Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Flempstead 
Flot Spring 
Floward 
Independence 
Izard 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Farms 
number 
711 
748 
536 
552 
1,003 
633 
437 
444 
Land in farms 
acres 
260,400 
196,439 
68,714 
146,846 
247,879 
1 72,579 
307,098 
291,703 
Average size of farm 
acres 
366 
263 
128 
266 
247 
273 
703 
657 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
115 
67 
94 
105 
149 
193 
111 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,251,740 
537,639 
329,142 
627,100 
517,500 
481,487 
1,768,018 
1,905,204 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,418 
2,047 
2,567 
2,357 
2,094 
1,766 
2,516 
2,900 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
119,267 
57,303 
25,924 
40,207 
76,754 
35,858 
126,545 
135,573 
Average per farm 
dollars 
167,746 
76,608 
48,365 
72,840 
76,525 
56,648 
290,241 
305,345 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
42 
18 
28 
8 
37 
12 
14 
29 
1 0 to 49 acres 
225 
170 
203 
140 
253 
122 
67 
128 
50 to 1 79 acres 
249 
294 
198 
241 
374 
225 
126 
106 
1 80 to 499 acres 
86 
152 
90 
119 
226 
179 
91 
62 
500 to 999 acres 
30 
79 
14 
27 
60 
72 
46 
35 
1 ,000 acres or more 
79 
35 
3 
17 
53 
23 
93 
84 
Total cropland 
farms 
501 
501 
323 
339 
597 
348 
357 
354 
acres 
216,574 
48,947 
19,252 
23,156 
87,208 
28,314 
271 ,738 
257,539 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
392 
444 
298 
329 
526 
288 
282 
240 
acres 
206,531 
37,403 
15,947 
20,813 
75,808 
17,297 
257,005 
243,082 
Irrigated land 
farms 
165 
14 
23 
16 
53 
14 
188 
164 
acres 
165,966 
(D) 
79 
513 
32,697 
314 
206,529 
207,481 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1 77,326 
198,491 
23,946 
179,081 
131,867 
49,402 
186,837 
215,265 
Average per farm 
dollars 
249,403 
265,362 
44,675 
324,422 
131,473 
78,044 
427,545 
484,831 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
167,165 
4,551 
1,152 
1,389 
33,891 
(D) 
183,721 
196,405 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,161 
193,939 
22,794 
177,692 
97,976 
(D) 
3,116 
18,861 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
329 
234 
235 
104 
308 
200 
146 
185 
$2,500 to $4,999 
59 
46 
62 
41 
124 
77 
27 
32 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
78 
77 
74 
125 
92 
28 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
77 
120 
98 
88 
218 
120 
29 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
76 
37 
48 
96 
74 
17 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
48 
6 
23 
47 
31 
28 
10 
$100,000 or more 
130 
146 
21 
174 
85 
39 
162 
137 
Government payments 
farms 
380 
183 
70 
83 
171 
195 
310 
316 
$1,000 
8,391 
814 
202 
99 
1,541 
2,095 
12,642 
10,681 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
223 
312 
152 
239 
342 
166 
194 
161 
$1,000 
10,093 
2,732 
656 
1,472 
2,724 
1,166 
7,074 
7,883 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
117,191 
175,392 
28,359 
166,835 
107,655 
47,242 
138,549 
142,128 
Average per farm 
dollars 
164,825 
234,482 
52,908 
302,238 
107,333 
74,633 
317,046 
320,109 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
711 
748 
536 
552 
1,003 
633 
437 
444 
$1,000 
78,619 
26,644 
-3,555 
13,816 
28,477 
5,420 
68,003 
91,701 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,575 
35,620 
-6,632 
25,030 
28,392 
8,563 
155,614 
206,533 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
289 
407 
223 
279 
380 
264 
223 
232 
Other 
number 
422 
341 
313 
273 
623 
369 
214 
212 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
433 
381 
338 
362 
639 
390 
187 
264 
200 days or more 
number 
311 
273 
264 
275 
468 
276 
122 
192 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
247 
504 
341 
401 
655 
451 
92 
73 
number 
7,731 
55,935 
13,439 
41,882 
36,053 
30,079 
4,458 
2,144 
Beef cows 
farms 
220 
480 
315 
376 
618 
412 
90 
66 
number 
4,265 
(D) 
(D) 
16,773 
19,533 
14,565 
2,288 
1,451 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
193 
428 
266 
354 
594 
415 
74 
56 
number 
3,177 
24,849 
6,447 
20,121 
22,585 
21,295 
1,738 
1,438 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
9 
13 
18 
17 
20 
- 
6 
number 
91 
4,045 
113 
21,240 
104 
(D) 
- 
40 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
9 
4 
19 
9 
15 
- 
2 
number 
87 
45,745 
63 
329,164 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
11 
5 
7 
15 
11 
2 
2 
number 
76 
396 
38 
258 
314 
136 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
45 
29 
87 
24 
54 
48 
18 
14 
number 
645 
676,508 
454,397 
367,690 
75,179 
1,431 
386 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
91 
3 
114 
29 
13 
2 
6 
number 
(D) 
41,187,604 
154 
37,161,741 
14,846,599 
9,551,495 
(D) 
5,498,600 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
85 
- 
3 
- 
20 
2 
36 
78 
acres 
31,644 
- 
15 
- 
8,554 
(D) 
13,917 
45,354 
bushels 
5,225,084 
- 
300 
- 
1,385,795 
(D) 
2,261,042 
8,593,489 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
62 
2 
- 
- 
14 
2 
60 
74 
acres 
7,633 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,825 
(D) 
21,181 
19,825 
bushels 
379,623 
(D) 
- 
- 
157,391 
(D) 
1,099,190 
1,100,044 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
62 
2 
- 
- 
14 
2 
60 
74 
acres 
7,633 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,825 
(D) 
21,181 
19,825 
bushels 
379,623 
(D) 
- 
- 
157,391 
(D) 
1,099,190 
1,100,044 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 229 
