Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Desha 
Drew 
Faulkner 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Garland 
Grant 
Farms 
number 
244 
308 
1,288 
829 
753 
361 
257 
Land in farms 
acres 
267,088 
129,835 
184,958 
159,864 
204,424 
35,682 
64,677 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,095 
422 
144 
193 
271 
99 
252 
Median size of farm 
acres 
250 
118 
65 
100 
140 
50 
63 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,053,189 
1 ,062,338 
470,804 
439,010 
434,740 
364,503 
567,052 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,789 
2,520 
3,279 
2,277 
1,601 
3,688 
2,253 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
166,857 
45,346 
67,730 
53,641 
33,304 
15,566 
15,753 
Average per farm 
dollars 
683,842 
147,228 
52,586 
64,706 
44,229 
43,118 
61,297 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
8 
84 
21 
16 
33 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
48 
76 
440 
212 
138 
145 
79 
50 to 1 79 acres 
59 
111 
513 
352 
298 
123 
107 
1 80 to 499 acres 
29 
60 
171 
173 
196 
51 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
15 
17 
50 
48 
74 
9 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
91 
36 
30 
23 
31 
- 
10 
Total cropland 
farms 
213 
208 
705 
564 
369 
190 
160 
acres 
243,918 
86,776 
54,535 
44,783 
25,923 
8,433 
10,310 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
167 
171 
607 
528 
320 
152 
153 
acres 
235,956 
82,454 
43,832 
40,257 
18,547 
6,429 
9,606 
Irrigated land 
farms 
140 
56 
53 
17 
7 
25 
11 
acres 
202,069 
66,873 
6,790 
636 
23 
312 
144 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
212,893 
88,347 
26,257 
158,178 
27,725 
24,099 
20,864 
Average per farm 
dollars 
872,511 
286,840 
20,386 
190,806 
36,819 
66,757 
81,181 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
206,473 
63,585 
10,067 
4,267 
1,104 
4,475 
550 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
6,419 
24,762 
16,190 
153,911 
26,621 
19,624 
20,314 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
72 
116 
508 
222 
214 
168 
131 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
22 
188 
89 
98 
53 
24 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3 
32 
201 
99 
125 
51 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13 
43 
213 
164 
126 
39 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
29 
93 
84 
100 
25 
13 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
6 
52 
56 
46 
6 
6 
$100,000 or more 
120 
60 
33 
115 
44 
19 
17 
Government payments 
farms 
213 
138 
178 
83 
165 
32 
25 
$1,000 
7,594 
2,580 
1,254 
542 
1,708 
93 
55 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
113 
104 
335 
338 
195 
91 
86 
$1,000 
6,439 
4,035 
1,873 
1,022 
1,173 
404 
410 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
116,003 
56,841 
31,649 
150,433 
25,555 
25,118 
18,927 
Average per farm 
dollars 
475,423 
184,549 
24,572 
181,463 
33,938 
69,578 
73,648 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
244 
308 
1,288 
829 
753 
361 
257 
$1,000 
110,923 
38,121 
-2,265 
9,309 
5,051 
-521 
2,401 
Average per farm 
dollars 
454,603 
123,769 
-1,758 
1 1 ,230 
6,708 
-1,444 
9,344 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
158 
132 
435 
364 
357 
200 
114 
Other 
number 
86 
176 
853 
465 
396 
161 
143 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
122 
176 
935 
491 
467 
173 
156 
200 days or more 
number 
99 
134 
596 
365 
324 
105 
118 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
8 
117 
800 
586 
582 
206 
143 
number 
199 
6,523 
30,168 
42,557 
39,345 
5,205 
18,100 
Beef cows 
farms 
7 
91 
703 
530 
509 
161 
123 
number 
140 
2,986 
14,390 
19,710 
17,250 
3,128 
7,586 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
4 
5 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
886 
459 
320 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4 
106 
697 
524 
528 
161 
117 
number 
60 
4,258 
17,231 
31,460 
26,647 
2,968 
11,637 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
2 
20 
6 
15 
11 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
129 
25 
353 
(D) 
35 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
12 
6 
15 
3 
12 
number 
- 
(D) 
244 
47 
850 
(D) 
61 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
4 
22 
8 
35 
19 
4 
number 
- 
138 
849 
235 
735 
298 
68 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6 
14 
140 
41 
89 
46 
22 
number 
84 
215,066 
2,525 
132,695 
1,908 
110,846 
555 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
8 
6 
45 
1 
- 
7 
number 
- 
4,026,400 
128 
23,371,423 
(D) 
- 
2,802,740 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
92 
30 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
51,679 
19,368 
610 
741 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
10,426,380 
3,820,887 
62,400 
84,885 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
45 
11 
8 
1 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
8,529 
1,273 
1,088 
(D) 
- 
- 
80 
bushels 
500,774 
77,757 
62,467 
(D) 
- 
- 
4,080 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
45 
11 
8 
1 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
8,529 
1,273 
1,088 
(D) 
- 
- 
80 
bushels 
500,774 
77,757 
62,467 
(D) 
- 
- 
4,080 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
228 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
