Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,549 
3,047 
1,905 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
12,545,952 
13,977,804 
13,189,901 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
2,109 
2,485 
3,520 
3,882 
3,650 
3,666 
4,132 
3,963 
number 
975,950,973 
1,171,556,369 
1,181,907,700 
1,046,510,017 
1,003,161,769 
862,403,824 
719,764,548 
569,303,000 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,712 
1,395 
800 
851 
831 
622 
748 
695 
acres 
695,003 
584,629 
238,554 
185,251 
184,079 
94,606 
53,672 
25,330 
bushels 
124,688,804 
99,778,632 
31,747,203 
22,080,806 
21,901,248 
12,139,499 
5,802,912 
2,389,882 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
47 
30 
31 
36 
36 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,208 
1,887 
(D) 
3,442 
3,442 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
29,156 
26,326 
(D) 
41,671 
41,671 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,631 
2,112 
2,971 
3,490 
3,361 
4,134 
5,329 
7,727 
acres 
448,235 
696,681 
770,551 
775,040 
763,388 
815,096 
859,405 
1,667,522 
bushels 
25,253,539 
27,859,060 
34,967,687 
35,833,441 
35,361,702 
35,234,257 
33,241,332 
61,332,564 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,631 
2,112 
2,971 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
448,235 
696,681 
770,551 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
25,253,539 
27,859,060 
34,967,687 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
57 
104 
103 
100 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,006 
6,431 
7,950 
8,127 
8,062 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
578,583 
601,737 
615,630 
581,000 
578,205 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
525 
697 
813 
902 
875 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
133,660 
216,432 
203,527 
132,474 
130,948 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
11,426,434 
20,761,820 
15,738,086 
9,072,357 
8,988,578 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
28 
34 
29 
49 
49 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,397 
2,073 
1 ,656 
2,704 
2,714 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
19,423 
27,488 
9,158 
28,033 
28,413 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
4,154 
4,610 
5,250 
7,227 
6,889 
7,604 
8,983 
1 1 ,307 
acres 
3,154,061 
2,819,478 
2,888,018 
3,638,298 
3,571,342 
3,164,168 
3,160,746 
4,198,968 
bushels 
136,482,368 
98,903,025 
96,257,992 
104,706,642 
103,074,994 
99,219,546 
73,279,691 
98,603,852 
Cotton, all 
farms 
701 
915 
1,192 
1,820 
1,730 
2,279 
2,479 
2,019 
acres 
586,351 
854,410 
921,316 
996,820 
962,272 
947,973 
529,636 
405,345 
bales 
1,253,037 
1,902,073 
1,655,956 
1,681,803 
1,621,344 
1,574,664 
816,723 
525,887 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
20,158 
22,939 
22,755 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,286,688 
1,334,153 
1,414,857 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,639,109 
2,966,184 
3,219,368 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
2,752 
3,573 
4,325 
4,207 
4,924 
5,613 
5,436 
acres 
1,285,381 
1,326,377 
1,506,615 
1 ,404,942 
1,384,969 
1,363,237 
1,041,433 
1 ,262,744 
cwt 
96,847,596 
96,033,069 
97,254,798 
80,020,635 
78,882,488 
75,410,027 
54,663,266 
56,860,948 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
1 
5 
8 
7 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(D) 
174 
(D) 
44 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
- 
(D) 
155,298 
(D) 
43,220 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
36 
1 
15 
30 
29 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
13,594 
(D) 
1,413 
1,636 
1,616 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
59,109,271 
(D) 
3,757,277 
4,239,590 
4,209,590 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
625 
804 
482 
584 
536 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
11,111 
14,146 
13,443 
14,897 
14,480 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
173 
168 
43 
42 
39 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
60 
76 
36 
141 
135 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
17 
53 
50 
45 
40 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,410 
3,125 
1,164 
172 
164 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
536 
666 
565 
705 
646 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
13,681 
13,932 
14,487 
14,713 
14,334 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
^ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
