Does Milam AD publish an acres-per-animal-unit stocking rate?

No. Milam AD's published agricultural page requires a degree of intensity generally accepted in the area, but it does not give a numeric acres-per-animal-unit rate. Confirm the district's current livestock standard before using a cattle, horse, sheep, or goat calculation to support an application.

Can a 5-acre Milam County tract be used for beekeeping?

Milam AD states that raising and keeping bees can qualify on land of not less than 5 and not more than 20 acres. A 5-acre tract meets the published acreage floor, but the district does not publish a required active-hive count on that page, so the owner must confirm the intensity standard with Milam AD.

How much agricultural-use history does a Milam County application need?

Milam AD says the land must have been devoted principally to a listed qualifying use for 5 of the previous 7 years. In other words, qualifying use is needed in five years of that seven-year lookback period.

Is wildlife management a qualifying use in Milam County?

Yes. Milam AD lists wildlife management among qualifying agricultural uses and provides links to wildlife-management plan and annual-report forms. Its agricultural page does not state the number of practices or whether those documents are mandatory, so those details need confirmation from the district.

Milam County, TX — Ag Exemption Requirements (2026)

Last verified 2026-07-13 · Source: Milam Appraisal District official guidelines

⚠ Note: Some data points on this page are marked as discretionary or unverified. Confirm current standards directly with your appraisal district before relying on them.

Milam County sits in the Blackland Prairie east of Temple, with Cameron and Rockdale serving a landscape of livestock, crop, timber, and wildlife-management land. Milam AD's published agricultural page is useful for confirming the statutory eligibility framework and bee acreage range, but it does not publish the county's numeric stocking or hive-intensity thresholds, so landowners should obtain those directly from the district before planning an operation.

Min. Acreage

0 ac

History Requirement

Your land must be devoted principally to farming, ranching, wildlife management or timber production for five of the previous seven years.

Application Window

January 1 – April 30

CAD Phone

254-697-6638

Animal Unit Equivalencies

An animal unit (AU) is a standardized measure used to compare livestock of different sizes. One AU = one 1,000-lb cow. Your total stocking rate is calculated in AUs, then multiplied by the acres-per-AU standard for your pasture type. These are statewide default values — confirm with your CAD.

Animal	Animal Units	Source
cow	1	Statewide default
cow calf	1	Statewide default
horse	1	Statewide default
sheep	0.2	Statewide default
goat	0.17	Statewide default
deer	0.2	Statewide default
turkey	0.018	Statewide default
chicken	0.01	Statewide default

Wildlife Management Option

Milam County allows wildlife management as a qualifying use. Landowners must implement at least 0 of the seven recognized wildlife management practices defined by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Milam AD lists wildlife management as a qualifying agricultural use and links to Wildlife Management Plan and Wildlife Management Annual Report forms, but its published agricultural page does not state a minimum practice count, plan requirement, or annual-report requirement — confirm those requirements with CAD.