Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arkansas 
Arkansas 
Ashley 
Baxter 
Benton 
Boone 
Bradley 
Farms 
number 
45,071 
492 
376 
561 
2,157 
1,282 
185 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
402,159 
1 1 1 ,521 
91,868 
304,845 
257,154 
19,757 
Average size of farm 
acres 
306 
817 
297 
164 
141 
201 
107 
Median size of farm 
acres 
97 
250 
52 
83 
61 
85 
61 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
807,965 
2,168,249 
861,694 
436,902 
626,853 
515,837 
372,925 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,637 
2,653 
2,905 
2,668 
4,435 
2,572 
3,492 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,202,799 
157,623 
47,891 
25,928 
147,577 
69,881 
10,588 
Average per farm 
dollars 
115,438 
320,372 
127,369 
46,218 
68,418 
54,510 
57,230 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,918 
14 
37 
44 
162 
54 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1 1 ,947 
74 
143 
172 
769 
359 
65 
50 to 1 79 acres 
16,631 
127 
113 
215 
787 
486 
78 
1 80 to 499 acres 
8,722 
72 
37 
94 
328 
265 
29 
500 to 999 acres 
2,598 
39 
13 
23 
67 
75 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3,255 
166 
33 
13 
44 
43 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
29,380 
417 
236 
265 
1,344 
725 
102 
acres 
7,931,111 
360,246 
83,652 
12,763 
88,042 
38,746 
5,505 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
25,535 
294 
204 
225 
1,215 
662 
96 
acres 
7,316,469 
337,179 
79,834 
10,729 
73,554 
29,059 
4,825 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,084 
265 
82 
12 
45 
22 
9 
acres 
4,803,902 
314,596 
70,755 
84 
635 
354 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
298,173 
72,844 
20,367 
529,128 
124,065 
43,633 
Average per farm 
dollars 
216,897 
606,042 
193,735 
36,306 
245,307 
96,775 
235,852 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,834,879 
297,151 
66,742 
601 
5,050 
1,329 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,940,880 
1,022 
6,102 
19,766 
524,078 
122,736 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
15,268 
186 
176 
249 
616 
367 
71 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,497 
11 
50 
69 
246 
128 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,455 
22 
32 
76 
291 
209 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,788 
18 
31 
82 
323 
207 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,529 
15 
14 
38 
192 
144 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,028 
11 
16 
24 
105 
89 
1 
$100,000 or more 
7,506 
229 
57 
23 
384 
138 
30 
Government payments 
farms 
13,140 
413 
117 
94 
296 
446 
24 
$1,000 
262,967 
17,373 
3,123 
948 
1,832 
3,730 
133 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
15,139 
276 
98 
125 
648 
317 
20 
$1,000 
206,982 
7,241 
2,757 
542 
3,857 
1,243 
154 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
7,701,266 
196,558 
60,123 
24,247 
457,082 
125,588 
30,919 
Average per farm 
dollars 
170,870 
399,509 
159,903 
43,221 
211,906 
97,963 
167,127 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
45,071 
492 
376 
561 
2,157 
1,282 
185 
$1,000 
2,544,441 
126,228 
18,600 
-2,389 
77,735 
3,450 
13,001 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,454 
256,562 
49,469 
-4,259 
36,039 
2,691 
70,278 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
21,315 
264 
152 
252 
1,030 
675 
68 
Other 
number 
23,756 
228 
224 
309 
1,127 
607 
117 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
26,763 
216 
246 
346 
1,318 
703 
123 
200 days or more 
number 
18,857 
151 
156 
253 
982 
520 
87 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,866 
51 
148 
337 
1,546 
971 
114 
number 
1,615,774 
4,803 
4,186 
16,809 
115,546 
64,627 
2,563 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,385 
51 
113 
301 
1,409 
869 
100 
number 
813,250 
3,035 
2,407 
6,945 
54,700 
(D) 
1,496 
Milk cows 
farms 
100 
- 
- 
- 
17 
2 
- 
number 
8,972 
- 
- 
- 
1,985 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
22,116 
38 
113 
286 
1,334 
890 
90 
number 
954,433 
1,748 
1,908 
13,209 
69,786 
40,254 
1,172 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
1 
10 
10 
25 
9 
4 
number 
109,316 
(D) 
52 
50 
(D) 
66 
24 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
540 
1 
5 
2 
17 
5 
2 
number 
1,144,573 
(D) 
74 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
778 
- 
4 
17 
41 
20 
1 
number 
18,808 
- 
38 
204 
1,046 
737 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,549 
9 
35 
79 
202 
123 
16 
number 
12,545,952 
205 
573 
1,860 
1,672,147 
170,647 
295,528 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2,109 
- 
- 
2 
193 
37 
11 
number 
975,950,973 
- 
- 
(D) 
121,900,380 
12,925,042 
5,222,800 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,712 
109 
40 
1 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
695,003 
34,038 
18,323 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
124,688,804 
6,461,833 
3,448,518 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
47 
- 
- 
9 
- 
- 
acres 
4,208 
- 
- 
- 
1,065 
- 
- 
tons 
29,156 
- 
- 
- 
6,960 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,631 
117 
18 
- 
7 
4 
- 
acres 
448,235 
25,935 
5,747 
- 
921 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
25,253,539 
1,781,675 
337,015 
- 
35,120 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,631 
117 
18 
- 
7 
4 
- 
acres 
448,235 
25,935 
5,747 
- 
921 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
25,253,539 
1,781,675 
337,015 
- 
35,120 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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