Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
928 
724 
180 
24 
309 
619 
number 
11,339,920 
9,195,890 
1,893,687 
250,343 
5,084,273 
6,255,647 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
230 
176 
51 
3 
101 
129 
number 
11,365,371 
7,947,443 
3,211,928 
206,000 
5,726,887 
5,638,484 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
2,109 
1,503 
579 
27 
877 
1,232 
number 
975,950,973 
694,938,136 
272,336,402 
8,676,435 
390,624,104 
585,326,869 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
119 
82 
29 
8 
37 
82 
2,000 to 59,999 
28 
20 
4 
4 
15 
13 
60,000 to 99,999 
47 
32 
13 
2 
17 
30 
100,000 or more 
1,915 
1,369 
533 
13 
808 
1,107 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
458 
338 
108 
12 
155 
303 
number 
8,821,769 
5,295,133 
3,526,607 
29 
4,004,580 
4,817,189 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
278 
185 
89 
4 
116 
162 
number 
27,939,333 
16,414,645 
(D) 
(D) 
12,192,706 
15,746,627 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,712 
235 
855 
622 
852 
860 
acres 
695,003 
55,303 
370,579 
269,121 
291 ,842 
403,161 
bushels 
124,688,804 
10,080,543 
66,134,810 
48,473,451 
51,423,822 
73,264,982 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,436 
156 
713 
567 
699 
737 
acres 
591,157 
35,114 
315,853 
240,190 
244,573 
346,584 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
91 
45 
26 
20 
62 
29 
25 to 99 acres 
297 
66 
124 
107 
189 
108 
1 00 to 249 acres 
394 
54 
198 
142 
202 
192 
250 to 499 acres 
412 
29 
224 
159 
203 
209 
500 acres or more 
518 
41 
283 
194 
196 
322 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
47 
10 
31 
6 
24 
23 
acres 
4,208 
585 
3,102 
521 
2,344 
1,864 
tons 
29,156 
5,227 
19,390 
4,539 
15,866 
13,290 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
4 
6 
3 
8 
5 
acres 
652 
158 
213 
281 
345 
307 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
2 
5 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
6 
13 
3 
11 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
15 
2 
10 
3 
7 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
701 
73 
347 
281 
319 
382 
acres 
586,351 
39,795 
305,501 
241,055 
213,706 
372,645 
bales 
1,253,037 
78,156 
653,507 
521 ,374 
446,745 
806,292 
Irrigated 
farms 
635 
56 
321 
258 
282 
353 
acres 
498,860 
27,273 
260,159 
211,428 
184,158 
314,702 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
3 
4 
1 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
26 
20 
22 
47 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
118 
12 
60 
46 
62 
56 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
11 
74 
55 
62 
78 
500 acres or more 
367 
21 
189 
157 
140 
227 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
15 
23 
7 
18 
27 
acres 
6,006 
940 
2,988 
2,078 
1,357 
4,649 
bushels 
578,583 
61,333 
302,960 
214,290 
89,776 
488,807 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
1 
3 
1 
1 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
6 
7 
9 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
7 
5 
1 
3 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
1 
7 
3 
5 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
1 
4 
- 
1 
4 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
36 
7 
18 
11 
16 
20 
acres 
13,594 
449 
7,872 
5,273 
5,001 
8,593 
pounds 
59,109,271 
1,380,000 
35,998,146 
21,731,125 
21,510,296 
37,598,975 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
7 
18 
11 
16 
20 
acres 
13,441 
449 
7,842 
5,150 
5,001 
8,440 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
5 
1 
- 
2 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
1 
3 
2 
6 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
- 
8 
3 
4 
7 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
5 
6 
3 
8 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
343 
1,092 
910 
1,145 
1,200 
acres 
1,285,381 
122,894 
683,305 
479,182 
471 ,986 
813,395 
cwt 
96,847,596 
9,220,270 
51,686,986 
35,940,340 
35,371 ,908 
61,475,688 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,345 
343 
1,092 
910 
1,145 
1,200 
acres 
1,285,381 
122,894 
683,305 
479,182 
471,986 
813,395 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
13 
12 
18 
34 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
313 
109 
97 
107 
200 
113 
1 00 to 249 acres 
461 
76 
190 
195 
278 
183 
250 to 499 acres 
547 
52 
273 
222 
298 
249 
500 acres or more 
981 
93 
520 
368 
335 
646 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
525 
62 
282 
181 
271 
254 
acres 
133,660 
11,771 
72,353 
49,536 
60,703 
72,957 
bushels 
1 1 ,426,434 
974,483 
6,310,247 
4,141,704 
5,018,882 
6,407,552 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
