans farms 
5,300 
2,422 
_ 
27 
82 
275 
589 
1,449 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
164,882 
104,440 
- 
2,962 
6,289 
14,261 
33,083 
47,846 
Walnuts, English farms 
7 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
13 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
595 
314 
- 
3 
21 
64 
72 
154 
acres 
2,048 
1,259 
- 
136 
51 
235 
260 
577 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
218 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
