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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
227 
12 
45 
65 
49 
56 
500 or more 
73 
- 
- 
8 
23 
24 
18 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
11,969 
51 
886 
1,696 
3,381 
3,504 
2,451 
number 
285,468 
907 
17,140 
38,150 
81,227 
87,102 
60,942 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,964 
51 
886 
1,695 
3,379 
3,502 
2,451 
number 
284,891 
907 
17,140 
(D) 
81,003 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,128 
18 
354 
651 
1,165 
1,159 
781 
10 to 49 
6,535 
33 
469 
859 
1,830 
1,926 
1,418 
50 to 99 
969 
- 
55 
127 
282 
330 
175 
100 to 199 
242 
- 
5 
49 
76 
58 
54 
200 to 499 
76 
- 
3 
9 
21 
22 
21 
500 or more 
14 
- 
- 
- 
5 
7 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
2 
number 
577 
- 
- 
(D) 
224 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1 
1 
10 to 49 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,048 
60 
879 
1,619 
3,140 
3,210 
2,140 
number 
235,708 
893 
12,321 
34,690 
65,967 
72,082 
49,755 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1 1 ,024 
58 
854 
1,581 
3,135 
3,202 
2,194 
number 
276,686 
896 
14,403 
38,742 
72,181 
90,796 
59,668 
$1,000 
209,283 
667 
10,617 
29,376 
52,811 
68,356 
47,457 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,506 
35 
560 
1,035 
2,182 
2,241 
1,453 
number 
95,482 
365 
5,036 
12,449 
27,078 
30,007 
20,547 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,209 
45 
672 
1,310 
2,624 
2,738 
1,820 
number 
181,204 
531 
9,367 
26,293 
45,103 
60,789 
39,121 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
- 
50 
107 
139 
82 
28 
number 
8,553 
- 
303 
3,234 
2,332 
1,033 
1,651 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
382 
50 
101 
129 
77 
25 
25 to 49 
15 
- 
- 
4 
7 
4 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
500 or more 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
237 
_ 
29 
60 
72 
55 
21 
number 
5,402 
- 
102 
2,581 
1,279 
717 
723 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
304 
- 
41 
83 
111 
54 
15 
number 
3,151 
- 
201 
653 
1,053 
316 
928 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
282 
_ 
44 
77 
97 
50 
14 
number 
44,560 
- 
493 
(D) 
12,614 
8,154 
(D) 
$1,000 
2,508 
- 
37 
(D) 
552 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
457 
4 
30 
90 
138 
123 
72 
number 
9,857 
68 
817 
1,455 
2,980 
2,929 
1,608 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
330 
3 
22 
52 
108 
90 
55 
number 
5,184 
21 
390 
825 
1,737 
1,278 
933 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
288 
4 
13 
59 
96 
73 
43 
number 
4,545 
17 
188 
671 
1,436 
1,502 
731 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,589 
17 
479 
1,125 
1,949 
1,870 
1,149 
number 
35,010 
66 
2,168 
5,350 
10,188 
10,426 
6,812 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,382 
17 
470 
1,091 
1,911 
1,815 
1,078 
number 
32,576 
62 
2,082 
4,896 
9,631 
9,676 
6,229 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,299 
8 
134 
234 
396 
352 
175 
number 
3,716 
14 
326 
539 
1,029 
1,059 
749 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,513 
5 
170 
310 
460 
368 
200 
number 
20,953 
85 
2,130 
3,761 
6,102 
5,652 
3,223 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
768 
2 
89 
158 
248 
190 
81 
number 
8,381 
(D) 
(D) 
1,400 
2,486 
2,755 
986 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,989 
14 
162 
362 
659 
543 
249 
number 
3,028,820 
228 
987,407 
1,170,872 
385,814 
372,849 
1 1 1 ,650 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,918 
14 
154 
351 
637 
524 
238 
400 to 3,199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
4 
10,000 to 19,999 
35 
- 
1 
8 
13 
10 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
18 
- 
5 
- 
7 
5 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
273 
- 
23 
50 
76 
81 
43 
number 
1 ,332,664 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
341,131 
485,341 
258,259 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 205 
