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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,743 
606 
8 
9 
35 
57 
140 
357 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,350 
1,745 
20 
72 
78 
186 
384 
1,005 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,630 
1,191 
2 
24 
56 
143 
247 
719 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,212 
1,776 
14 
95 
106 
232 
428 
901 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,010 
1,367 
10 
49 
118 
236 
344 
610 
$50,000 or more 
5,341 
4,578 
18 
289 
696 
1,136 
1,309 
1,130 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
25,785 
10,052 
29 
398 
770 
1,521 
2,647 
4,687 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
20,044 
32,001 
7,685 
36,547 
47,023 
42,450 
34,434 
24,533 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,198 
715 
14 
33 
76 
186 
406 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,850 
2,663 
15 
85 
169 
329 
646 
1,419 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,872 
2,201 
9 
92 
164 
350 
517 
1,069 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,043 
2,391 
4 
113 
174 
363 
702 
1,035 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,265 
1,004 
- 
33 
92 
182 
291 
406 
$50,000 or more 
1,557 
1,078 
1 
61 
138 
221 
305 
352 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
494 
458 
39 
82 
96 
141 
100 
$1,000 
124,563 
121,674 
- 
7,389 
25,023 
26,160 
38,660 
24,442 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
15,139 
8,447 
45 
347 
869 
1,469 
2,277 
3,440 
$1,000 
206,982 
153,590 
527 
5,686 
20,763 
34,871 
47,173 
44,569 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,543 
1,051 
4 
74 
141 
217 
287 
328 
$1,000 
27,088 
23,679 
(D) 
1,873 
(D) 
5,729 
7,169 
5,527 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,031 
1,414 
3 
30 
110 
180 
320 
771 
$1,000 
67,196 
36,489 
36 
592 
4,008 
5,792 
11,901 
14,160 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,445 
663 
25 
35 
71 
205 
327 
$1,000 
15,899 
8,437 
- 
190 
422 
819 
3,799 
3,208 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
389 
215 
15 
50 
69 
81 
$1,000 
3,653 
2,733 
- 
- 
547 
626 
631 
928 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
6,607 
4,159 
17 
177 
467 
816 
1,194 
1,488 
$1,000 
25,024 
23,022 
37 
754 
3,234 
5,955 
6,452 
6,590 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,362 
1,014 
9 
66 
144 
204 
287 
304 
$1 ,000 
34,815 
31,056 
334 
1,251 
6,314 
7,952 
7,898 
7,308 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
2,837 
1,575 
19 
54 
94 
198 
416 
794 
$1,000 
2,696 
2,030 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
502 
594 
722 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,439 
800 
1 
21 
116 
169 
236 
257 
$1,000 
30,611 
26,144 
(D) 
(D) 
2,774 
7,496 
8,730 
6,127 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
29,380 
15,286 
64 
681 
1,377 
2,467 
4,035 
6,662 
acres 
7,931,111 
6,873,459 
21,922 
381,744 
1,079,865 
1,701,090 
2,055,431 
1,633,407 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
25,535 
14,088 
63 
638 
1,271 
2,273 
3,740 
6,103 
acres 
7,316,469 
6,539,680 
20,959 
369,773 
1 ,029,457 
1 ,646,770 
1,975,057 
1 ,497,664 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
13,371 
5,708 
26 
161 
348 
727 
1,426 
3,020 
50 to 99 acres 
4,667 
2,543 
12 
86 
178 
358 
639 
1,270 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,816 
1,777 
4 
74 
128 
305 
471 
795 
200 to 499 acres 
1,687 
1,241 
4 
110 
133 
189 
358 
447 
500 to 999 acres 
749 
656 
10 
67 
93 
134 
188 
164 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,117 
1,065 
5 
89 
201 
264 
324 
182 
2,000 acres or more 
1,128 
1,098 
2 
51 
190 
296 
334 
225 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,049 
986 
2 
38 
98 
177 
220 
451 
acres 
180,875 
116,362 
(D) 
(D) 
25,354 
19,300 
25,712 
40,248 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,631 
822 
5 
36 
93 
134 
209 
345 
acres 
88,764 
56,430 
(D) 
(D) 
9,872 
11,971 
13,488 
19,133 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,121 
1,597 
5 
59 
148 
263 
416 
706 
acres 
312,068 
137,534 
251 
4,333 
11,315 
17,251 
35,543 
68,841 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
537 
319 
- 
35 
45 
50 
84 
105 
acres 
32,935 
23,453 
- 
636 
3,867 
5,798 
5,631 
7,521 
Total woodland 
farms 
25,132 
1 1 ,428 
23 
347 
777 
1,670 
3,041 
5,570 
acres 
2,258,259 
1,233,411 
865 
27,788 
75,709 
171,400 
409,223 
548,426 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
13,537 
6,521 
15 
190 
421 
912 
1,677 
3,306 
acres 
742,185 
442,492 
535 
13,023 
24,722 
60,540 
123,908 
219,764 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
15,474 
6,735 
15 
210 
473 
989 
1,868 
3,180 
acres 
1,516,074 
790,919 
330 
14,765 
50,987 
110,860 
285,315 
328,662 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
