Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
923 
762 
586 
1,974 
1,378 
1,419 
1,353 
$1,000 
2,842 
3,296 
3,204 
16,511 
31,493 
123,570 
298,986 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
543 
381 
258 
662 
253 
69 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
247 
263 
218 
789 
417 
163 
58 
$5,000 to $24,999 
115 
105 
83 
318 
214 
144 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
7 
19 
142 
231 
121 
44 
$50,000 or more 
6 
6 
8 
63 
263 
922 
1,163 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
912 
748 
545 
1,710 
1,014 
363 
198 
$1,000 
36,854 
34,654 
27,150 
110,504 
110,595 
68,423 
50,253 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
523 
341 
252 
729 
324 
75 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
182 
126 
403 
261 
87 
51 
$25,000 to $99,999 
76 
97 
69 
212 
118 
57 
48 
$100,000 to $249,999 
119 
96 
74 
235 
183 
73 
31 
$250,000 or more 
29 
32 
24 
131 
128 
71 
42 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
608 
508 
353 
1,234 
707 
260 
138 
$1,000 
5,959 
6,815 
3,969 
16,700 
14,670 
7,359 
5,128 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
403 
371 
294 
752 
512 
200 
102 
$1,000 
30,895 
27,839 
23,182 
93,804 
95,924 
61,065 
45,125 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,354 
1,828 
1,321 
3,719 
1,769 
629 
306 
$1,000 
165,973 
156,855 
122,501 
424,740 
353,390 
127,103 
80,251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,293 
865 
585 
1,300 
407 
92 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
766 
646 
470 
1,543 
684 
172 
74 
$25,000 to $99,999 
97 
139 
120 
399 
327 
200 
82 
$100,000 to $249,999 
33 
23 
23 
104 
82 
58 
35 
$250,000 or more 
165 
155 
123 
373 
269 
107 
77 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,999 
2,299 
1,615 
4,664 
2,564 
1,743 
1,490 
$1,000 
10,314 
8,719 
6,840 
32,794 
43,885 
109,250 
236,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,572 
1,892 
1,263 
2,965 
1,068 
250 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
361 
296 
1,451 
960 
411 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
34 
51 
163 
284 
260 
107 
$50,000 or more 
19 
12 
5 
85 
252 
822 
1,161 
Utilities 
farms 
1,828 
1,486 
1,061 
3,418 
2,114 
1,648 
1,449 
$1,000 
7,068 
5,518 
4,419 
17,655 
21,673 
31,529 
61,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,001 
774 
514 
1,452 
554 
154 
44 
$1,000 to $4,999 
581 
490 
385 
1,306 
847 
473 
202 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
165 
116 
489 
464 
613 
485 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
43 
34 
128 
182 
231 
321 
$50,000 or more 
26 
14 
12 
43 
67 
177 
397 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
2,585 
2,043 
1,437 
4,206 
2,432 
1,700 
1,480 
$1,000 
11,273 
8,688 
7,082 
31,814 
36,211 
67,388 
146,291 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,149 
1,632 
1,099 
2,654 
1,004 
277 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
370 
365 
290 
1,316 
1,013 
588 
267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
28 
35 
145 
278 
315 
204 
$50,000 or more 
18 
18 
13 
91 
137 
520 
935 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
653 
595 
456 
1,506 
1,261 
1,373 
1,363 
$1,000 
8,111 
5,568 
4,570 
22,110 
30,328 
63,759 
151,511 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
429 
419 
281 
822 
431 
160 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
126 
127 
483 
490 
314 
102 
$25,000 to $99,999 
53 
48 
44 
181 
303 
783 
667 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
1 
3 
15 
28 
102 
450 
$250,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
5 
9 
14 
104 
Contract labor 
farms 
296 
257 
186 
667 
531 
407 
442 
$1,000 
1,643 
1,791 
1,243 
5,652 
6,400 
7,462 
14,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
76 
53 
48 
104 
47 
28 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
139 
122 
71 
272 
196 
99 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
64 
72 
59 
235 
221 
181 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
5 
5 
44 
44 
63 
78 
$50,000 or more 
4 
5 
3 
12 
23 
36 
85 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
597 
529 
417 
1,274 
907 
728 
691 
$1,000 
3,667 
3,774 
3,255 
10,882 
13,512 
22,326 
47,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
199 
152 
113 
316 
158 
41 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
215 
199 
121 
425 
204 
100 
53 
$5,000 to $24,999 
156 
155 
156 
440 
407 
316 
193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
16 
20 
74 
92 
137 
138 
$50,000 or more 
8 
7 
7 
19 
46 
134 
287 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
792 
807 
609 
2,145 
1,312 
993 
881 
$1,000 
2,407 
3,143 
2,568 
17,079 
25,973 
54,095 
148,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
679 
673 
471 
1,477 
575 
149 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
68 
70 
283 
229 
135 
44 
$10,000 to $24,999 
43 
44 
56 
205 
247 
176 
87 
$25,000 or more 
10 
22 
12 
180 
261 
533 
686 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 59 
