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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,070 
843 
4 
34 
91 
167 
234 
313 
500 or more 
393 
320 
- 
13 
39 
60 
100 
108 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,442 
1 1 ,473 
53 
377 
714 
1,638 
2,894 
5,797 
number 
822,222 
536,754 
1,416 
21,503 
42,192 
93,512 
140,507 
237,624 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,385 
11,421 
53 
375 
710 
1,625 
2,872 
5,786 
number 
813,250 
528,359 
1,416 
(D) 
(D) 
90,708 
137,983 
235,594 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,343 
2,215 
14 
106 
119 
344 
568 
1,064 
1 0 to 49 
12,663 
6,128 
34 
157 
352 
758 
1,475 
3,352 
50 to 99 
2,809 
1,840 
- 
60 
125 
298 
480 
877 
too to 199 
1,122 
880 
5 
32 
82 
157 
255 
349 
200 to 499 
369 
293 
- 
7 
24 
52 
82 
128 
500 or more 
79 
65 
- 
13 
8 
16 
12 
16 
Milk cows 
farms 
100 
91 
- 
2 
7 
24 
29 
29 
number 
8,972 
8,395 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,804 
2,524 
2,030 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10 
9 
2 
7 
10 to 49 
28 
25 
- 
- 
2 
7 
8 
8 
50 to 99 
31 
28 
- 
1 
1 
7 
11 
8 
100 to 199 
21 
19 
- 
1 
- 
6 
8 
4 
200 to 499 
10 
10 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
22,119 
11,071 
38 
382 
741 
1,569 
2,784 
5,557 
number 
793,552 
557,844 
980 
22,952 
51,981 
94,893 
159,589 
227,449 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
22,116 
1 1 ,092 
51 
344 
681 
1,541 
2,767 
5,708 
number 
954,433 
677,747 
1,081 
24,160 
65,291 
107,865 
185,999 
293,351 
$1,000 
766,476 
557,193 
857 
21,539 
55,552 
85,417 
152,870 
240,957 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
14,953 
7,447 
32 
200 
414 
1,047 
1,895 
3,859 
number 
262,630 
167,148 
471 
4,050 
10,634 
31,024 
44,925 
76,044 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,889 
9,680 
35 
294 
583 
1,335 
2,413 
5,020 
number 
691 ,803 
510,599 
610 
20,110 
54,657 
76,841 
141,074 
217,307 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
number 
168 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
346 
1 
39 
53 
89 
92 
72 
number 
109,316 
100,763 
(D) 
(D) 
10,358 
42,229 
31,662 
16,171 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
632 
250 
1 
36 
40 
56 
63 
54 
25 to 49 
33 
18 
- 
2 
2 
2 
4 
8 
50 to 99 
7 
7 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
9 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
500 or more 
67 
63 
- 
- 
10 
25 
20 
8 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
468 
231 
1 
15 
41 
59 
62 
53 
number 
57,816 
52,414 
(D) 
(D) 
3,452 
25,710 
13,810 
9,314 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
603 
299 
1 
38 
44 
73 
79 
64 
number 
51,500 
48,349 
(D) 
(D) 
6,906 
16,519 
17,852 
6,857 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
540 
258 
1 
32 
43 
64 
67 
51 
number 
1,144,573 
1,100,013 
(D) 
(D) 
84,452 
476,144 
347,869 
191,110 
$1,000 
47,178 
44,670 
(D) 
(D) 
4,878 
19,466 
13,179 
7,054 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
778 
321 
- 
25 
44 
58 
94 
100 
number 
18,808 
8,951 
- 
688 
770 
1,034 
3,036 
3,423 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
556 
226 
- 
18 
23 
34 
67 
84 
number 
10,237 
5,053 
- 
397 
316 
553 
1,582 
2,205 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
488 
200 
- 
7 
37 
31 
58 
67 
number 
9,374 
4,829 
- 
390 
517 
473 
1,977 
1,472 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,820 
4,231 
26 
199 
430 
801 
1,145 
1,630 
number 
61,090 
26,080 
104 
975 
2,482 
5,566 
7,142 
9,811 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
10,476 
4,094 
26 
195 
425 
779 
1,111 
1,558 
number 
56,317 
23,741 
82 
911 
2,228 
4,980 
6,636 
8,904 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,099 
800 
- 
49 
80 
147 
220 
304 
number 
6,500 
2,784 
- 
110 
185 
550 
786 
1,153 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,450 
937 
6 
70 
138 
203 
230 
290 
number 
41,610 
20,657 
108 
1,194 
1,937 
4,043 
5,220 
8,155 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,311 
543 
6 
46 
76 
121 
120 
174 
number 
19,128 
10,747 
132 
755 
1,086 
2,377 
2,061 
4,336 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,549 
1,560 
3 
87 
155 
329 
421 
565 
number 
12,545,952 
9,517,132 
(D) 
(D) 
2,175,312 
2,927,672 
2,680,319 
1,447,022 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,105 
1,187 
2 
76 
104 
223 
303 
479 
400 to 3,199 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
54 
44 
- 
1 
6 
11 
8 
18 
10,000 to 19,999 
187 
152 
1 
2 
16 
41 
48 
44 
20,000 to 49,999 
180 
162 
- 
8 
27 
50 
55 
22 
50,000 to 99,999 
10 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
1 
100,000 or more 
7 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
623 
350 
- 
29 
34 
69 
100 
118 
number 
6,749,434 
5,416,770 
- 
609,486 
1,084,954 
1,195,707 
1,695,010 
831,613 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
