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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
928 
557 
1 
25 
80 
141 
164 
146 
number 
1 1 ,339,920 
9,110,631 
(D) 
(D) 
1,779,363 
2,960,447 
2,619,269 
1,459,831 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
230 
170 
9 
20 
37 
57 
47 
number 
1 1 ,365,371 
9,071,409 
- 
641,815 
1,052,970 
1,959,440 
3,640,217 
1,776,967 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
2,109 
1,730 
5 
77 
251 
485 
520 
392 
number 
975,950,973 
838,100,143 
1,472,767 
33,007,564 
136,373,534 
256,768,196 
252,096,692 
158,381,390 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
119 
56 
4 
5 
14 
16 
17 
2,000 to 59,999 
28 
21 
- 
4 
1 
2 
8 
6 
60,000 to 99,999 
47 
37 
- 
- 
1 
7 
12 
17 
100,000 or more 
1,915 
1,616 
5 
69 
244 
462 
484 
352 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
458 
288 
- 
18 
32 
90 
78 
70 
number 
8,821,769 
7,853,838 
- 
639,349 
1 ,094,720 
2,628,067 
2,187,878 
1 ,303,824 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
278 
221 
- 
11 
29 
73 
72 
36 
number 
27,939,333 
25,180,368 
- 
1,460,350 
2,758,183 
8,928,004 
7,492,857 
4,540,974 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,712 
1,544 
10 
139 
290 
370 
443 
292 
acres 
695,003 
660,090 
992 
49,993 
123,186 
195,232 
177,906 
112,781 
bushels 
124,688,804 
118,621,351 
122,319 
9,494,656 
22,519,427 
35,130,740 
31,373,804 
19,980,405 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,436 
1,317 
10 
130 
260 
314 
365 
238 
acres 
591,157 
564,384 
992 
46,236 
103,077 
168,099 
149,351 
96,629 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
91 
44 
1 
1 
4 
8 
9 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
297 
239 
5 
31 
53 
45 
57 
48 
1 00 to 249 acres 
394 
368 
4 
28 
66 
80 
116 
74 
250 to 499 acres 
412 
394 
- 
40 
81 
91 
123 
59 
500 acres or more 
518 
499 
- 
39 
86 
146 
138 
90 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
47 
36 
- 
2 
3 
7 
7 
17 
acres 
4,208 
3,717 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
560 
241 
2,335 
tons 
29,156 
26,685 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,480 
1,181 
16,012 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
11 
- 
1 
1 
4 
5 
acres 
652 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
324 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
5 
. 
1 
. 
4 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
14 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
15 
14 
- 
1 
- 
4 
- 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
701 
663 
2 
67 
108 
151 
187 
148 
acres 
586,351 
572,092 
(D) 
(D) 
102,092 
141,729 
176,575 
118,500 
bales 
1 ,253,037 
1,221,042 
(D) 
(D) 
213,673 
307,003 
385,310 
243,423 
Irrigated 
farms 
635 
601 
2 
61 
99 
141 
170 
128 
acres 
498,860 
486,025 
(D) 
(D) 
90,929 
118,549 
151,452 
95,307 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
5 
2 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
57 
- 
6 
10 
9 
13 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
118 
114 
- 
18 
9 
23 
37 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
133 
- 
23 
25 
27 
29 
29 
500 acres or more 
367 
354 
2 
20 
64 
90 
107 
71 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
38 
_ 
2 
7 
6 
13 
10 
acres 
6,006 
5,747 
- 
(D) 
502 
2,180 
1,650 
(D) 
bushels 
578,583 
564,947 
- 
(D) 
49,350 
203,240 
169,584 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
10 
. 
. 
2 
. 
2 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
10 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
10 
- 
- 
2 
2 
6 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
3 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
36 
32 
_ 
5 
8 
11 
7 
1 
acres 
13,594 
13,331 
- 
1,993 
(D) 
5,598 
3,521 
(D) 
pounds 
59,109,271 
(D) 
- 
8,780,546 
(D) 
(D) 
15,645,675 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
32 
- 
5 
8 
11 
7 
1 
acres 
13,441 
13,178 
- 
1,993 
(D) 
5,568 
3,398 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
5 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
11 
- 
1 
3 
4 
2 
1 
500 acres or more 
11 
11 
- 
2 
1 
5 
3 
- 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
2,137 
17 
177 
378 
502 
623 
440 
acres 
1,285,381 
1 ,242,986 
5,140 
79,783 
211,273 
333,503 
358,184 
255,103 
cwt 
96,847,596 
93,753,328 
395,667 
5,975,000 
15,858,945 
25,069,405 
27,253,860 
19,200,451 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,345 
2,137 
17 
177 
378 
502 
623 
440 
acres 
1,285,381 
1,242,986 
5,140 
79,783 
211,273 
333,503 
358,184 
255,103 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
31 
2 
3 
4 
7 
6 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
313 
226 
- 
21 
38 
42 
63 
62 
1 00 to 249 acres 
461 
404 
10 
47 
70 
68 
118 
91 
250 to 499 acres 
547 
521 
2 
43 
103 
120 
166 
87 
500 acres or more 
981 
955 
3 
63 
163 
265 
270 
191 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
525 
477 
2 
33 
86 
108 
171 
77 
acres 
133,660 
125,264 
(D) 
(D) 
22,311 
37,666 
43,642 
15,196 
bushels 
1 1 ,426,434 
10,705,771 
(D) 
(D) 
1,763,186 
3,291,835 
3,880,218 
1 ,237,774 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
