Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dickens 
Dimmit 
Donley 
Duval 
Eastland 
Ector 
Edwards 
Ellis 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
437 
367 
380 
1,436 
1,174 
264 
419 
2,264 
2007 
446 
388 
392 
1,507 
1,324 
301 
480 
2,415 
acres, 2012 
572,617 
677,023 
585,096 
959,630 
503,633 
428,848 
969,873 
473,860 
2007 
574,273 
708,015 
588,947 
1,021,206 
520,132 
423,919 
996,471 
442,656 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
92 
29 
100 
111 
574 
70 
30 
1,114 
2007 
118 
57 
124 
261 
684 
84 
42 
1,137 
acres, 2012 
31,923 
6,839 
27,403 
5,518 
51,561 
1,317 
2,664 
189,280 
TENURE 
2007 
53,480 
5,630 
31,922 
26,241 
56,038 
(D) 
3,420 
156,704 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
305 
294 
284 
1,080 
824 
233 
313 
1,671 
2007 
326 
293 
294 
1,079 
960 
259 
375 
1,786 
acres, 2012 
340,110 
489,221 
172,215 
687,802 
224,383 
126,703 
496,771 
166,338 
2007 
159,973 
260,380 
316,695 
653,107 
245,623 
90,596 
489,487 
168,987 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
37 
23 
53 
75 
356 
68 
20 
766 
2007 
49 
39 
71 
147 
447 
81 
29 
766 
acres, 2012 
7,983 
4,659 
7,930 
3,148 
20,013 
(D) 
(D) 
33,553 
2007 
7,184 
(D) 
7,773 
6,273 
26,969 
(D) 
1,743 
31,013 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
97 
47 
70 
277 
294 
16 
79 
458 
2007 
82 
65 
75 
337 
289 
25 
66 
494 
acres, 2012 
201,235 
123,113 
286,742 
223,860 
265,054 
237,287 
380,893 
253,592 
2007 
376,262 
345,911 
228,791 
325,002 
247,971 
204,620 
362,478 
223,890 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
87,204 
46,322 
106,067 
93,720 
98,488 
90,639 
167,655 
48,923 
2007 
235,892 
227,761 
122,997 
114,907 
101,398 
119,638 
148,433 
47,866 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
114,031 
76,791 
180,675 
130,140 
166,566 
146,648 
213,238 
204,669 
2007 
140,370 
118,150 
105,794 
210,095 
146,573 
84,982 
214,045 
176,024 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
38 
6 
37 
34 
202 
1 
9 
281 
2007 
49 
17 
45 
99 
207 
2 
10 
313 
acres, 2012 
18,641 
2,180 
16,358 
(D) 
30,906 
(D) 
1,907 
124,956 
2007 
36,099 
3,038 
22,703 
18,974 
27,334 
(D) 
1,277 
102,393 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
35 
26 
26 
79 
56 
15 
27 
135 
2007 
38 
30 
23 
91 
75 
17 
39 
135 
acres, 2012 
31 ,272 
64,689 
126,139 
47,968 
14,196 
64,858 
92,209 
53,930 
2007 
38,038 
101,724 
43,461 
43,097 
26,538 
128,703 
144,506 
49,779 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17 
- 
10 
2 
16 
1 
1 
67 
2007 
20 
1 
8 
15 
30 
1 
3 
58 
acres, 2012 
5,299 
- 
3,115 
(D) 
642 
(D) 
(D) 
30,771 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
10,197 
(D) 
1,446 
994 
1,735 
(D) 
400 
23,298 
Total operators 
number 
636 
523 
552 
2,060 
1,765 
422 
687 
3,362 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
281 
232 
239 
970 
657 
124 
189 
1,303 
2 operators 
132 
119 
113 
362 
459 
122 
203 
849 
3 operators 
17 
12 
25 
75 
45 
18 
20 
93 
4 operators 
- 
3 
3 
16 
11 
- 
4 
15 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
- 
13 
2 
- 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
226 
94 
188 
471 
600 
161 
242 
1,056 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
188 
90 
171 
402 
565 
143 
209 
970 
2 operators 
5 
2 
7 
24 
16 
9 
15 
36 
3 operators 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
617 
581 
586 
2,135 
1,959 
470 
775 
3,597 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
307 
241 
230 
1,026 
771 
161 
250 
1,385 
2 operators 
125 
116 
134 
380 
488 
124 
186 
921 
3 operators 
9 
19 
24 
76 
51 
7 
32 
81 
4 operators 
- 
9 
4 
15 
11 
6 
7 
16 
5 or more operators 
5 
3 
- 
10 
3 
3 
5 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
158 
120 
174 
503 
594 
174 
253 
1,133 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
141 
114 
159 
424 
548 
147 
220 
1,025 
2 operators 
2 
3 
6 
30 
23 
9 
12 
42 
3 operators 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
3 
3 
8 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
337 
349 
308 
1,273 
994 
227 
347 
1,969 
2007 
386 
361 
322 
1,322 
1,174 
254 
409 
2,103 
acres, 2012 
539,310 
671,053 
545,178 
902,242 
461,577 
340,332 
785,748 
446,691 
2007 
551,716 
702,328 
534,293 
952,880 
479,944 
341,646 
773,055 
419,424 
Female 
farms, 2012 
100 
18 
72 
163 
180 
37 
72 
295 
2007 
60 
27 
70 
185 
150 
47 
71 
312 
acres, 2012 
33,307 
5,970 
39,918 
57,388 
42,056 
88,516 
184,125 
27,169 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
22,557 
5,687 
54,654 
68,326 
40,188 
82,273 
223,416 
23,232 
Farming 
2012 
155 
135 
169 
654 
395 
76 
214 
924 
2007 
167 
137 
160 
551 
504 
88 
186 
853 
Other 
2012 
282 
232 
211 
782 
779 
188 
205 
1,340 
Place of residence: 
2007 
279 
251 
232 
956 
820 
213 
294 
1,562 
On farm operated 
2012 
202 
206 
164 
500 
837 
189 
246 
1,822 
2007 
172 
197 
154 
437 
879 
235 
259 
1,865 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
235 
161 
216 
936 
337 
75 
173 
442 
2007 
274 
191 
238 
1,070 
445 
66 
221 
550 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1147 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
