Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
45,071 
105 
490 
1,592 
3,337 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
1.1 
3.5 
7.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
545,590 
1 ,702,020 
3,549,387 
5,485,094 
Average size of farm 
acres 
306 
5,196 
3,474 
2,230 
1,644 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
45,071 
105 
490 
1,592 
3,337 
$1,000 
36,415,777 
1,746,861 
5,156,238 
10,515,231 
16,093,719 
Average per farm 
dollars 
807,965 
16,636,771 
10,522,934 
6,605,044 
4,822,811 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,637 
3,202 
3,029 
2,963 
2,934 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,202,799 
255,838 
763,886 
1,630,820 
2,448,937 
percent 
100.0 
4.9 
14.7 
31.3 
47.1 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
7,931,111 
509,244 
1,582,603 
3,249,583 
4,909,802 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
7,316,469 
494,808 
1,549,911 
3,189,238 
4,813,011 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
3,304,517 
29,017 
67,700 
163,852 
312,116 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
978,187 
2,446,058 
4,888,960 
7,332,870 
Average per farm 
dollars 
216,897 
9,316,065 
4,991,955 
3,070,955 
2,197,444 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,629 
59 
293 
883 
1,758 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
379,458 
1,171,356 
2,329,303 
3,413,392 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
701 
24 
96 
251 
443 
$1,000 
445,812 
56,092 
140,331 
266,069 
389,469 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
634 
2 
6 
18 
32 
$1,000 
36,577 
(D) 
18,476 
22,075 
24,416 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
496 
6 
14 
25 
$1,000 
15,600 
- 
312 
1,284 
2,652 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
368 
- 
6 
13 
23 
$1,000 
12,386 
- 
312 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
169 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
3,214 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
286 
- 
5 
7 
13 
$1,000 
41,784 
- 
13,714 
15,719 
22,681 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
379 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
217 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
162 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,303 
10 
67 
194 
477 
$1,000 
80,371 
(D) 
1 1 ,857 
17,374 
21,925 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
22,116 
19 
101 
416 
881 
$1,000 
766,476 
44,737 
75,079 
130,275 
184,504 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
123 
1 
1 
4 
9 
$1,000 
28,225 
(D) 
(D) 
3,652 
8,126 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
540 
1 
5 
20 
37 
$1,000 
47,178 
(D) 
(D) 
17,029 
24,775 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
1,693 
- 
3 
9 
23 
$1,000 
3,954 
- 
8 
55 
78 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,242 
1 
6 
21 
38 
$1,000 
1 1 ,699 
(D) 
43 
101 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,520 
41 
178 
672 
1,514 
$1,000 
4,011,725 
481,636 
984,048 
2,044,494 
3,190,993 
Aquaculture 
farms 
127 
- 
6 
15 
22 
$1,000 
67,453 
- 
21,883 
41,520 
48,521 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
489 
1 
2 
5 
13 
$1,000 
4,169 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
789 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
2,865 
37 
165 
547 
1,143 
$1,000 
433,390 
31,795 
94,511 
218,501 
348,018 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
45,071 
105 
490 
1,592 
3,337 
$1,000 
7,701,266 
763,133 
1,795,911 
3,544,368 
5,347,811 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
19,900 
69 
336 
1,067 
2,205 
$1,000 
629,255 
52,699 
153,393 
309,227 
460,408 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,001 
93 
421 
1,310 
2,749 
$1,000 
505,519 
54,007 
141,898 
276,207 
399,079 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,996 
45 
192 
710 
1,585 
$1,000 
891,909 
252,746 
335,362 
481,835 
643,740 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,540 
31 
189 
736 
1,646 
$1,000 
2,617,016 
134,150 
455,380 
1,117,251 
1,834,517 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
43,591 
105 
490 
1,590 
3,334 
$1,000 
510,909 
39,508 
110,283 
223,759 
337,378 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
27,221 
104 
488 
1,590 
3,335 
$1,000 
199,956 
15,769 
42,999 
85,996 
132,281 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,715 
102 
447 
1,389 
2,762 
$1,000 
342,712 
42,273 
96,254 
167,549 
233,254 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,809 
75 
403 
1,321 
2,695 
$1,000 
245,943 
13,160 
37,971 
81,951 
124,699 
Government payments 
farms 
13,140 
62 
329 
1,029 
2,085 
$1,000 
262,967 
11,004 
41,691 
95,790 
155,079 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,866 
21 
116 
472 
1,001 
number 
1,615,774 
24,869 
50,253 
125,864 
218,464 
Milk cows 
farms 
100 
1 
1 
4 
11 
number 
8,972 
(D) 
(D) 
926 
2,325 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
752 
2 
6 
25 
44 
number 
109,316 
(D) 
19,902 
34,491 
51,769 
36 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
