Table 51. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1 ,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
45,071 
13,810,786 
7,316,469 
807,965 
115,438 
9,775,758 
4,834,879 
4,940,880 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
14,168 
8,017,306 
6,332,883 
1,528,762 
227,210 
4,821,459 
4,799,143 
22,316 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,234 
5,964,427 
5,507,721 
3,868,817 
610,437 
4,305,516 
4,290,901 
14,615 
Soybean farming (11111) 
1,757 
1,964,629 
1,797,096 
2,942,522 
454,789 
1,235,327 
1,232,457 
2,870 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
185 
62,534 
27,528 
639,132 
80,630 
9,349 
9,213 
136 
Corn farming (11115) 
339 
410,818 
378,517 
3,306,320 
603,462 
349,902 
348,934 
968 
Rice farming (11116) 
940 
1 ,334,845 
1 ,258,732 
4,116,038 
664,815 
1,040,565 
1,040,132 
433 
Other grain farming (11119) 
1,013 
2,191,601 
2,045,848 
6,024,090 
928,878 
1,670,373 
1,660,165 
10,208 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
441 
32,842 
13,674 
319,684 
54,087 
35,657 
35,424 
233 
Potato farming (111211) 
12 
7,778 
6,473 
2,144,738 
402,858 
10,822 
10,822 
- 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
429 
25,064 
7,201 
268,634 
44,331 
24,835 
24,603 
233 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
403 
51,463 
14,390 
438,127 
45,480 
13,615 
13,018 
597 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1133) 
403 
51,463 
14,390 
438,127 
45,480 
13,615 
13,018 
597 
Apple orchards (111331) 
33 
1,872 
241 
385,232 
36,556 
207 
201 
6 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
58 
4,674 
998 
397,398 
46,771 
2,104 
39 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
- 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
91 
4,769 
906 
302,773 
31,851 
2,549 
4 
T ree nut farming (111 335) 
149 
35,196 
10,618 
618,575 
58,063 
6,639 
6,171 
467 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (1 11336) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111 339) 
63 
4,618 
1,612 
318,199 
42,589 
2,051 
1,972 
79 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
252 
19,877 
8,513 
364,442 
72,904 
42,556 
42,338 
218 
Food crops grown under cover (1 1 1 41 ) 
20 
601 
73 
203,354 
23,600 
630 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
232 
19,276 
8,440 
378,329 
77,155 
41,926 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
143 
16,260 
7,771 
473,925 
78,027 
15,670 
15,507 
163 
Floriculture production (1 11422) 
89 
3,016 
669 
224,731 
75,754 
26,256 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
8,838 
1,948,697 
788,585 
550,978 
64,987 
424,115 
417,462 
6,653 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
286 
504,187 
489,675 
5,306,602 
855,418 
376,958 
376,804 
154 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flay farming (11194) 
5,476 
867,516 
286,814 
395,046 
41,875 
42,542 
36,419 
6,122 
All other crop farming (1 1199) 
3,076 
576,994 
12,096 
386,405 
32,639 
4,616 
4,239 
377 
Animal production (112) 
30,903 
5,793,480 
983,586 
477,503 
64,198 
4,954,299 
35,735 
4,918,564 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
22,118 
4,678,001 
797,621 
480,899 
61,622 
724,349 
21,087 
703,262 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (1 121 1) 
22,012 
4,641,100 
784,718 
478,745 
61,189 
692,422 
20,688 
671 ,734 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
22,009 
(D) 
(D) 
478,676 
61,189 
692,149 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
980,137 
56,110 
273 
(D) 
(D) 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
106 
36,901 
12,903 
928,243 
151,572 
31,928 
399 
31,529 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
228 
25,798 
3,090 
366,686 
69,055 
40,784 
204 
40,580 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,298 
691,939 
159,939 
838,157 
120,272 
4,102,172 
13,149 
4,089,023 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
1,009 
118,831 
25,290 
542,701 
76,390 
555,062 
1,726 
553,336 
Broilers and other meat -type chicken 
production (11232) 
1,971 
491,096 
119,768 
968,590 
129,769 
2,848,256 
10,683 
2,837,573 
Turkey production (11233) 
219 
67,699 
12,551 
1,043,378 
138,868 
412,956 
588 
412,368 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
22 
395 
- 
2,056,466 
1 ,329,265 
268,905 
- 
268,905 
Other poultry production (1 1239) 
77 
13,918 
2,330 
439,250 
53,886 
16,993 
152 
16,841 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,111 
48,314 
2,510 
155,893 
31,689 
3,001 
119 
2,882 
Sheep farming (11241) 
272 
12,631 
792 
158,514 
32,436 
993 
53 
939 
Goat farming (11242) 
839 
35,683 
1,718 
155,043 
31,447 
2,008 
66 
1,942 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
98 
42,408 
773 
904,919 
194,430 
64,490 
237 
64,253 
Other animal production (1129) 
4,050 
307,020 
19,653 
249,390 
38,098 
19,504 
941 
18,563 
Apiculture (11291) 
67 
12,753 
(D) 
432,018 
71,972 
2,443 
(D) 
(D) 
Florse and other equine production (11292) 
3,448 
184,797 
15,157 
218,668 
35,308 
10,041 
(D) 
(D) 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
15 
590 
(D) 
113,901 
15,265 
681 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
520 
108,880 
4,073 
433,476 
52,890 
6,339 
839 
5,499 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
372 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
200 
Biodiesel 
79 
Wind turbines 
15 
Ethanol 
23 
Methane digesters 
7 
Other 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
62 
Wind rights leased to others 
20 
Small hydro systems 
5 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 39 
