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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,385 
500 
4,525 
1,966 
2,838 
2,915 
number 
813,250 
4,046 
39,400 
(D) 
(D) 
60,153 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,343 
420 
2,962 
782 
851 
579 
1 0 to 49 
12,663 
70 
1,552 
1,158 
1,937 
2,213 
50 to 99 
2,809 
3 
11 
25 
48 
121 
too to 199 
1,122 
7 
- 
1 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
369 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
79 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
100 
- 
4 
2 
6 
11 
number 
8,972 
- 
111 
(D) 
(D) 
419 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
10 to 49 
28 
- 
2 
- 
4 
5 
50 to 99 
31 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
100 to 199 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
22,119 
479 
4,126 
1,736 
2,520 
2,687 
number 
793,552 
3,559 
27,836 
16,763 
31,497 
39,255 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
22,116 
458 
4,052 
1,800 
2,639 
2,744 
number 
954,433 
3,546 
34,942 
21,432 
41,248 
53,125 
$1,000 
766,476 
2,438 
23,584 
14,742 
28,733 
38,096 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
14,953 
247 
2,510 
1,214 
1,809 
1,894 
number 
262,630 
1,529 
15,128 
9,052 
16,961 
20,855 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,889 
347 
3,161 
1,458 
2,190 
2,356 
number 
691,803 
2,017 
19,814 
12,380 
24,287 
32,270 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
number 
168 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
94 
273 
60 
75 
65 
number 
109,316 
731 
17,402 
(D) 
5,613 
10,327 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
632 
89 
251 
53 
67 
52 
25 to 49 
33 
5 
9 
2 
1 
4 
50 to 99 
7 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
67 
- 
7 
3 
5 
9 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
468 
59 
153 
35 
49 
43 
number 
57,816 
246 
7,526 
(D) 
3,867 
5,068 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
603 
73 
216 
49 
55 
53 
number 
51,500 
485 
9,876 
(D) 
1,746 
5,259 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
540 
58 
195 
51 
38 
38 
number 
1,144,573 
1,320 
139,422 
(D) 
54,673 
84,263 
$1,000 
47,178 
(D) 
6,175 
1,685 
2,491 
3,548 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
778 
84 
333 
72 
77 
43 
number 
18,808 
978 
6,805 
1,765 
1,732 
1,026 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
556 
51 
235 
59 
61 
25 
number 
10,237 
437 
3,577 
1,046 
852 
430 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
488 
62 
208 
49 
37 
25 
number 
9,374 
798 
3,210 
893 
866 
306 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,820 
627 
3,860 
992 
1,160 
1,084 
number 
61,090 
3,116 
20,572 
5,338 
6,335 
6,508 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
10,476 
617 
3,755 
956 
1,107 
1,056 
number 
56,317 
2,936 
18,772 
4,892 
5,823 
5,962 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,099 
203 
801 
183 
214 
185 
number 
6,500 
482 
2,258 
466 
559 
653 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,450 
324 
1,031 
241 
229 
205 
number 
41,610 
3,787 
12,701 
3,566 
5,557 
3,239 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,311 
187 
563 
131 
101 
102 
number 
19,128 
1,781 
5,987 
1,948 
1,737 
1,156 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,549 
366 
1,500 
343 
356 
318 
number 
12,545,952 
714,475 
2,821,668 
685,568 
1,346,978 
796,429 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,105 
353 
1,357 
312 
291 
280 
400 to 3,199 
6 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
54 
3 
21 
1 
6 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
187 
5 
65 
13 
32 
18 
20,000 to 49,999 
180 
4 
52 
17 
24 
18 
50,000 to 99,999 
10 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
7 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
623 
65 
239 
59 
67 
51 
number 
6,749,434 
403,221 
1,227,326 
707,899 
614,850 
458,757 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
928 
106 
367 
71 
108 
76 
number 
1 1 ,339,920 
863,702 
2,754,511 
676,210 
1,236,748 
767,970 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
230 
7 
68 
25 
31 
18 
number 
11,365,371 
259,450 
2,554,050 
1,000,170 
1,117,494 
751,040 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
