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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
260 
242 
17 
47 
52 
88 
38 
acres 
57,462 
54,002 
- 
2,774 
10,915 
15,623 
16,469 
8,221 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
20 
4 
3 
11 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
117 
102 
2 
16 
18 
11 
31 
24 
1 00 to 249 acres 
181 
169 
- 
8 
30 
45 
58 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
135 
121 
- 
7 
23 
24 
50 
17 
500 acres or more 
65 
65 
- 
2 
11 
25 
21 
6 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
4,154 
3,504 
25 
297 
561 
799 
1,007 
815 
acres 
3,154,061 
3,006,480 
10,787 
166,322 
480,721 
777,081 
956,356 
615,213 
bushels 
136,482,368 
130,847,592 
379,952 
7,447,624 
21,435,260 
34,918,292 
40,886,825 
25,779,639 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,182 
2,837 
18 
245 
485 
653 
834 
602 
acres 
2,299,218 
2,211,823 
5,807 
127,907 
373,489 
590,622 
683,938 
430,060 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
193 
87 
8 
14 
17 
16 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
562 
318 
2 
23 
51 
66 
71 
105 
1 00 to 249 acres 
627 
481 
5 
69 
61 
91 
110 
145 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
577 
8 
73 
84 
101 
173 
138 
500 acres or more 
2,118 
2,041 
10 
124 
351 
524 
637 
395 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,631 
1,373 
9 
91 
213 
316 
392 
352 
acres 
448,235 
415,898 
1,536 
20,513 
53,025 
114,832 
122,829 
103,163 
bushels 
25,253,539 
23,633,437 
51,446 
1,153,401 
3,041,029 
6,825,239 
6,972,547 
5,589,775 
Irrigated 
farms 
234 
206 
- 
13 
51 
40 
42 
60 
acres 
57,357 
55,390 
- 
2,882 
12,481 
1 1 ,256 
12,265 
16,506 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
118 
61 
3 
3 
3 
10 
19 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
439 
320 
- 
20 
52 
61 
84 
103 
1 00 to 249 acres 
466 
413 
3 
41 
78 
94 
109 
88 
250 to 499 acres 
344 
331 
3 
18 
45 
82 
107 
76 
500 acres or more 
264 
248 
- 
9 
35 
69 
73 
62 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,158 
10,051 
33 
291 
663 
1,382 
2,619 
5,063 
acres 
1,286,688 
783,969 
1,564 
26,795 
68,161 
128,263 
218,370 
340,816 
tons, dry 
1,639,109 
1 ,020,452 
2,007 
34,455 
86,967 
172,426 
285,247 
439,350 
Irrigated 
farms 
372 
229 
1 
10 
27 
57 
65 
69 
acres 
14,090 
10,529 
(D) 
(D) 
2,058 
2,218 
2,177 
3,577 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,727 
2,621 
9 
78 
181 
314 
663 
1,376 
25 to 99 acres 
9,746 
4,980 
22 
132 
282 
645 
1,255 
2,644 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,965 
1,934 
2 
61 
133 
330 
544 
864 
250 to 499 acres 
555 
396 
- 
9 
49 
67 
118 
153 
500 acres or more 
165 
120 
- 
11 
18 
26 
39 
26 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
141 
78 
_ 
_ 
3 
12 
26 
37 
acres 
4,943 
2,837 
- 
- 
116 
393 
863 
1,465 
tons, dry 
1 1 ,532 
6,809 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,872 
3,570 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,018 
8,293 
26 
255 
574 
1,181 
2,194 
4,063 
acres 
1,087,515 
678,785 
1,256 
24,501 
61,496 
114,823 
194,192 
282,517 
tons, dry 
1,400,299 
890,541 
1,663 
31,377 
78,309 
154,377 
254,437 
370,378 
Irrigated 
farms 
308 
186 
1 
10 
21 
41 
57 
56 
acres 
12,237 
9,082 
(D) 
(D) 
1,644 
1,693 
2,079 
3,167 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
11 
8 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
3 
acres 
1,849 
1,645 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,200 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
625 
327 
- 
21 
33 
62 
83 
128 
acres 
10,960 
9,924 
- 
69 
2,371 
1,840 
4,323 
1,321 
Irrigated 
farms 
304 
171 
- 
10 
15 
32 
45 
69 
acres 
5,491 
5,157 
- 
21 
1,013 
1,355 
2,378 
389 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
218 
17 
20 
42 
48 
91 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
118 
74 
- 
3 
9 
11 
23 
28 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
13 
- 
1 
2 
4 
2 
4 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
5 
250.0 acres or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
208 
100 
_ 
9 
4 
21 
30 
36 
acres 
2,297 
2,132 
- 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,094 
713 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
20 
- 
1 
- 
5 
6 
8 
acres 
2,235 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,082 
704 
Peas, green 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
173 
91 
- 
7 
6 
20 
24 
34 
acres 
60 
34 
- 
2 
1 
10 
9 
13 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
173 
91 
7 
6 
20 
24 
34 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
