Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Martin 
Mason 
Matagorda 
Maverick 
Medina 
Menard 
Midland 
Milam 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
414 
640 
856 
294 
1,976 
325 
540 
1,909 
2007 
464 
647 
903 
312 
2,139 
356 
601 
2,045 
acres, 2012 
453,712 
551,268 
568,055 
540,869 
833,587 
536,562 
404,361 
527,871 
2007 
457,990 
536,402 
577,594 
473,683 
748,144 
491,293 
456,633 
538,678 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
114 
147 
403 
110 
757 
64 
120 
881 
2007 
209 
208 
437 
119 
883 
79 
162 
1,064 
acres, 2012 
48,251 
10,584 
115,955 
7,187 
103,912 
6,043 
19,586 
109,855 
TENURE 
2007 
154,688 
10,891 
121,997 
8,781 
95,022 
6,741 
(D) 
129,014 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
256 
406 
464 
260 
1,449 
230 
438 
1,362 
2007 
304 
413 
493 
267 
1,621 
265 
497 
1,452 
acres, 2012 
138,104 
219,951 
164,033 
343,413 
506,381 
242,582 
153,515 
255,685 
2007 
179,560 
200,969 
185,178 
265,048 
337,363 
171,386 
151,599 
245,294 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
75 
190 
99 
455 
39 
98 
554 
2007 
78 
119 
191 
92 
590 
58 
117 
682 
acres, 2012 
4,114 
5,862 
27,747 
6,390 
22,737 
1,896 
7,154 
41,995 
2007 
19,601 
3,616 
20,223 
6,136 
23,055 
3,164 
(D) 
42,534 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
93 
172 
283 
19 
411 
64 
76 
450 
2007 
97 
179 
305 
33 
409 
65 
66 
488 
acres, 2012 
200,264 
249,138 
301,141 
29,517 
239,017 
196,612 
187,341 
246,816 
2007 
190,603 
259,277 
317,856 
171,355 
327,843 
242,602 
215,668 
270,976 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
65,726 
95,965 
75,689 
4,394 
88,929 
98,102 
72,861 
106,948 
2007 
65,257 
95,691 
99,983 
75,500 
101,118 
129,908 
103,168 
113,760 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
134,538 
153,173 
225,452 
25,123 
150,088 
98,510 
114,480 
139,868 
2007 
125,346 
163,586 
217,873 
95,855 
226,725 
112,694 
112,500 
157,216 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
54 
56 
157 
7 
249 
20 
16 
285 
2007 
88 
73 
203 
24 
250 
16 
26 
337 
acres, 2012 
34,083 
3,630 
46,959 
497 
53,340 
3,747 
6,240 
63,272 
2007 
94,533 
5,568 
70,998 
2,335 
55,404 
3,074 
20,457 
81,560 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
65 
62 
109 
15 
116 
31 
26 
97 
2007 
63 
55 
105 
12 
109 
26 
38 
105 
acres, 2012 
115,344 
82,179 
102,881 
167,939 
88,189 
97,368 
63,505 
25,370 
2007 
87,827 
76,156 
74,560 
37,280 
82,938 
77,305 
89,366 
22,408 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24 
16 
56 
4 
53 
5 
6 
42 
2007 
43 
16 
43 
3 
43 
5 
19 
45 
acres, 2012 
10,054 
1,092 
41,249 
300 
27,835 
400 
6,192 
4,588 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
40,554 
1,707 
30,776 
310 
16,563 
503 
8,779 
4,920 
Total operators 
number 
554 
1,004 
1,277 
413 
3,063 
508 
819 
2,878 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
296 
349 
498 
196 
1,030 
172 
304 
1,055 
2 operators 
102 
237 
313 
83 
841 
130 
203 
760 
3 operators 
12 
39 
35 
11 
84 
18 
27 
80 
4 operators 
3 
12 
6 
2 
13 
3 
4 
7 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
4 
2 
8 
2 
2 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
163 
331 
357 
77 
963 
189 
276 
932 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
147 
289 
329 
67 
852 
163 
252 
865 
2 operators 
8 
15 
14 
5 
46 
10 
7 
23 
3 operators 
- 
4 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
7 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
625 
986 
1,341 
460 
3,260 
538 
894 
3,088 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
322 
364 
536 
184 
1,199 
197 
346 
1,147 
2 operators 
125 
237 
315 
109 
812 
140 
224 
790 
3 operators 
15 
37 
38 
18 
95 
15 
25 
78 
4 operators 
2 
8 
11 
1 
24 
4 
5 
23 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
3 
- 
9 
- 
1 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
196 
320 
409 
117 
1,015 
163 
308 
1,025 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
170 
282 
377 
117 
901 
149 
276 
918 
2 operators 
13 
19 
12 
- 
49 
7 
13 
45 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
329 
547 
768 
269 
1,719 
256 
455 
1,662 
2007 
375 
550 
788 
269 
1,880 
317 
490 
1,764 
acres, 2012 
415,409 
494,751 
537,648 
473,964 
777,708 
481,956 
379,709 
492,444 
2007 
432,828 
487,630 
527,140 
449,476 
698,853 
450,908 
395,411 
482,502 
Female 
farms, 2012 
85 
93 
88 
25 
257 
69 
85 
247 
2007 
89 
97 
115 
43 
259 
39 
111 
281 
acres, 2012 
38,303 
56,517 
30,407 
66,905 
55,879 
54,606 
24,652 
35,427 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
25,162 
48,772 
50,454 
24,207 
49,291 
40,385 
61,222 
56,176 
Farming 
2012 
236 
313 
408 
101 
991 
158 
131 
858 
2007 
246 
314 
452 
131 
845 
183 
172 
870 
Other 
2012 
178 
327 
448 
193 
985 
167 
409 
1,051 
Place of residence: 
2007 
218 
333 
451 
181 
1,294 
173 
429 
1,175 
On farm operated 
2012 
204 
393 
490 
123 
1,436 
194 
403 
1,360 
2007 
206 
409 
530 
137 
1,478 
220 
386 
1,428 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
210 
247 
366 
171 
540 
131 
137 
549 
2007 
258 
238 
373 
175 
661 
136 
215 
617 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1159 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
