Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
30,490 
14,085 
63 
470 
1,006 
2,046 
3,605 
6,895 
acres 
3,123,642 
1,930,109 
5,717 
60,869 
145,864 
322,660 
519,987 
875,012 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
24,209 
11,611 
39 
404 
900 
1,920 
2,943 
5,405 
acres 
497,774 
306,587 
609 
8,000 
21,629 
65,802 
78,326 
132,221 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,084 
4,019 
27 
346 
628 
919 
1,118 
981 
acres 
4,803,902 
4,621,589 
13,181 
290,080 
801,553 
1 ,243,274 
1 ,373,999 
899,502 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,896 
3,936 
27 
344 
621 
893 
1,101 
950 
acres 
4,795,969 
4,616,112 
13,181 
290,030 
800,633 
1,241,512 
1,373,093 
897,663 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
287 
159 
- 
3 
22 
46 
38 
50 
acres 
7,933 
5,477 
- 
50 
920 
1,762 
906 
1,839 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,643 
947 
1 
35 
64 
128 
280 
439 
acres 
238,619 
90,689 
(D) 
(D) 
7,391 
14,363 
25,093 
41,836 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,128 
3,945 
24 
287 
542 
803 
1,099 
1,190 
acres 
4,758,509 
4,440,229 
15,049 
258,474 
744,371 
1,152,145 
1,354,553 
915,637 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
32 
18 
- 
4 
3 
- 
8 
3 
$1,000 
789 
744 
- 
47 
95 
- 
505 
97 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
45,071 
21,315 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,499 
9,409 
$1,000 
36,415,777 
27,595,045 
71,238 
1,314,353 
3,763,516 
6,273,998 
8,337,573 
7,834,366 
Average per farm 
dollars 
807,965 
1 ,294,630 
705,327 
1,404,223 
2,024,484 
1 ,786,955 
1,516,198 
832,646 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,637 
2,668 
2,447 
2,747 
2,845 
2,775 
2,722 
2,457 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,834 
886 
7 
65 
80 
160 
219 
355 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,580 
1,493 
15 
79 
140 
232 
328 
699 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,081 
3,261 
18 
120 
210 
438 
793 
1,682 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,880 
6,425 
25 
188 
424 
900 
1,539 
3,349 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,876 
3,866 
13 
187 
290 
643 
993 
1,740 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,107 
2,140 
11 
108 
205 
374 
622 
820 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,192 
1,812 
12 
115 
280 
387 
556 
462 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,099 
1,035 
- 
66 
164 
266 
325 
214 
$10,000,000 or more 
422 
397 
- 
8 
66 
111 
124 
88 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
45,070 
21,314 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,498 
9,409 
$1,000 
5,202,799 
4,007,492 
9,339 
231,075 
538,813 
982,990 
1,185,467 
1,059,809 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,038 
925 
9 
36 
57 
162 
196 
465 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,288 
1,085 
13 
46 
83 
155 
215 
573 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,432 
2,373 
5 
75 
145 
334 
556 
1,258 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,480 
5,476 
36 
157 
383 
773 
1,314 
2,813 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,893 
4,307 
14 
175 
296 
581 
1,130 
2,111 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,033 
3,060 
9 
166 
267 
549 
870 
1,199 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,799 
2,100 
8 
151 
280 
422 
614 
625 
$500,000 or more 
2,107 
1,988 
7 
130 
348 
535 
603 
365 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
36,430 
18,865 
80 
794 
1,658 
3,117 
4,983 
8,233 
number 
73,304 
45,485 
152 
1,863 
4,662 
9,078 
12,626 
17,104 
Tractors, all 
farms 
38,294 
19,237 
68 
723 
1,616 
3,133 
5,082 
8,615 
number 
80,054 
48,083 
134 
1,691 
4,350 
8,786 
13,312 
19,810 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,672 
6,903 
21 
190 
449 
1,045 
1,791 
3,407 
number 
17,975 
8,765 
25 
213 
558 
1,347 
2,232 
4,390 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
28,333 
14,433 
48 
459 
1,085 
2,255 
3,839 
6,747 
number 
43,923 
24,320 
58 
651 
1,754 
3,947 
6,538 
1 1 ,372 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,618 
5,346 
20 
335 
688 
1,123 
1,530 
1,650 
number 
18,156 
14,998 
51 
827 
2,038 
3,492 
4,542 
4,048 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
3,461 
3,032 
17 
208 
509 
688 
911 
699 
number 
4,544 
4,059 
26 
253 
670 
928 
1,244 
938 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
625 
591 
2 
44 
94 
135 
175 
141 
number 
860 
818 
(D) 
47 
126 
191 
235 
(D) 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
279 
151 
20 
24 
23 
36 
48 
number 
331 
175 
- 
22 
26 
28 
43 
56 
Hay balers 
farms 
13,564 
7,452 
15 
199 
479 
1,064 
1,980 
3,715 
number 
16,085 
8,914 
16 
236 
596 
1,310 
2,384 
4,372 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
