Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
7,398 
2,014 
674 
479 
585 
523 
acres 
3,674,791 
2,854,697 
361,220 
157,147 
98,361 
56,392 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
14,384 
2,550 
912 
712 
901 
1,176 
acres 
6,186,811 
4,340,735 
645,493 
324,662 
247,857 
169,594 
Nematodes 
farms 
653 
318 
50 
50 
36 
30 
acres 
415,881 
360,253 
27,705 
15,872 
5,313 
2,160 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,377 
1,150 
314 
198 
222 
109 
acres 
1,752,635 
1,488,646 
156,127 
62,139 
30,724 
7,486 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
963 
538 
117 
76 
72 
40 
acres on which used 
676,603 
579,967 
60,270 
21,322 
9,479 
2,685 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
863 
180 
71 
77 
75 
61 
acres 
386,308 
263,842 
49,344 
33,447 
13,588 
5,867 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,750 
1,082 
376 
326 
339 
262 
acres 
3,025,901 
2,227,720 
313,370 
165,937 
103,390 
46,166 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
612 
88 
23 
17 
31 
21 
acres 
119,551 
49,512 
8,815 
4,624 
6,065 
3,258 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,474 
857 
255 
168 
211 
143 
acres 
981,157 
759,306 
102,765 
43,873 
35,020 
1 1 ,589 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,790 
915 
216 
159 
152 
90 
acres 
1,590,692 
1,360,670 
127,677 
56,878 
29,684 
6,781 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,981 
1,532 
532 
372 
475 
323 
acres 
3,547,939 
2,737,585 
425,996 
174,108 
115,391 
36,914 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
991 
134 
40 
32 
68 
84 
acres 
136,859 
90,157 
9,135 
8,061 
6,569 
4,782 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
372 
54 
12 
9 
12 
20 
Solar panels 
farms 
200 
9 
2 
1 
3 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
15 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
62 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
79 
40 
8 
7 
7 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
23 
14 
3 
1 
2 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
20 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,753 
1,337 
693 
453 
477 
894 
Part owners 
farms 
1 1 ,259 
1,522 
593 
401 
581 
968 
Tenants 
farms 
3,059 
713 
262 
222 
252 
166 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
42,137 
2,873 
1,301 
867 
1,071 
1,872 
acres 
8,132,436 
1 ,765,684 
466,809 
377,774 
551,484 
633,962 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
42,012 
2,859 
1,286 
854 
1,058 
1,862 
acres 
7,311,338 
1,639,048 
436,998 
340,018 
500,184 
601,345 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
14,364 
2,235 
856 
623 
839 
1,136 
acres 
6,536,400 
4,062,383 
623,998 
322,454 
328,459 
263,765 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,318 
2,235 
855 
623 
833 
1,134 
acres 
6,499,448 
4,045,673 
621,913 
321,068 
321,813 
261,423 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,047 
250 
102 
81 
123 
161 
acres 
858,050 
143,346 
31,896 
39,142 
57,946 
34,959 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,704 
6,472 
2,468 
1,637 
1,982 
3,124 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
24,077 
1,448 
777 
589 
754 
1,132 
2 operators 
18,319 
1,610 
673 
421 
474 
755 
3 operators 
2,048 
364 
78 
60 
63 
101 
4 operators 
440 
93 
10 
4 
12 
29 
5 or more operators 
187 
57 
10 
2 
7 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
22,637 
1,792 
735 
440 
499 
835 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,557 
1,540 
672 
412 
450 
753 
2 operators 
860 
95 
22 
14 
19 
34 
3 operators 
102 
19 
5 
- 
2 
2 
4 operators 
11 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
39,586 
3,389 
1,375 
978 
1,222 
1,891 
Female 
5,485 
183 
173 
98 
88 
137 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
21,315 
3,303 
1,344 
907 
986 
1,370 
Other 
23,756 
269 
204 
169 
324 
658 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
