Table 32. Poultry - Inventory and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
INVENTORY 
NUMBER SOLD - Con. 
Layers (see text) 
3,549 
12,545,952 
3,047 
13,977,804 
Pullets for laying 
Farms with inventory of- 
flock replacement 
230 
11,365,371 
311 
14,193,264 
1 to 49 
2,818 
44,433 
2,260 
36,697 
Farms by number sold- 
50 to 99 
211 
13,270 
181 
10,979 
1 to 1 ,999 
48 
1,474 
62 
2,270 
too to 399 
76 
1 1 ,334 
58 
8,653 
2,000 to 15,999 
9 
108,668 
8 
80,850 
400 to 3,199 
6 
6,207 
6 
6,264 
16,000 to 29,999 
24 
498,456 
53 
1,164,281 
3,200 to 9,999 
54 
435,501 
74 
601,188 
30,000 to 59,999 
57 
2,393,381 
100 
4,234,256 
10,000 to 19,999 
187 
2,790,613 
252 
3,666,429 
60,000 to 99,999 
63 
4,422,823 
56 
4,008,567 
20,000 to 49,999 
180 
4,968,051 
201 
5,458,190 
100,000 or more 
29 
3,940,569 
32 
4,703,040 
50,000 to 99,999 
10 
617,000 
10 
579,000 
100,000 or more 
7 
3,659,543 
5 
3,610,404 
Broilers and other meat-type 
chickens 
2,109 
975,950,973 
2,485 
1,171,556,369 
Pullets for laying 
Farms by number sold- 
flock replacement 
623 
6,749,434 
674 
8,074,630 
1 to 1 ,999 
119 
8,450 
64 
9,165 
2,000 to 15,999 
1 
(D) 
3 
27,500 
16,000 to 29,999 
2 
(D) 
11 
264,943 
Broilers and other meat-type 
30,000 to 59,999 
25 
1,083,201 
35 
1,621,498 
chickens 
2,150 
170,380,435 
2,408 
202,397,626 
60,000 to 99,999 
47 
3,779,023 
74 
6,208,121 
100,000 to 199,999 
236 
34,721,588 
301 
45,560,220 
Turkeys (see text) 
458 
8,821,769 
530 
9,437,181 
200,000 to 299,999 
274 
67,296,079 
445 
109,530,311 
300,000 to 499,999 
589 
229,420,093 
709 
272,305,641 
Chukars 
8 
637 
(NA) 
(NA) 
500,000 or more 
816 
639,594,539 
843 
736,028,970 
Ducks 
414 
3,731 
698 
7,019 
T urkeys (see text) 
278 
27,939,333 
318 
29,164,234 
Farms by number sold- 
Emus 
17 
71 
63 
474 
1 to 1 ,999 
59 
749 
60 
550 
2,000 to 7,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geese 
214 
1,221 
450 
3,095 
8,000 to 15,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
16,000 to 29,999 
5 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
Guineas 
319 
3,889 
(NA) 
(NA) 
30,000 to 59,999 
24 
1,129,403 
49 
2,198,300 
60,000 to 99,999 
64 
4,923,004 
73 
5,413,314 
Hungarian partridge 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
100,000 or more 
125 
21 ,763,277 
121 
21,218,912 
Ostriches 
2 
(D) 
13 
56 
Chukars 
4 
640 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peacocks or peahens 
68 
565 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ducks 
80 
1,739 
88 
1 1 ,524 
Pheasants 
10 
1,155 
64 
4,711 
Emus 
6 
51 
10 
86 
Pigeons or squabs 
27 
2,230 
70 
3,398 
Geese 
23 
113 
48 
551 
Quail 
42 
20,244 
78 
26,107 
Guineas 
44 
797 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rheas 
4 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Hungarian partridge 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Roosters 
632 
1 ,259,644 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ostriches 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Other poultry (see text) 
64 
2,053 
948 
675,391 
Peacocks or peahens 
16 
144 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pheasants 
6 
1,987 
19 
8,907 
NUMBER SOLD 
Pigeons or squabs 
11 
785 
11 
953 
Layers (see text) 
928 
11,339,920 
934 
11,576,276 
Farms by number sold- 
Quail 
26 
37,175 
47 
33,915 
1 to 99 
435 
9,384 
352 
7,491 
100 to 399 
31 
4,910 
34 
5,652 
Rheas 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
400 to 3,199 
10 
15,460 
10 
1 1 ,326 
3,200 to 9,999 
63 
507,014 
95 
760,019 
Roosters 
495 
1,463,791 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10,000 to 19,999 
204 
2,993,433 
250 
3,583,684 
20,000 to 49,999 
169 
4,640,657 
182 
4,854,335 
Other poultry (see text) 
14 
1,020 
405 
796,795 
50,000 to 99,999 
10 
614,700 
7 
451,500 
100,000 or more 
6 
2,554,362 
4 
1,902,269 
Poultry hatched (see text) 
500 
920,547,015 
473 
1,229,676,952 
Table 33. Aquaculture Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Item 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Catfish 
66 
24,762 
166 
78,133 
Mollusks 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Trout 
5 
2,155 
5 
3,367 
Ornamental fish 
10 
2,027 
15 
2,584 
Other food fish (see text) 
7 
51 
16 
2,844 
Sport or game fish 
22 
13,980 
22 
8,933 
Baitfish 
33 
22,710 
51 
21,545 
Other aquaculture products (see text) 
13 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
Crustaceans 
5 
183 
14 
308 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 25 
