Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fort Bend 
Franklin 
Freestone 
Frio 
Gaines 
Galveston 
Garza 
Gillespie 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,286 
520 
1,517 
651 
644 
612 
277 
1,847 
2007 
1,404 
564 
1,473 
724 
825 
692 
300 
1,853 
acres, 2012 
339,295 
113,015 
421 ,303 
713,262 
774,822 
89,554 
455,569 
652,247 
2007 
382,740 
133,528 
399,584 
645,429 
947,728 
103,387 
512,460 
652,940 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
669 
325 
645 
157 
348 
212 
62 
600 
2007 
687 
378 
721 
182 
436 
216 
110 
694 
acres, 2012 
1 1 1 ,043 
24,171 
35,238 
83,205 
321,335 
7,888 
(D) 
32,230 
TENURE 
2007 
1 1 1 ,829 
24,107 
38,327 
57,479 
384,435 
7,713 
51,666 
34,512 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
665 
366 
976 
435 
410 
396 
199 
1,318 
2007 
833 
383 
952 
508 
553 
457 
193 
1,356 
acres, 2012 
50,569 
47,772 
169,893 
346,463 
306,983 
25,895 
225,742 
298,641 
2007 
90,357 
55,282 
163,810 
325,767 
436,841 
20,725 
224,023 
311,683 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
305 
207 
394 
76 
142 
127 
24 
353 
2007 
362 
242 
409 
89 
191 
127 
55 
436 
acres, 2012 
8,546 
8,568 
15,563 
13,686 
104,670 
2,945 
9,955 
1 1 ,483 
2007 
12,025 
1 1 ,000 
15,730 
13,594 
126,521 
1,869 
10,919 
14,927 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
430 
140 
471 
142 
147 
157 
50 
419 
2007 
410 
155 
430 
135 
168 
183 
67 
390 
acres, 2012 
183,017 
60,416 
242,610 
277,426 
362,105 
41,860 
172,368 
303,825 
2007 
205,702 
70,690 
218,163 
232,969 
414,730 
64,501 
232,508 
289,765 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
33,136 
27,294 
114,581 
129,432 
183,944 
9,003 
61,612 
119,553 
2007 
38,580 
35,511 
94,581 
84,253 
186,060 
8,911 
110,292 
115,316 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
149,881 
33,122 
128,029 
147,994 
178,161 
32,857 
1 1 0,756 
184,272 
2007 
167,122 
35,179 
123,582 
148,716 
228,670 
55,590 
122,216 
174,449 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
277 
112 
236 
53 
132 
74 
27 
206 
2007 
247 
116 
274 
63 
152 
77 
41 
222 
acres, 2012 
70,498 
14,900 
18,793 
42,899 
162,559 
3,624 
1 7,832 
17,357 
2007 
70,536 
1 1 ,804 
21,310 
29,626 
195,084 
4,289 
33,772 
17,330 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
191 
14 
70 
74 
87 
59 
28 
110 
2007 
161 
26 
91 
81 
104 
52 
40 
107 
acres, 2012 
105,709 
4,827 
8,800 
89,373 
105,734 
21,799 
57,459 
49,781 
2007 
86,681 
7,556 
17,611 
86,693 
96,157 
18,161 
55,929 
51,492 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
87 
6 
15 
28 
74 
11 
11 
41 
2007 
78 
20 
38 
30 
93 
12 
14 
36 
acres, 2012 
31,999 
703 
882 
26,620 
54,106 
1,319 
(D) 
3,390 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
29,268 
1,303 
1,287 
14,259 
62,830 
1,555 
6,975 
2,255 
Total operators 
number 
1,846 
779 
2,228 
989 
916 
940 
416 
2,988 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
805 
294 
909 
377 
447 
338 
172 
888 
2 operators 
409 
202 
525 
223 
139 
232 
86 
827 
3 operators 
66 
19 
67 
43 
51 
33 
14 
100 
4 operators 
5 
2 
12 
5 
2 
6 
- 
22 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
4 
3 
5 
3 
5 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
507 
250 
675 
303 
237 
320 
128 
1,099 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
471 
233 
574 
269 
169 
280 
118 
968 
2 operators 
18 
7 
34 
17 
28 
17 
2 
48 
3 operators 
- 
1 
7 
- 
4 
2 
2 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,060 
866 
2,183 
1,056 
1,128 
1,078 
416 
2,934 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
870 
317 
868 
448 
573 
355 
199 
965 
2 operators 
452 
208 
521 
243 
211 
292 
89 
752 
3 operators 
59 
29 
67 
22 
31 
41 
10 
101 
4 operators 
16 
6 
13 
5 
10 
4 
1 
24 
5 or more operators 
7 
4 
4 
6 
- 
- 
1 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
617 
266 
699 
299 
328 
348 
133 
1,018 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
565 
244 
618 
262 
304 
319 
121 
885 
2 operators 
23 
11 
25 
9 
9 
13 
3 
50 
3 operators 
2 
- 
5 
3 
2 
1 
2 
11 
4 operators 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,095 
465 
1,320 
553 
581 
512 
220 
1,527 
2007 
1,184 
497 
1,275 
619 
675 
607 
241 
1,557 
acres, 2012 
325,118 
102,608 
385,919 
641,569 
746,772 
86,893 
436,943 
577,272 
2007 
364,884 
121,159 
371,051 
576,014 
846,148 
94,042 
486,019 
588,245 
Female 
farms, 2012 
191 
55 
197 
98 
63 
100 
57 
320 
2007 
220 
67 
198 
105 
150 
85 
59 
296 
acres, 2012 
14,177 
10,407 
35,384 
71,693 
28,050 
2,661 
18,626 
74,975 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,856 
12,369 
28,533 
69,415 
101,580 
9,345 
26,441 
64,695 
Farming 
2012 
606 
247 
691 
331 
360 
278 
121 
766 
2007 
536 
268 
602 
303 
478 
224 
133 
754 
Other 
2012 
680 
273 
826 
320 
284 
334 
156 
1,081 
Place of residence: 
2007 
868 
296 
871 
421 
347 
468 
167 
1,099 
On farm operated 
2012 
843 
410 
1,013 
373 
282 
432 
176 
1,350 
2007 
923 
443 
1,016 
386 
265 
481 
162 
1,351 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
443 
110 
504 
278 
362 
180 
101 
497 
2007 
481 
121 
457 
338 
560 
211 
138 
502 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1149 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
