Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
5,529 
17 
415 
777 
1,600 
1,687 
1,033 
$1,000 
25,649 
568 
1,105 
3,434 
7,128 
9,298 
4,117 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,617 
5 
291 
522 
1,033 
1,083 
683 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,328 
4 
90 
171 
403 
411 
249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
387 
3 
26 
53 
110 
129 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
81 
- 
4 
16 
25 
25 
11 
$50,000 or more 
116 
5 
4 
15 
29 
39 
24 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,130 
36 
590 
1,005 
1,797 
1,693 
1,009 
$1,000 
128,411 
137 
6,471 
19,622 
37,068 
45,540 
19,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,125 
34 
411 
670 
1,200 
1,130 
680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,336 
1 
130 
204 
399 
377 
225 
$25,000 to $99,999 
380 
1 
32 
79 
96 
104 
68 
$100,000 to $249,999 
204 
- 
16 
39 
70 
56 
23 
$250,000 or more 
85 
- 
1 
13 
32 
26 
13 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,855 
20 
362 
627 
1,148 
1,046 
652 
$1,000 
32,480 
42 
2,857 
4,047 
10,981 
8,742 
5,811 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,081 
19 
306 
538 
902 
830 
486 
$1,000 
95,931 
95 
3,614 
15,575 
26,087 
36,798 
13,762 
Feed purchased 
farms 
17,221 
77 
1,227 
2,466 
4,902 
5,075 
3,474 
$1,000 
427,527 
680 
31,509 
79,880 
133,166 
118,783 
63,508 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,564 
51 
879 
1,661 
3,287 
3,384 
2,302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,536 
25 
281 
616 
1,305 
1,378 
931 
$25,000 to $99,999 
639 
- 
42 
107 
158 
166 
166 
$100,000 to $249,999 
114 
- 
4 
12 
27 
37 
34 
$250,000 or more 
368 
1 
21 
70 
125 
110 
41 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
22,560 
87 
1,403 
2,934 
6,005 
6,636 
5,495 
$1,000 
56,707 
405 
3,246 
7,351 
15,223 
19,036 
1 1 ,445 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,660 
78 
1,306 
2,630 
5,443 
6,083 
5,120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,614 
4 
83 
266 
479 
456 
326 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
3 
6 
26 
51 
58 
23 
$50,000 or more 
119 
2 
8 
12 
32 
39 
26 
Utilities 
farms 
12,074 
34 
731 
1,415 
3,305 
3,696 
2,893 
$1,000 
25,670 
83 
1,762 
3,628 
7,102 
8,318 
4,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,488 
25 
469 
837 
1,985 
2,298 
1,874 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,763 
- 
208 
453 
1,096 
1,142 
864 
$5,000 to $24,999 
638 
9 
41 
101 
155 
205 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
- 
7 
17 
58 
37 
20 
$50,000 or more 
46 
- 
6 
7 
11 
14 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
17,934 
59 
1,068 
2,226 
4,844 
5,369 
4,368 
$1,000 
51,873 
261 
3,057 
7,635 
13,720 
16,153 
1 1 ,047 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,022 
49 
959 
1,973 
4,302 
4,799 
3,940 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,654 
8 
92 
219 
474 
487 
374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161 
2 
12 
19 
43 
61 
24 
$50,000 or more 
97 
- 
5 
15 
25 
22 
30 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
4,145 
9 
194 
474 
1,089 
1,289 
1,090 
$1,000 
42,854 
144 
2,343 
7,876 
9,003 
13,714 
9,775 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,880 
4 
126 
337 
762 
896 
755 
$5,000 to $24,999 
851 
- 
35 
81 
244 
269 
222 
$25,000 to $99,999 
365 
5 
31 
48 
71 
108 
102 
$100,000 to $249,999 
35 
- 
- 
5 
11 
11 
8 
$250,000 or more 
14 
- 
2 
3 
1 
5 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,811 
5 
96 
214 
487 
530 
479 
$1,000 
9,619 
7 
583 
1,300 
2,476 
2,761 
2,492 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
552 
3 
31 
59 
174 
159 
126 
$1,000 to $4,999 
757 
2 
32 
104 
195 
221 
203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
427 
- 
31 
41 
97 
130 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
- 
- 
4 
14 
11 
20 
$50,000 or more 
26 
- 
2 
6 
7 
9 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,953 
9 
145 
357 
848 
896 
698 
$1,000 
15,147 
144 
624 
1,854 
4,093 
5,625 
2,805 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,322 
3 
64 
137 
393 
409 
316 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,019 
- 
49 
121 
278 
283 
288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
514 
3 
29 
87 
152 
166 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
3 
2 
10 
16 
16 
7 
$50,000 or more 
44 
- 
1 
2 
9 
22 
10 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,458 
38 
440 
820 
1,331 
1,171 
658 
$1,000 
24,388 
477 
1,561 
5,367 
6,965 
6,529 
3,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,740 
31 
387 
685 
1,100 
990 
547 
$5,000 to $9,999 
336 
- 
26 
57 
120 
78 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
213 
1 
19 
44 
66 
55 
28 
$25,000 or more 
169 
6 
8 
34 
45 
48 
28 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 191 
