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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
260 
21 
143 
96 
111 
149 
acres 
57,462 
2,846 
32,667 
21,949 
24,055 
33,407 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
10 
9 
8 
17 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
117 
20 
52 
45 
80 
37 
1 00 to 249 acres 
181 
14 
113 
54 
87 
94 
250 to 499 acres 
135 
15 
73 
47 
60 
75 
500 acres or more 
65 
3 
35 
27 
27 
38 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
4,154 
790 
1,854 
1,510 
2,337 
1,817 
acres 
3,154,061 
316,034 
1,649,031 
1,188,996 
1,348,115 
1,805,946 
bushels 
136,482,368 
14,290,351 
70,461,948 
51,730,069 
57,596,246 
78,886,122 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,182 
478 
1,484 
1,220 
1,667 
1,515 
acres 
2,299,218 
194,243 
1,194,232 
910,743 
932,924 
1,366,294 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
193 
121 
35 
37 
161 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
562 
264 
124 
174 
407 
155 
1 00 to 249 acres 
627 
150 
234 
243 
421 
206 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
76 
314 
264 
418 
236 
500 acres or more 
2,118 
179 
1,147 
792 
930 
1,188 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,631 
291 
808 
532 
929 
702 
acres 
448,235 
53,313 
234,220 
160,702 
218,692 
229,543 
bushels 
25,253,539 
3,004,461 
13,084,700 
9,164,378 
12,283,076 
12,970,463 
Irrigated 
farms 
234 
46 
106 
82 
123 
111 
acres 
57,357 
13,274 
24,178 
19,905 
25,120 
32,237 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
118 
62 
41 
15 
84 
34 
25 to 99 acres 
439 
113 
195 
131 
290 
149 
1 00 to 249 acres 
466 
51 
250 
165 
255 
211 
250 to 499 acres 
344 
37 
189 
118 
183 
161 
500 acres or more 
264 
28 
133 
103 
117 
147 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,158 
12,833 
6,733 
592 
10,654 
9,504 
acres 
1,286,688 
585,559 
648,814 
52,315 
651,990 
634,698 
tons, dry 
1,639,109 
756,904 
825,841 
56,364 
831,168 
807,941 
Irrigated 
farms 
372 
215 
143 
14 
156 
216 
acres 
14,090 
5,938 
7,613 
539 
6,618 
7,472 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,727 
5,491 
1,099 
137 
3,629 
3,098 
25 to 99 acres 
9,746 
5,992 
3,450 
304 
5,251 
4,495 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,965 
1,143 
1,706 
116 
1,435 
1,530 
250 to 499 acres 
555 
169 
360 
26 
253 
302 
500 acres or more 
165 
38 
118 
9 
86 
79 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
141 
92 
47 
2 
72 
69 
acres 
4,943 
(D) 
2,337 
(D) 
2,588 
2,355 
tons, dry 
11,532 
(D) 
6,262 
(D) 
6,104 
5,428 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,018 
9,852 
5,671 
495 
8,300 
7,718 
acres 
1,087,515 
475,447 
565,517 
46,551 
544,670 
542,845 
tons, dry 
1,400,299 
626,507 
724,829 
48,963 
702,013 
698,286 
Irrigated 
farms 
308 
166 
131 
11 
133 
175 
acres 
12,237 
4,838 
7,126 
273 
5,845 
6,392 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
11 
3 
7 
1 
6 
5 
acres 
1,849 
(D) 
1,595 
(D) 
1,374 
475 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
625 
495 
89 
41 
300 
325 
acres 
10,960 
2,478 
6,607 
1,875 
4,575 
6,385 
Irrigated 
farms 
304 
226 
52 
26 
134 
170 
acres 
5,491 
562 
3,613 
1,315 
2,568 
2,923 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
406 
40 
22 
210 
258 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
118 
85 
21 
12 
69 
49 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
2 
13 
2 
11 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
1 
9 
3 
7 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
9 
1 
6 
2 
3 
6 
Beans, snap 
farms 
208 
177 
20 
11 
88 
120 
acres 
2,297 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,138 
1,159 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
20 
11 
2 
16 
17 
acres 
2,235 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,099 
1,135 
Peas, green 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
173 
153 
10 
10 
84 
89 
acres 
60 
54 
2 
4 
35 
26 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
2 
6 
acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
173 
153 
10 
10 
84 
89 
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 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 223 
