Ag and Timber Valuation Runs on Local Proof

A pine stand outside Coldspring needs more than trees to get timber value. It has to be working timber land. The owner needs an income plan, proof of timber work, and a current forest plan. San Jacinto CAD's 2025 guide starts pine, mixed, and hardwood tracts at about 20 acres.

Pasture gets its own local yardstick. The 2026 guide looks for ag use on January 1. It also looks for five years of use in the last seven. Cattle and horse breeding start at about 15 acres. Goats, sheep, and hay start at about 10. A truck farm can be about 3 acres if it is run hard and sells crops.

Wildlife use is a switch from land that already has ag or timber value. The owner files an app, a wildlife plan, a map, and a yearly report. The work must show at least three of seven wildlife steps. Call SJCAD at 936-653-1450 while the tax plan is still on paper.