Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
14,043 
8,514 
30 
484 
919 
1,567 
2,351 
3,163 
$1,000 
489,451 
463,802 
1,365 
32,585 
77,562 
124,055 
141,427 
86,807 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,423 
2,806 
- 
93 
191 
381 
690 
1,451 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,235 
1,907 
5 
69 
139 
331 
551 
812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,331 
944 
7 
74 
96 
169 
271 
327 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
519 
3 
62 
80 
88 
140 
146 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
2,338 
15 
186 
413 
598 
699 
427 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,996 
6,866 
31 
305 
689 
1,401 
1,885 
2,555 
$1,000 
891 ,909 
763,498 
692 
26,643 
130,568 
238,277 
233,258 
134,059 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,949 
2,824 
22 
111 
210 
416 
739 
1,326 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,506 
1,170 
3 
54 
96 
188 
302 
527 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,327 
947 
2 
50 
89 
222 
278 
306 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,520 
1,316 
4 
60 
200 
373 
379 
300 
$250,000 or more 
694 
609 
- 
30 
94 
202 
187 
96 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,686 
3,831 
21 
156 
343 
687 
1,049 
1,575 
$1,000 
108,357 
75,877 
154 
3,644 
9,867 
19,810 
23,825 
18,577 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,155 
4,074 
15 
228 
498 
969 
1,113 
1,251 
$1,000 
783,552 
687,621 
538 
22,999 
120,702 
218,467 
209,434 
115,482 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,540 
15,319 
70 
539 
1,166 
2,455 
3,911 
7,178 
$1,000 
2,617,016 
2,189,489 
3,419 
88,247 
312,911 
669,143 
643,702 
472,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,616 
7,052 
44 
232 
461 
881 
1,735 
3,699 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,883 
4,347 
14 
165 
240 
629 
1,032 
2,267 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,929 
1,290 
6 
31 
107 
193 
360 
593 
$100,000 to $249,999 
558 
444 
1 
16 
38 
114 
135 
140 
$250,000 or more 
2,554 
2,186 
5 
95 
320 
638 
649 
479 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
43,591 
21,031 
96 
910 
1,832 
3,452 
5,461 
9,280 
$1,000 
510,909 
454,203 
1,211 
26,397 
70,419 
116,539 
136,178 
103,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,225 
13,565 
59 
465 
835 
1,773 
3,301 
7,132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,685 
4,071 
26 
221 
420 
788 
1,159 
1,457 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,203 
1,036 
5 
59 
165 
269 
312 
226 
$50,000 or more 
2,478 
2,359 
6 
165 
412 
622 
689 
465 
Utilities 
farms 
27,221 
15,147 
46 
621 
1,480 
2,726 
4,101 
6,173 
$1,000 
199,956 
174,285 
277 
8,659 
26,239 
49,124 
53,092 
36,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,989 
5,501 
14 
141 
308 
670 
1,366 
3,002 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,359 
4,596 
11 
180 
402 
712 
1,209 
2,082 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,696 
3,058 
20 
186 
442 
779 
901 
730 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,327 
1,188 
1 
68 
189 
322 
390 
218 
$50,000 or more 
850 
804 
- 
46 
139 
243 
235 
141 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
36,413 
18,479 
76 
793 
1,668 
3,138 
4,890 
7,914 
$1,000 
370,875 
319,002 
889 
13,734 
43,749 
78,825 
103,848 
77,957 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,333 
11,311 
55 
390 
734 
1,501 
2,781 
5,850 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,950 
4,296 
13 
262 
496 
904 
1,171 
1,450 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,292 
1,131 
2 
71 
177 
275 
361 
245 
$50,000 or more 
1,838 
1,741 
6 
70 
261 
458 
577 
369 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,715 
7,570 
29 
349 
899 
1,578 
2,129 
2,586 
$1,000 
342,712 
299,858 
448 
14,011 
41,639 
79,552 
92,655 
71,552 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,648 
2,768 
12 
91 
231 
401 
735 
1,298 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,757 
1,906 
8 
102 
238 
458 
505 
595 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,512 
2,147 
9 
124 
316 
514 
664 
520 
$100,000 to $249,999 
634 
599 
- 
30 
99 
158 
178 
134 
$250,000 or more 
164 
150 
- 
2 
15 
47 
47 
39 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,767 
2,956 
5 
153 
322 
658 
795 
1,023 
$1,000 
49,179 
39,560 
120 
1,836 
5,728 
1 1 ,050 
10,240 
10,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
994 
442 
- 
17 
34 
79 
107 
205 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,800 
1,043 
1 
61 
90 
215 
284 
392 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,473 
1,046 
2 
57 
126 
249 
287 
325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
314 
265 
2 
10 
47 
71 
71 
64 
$50,000 or more 
186 
160 
- 
8 
25 
44 
46 
37 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,038 
6,085 
28 
282 
695 
1,281 
1,717 
2,082 
$1,000 
132,549 
1 1 7,402 
329 
7,060 
15,403 
32,570 
35,995 
26,045 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,477 
1,155 
5 
28 
55 
122 
309 
636 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,487 
1,468 
4 
57 
103 
232 
389 
683 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,926 
2,412 
14 
135 
378 
639 
702 
544 
$25,000 to $49,999 
594 
540 
5 
37 
88 
145 
174 
91 
$50,000 or more 
554 
510 
- 
25 
71 
143 
143 
128 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
10,566 
6,108 
37 
405 
715 
1,198 
1,681 
2,072 
$1,000 
259,535 
235,148 
1,052 
18,090 
36,893 
60,904 
74,229 
43,979 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,916 
3,176 
18 
161 
258 
498 
872 
1,369 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,019 
683 
- 
60 
74 
150 
162 
237 
$10,000 to $24,999 
905 
692 
8 
60 
120 
157 
194 
153 
$25,000 or more 
1,726 
1,557 
11 
124 
263 
393 
453 
313 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
