Farms

Livestock Inventory

Number of Farms

247,500

Land in Farms (acres)

Cattle and Calves - All (Jan. 1, 2011)

130,400,000

Average Farm Size (acres)

527

13,300,000

Hogs & Pigs - All ( Dec. 1, 2010)

660,000

Sheep (Jan. 1, 2011)

880,000

Milk
Milk Cows (Average head)
Milk Production per Cow (lbs)
Production (lbs)

413,000
21,375
8,828,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production

Commodity

Planted All
Purpose
Acres

Harvestd
Acres

Yield

Production

Price per Unit

Field & Misc Crops

Value of
Production
Dollars
7,986,543,000

Cotton Upland

5,550,000

5,350,000

703.0 lbs

7,840,000 bales

0.798 dols/lb

3,083,472,000

Corn For Grain

2,300,000

2,080,000

145.0 bus

301,600,000 bus

4.900 dols/bu

1,477,840,000

Hay All (Dry)

5,220,000

2.1 tons

10,800,000 tons

126.000 dols/ton

1,241,400,000

Hay Other (Dry)

5,100,000

2.0 tons

10,200,000 tons

111.000 dols/ton

1,132,200,000

Wheat Winter All

5,700,000

3,750,000

34.0 bus

127,500,000 bus

5.050 dols/bu

643,875,000

Wheat All

5,700,000

3,750,000

34.0 bus

127,500,000 bus

5.050 dols/bu

643,875,000

Sorghum For Grain

1,900,000

1,700,000

70.0 bus

119,000,000 bus

7.750 dols/cwt

516,460,000

2,685,000 tons

154.000 dols/ton

429,814,000

Cotton Seed
Peanuts for Nuts

165,000

163,000

3,600.0 lbs

586,800,000 lbs

0.272 dols/lb

159,610,000

Rice All

189,000

188,000

7,160.0 lbs

13,468,000 cwt

11.700 dols/cwt

157,576,000

120,000

5.0 tons

600,000 tons

182.000 dols/ton

109,200,000

205,000

185,000

30.0 bus

5,550,000 bus

10.000 dols/bu

55,500,000

13,600

12,900

289.0 cwt

3,729,000 cwt

12.900 dols/cwt

48,191,000

8,800

8,400

235.0 cwt

1,974,000 cwt

14.100 dols/cwt

27,833,000

89,000

71,000

1,351.0 lbs

95,950,000 lbs

22.400 dols/cwt

21,468,000

6,000

5,500

390.0 cwt

2,145,000 cwt

11.600 dols/cwt

20,358,000

550,000

80,000

52.0 bus

4,160,000 bus

4.200 dols/bu

17,472,000

Sunflower Seed Non-Oil

Use

59,000

43,000

1,450.0 lbs

62,350,000 lbs

25.000 dols/cwt

15,588,000

Beans Dry Edible

21,000

19,000

1,210.0 lbs

229,000 cwt

30.400 dols/cwt

6,962,000

Hay Alfalfa (Dry)

Soybeans
Potatoes All
Potatoes Spring
Sunflower All
Potatoes Summer
Oats

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production - Continued

Commodity
Sunflower Seed For Oil
Principal Crops
Cotton All
Rice Long Grain

Planted All
Purpose
Acres

Harvestd
Acres

30,000

28,000

21,972,000

19,107,000

5,567,000
185,000

Yield

Production

1,200.0 lbs

33,600,000 lbs

5,366,500

704.0 lbs

7,871,000 bales

184,000

7,200.0 lbs

13,248,000 cwt

Alfalfa & Alfalfa

Mixtures - New Seedings

20,000

Beans Blackeye

19,500

17,600

1,220.0 lbs

215,000 cwt

Cotton Amer. Pima

17,000

16,500

902.0 lbs

31,000 bales

Rice Med Grain

4,000

4,000

5,500.0 lbs

220,000 cwt

Beans Other Dry Edible

1,500

1,400

970.0 lbs

14,000 cwt

Sweet Potatoes

1,100

1,000

120.0 cwt

120,000 cwt

5,300,000

2.1 tons

11,171,000 tons

140,000

18.0 tons

2,520,000 tons

Sugarcane For Sugar And

Seed

48,100

30.5 tons

1,467,000 tons

Sugarcane For Sugar

45,800

30.5 tons

1,396,000 tons

Sorghum For Silage

80,000

14.0 tons

1,120,000 tons

130,000

4.8 tons

625,000 tons

2,300

31.0 tons

71,000 tons

Forage All(Dry
Hay+Haylage)
Corn For Silage

Forage Alfalfa(Dry
Hay+Haylage)
Sugarcane For Seed

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Data as of 06/24/2011

Price per Unit

17.500 dols/cwt

Value of
Production
Dollars
5,880,000

2007 Census of Agriculture State Profile

United States Department of Agriculture, Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Texas - Ranked items within U.S. 2007
Universe 1

Item
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)

Quantity

U.S. Rank

Total value of agricultural products sold

Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products

21,001,074
6,565,576
14,435,499

2
6
1

50
50
50

2,472,814

11

1,885,146
373,704
219,819
862,183
7,606
744,302
2,113,086
10,503,774
1,245,441
237,504
107,807
117,744
46,102
64,042

1
8
7
5
9
2
6
1
8
14
1
3
10
3

50
17
17
50
50
50
49
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50

5,264,287
4,674,229
3,844,241
2,427,580
1,963,640

1
1
4
2
13

50
17
47
38
49

118,612,254
19,116,712
13,709,543
5,718,579
1,986,815

6
7
1
8
15

50
50
50
50
50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas
Tobacco
Cotton and cottonseed
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops
Other crops and hay
Poultry and eggs
Cattle and calves
Milk and other dairy products from cows
Hogs and pigs
Sheep, goats, and their products
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys
Aquaculture
Other animals and other animal products
TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greench
Cotton, all
Wheat for grain, all
Sorghum for grain
Corn for grain
TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens
Layers
Cattle and calves
Pullets for laying flock replacement
Turkeys

Other Highlights
Economic Charactistics
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $1,000
$1,000 to $2,499
$2,500 to $4,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $39,999
$40,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $249,999
$250,000 to $499,999
$500,000 or more

Quantity

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)

Average per farm ($)

19,223,099
77,689

Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000)

Average per farm ($)

86,279
30,608
28,630
30,256
23,546
6,554
10,804
4,406
8,774
7,238
4,296
6,046

3,167,114
12,800

Operator Charactistics
Principal operators by primary occupation:
Farming
Other
Principal operators by sex:
Male
Female

98,692
148,745

212,426
35,011

Average age of principal operator (years)

59

All operators by race 2:

American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
More than one race

3,604
1,004
8,202
150
350,456
3,965

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
(D) Cannot be disclosed.
Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
2
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
1

Quantity

28,921