Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
379 
110 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
21 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
217 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
162 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,303 
4,148 
13 
129 
297 
582 
1,031 
2,096 
$1,000 
80,371 
51,884 
143 
3,338 
6,036 
12,474 
13,661 
16,231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
107 
- 
6 
19 
24 
32 
26 
$1,000 
26,857 
23,791 
- 
2,474 
3,830 
8,185 
6,469 
2,834 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
22,116 
1 1 ,092 
51 
344 
681 
1,541 
2,767 
5,708 
$1,000 
766,476 
557,193 
857 
21,539 
55,552 
85,417 
152,870 
240,957 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,728 
2,057 
7 
65 
168 
347 
545 
925 
$1,000 
521,182 
422,051 
498 
17,599 
48,216 
67,687 
119,284 
168,767 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
123 
105 
- 
2 
5 
29 
35 
34 
$1,000 
28,225 
25,978 
- 
(D) 
2,117 
9,000 
(D) 
6,707 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
96 
82 
- 
2 
5 
23 
27 
25 
$1,000 
27,529 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,117 
8,783 
(D) 
6,563 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
540 
258 
1 
32 
43 
64 
67 
51 
$1,000 
47,178 
44,670 
(D) 
(D) 
4,878 
19,466 
13,179 
7,054 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
71 
11 
27 
25 
8 
$1,000 
46,386 
44,255 
- 
- 
4,770 
19,420 
13,113 
6,952 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,693 
701 
6 
51 
108 
147 
165 
224 
$1,000 
3,954 
2,027 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
359 
514 
700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,242 
849 
- 
49 
81 
156 
236 
327 
$1,000 
1 1 ,699 
5,499 
- 
446 
333 
1,039 
1,143 
2,538 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
11 
$1,000 
1,743 
1,370 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,520 
3,071 
6 
133 
406 
823 
924 
779 
$1,000 
4,011,725 
3,441,535 
4,954 
133,126 
551,630 
1,103,355 
1,048,710 
599,759 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,844 
2,398 
6 
99 
338 
684 
735 
536 
$1,000 
4,010,205 
3,440,775 
4,954 
133,063 
551,515 
1,103,254 
1,048,487 
599,502 
Aquaculture 
farms 
127 
94 
1 
4 
10 
37 
17 
25 
$1,000 
67,453 
61,230 
(D) 
(D) 
6,276 
19,569 
18,540 
15,949 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
57 
1 
2 
9 
22 
9 
14 
$1,000 
66,700 
60,635 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,371 
18,427 
15,751 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
489 
214 
- 
5 
15 
42 
64 
88 
$1,000 
4,169 
3,341 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
807 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
9 
- 
1 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,867 
2,614 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
538 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
13,140 
7,825 
47 
469 
831 
1,413 
2,157 
2,908 
$1,000 
262,967 
226,752 
705 
14,478 
33,107 
56,012 
68,124 
54,326 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,865 
2,333 
18 
217 
405 
541 
646 
506 
$1,000 
433,390 
421,913 
1,389 
32,628 
77,675 
118,816 
119,700 
71 ,704 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
642 
- 
45 
52 
131 
160 
254 
$1,000 
6,369 
4,321 
- 
619 
234 
671 
984 
1,814 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
45,071 
21,315 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,499 
9,409 
$1,000 
7,701,266 
6,687,275 
13,734 
340,109 
1,013,173 
1,898,415 
2,007,302 
1,414,542 
Average per farm 
dollars 
170,870 
313,736 
135,982 
363,364 
545,010 
540,705 
365,030 
150,339 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
19,900 
1 1 ,264 
47 
526 
1,064 
1,857 
3,023 
4,747 
$1,000 
629,255 
586,272 
1,662 
42,243 
93,862 
151,864 
175,516 
121,124 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,394 
6,074 
24 
159 
395 
842 
1,544 
3,110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,306 
2,229 
8 
117 
173 
322 
592 
1,017 
$25,000 to $49,999 
666 
568 
5 
45 
72 
108 
171 
167 
$50,000 or more 
2,534 
2,393 
10 
205 
424 
585 
716 
453 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,001 
11,708 
47 
595 
1,216 
2,072 
3,165 
4,613 
$1,000 
505,519 
482,027 
1,547 
31,901 
77,906 
132,117 
140,715 
97,842 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,790 
7,990 
24 
272 
608 
1,216 
2,082 
3,788 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,293 
960 
12 
98 
124 
187 
265 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
588 
520 
2 
68 
77 
107 
143 
123 
$50,000 or more 
2,330 
2,238 
9 
157 
407 
562 
675 
428 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
