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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
1,523 
(X) 
1,259 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
59,535 
(X) 
39,900 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
115 
31 
57 
16 
$500 to $999 
124 
88 
75 
55 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
367 
875 
274 
741 
$5,000 to $9,999 
177 
1,224 
165 
1,203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
272 
4,302 
277 
4,504 
$25,000 or more 
468 
53,016 
411 
33,382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
199 
6,859 
194 
6,716 
$50,000 to $99,999 
116 
8,013 
110 
7,711 
$100,000 or more 
153 
38,144 
107 
18,955 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
22,009 
(X) 
21,217 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
492,983 
(X) 
416,410 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
6.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,091 
304 
1,314 
315 
$500 to $999 
1,388 
931 
1,213 
850 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,628 
17,264 
6,937 
17,950 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,903 
26,632 
3,644 
25,043 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,233 
65,135 
3,977 
61,630 
$25,000 or more 
4,766 
382,717 
4,132 
310,622 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,068 
72,009 
1,971 
68,067 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,421 
93,041 
1,256 
86,883 
$100,000 or more 
1,277 
217,667 
905 
155,673 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
45,071 
2,544,441 
49,346 
1,773,782 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
56,454 
(X) 
35,946 
Farms with net gains ^ 
19,608 
3,058,908 
23,251 
2,090,842 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
156,003 
(X) 
89,925 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,732 
817 
2,637 
1,260 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,318 
1 1 ,770 
5,574 
14,816 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,595 
18,678 
3,092 
22,402 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,046 
48,599 
3,288 
52,488 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,667 
58,639 
1,872 
67,530 
$50,000 or more 
6,250 
2,920,405 
6,788 
1,932,346 
Farms with net losses 
25,463 
514,466 
26,095 
317,060 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,204 
(X) 
12,150 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,189 
1,084 
3,704 
1,907 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,804 
22,351 
10,303 
27,844 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,850 
42,185 
5,289 
37,618 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,992 
93,773 
4,700 
71,723 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,204 
74,896 
1,204 
41,178 
$50,000 or more 
1,424 
280,177 
895 
136,791 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
45,071 
1,656,731 
49,346 
1,064,211 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
36,758 
(X) 
21,566 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
19,286 
2,173,565 
22,597 
1,427,919 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
112,702 
(X) 
63,191 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,743 
816 
2,650 
1,266 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,350 
11,891 
5,642 
15,045 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,630 
18,978 
3,172 
23,006 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,212 
51,700 
3,580 
57,470 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,010 
71,555 
2,316 
83,668 
$50,000 or more 
5,341 
2,018,625 
5,237 
1 ,247,463 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
25,785 
516,834 
26,749 
363,707 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,044 
(X) 
13,597 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,198 
1,086 
3,721 
1,910 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,850 
22,499 
10,383 
28,083 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,872 
42,331 
5,365 
38,149 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,043 
94,377 
4,849 
74,237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,265 
76,929 
1,330 
45,830 
$50,000 or more 
1,557 
279,612 
1,101 
175,499 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
