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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
125 
118 
99 
330 
231 
359 
437 
$1,000 
836 
697 
419 
2,293 
4,479 
16,553 
55,014 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
58 
51 
52 
146 
54 
22 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
40 
41 
26 
93 
59 
56 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18 
20 
15 
65 
57 
117 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
5 
6 
13 
41 
70 
58 
$50,000 or more 
5 
1 
- 
13 
20 
94 
211 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,179 
958 
685 
2,188 
1,399 
1,220 
1,171 
$1,000 
10,544 
9,106 
7,149 
26,855 
23,726 
34,796 
66,653 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
624 
514 
325 
1,002 
473 
197 
93 
$5,000 to $24,999 
458 
361 
297 
903 
649 
559 
336 
$25,000 to $99,999 
94 
81 
58 
264 
253 
408 
581 
$100,000 or more 
3 
2 
5 
19 
24 
56 
161 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
918 
715 
532 
1,639 
947 
691 
549 
$1,000 
8,938 
7,558 
6,047 
21,337 
17,638 
17,822 
26,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
94 
68 
60 
136 
55 
39 
9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
349 
274 
160 
532 
227 
98 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
387 
300 
260 
737 
455 
333 
215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
43 
29 
166 
121 
104 
128 
$50,000 or more 
27 
30 
23 
68 
89 
117 
148 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
673 
578 
409 
1,399 
942 
903 
979 
$1,000 
1,606 
1,548 
1,103 
5,518 
6,088 
16,974 
40,344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
266 
204 
144 
436 
170 
46 
21 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
317 
278 
197 
632 
369 
172 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
96 
68 
295 
369 
438 
348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
34 
33 
186 
251 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
61 
263 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,978 
2,268 
1,600 
4,558 
2,459 
1,574 
1,290 
$1,000 
4,044 
3,772 
2,581 
9,595 
8,445 
9,847 
19,993 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,889 
2,144 
1,535 
4,209 
2,015 
883 
403 
$5,000 to $9,999 
65 
91 
55 
255 
306 
388 
310 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22 
32 
9 
83 
118 
265 
388 
$25,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
11 
20 
38 
189 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,715 
1,396 
993 
3,236 
2,061 
1,622 
1,453 
$1,000 
7,821 
5,827 
6,255 
28,624 
26,146 
46,650 
114,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,467 
1,147 
789 
2,333 
1,100 
375 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184 
204 
168 
728 
691 
650 
290 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
34 
20 
98 
167 
309 
345 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
7 
6 
50 
67 
201 
383 
$100,000 or more 
11 
4 
10 
27 
36 
87 
320 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
52 
51 
36 
176 
225 
362 
440 
$1,000 
110 
82 
96 
1,024 
3,134 
20,841 
33,929 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,512 
1,217 
911 
2,857 
1,926 
1,588 
1,443 
$1,000 
17,710 
16,479 
13,472 
51,772 
49,715 
74,836 
152,715 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,081 
2,343 
1,654 
4,725 
2,598 
1,760 
1,495 
$1,000 
57,305 
49,950 
32,251 
158,704 
185,337 
538,832 
1,272,037 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,599 
21,319 
19,499 
33,588 
71,338 
306,155 
850,861 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,403 
1,149 
891 
2,735 
1,738 
1,424 
1,280 
Average net gain 
dollars 
58,362 
63,633 
56,822 
81,526 
142,987 
409,919 
1,042,519 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
110 
78 
38 
89 
24 
3 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
337 
222 
151 
368 
106 
15 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
246 
204 
170 
373 
110 
20 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
307 
276 
261 
691 
281 
60 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
144 
129 
86 
423 
321 
100 
20 
$50,000 or more 
259 
240 
185 
791 
896 
1,226 
1,232 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,678 
1,194 
763 
1,990 
860 
336 
215 
Average net loss 
dollars 
14,647 
19,401 
24,086 
32,296 
73,459 
133,609 
290,170 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
161 
83 
46 
97 
30 
4 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
445 
281 
157 
340 
91 
27 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
381 
257 
147 
335 
115 
28 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
467 
358 
244 
595 
198 
45 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
162 
144 
112 
379 
179 
49 
24 
$50,000 or more 
62 
71 
57 
244 
247 
183 
153 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,081 
2,343 
1,654 
4,725 
2,598 
1,760 
1,495 
$1,000 
13,173 
17,664 
9,293 
58,102 
106,773 
410,455 
1,039,860 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,275 
7,539 
5,618 
12,297 
41,098 
233,213 
695,558 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,367 
1,146 
880 
2,671 
1,683 
1,347 
1,235 
Average net gain 
dollars 
27,381 
33,249 
30,218 
46,529 
97,693 
343,085 
906,327 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
113 
84 
42 
87 
22 
8 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 61 
