Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Schleicher 
Scurry 
Shackelford 
Shelby 
Sherman 
Smith 
Somervell 
Starr 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
310 
677 
233 
1,048 
313 
2,961 
350 
1,165 
2007 
332 
681 
254 
1,123 
362 
2,514 
366 
1,104 
acres, 2012 
833,569 
494,353 
505,228 
197,189 
583,168 
302,339 
91,368 
668,724 
2007 
800,596 
519,550 
552,390 
197,791 
584,196 
302,359 
82,615 
652,780 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
134 
96 
551 
123 
1,644 
145 
194 
2007 
75 
234 
111 
580 
156 
1,366 
160 
213 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
61,442 
19,267 
25,901 
166,946 
61,238 
7,618 
62,097 
TENURE 
2007 
19,514 
82,758 
21,877 
26,735 
240,804 
59,561 
10,269 
57,393 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
198 
496 
136 
786 
215 
2,451 
279 
837 
2007 
200 
492 
151 
848 
228 
1,937 
286 
801 
acres, 2012 
324,073 
273,824 
169,690 
117,363 
293,745 
204,457 
43,983 
420,177 
2007 
264,508 
250,904 
132,884 
106,880 
241,040 
178,149 
40,493 
428,973 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
64 
41 
386 
44 
1,313 
102 
134 
2007 
33 
119 
49 
393 
54 
999 
108 
127 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,986 
4,871 
13,499 
32,732 
39,735 
3,457 
29,700 
2007 
2,809 
15,776 
4,816 
14,082 
40,274 
34,805 
4,083 
25,547 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
82 
139 
75 
236 
66 
416 
64 
257 
2007 
95 
145 
68 
246 
95 
462 
62 
243 
acres, 2012 
395,513 
177,628 
220,773 
74,963 
224,546 
83,597 
43,150 
199,163 
2007 
387,413 
228,936 
280,400 
87,009 
271,446 
109,667 
40,327 
188,338 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
165,009 
57,553 
69,777 
33,999 
101,736 
33,916 
12,410 
82,596 
2007 
150,838 
67,495 
89,435 
43,146 
114,672 
42,812 
10,740 
80,749 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
230,504 
120,075 
150,996 
40,964 
122,810 
49,681 
30,740 
116,567 
2007 
236,575 
161,441 
190,965 
43,863 
156,774 
66,855 
29,587 
107,589 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
32 
52 
42 
148 
57 
288 
39 
54 
2007 
36 
93 
43 
174 
79 
319 
43 
71 
acres, 2012 
8,933 
44,002 
11,416 
10,250 
100,456 
18,639 
3,371 
(D) 
2007 
12,801 
58,309 
13,079 
12,214 
151,306 
21,429 
5,195 
25,684 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
30 
42 
22 
26 
32 
94 
7 
71 
2007 
37 
44 
35 
29 
39 
115 
18 
60 
acres, 2012 
113,983 
42,901 
114,765 
4,863 
64,877 
14,285 
4,235 
49,384 
2007 
148,675 
39,710 
139,106 
3,902 
71,710 
14,543 
1,795 
35,469 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7 
18 
13 
17 
22 
43 
4 
6 
2007 
6 
22 
19 
13 
23 
48 
9 
15 
acres, 2012 
2,827 
5,454 
2,980 
2,152 
33,758 
2,864 
790 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,904 
8,673 
3,982 
439 
49,224 
3,327 
991 
6,162 
Total operators 
number 
498 
1,012 
332 
1,541 
489 
4,549 
507 
1,733 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
159 
412 
149 
586 
183 
1,620 
205 
749 
2 operators 
119 
217 
75 
438 
93 
1,178 
135 
317 
3 operators 
28 
34 
5 
21 
34 
114 
8 
73 
4 operators 
3 
8 
2 
2 
- 
30 
2 
11 
5 or more operators 
1 
6 
2 
1 
3 
19 
- 
15 
Total women operators 
number 
170 
386 
84 
527 
161 
1,529 
174 
407 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
148 
293 
73 
494 
116 
1,356 
162 
335 
2 operators 
11 
29 
4 
15 
18 
70 
6 
23 
3 operators 
- 
9 
1 
1 
3 
7 
- 
6 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
514 
984 
374 
1,684 
577 
3,783 
571 
1,656 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
180 
425 
158 
617 
205 
1,462 
188 
725 
2 operators 
127 
216 
78 
460 
115 
904 
159 
266 
3 operators 
21 
33 
14 
38 
28 
114 
15 
90 
4 operators 
3 
7 
2 
7 
13 
15 
1 
9 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 
19 
3 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
149 
319 
105 
545 
195 
1,194 
193 
385 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
139 
279 
96 
503 
150 
1,067 
168 
311 
2 operators 
5 
20 
3 
21 
17 
45 
11 
17 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
7 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
258 
526 
210 
878 
254 
2,506 
301 
1,031 
2007 
287 
569 
223 
977 
297 
2,153 
323 
967 
acres, 2012 
742,384 
438,530 
472,755 
173,876 
542,488 
267,877 
83,445 
590,721 
2007 
704,575 
466,517 
512,742 
1 77,785 
517,910 
271,164 
76,573 
581,889 
Female 
farms, 2012 
52 
151 
23 
170 
59 
455 
49 
134 
2007 
45 
112 
31 
146 
65 
361 
43 
137 
acres, 2012 
91,185 
55,823 
32,473 
23,313 
40,680 
34,462 
7,923 
78,003 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
96,021 
53,033 
39,648 
20,006 
66,286 
31,195 
6,042 
70,891 
Farming 
2012 
139 
264 
101 
559 
152 
1,341 
132 
460 
2007 
183 
245 
136 
537 
198 
880 
136 
491 
Other 
2012 
171 
413 
132 
489 
161 
1,620 
218 
705 
Place of residence: 
2007 
149 
436 
118 
586 
164 
1,634 
230 
613 
On farm operated 
2012 
166 
409 
130 
884 
99 
2,351 
276 
326 
2007 
177 
405 
129 
879 
115 
1,921 
305 
389 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
144 
268 
103 
164 
214 
610 
74 
839 
2007 
155 
276 
125 
244 
247 
593 
61 
715 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 1165 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
