Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,038 
(X) 
5,836 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
132,549 
(X) 
58,647 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,477 
971 
2,208 
842 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,487 
6,167 
1,952 
4,445 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
9,213 
569 
3,802 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,641 
25,459 
558 
8,787 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
20,755 
298 
10,462 
$50,000 or more 
554 
69,984 
251 
30,308 
$50,000 to $99,999 
346 
23,138 
135 
9,257 
$100,000 or more 
208 
46,846 
116 
21,052 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
10,566 
(X) 
8,716 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
259,535 
(X) 
209,658 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,324 
349 
1,298 
349 
$500 to $999 
1,574 
1,077 
1,181 
790 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,018 
8,844 
2,865 
6,355 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,019 
6,928 
808 
5,608 
$10,000 to $24,999 
905 
14,388 
947 
14,935 
$25,000 to $49,999 
571 
20,025 
610 
21,542 
$50,000 or more 
1,155 
207,924 
1,007 
160,078 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,565 
(X) 
1,842 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
83,442 
(X) 
50,000 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
535 
118 
387 
78 
$500 to $999 
283 
187 
191 
125 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
658 
1,383 
411 
984 
$5,000 to $9,999 
230 
1,472 
191 
1,241 
$10,000 to $24,999 
309 
4,694 
261 
3,971 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
6,765 
134 
4,583 
$50,000 or more 
349 
68,824 
267 
39,018 
Interest expense farms 
17,809 
(X) 
16,157 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
245,943 
(X) 
231,796 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,576 
1,208 
2,173 
1,072 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,902 
15,725 
5,199 
13,983 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,437 
24,153 
3,142 
22,044 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,401 
52,756 
3,132 
48,251 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,428 
49,249 
1,442 
50,175 
$50,000 to $99,999 
768 
51,756 
779 
52,948 
$100,000 or more 
297 
51,097 
290 
43,322 
Secured by real estate farms 
13,297 
(X) 
12,150 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
162,544 
(X) 
151,605 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.1 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,524 
759 
1,457 
715 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,673 
12,571 
4,219 
1 1 ,390 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,970 
20,719 
2,550 
1 7,762 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,550 
38,005 
2,382 
35,917 
$25,000 to $49,999 
939 
32,065 
918 
31,755 
$50,000 to $99,999 
476 
31,469 
467 
31,368 
$100,000 or more 
165 
26,957 
157 
22,698 
Not secured by real estate farms 
10,390 
(X) 
10,323 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
83,399 
(X) 
80,191 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,177 
1,463 
3,245 
1,498 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,285 
9,969 
4,001 
9,190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,011 
6,564 
1,190 
8,075 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,060 
16,221 
1,049 
16,063 
$25,000 to $49,999 
528 
17,946 
503 
17,243 
$50,000 to $99,999 
236 
15,834 
261 
17,647 
$100,000 or more 
93 
15,403 
74 
10,475 
Property taxes paid farms 
43,088 
(X) 
45,468 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
86,682 
(X) 
76,778 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
13,211 
3,402 
17,692 
4,287 
$500 to $999 
9,891 
7,040 
10,612 
7,510 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,742 
33,735 
14,456 
29,039 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,936 
12,712 
1,715 
1 1 ,430 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,025 
14,841 
734 
10,766 
$25,000 or more 
283 
14,952 
259 
13,747 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
25,082 
(X) 
25,214 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
286,334 
(X) 
435,596 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
7.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,615 
4,222 
10,869 
4,152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,722 
17,622 
6,433 
14,046 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,129 
14,813 
1,710 
1 1 ,870 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,107 
32,407 
2,068 
33,306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,182 
40,209 
1,508 
53,726 
$50,000 to $99,999 
787 
55,925 
1,513 
107,733 
$100,000 or more 
540 
121,134 
1,113 
210,763 
$100,000 to $249,999 
428 
61,737 
935 
143,904 
$250,000 or more 
112 
59,397 
178 
66,858 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Arkansas 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
