Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Atascosa 
Austin 
Bailey 
Bandera 
Bastrop 
Baylor 
Bee 
Bell 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,987 
2,098 
494 
1,002 
2,083 
277 
974 
2,533 
2007 
1,810 
2,112 
564 
972 
2,207 
268 
952 
2,384 
acres, 2012 
665,287 
369,960 
471 ,624 
402,481 
387,586 
543,638 
538,807 
421,362 
2007 
643,594 
333,928 
476,176 
329,416 
402,079 
547,029 
548,400 
431,945 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
559 
1,154 
171 
162 
827 
182 
248 
1,168 
2007 
641 
1,164 
230 
190 
946 
172 
303 
1,122 
acres, 2012 
47,358 
58,017 
91,494 
5,784 
43,789 
90,802 
34,484 
146,737 
TENURE 
2007 
52,418 
59,007 
149,234 
5,886 
43,373 
70,491 
72,860 
142,603 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,486 
1,397 
349 
783 
1,477 
133 
772 
1,978 
2007 
1,302 
1,487 
427 
772 
1,556 
143 
704 
1,772 
acres, 2012 
340,933 
147,508 
162,939 
236,782 
163,440 
264,287 
251,937 
173,724 
2007 
277,332 
158,183 
260,248 
198,268 
169,658 
301,711 
235,178 
184,357 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
352 
709 
66 
115 
521 
67 
180 
832 
2007 
392 
755 
126 
125 
593 
76 
184 
718 
acres, 2012 
18,243 
24,940 
25,623 
3,597 
18,943 
12,963 
14,626 
35,713 
2007 
18,104 
25,826 
47,460 
3,300 
19,439 
13,303 
13,954 
33,917 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
385 
577 
93 
178 
512 
107 
159 
464 
2007 
382 
496 
80 
163 
522 
94 
180 
480 
acres, 2012 
274,431 
192,150 
236,186 
119,443 
189,029 
249,826 
232,532 
198,771 
2007 
305,293 
149,441 
123,614 
109,509 
200,454 
219,465 
261,988 
218,850 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
105,549 
77,589 
115,860 
30,215 
73,386 
80,628 
74,814 
68,271 
2007 
116,757 
60,418 
57,110 
37,059 
76,302 
85,113 
94,959 
80,891 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
168,882 
114,561 
120,326 
89,228 
115,643 
169,198 
157,718 
130,500 
2007 
188,536 
89,023 
66,504 
72,450 
124,152 
134,352 
167,029 
137,959 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
187 
390 
75 
39 
264 
91 
60 
282 
2007 
201 
353 
63 
58 
310 
77 
90 
346 
acres, 2012 
26,722 
26,412 
49,948 
2,036 
18,395 
72,863 
18,535 
87,132 
2007 
29,048 
27,369 
63,974 
2,365 
20,848 
51,670 
49,862 
95,614 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
116 
124 
52 
41 
94 
37 
43 
91 
2007 
126 
129 
57 
37 
129 
31 
68 
132 
acres, 2012 
49,923 
30,302 
72,499 
46,256 
35,117 
29,525 
54,338 
48,867 
2007 
60,969 
26,304 
92,314 
21,639 
31,967 
25,853 
51,234 
28,738 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20 
55 
30 
8 
42 
24 
8 
54 
2007 
48 
56 
41 
7 
43 
19 
29 
58 
acres, 2012 
2,393 
6,665 
15,923 
151 
6,451 
4,976 
1,323 
23,892 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
5,266 
5,812 
37,800 
221 
3,086 
5,518 
9,044 
13,072 
Total operators 
number 
2,966 
3,221 
728 
1,542 
3,164 
392 
1,408 
3,922 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,123 
1,186 
322 
546 
1,170 
172 
594 
1,329 
2 operators 
773 
778 
127 
385 
780 
95 
335 
1,065 
3 operators 
78 
101 
35 
60 
107 
10 
37 
107 
4 operators 
7 
20 
8 
9 
20 
- 
7 
20 
5 or more operators 
6 
13 
2 
2 
6 
- 
1 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
888 
1,059 
230 
603 
1,083 
99 
422 
1,342 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
788 
946 
185 
509 
1,000 
95 
379 
1,181 
2 operators 
41 
43 
12 
41 
33 
2 
20 
74 
3 operators 
6 
9 
7 
4 
3 
- 
1 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,709 
3,214 
797 
1,464 
3,397 
375 
1,367 
3,571 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,052 
1,186 
407 
566 
1,154 
173 
592 
1,352 
2 operators 
657 
786 
114 
352 
941 
83 
309 
909 
3 operators 
82 
107 
24 
35 
94 
12 
49 
100 
4 operators 
7 
31 
11 
9 
12 
- 
1 
19 
5 or more operators 
12 
2 
8 
10 
6 
- 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
797 
1,054 
240 
553 
1,208 
92 
384 
1,128 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
729 
955 
197 
453 
1,086 
82 
344 
1,047 
2 operators 
18 
45 
11 
39 
53 
5 
17 
38 
3 operators 
8 
3 
7 
6 
4 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,722 
1,743 
389 
759 
1,696 
248 
845 
2,164 
2007 
1,614 
1,794 
444 
779 
1,833 
250 
844 
2,100 
acres, 2012 
600,834 
321,781 
418,155 
331,896 
327,192 
521,247 
497,548 
390,472 
2007 
584,524 
301,129 
421,906 
277,776 
354,514 
539,258 
496,519 
401,375 
Female 
farms, 2012 
265 
355 
105 
243 
387 
29 
129 
369 
2007 
196 
318 
120 
193 
374 
18 
108 
284 
acres, 2012 
64,453 
48,179 
53,469 
70,585 
60,394 
22,391 
41,259 
30,890 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
59,070 
32,799 
54,270 
51,640 
47,565 
7,771 
51,881 
30,570 
Farming 
2012 
744 
758 
230 
458 
1,021 
161 
440 
866 
2007 
698 
729 
256 
410 
839 
128 
379 
862 
Other 
2012 
1,243 
1,340 
264 
544 
1,062 
116 
534 
1,667 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,112 
1,383 
308 
562 
1,368 
140 
573 
1,522 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,326 
1,566 
188 
778 
1,496 
139 
633 
2,060 
2007 
1,158 
1,491 
211 
789 
1,657 
123 
585 
1,822 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
661 
532 
306 
224 
587 
138 
341 
473 
2007 
652 
621 
353 
183 
550 
145 
367 
562 
-continued 
1140 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
