Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bexar 
Blanco 
Borden 
Bosque 
Bowie 
Brazoria 
Brazos 
Brewster 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,457 
792 
114 
1,265 
1,619 
3,091 
1,412 
202 
2007 
2,496 
888 
116 
1,399 
1,610 
2,580 
1,350 
158 
acres, 2012 
342,882 
363,990 
464,270 
569,644 
273,107 
631,021 
299,108 
1,912,726 
2007 
425,909 
395,667 
435,166 
550,995 
291,674 
528,957 
275,752 
1 ,747,087 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
927 
241 
21 
488 
896 
1,152 
513 
24 
2007 
1,049 
261 
41 
621 
880 
841 
503 
16 
acres, 2012 
50,580 
8,210 
1 7,222 
42,113 
60,368 
96,120 
31,487 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
59,827 
9,943 
27,242 
42,538 
64,464 
70,591 
38,215 
3,244 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,854 
584 
66 
963 
1,139 
2,159 
1,052 
145 
2007 
1,901 
656 
71 
1,105 
1,175 
1,705 
948 
107 
acres, 2012 
152,582 
193,357 
113,274 
304,689 
140,095 
211,260 
128,243 
745,232 
2007 
195,194 
188,624 
169,933 
306,407 
157,569 
169,367 
128,392 
816,321 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
594 
153 
6 
325 
617 
775 
376 
19 
2007 
682 
170 
11 
437 
590 
526 
324 
12 
acres, 2012 
16,512 
4,092 
(D) 
17,765 
25,303 
40,912 
13,533 
(D) 
2007 
19,374 
4,558 
1,716 
23,087 
30,057 
31,641 
13,889 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
504 
155 
37 
250 
406 
686 
275 
32 
2007 
469 
190 
35 
237 
382 
647 
312 
28 
acres, 2012 
143,593 
137,743 
195,907 
222,123 
117,612 
353,805 
142,033 
609,301 
2007 
209,189 
172,738 
233,406 
216,804 
118,881 
294,847 
115,195 
461,981 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
49,295 
49,144 
93,358 
85,956 
53,342 
74,867 
46,804 
234,987 
2007 
64,589 
54,547 
92,374 
92,898 
60,138 
75,109 
42,827 
194,893 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
94,298 
88,599 
102,549 
136,167 
64,270 
278,938 
95,229 
374,314 
2007 
144,600 
118,191 
141,032 
123,906 
58,743 
219,738 
72,368 
267,088 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
299 
65 
12 
143 
245 
291 
116 
4 
2007 
317 
77 
24 
153 
262 
254 
150 
3 
acres, 2012 
26,601 
3,249 
(D) 
21,516 
29,056 
43,002 
14,298 
19 
2007 
33,972 
4,423 
20,868 
15,861 
30,110 
32,390 
20,762 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
99 
53 
11 
52 
74 
246 
85 
25 
2007 
126 
42 
10 
57 
53 
228 
90 
23 
acres, 2012 
46,707 
32,890 
155,089 
42,832 
15,400 
65,956 
28,832 
558,193 
2007 
21,526 
34,305 
31,827 
27,784 
15,224 
64,743 
32,165 
468,785 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
23 
3 
20 
34 
86 
21 
1 
2007 
50 
14 
6 
31 
28 
61 
29 
1 
acres, 2012 
7,467 
869 
380 
2,832 
6,009 
12,206 
3,656 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,481 
962 
4,658 
3,590 
4,297 
6,560 
3,564 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
3,740 
1,241 
178 
1,938 
2,388 
4,680 
2,107 
321 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,438 
426 
61 
673 
971 
1,735 
821 
113 
2 operators 
815 
309 
43 
524 
554 
1,187 
517 
76 
3 operators 
180 
40 
9 
60 
72 
128 
50 
3 
4 operators 
12 
12 
1 
5 
17 
26 
18 
4 
5 or more operators 
12 
5 
- 
3 
5 
15 
6 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
1,157 
446 
54 
623 
754 
1,520 
712 
115 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
982 
392 
48 
560 
675 
1,331 
575 
88 
2 operators 
64 
21 
3 
30 
32 
70 
55 
9 
3 operators 
13 
4 
- 
1 
5 
15 
9 
3 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,671 
1,430 
176 
2,079 
2,384 
4,027 
2,034 
267 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,512 
458 
67 
792 
965 
1,367 
759 
72 
2 operators 
835 
356 
40 
553 
559 
1,023 
510 
71 
3 operators 
124 
57 
8 
39 
62 
165 
71 
9 
4 operators 
17 
10 
- 
12 
19 
21 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
8 
7 
1 
3 
5 
4 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
1,121 
546 
54 
631 
764 
1,353 
657 
89 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
980 
456 
50 
580 
696 
1,184 
594 
74 
2 operators 
60 
27 
2 
24 
34 
71 
23 
6 
3 operators 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
9 
3 
1 
4 operators 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
2,048 
651 
93 
1,106 
1,385 
2,640 
1,126 
165 
2007 
2,142 
704 
91 
1,251 
1,352 
2,201 
1,101 
132 
acres, 2012 
306,996 
321,962 
447,922 
500,220 
240,253 
580,627 
271,711 
1,596,215 
2007 
371,108 
338,574 
415,103 
501,912 
262,218 
495,711 
248,008 
1 ,356,824 
Female 
farms, 2012 
409 
141 
21 
159 
234 
451 
286 
37 
2007 
354 
184 
25 
148 
258 
379 
249 
26 
acres, 2012 
35,886 
42,028 
16,348 
69,424 
32,854 
50,394 
27,397 
316,511 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
54,801 
57,093 
20,063 
49,083 
29,456 
33,246 
27,744 
390,263 
Farming 
2012 
1,016 
330 
58 
526 
654 
1,124 
490 
103 
2007 
1,086 
373 
52 
545 
618 
869 
473 
75 
Other 
2012 
1,441 
462 
56 
739 
965 
1,967 
922 
99 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,410 
515 
64 
854 
992 
1,711 
877 
83 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,808 
562 
73 
915 
1,314 
2,141 
976 
133 
2007 
1,920 
685 
60 
1,004 
1,298 
1,843 
971 
109 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
649 
230 
41 
350 
305 
950 
436 
69 
2007 
576 
203 
56 
395 
312 
737 
379 
49 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1141 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
