Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
771 
695 
680 
76 
75 
165 
acres treated 
432,289 
388,274 
372,440 
44,015 
(D) 
46,229 
Manure used 
farms 
337 
318 
309 
19 
17 
69 
acres treated 
72,821 
70,216 
66,738 
2,605 
(D) 
10,645 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
553 
504 
496 
49 
48 
74 
acres 
298,531 
262,299 
251,058 
36,232 
(D) 
21,024 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
859 
784 
767 
75 
73 
157 
acres 
482,318 
438,192 
421,330 
44,126 
(D) 
50,748 
Nematodes 
farms 
41 
36 
35 
5 
5 
9 
acres 
27,911 
26,166 
(D) 
1,745 
1,745 
1,458 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
236 
220 
218 
16 
16 
19 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
138,541 
130,178 
(D) 
8,363 
8,363 
4,300 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
120 
95 
92 
25 
25 
7 
acres on which used 
62,562 
49,908 
47,584 
12,654 
12,654 
1,529 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
68 
57 
55 
11 
10 
7 
acres 
40,097 
35,267 
(D) 
4,830 
(D) 
1,795 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
367 
330 
322 
37 
35 
52 
acres 
264,476 
239,715 
228,237 
24,761 
(D) 
15,464 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
63 
54 
53 
9 
9 
23 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
19,778 
16,484 
(D) 
3,294 
3,294 
4,969 
used 
farms 
194 
175 
172 
19 
19 
27 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
79,285 
70,932 
70,641 
8,353 
8,353 
6,556 
used 
farms 
188 
166 
161 
22 
22 
20 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
133,572 
113,177 
1 1 1 ,309 
20,395 
20,395 
4,234 
practices were used 
farms 
404 
363 
356 
41 
41 
60 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
281,869 
261,301 
247,469 
20,568 
20,568 
33,620 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
60 
54 
52 
6 
6 
11 
acres 
14,913 
12,692 
(D) 
2,221 
2,221 
477 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
19 
17 
16 
2 
2 
13 
Solar panels 
farms 
11 
10 
10 
1 
1 
7 
Wind turbines 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,176 
1,043 
1,027 
133 
Ill 
441 
Part owners 
farms 
456 
425 
415 
31 
31 
73 
Tenants 
farms 
210 
175 
169 
35 
35 
20 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
1,640 
1,475 
1,449 
165 
143 
517 
acres 
875,468 
808,632 
781,090 
66,836 
63,433 
201,932 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,632 
1,468 
1,442 
164 
142 
514 
acres 
704,431 
647,223 
633,003 
57,208 
54,205 
165,831 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
667 
600 
584 
67 
67 
93 
acres 
463,007 
402,029 
384,492 
60,978 
60,978 
26,042 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
666 
600 
584 
66 
66 
93 
acres 
460,470 
400,037 
382,500 
60,433 
60,433 
25,442 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
260 
234 
231 
26 
25 
101 
acres 
173,574 
163,401 
(D) 
10,173 
(D) 
36,701 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
3,058 
2,706 
2,653 
352 
311 
917 
1 operator 
932 
819 
804 
113 
97 
255 
2 operators 
709 
649 
635 
60 
59 
216 
3 operators 
147 
133 
131 
14 
11 
50 
4 operators 
29 
26 
25 
3 
3 
3 
5 or more operators 
25 
16 
16 
9 
7 
10 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
856 
769 
755 
87 
82 
323 
1 operator 
726 
659 
647 
67 
64 
271 
2 operators 
42 
39 
38 
3 
2 
16 
3 operators 
11 
9 
9 
2 
2 
5 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 145 
