Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
28 
1 
1 
$1,000 
379 
310 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
21 
19 
- 
- 
$1,000 
217 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
1 
$1,000 
162 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,303 
8,489 
403 
253 
$1,000 
80,371 
56,922 
18,054 
15,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
90 
36 
29 
$1,000 
26,857 
10,241 
14,552 
12,873 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
22,116 
20,292 
984 
570 
$1,000 
766,476 
601,080 
73,508 
46,868 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,728 
2,197 
252 
162 
$1,000 
521,182 
375,877 
62,285 
40,374 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
123 
103 
10 
3 
$1,000 
28,225 
20,961 
(D) 
1,795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
96 
81 
7 
3 
$1,000 
27,529 
20,473 
(D) 
1,795 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
540 
476 
27 
16 
$1,000 
47,178 
24,915 
(D) 
6,120 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
49 
5 
4 
$1,000 
46,386 
24,261 
(D) 
6,095 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,693 
1,608 
38 
15 
$1,000 
3,954 
3,667 
128 
44 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,242 
2,050 
80 
41 
$1,000 
11,699 
10,283 
(D) 
394 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
16 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,743 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,520 
3,898 
215 
137 
$1,000 
4,011,725 
2,940,383 
244,982 
190,630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,844 
2,317 
164 
112 
$1,000 
4,010,205 
2,939,006 
244,903 
190,607 
Aquaculture 
farms 
127 
74 
14 
11 
$1,000 
67,453 
12,829 
8,039 
7,183 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
26 
9 
6 
$1,000 
66,700 
(D) 
7,985 
7,129 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
489 
439 
23 
14 
$1,000 
4,169 
2,196 
196 
159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
8 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,867 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
13,140 
10,019 
2,049 
1,706 
$1,000 
262,967 
112,285 
126,341 
114,824 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,865 
1,676 
969 
861 
$1,000 
433,390 
149,088 
248,829 
230,500 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
1,250 
64 
35 
$1,000 
6,369 
5,124 
487 
223 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
45,071 
39,351 
3,344 
2,469 
$1,000 
7,701,266 
4,300,255 
2,212,985 
1 
,979,493 
Average per farm 
dollars 
170,870 
109,279 
661,778 
801,739 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
19,900 
16,610 
2,187 
1,757 
$1,000 
629,255 
222,355 
356,953 
322,078 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,394 
12,404 
492 
281 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,306 
2,807 
263 
180 
$25,000 to $49,999 
666 
453 
116 
96 
$50,000 or more 
2,534 
946 
1,316 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,001 
16,441 
2,261 
1,838 
$1,000 
505,519 
160,726 
302,528 
279,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,790 
14,296 
708 
430 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,293 
966 
164 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
588 
372 
121 
104 
$50,000 or more 
2,330 
807 
1,268 
1,167 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
