Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
7,398 
179 
903 
293 
451 
490 
acres 
3,674,791 
568 
12,542 
7,608 
17,405 
25,604 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
14,384 
255 
2,075 
850 
1,131 
1,309 
acres 
6,186,811 
910 
34,728 
26,776 
45,585 
76,264 
Nematodes 
... farms 
653 
25 
78 
16 
31 
28 
acres 
415,881 
80 
876 
299 
956 
1,195 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
2,377 
67 
176 
57 
75 
75 
acres 
1,752,635 
179 
1,291 
1,225 
3,053 
4,567 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
963 
19 
64 
19 
15 
23 
acres on which used 
676,603 
65 
732 
627 
531 
1,428 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
863 
32 
126 
53 
50 
49 
acres 
386,308 
167 
1,941 
1,641 
2,130 
3,005 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
4,750 
101 
790 
277 
339 
352 
acres 
3,025,901 
431 
15,024 
10,379 
17,528 
24,648 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
612 
4 
92 
59 
53 
56 
acres 
119,551 
18 
1,882 
1,412 
1,926 
2,603 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,474 
22 
231 
94 
116 
113 
acres 
981,157 
61 
2,459 
2,504 
4,002 
4,376 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,790 
11 
82 
26 
42 
52 
acres 
1,590,692 
23 
1,073 
635 
1,277 
3,007 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
4,981 
158 
613 
191 
303 
266 
acres 
3,547,939 
406 
7,608 
5,249 
12,290 
15,740 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
991 
34 
143 
73 
72 
106 
acres 
136,859 
81 
1,520 
1,393 
1,643 
4,128 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
372 
3 
76 
19 
50 
38 
Solar panels 
... farms 
200 
3 
50 
8 
24 
25 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
15 
- 
4 
1 
3 
3 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
62 
- 
9 
5 
18 
3 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
79 
- 
6 
1 
3 
4 
Ethanol 
... farms 
23 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
20 
- 
6 
2 
1 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
30,753 
1,766 
10,503 
3,038 
3,798 
3,335 
Part owners 
... farms 
11,259 
45 
988 
660 
934 
1,151 
Tenants 
... farms 
3,059 
107 
456 
129 
254 
251 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
42,137 
1,813 
11,516 
3,704 
4,748 
4,497 
acres 
8,132,436 
34,858 
387,496 
216,902 
392,939 
509,410 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
42,012 
1,811 
11,491 
3,698 
4,732 
4,486 
acres 
7,311,338 
9,035 
303,499 
191,720 
342,785 
445,499 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
14,364 
155 
1,454 
793 
1,193 
1,406 
acres 
6,536,400 
851 
32,997 
30,258 
67,519 
103,321 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
14,318 
152 
1,444 
789 
1,188 
1,402 
acres 
6,499,448 
671 
31,096 
29,988 
65,899 
102,946 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
3,047 
163 
676 
211 
281 
336 
acres 
858,050 
26,003 
85,898 
25,452 
51,774 
64,286 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,704 
2,999 
18,397 
5,731 
7,583 
7,194 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
24,077 
971 
6,180 
2,130 
2,695 
2,636 
2 operators 
18,319 
840 
5,244 
1,534 
2,062 
1,840 
3 operators 
2,048 
88 
404 
131 
178 
204 
4 operators 
440 
15 
90 
27 
33 
38 
5 or more operators 
187 
4 
29 
5 
18 
19 
Total women operators 
number 
22,637 
1,181 
6,721 
2,013 
2,542 
2,340 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,557 
1,048 
6,184 
1,885 
2,353 
2,090 
2 operators 
860 
44 
221 
64 
86 
106 
3 operators 
102 
15 
29 
- 
3 
6 
4 operators 
11 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
39,586 
1,534 
10,124 
3,238 
4,373 
4,140 
Female 
5,485 
384 
1,823 
589 
613 
597 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
21,315 
668 
4,159 
1,419 
2,004 
1,997 
Other 
23,756 
1,250 
7,788 
2,408 
2,982 
2,740 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
