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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
14,043 
11,132 
1,961 
1,654 
$1,000 
489,451 
165,788 
278,901 
255,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,423 
6,017 
194 
107 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,235 
2,787 
216 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,331 
1,035 
134 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
388 
127 
109 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
905 
1,290 
1,183 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
12,996 
1 1 ,638 
608 
374 
$1,000 
891,909 
549,516 
54,436 
38,540 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,949 
6,512 
233 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,506 
2,258 
141 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,327 
1,151 
69 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,520 
1,239 
85 
55 
$250,000 or more 
694 
478 
80 
55 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
7,686 
6,944 
365 
227 
$1,000 
108,357 
86,103 
6,784 
4,938 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
7,155 
6,330 
324 
193 
$1,000 
783,552 
463,413 
47,652 
33,602 
Feed purchased farms 
32,540 
29,828 
1,372 
804 
$1,000 
2,617,016 
2,025,571 
184,270 
141,297 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,616 
17,569 
592 
324 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,883 
8,157 
414 
243 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,929 
1,624 
155 
104 
$100,000 to $249,999 
558 
441 
40 
12 
$250,000 or more 
2,554 
2,037 
171 
121 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
43,591 
38,074 
3,267 
2,420 
$1,000 
510,909 
225,817 
230,301 
208,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,225 
31,615 
1,376 
803 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,685 
4,682 
446 
310 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,203 
829 
220 
182 
$50,000 or more 
2,478 
948 
1,225 
1,125 
Utilities farms 
27,221 
22,871 
2,608 
2,032 
$1,000 
199,956 
101,597 
66,016 
59,348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,989 
12,084 
495 
284 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,359 
7,167 
630 
424 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,696 
2,548 
675 
586 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,327 
760 
394 
359 
$50,000 or more 
850 
312 
414 
379 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
36,413 
31,351 
3,031 
2,282 
$1,000 
370,875 
182,288 
144,203 
129,297 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,333 
25,160 
1,139 
663 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,950 
4,707 
649 
488 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,292 
820 
300 
259 
$50,000 or more 
1,838 
664 
943 
872 
Hired farm labor farms 
11,715 
8,657 
1,965 
1,653 
$1,000 
342,712 
123,517 
138,954 
127,026 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,648 
5,040 
358 
235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,757 
2,172 
305 
228 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,512 
1,262 
842 
769 
$100,000 to $249,999 
634 
162 
379 
347 
$250,000 or more 
164 
21 
81 
74 
Contract labor farms 
4,767 
3,630 
642 
529 
$1,000 
49,179 
26,941 
13,179 
1 1 ,764 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
994 
887 
66 
42 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,800 
1,477 
157 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,473 
1,017 
265 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
314 
176 
78 
68 
$50,000 or more 
186 
73 
76 
71 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,038 
7,190 
1,121 
922 
$1,000 
132,549 
62,941 
48,511 
43,871 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,477 
2,280 
111 
67 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,487 
2,161 
172 
127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,926 
2,242 
372 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
325 
182 
160 
$50,000 or more 
554 
182 
284 
256 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
10,566 
8,583 
1,415 
1,146 
$1,000 
259,535 
87,532 
149,536 
140,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,916 
6,337 
362 
216 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,019 
848 
100 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
905 
659 
142 
117 
$25,000 or more 
1,726 
739 
811 
742 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
