Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
75,746 
44,413 
25,932 
5,401 
40,975 
34,771 
acres treated 
16,670,293 
4,260,230 
9,775,589 
2,634,474 
8,449,603 
8,220,690 
Manure used 
farms 
10,644 
7,034 
3,110 
500 
4,642 
6,002 
acres treated 
1,061,624 
346,438 
553,578 
161,608 
441,792 
619,832 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
22,179 
12,654 
7,375 
2,150 
11,133 
1 1 ,046 
acres 
6,506,975 
1,471,788 
3,824,672 
1,210,515 
3,125,542 
3,381,433 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
67,918 
39,298 
23,239 
5,381 
35,671 
32,247 
acres 
20,007,797 
4,858,800 
11,920,126 
3,228,871 
10,247,128 
9,760,669 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,774 
1,526 
1,540 
708 
2,260 
1,514 
acres 
1 ,260,084 
257,664 
716,845 
285,575 
696,755 
563,329 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,314 
2,296 
1,411 
607 
2,246 
2,068 
acres 
1,062,998 
203,146 
609,862 
249,990 
517,499 
545,499 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
6,495 
2,376 
2,870 
1,249 
3,686 
2,809 
acres on which used 
2,851,621 
464,878 
1,756,751 
629,992 
1,386,617 
1,465,004 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,674 
1,200 
388 
86 
977 
697 
acres 
224,633 
115,485 
93,270 
15,878 
100,395 
124,238 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
14,022 
9,538 
3,503 
981 
6,886 
7,136 
acres 
2,539,170 
744,223 
1,284,119 
510,828 
1,080,513 
1,458,657 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,767 
2,076 
594 
97 
1,531 
1,236 
acres 
726,976 
464,951 
219,295 
42,730 
337,514 
389,462 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
9,294 
5,149 
3,260 
885 
5,168 
4,126 
acres 
2,576,585 
529,296 
1,617,061 
430,228 
1,223,015 
1,353,570 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
7,171 
3,008 
3,087 
1,076 
4,158 
3,013 
acres 
3,618,325 
624,404 
2,248,863 
745,058 
1 ,732,650 
1 ,885,675 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
28,537 
14,054 
11,217 
3,266 
17,004 
1 1 ,533 
acres 
9,905,134 
1,802,874 
6,214,186 
1,888,074 
5,269,294 
4,635,840 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
7,051 
4,057 
2,404 
590 
3,729 
3,322 
acres 
911,061 
221,049 
522,232 
167,780 
440,714 
470,347 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
4,824 
3,311 
1,219 
294 
2,166 
2,658 
Solar panels 
farms 
3,549 
2,461 
878 
210 
1,554 
1,995 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1,143 
791 
296 
56 
540 
603 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
9 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
104 
79 
23 
2 
41 
63 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
58 
50 
6 
2 
28 
30 
Biodiesel 
farms 
98 
61 
36 
1 
30 
68 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
251 
181 
50 
20 
118 
133 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
1,217 
789 
380 
48 
724 
493 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
179,783 
179,783 
_ 
_ 
100,490 
79,293 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
- 
54,297 
- 
31,430 
22,867 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
- 
- 
14,729 
9,420 
5,309 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
234,807 
179,783 
54,297 
727 
132,397 
102,410 
acres 
84,340,215 
60,567,179 
23,544,652 
228,384 
44,534,885 
39,805,330 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
234,080 
179,783 
54,297 
- 
131,920 
102,160 
acres 
76,985,100 
54,686,331 
22,298,769 
- 
40,140,614 
36,844,486 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
69,426 
400 
54,297 
14,729 
41,093 
28,333 
acres 
53,928,046 
226,765 
36,640,711 
17,060,570 
28,673,521 
25,254,525 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
69,026 
- 
54,297 
14,729 
40,850 
28,176 
acres 
53,168,338 
- 
36,465,369 
16,702,969 
28,220,499 
24,947,839 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
20,876 
16,247 
3,711 
918 
12,086 
8,790 
acres 
8,114,823 
6,107,613 
1,421,225 
585,985 
4,847,293 
3,267,530 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
375,888 
272,625 
81,745 
21,518 
141,340 
234,548 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
141,340 
100,490 
31,430 
9,420 
141,340 
- 
2 operators 
92,683 
68,995 
19,455 
4,233 
- 
92,683 
3 operators 
1 1 ,694 
8,223 
2,656 
815 
- 
1 1 ,694 
4 operators 
2,127 
1,423 
526 
178 
- 
2,127 
5 or more operators 
965 
652 
230 
83 
- 
965 
Total women operators 
number 
122,748 
95,328 
22,520 
4,900 
21,172 
101,576 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
108,481 
84,231 
20,207 
4,043 
21,172 
87,309 
2 operators 
5,789 
4,498 
939 
352 
- 
5,789 
3 operators 
726 
567 
123 
36 
- 
726 
4 operators 
91 
69 
14 
8 
- 
91 
5 or more operators 
27 
23 
2 
2 
- 
27 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
226 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
