Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Lincoln 
Little River 
Logan 
Lonoke 
Farms 
number 
624 
263 
559 
220 
377 
448 
969 
767 
Land in farms 
acres 
118,391 
115,257 
252,785 
260,738 
199,749 
171,551 
197,652 
338,880 
Average size of farm 
acres 
190 
438 
452 
1,185 
530 
383 
204 
442 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
165 
160 
300 
140 
123 
99 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
456,328 
886,063 
1,208,588 
3,313,276 
1,481,042 
643,661 
458,086 
1,228,919 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,405 
2,022 
2,673 
2,796 
2,795 
1,681 
2,246 
2,781 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
37,167 
46,744 
106,596 
99,455 
103,579 
38,748 
62,347 
156,998 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,563 
1 77,733 
190,690 
452,069 
274,746 
86,490 
64,341 
204,691 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
11 
19 
4 
9 
24 
25 
33 
1 0 to 49 acres 
157 
36 
108 
26 
80 
74 
237 
211 
50 to 1 79 acres 
264 
95 
165 
56 
122 
170 
426 
241 
1 80 to 499 acres 
142 
63 
142 
46 
89 
105 
213 
136 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
25 
66 
13 
17 
38 
35 
54 
1 ,000 acres or more 
17 
33 
59 
75 
60 
37 
33 
92 
Total cropland 
farms 
419 
182 
376 
200 
250 
310 
675 
566 
acres 
38,735 
60,794 
179,193 
245,889 
157,453 
59,895 
66,796 
274,568 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
399 
165 
314 
187 
191 
275 
633 
427 
acres 
32,960 
46,558 
170,800 
243,863 
151,197 
52,798 
60,030 
248,456 
Irrigated land 
farms 
23 
28 
142 
130 
103 
19 
18 
184 
acres 
980 
21,688 
130,317 
157,999 
135,047 
10,014 
907 
199,627 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
141,042 
127,886 
149,140 
171,870 
219,452 
76,510 
187,983 
223,378 
Average per farm 
dollars 
226,029 
486,258 
266,798 
781,226 
582,100 
170,781 
193,997 
291,236 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,335 
31,628 
126,179 
171,619 
117,729 
17,879 
6,303 
191,210 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
136,706 
96,258 
22,961 
250 
101,722 
58,631 
181,680 
32,168 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
183 
59 
176 
31 
128 
154 
239 
331 
$2,500 to $4,999 
59 
18 
49 
9 
22 
32 
112 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
78 
25 
52 
12 
23 
60 
143 
64 
$10,000 to $24,999 
120 
29 
56 
21 
20 
79 
203 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
18 
58 
19 
34 
32 
79 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
14 
30 
23 
16 
17 
34 
37 
$100,000 or more 
91 
100 
138 
105 
134 
74 
159 
146 
Government payments 
farms 
76 
109 
274 
182 
210 
129 
95 
394 
$1,000 
348 
1,817 
7,345 
6,373 
7,190 
833 
229 
12,927 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
238 
146 
228 
134 
134 
181 
358 
336 
$1,000 
1,460 
2,211 
6,984 
7,219 
3,405 
1,942 
2,061 
7,160 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
130,575 
104,403 
1 1 1 ,324 
129,625 
167,893 
61,433 
148,087 
169,476 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,255 
396,971 
199,149 
589,204 
445,339 
137,128 
152,825 
220,959 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
624 
263 
559 
220 
377 
448 
969 
767 
$1,000 
12,275 
27,511 
52,145 
55,837 
62,154 
17,851 
42,186 
73,989 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,672 
104,603 
93,282 
253,805 
164,865 
39,846 
43,535 
96,466 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
288 
159 
261 
179 
211 
215 
466 
428 
Other 
number 
336 
104 
298 
41 
166 
233 
503 
339 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
394 
134 
295 
77 
188 
270 
561 
436 
200 days or more 
number 
290 
97 
186 
39 
110 
194 
385 
302 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
431 
153 
292 
33 
103 
290 
749 
263 
number 
31,782 
30,279 
18,109 
1,439 
8,826 
34,666 
60,998 
10,946 
Beef cows 
farms 
387 
127 
270 
29 
91 
262 
693 
239 
number 
12,835 
6,971 
9,660 
(D) 
(D) 
14,414 
32,407 
5,358 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
4 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
160 
769 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
397 
130 
240 
22 
79 
239 
678 
188 
number 
23,162 
24,541 
8,133 
443 
3,569 
15,883 
35,595 
5,789 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
1 
8 
3 
2 
8 
9 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
67 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
1 
7 
3 
1 
4 
7 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
77 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
180 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
1 
3 
- 
7 
4 
13 
6 
number 
49 
(D) 
69 
- 
90 
79 
387 
138 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
47 
12 
29 
6 
16 
22 
47 
45 
number 
129,904 
129,720 
(D) 
33 
121,193 
43,117 
149,670 
940 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
41 
47 
15 
- 
41 
35 
89 
6 
number 
20,373,787 
21,611,049 
5,517,769 
- 
26,968,650 
15,595,098 
41,714,291 
1 ,886,853 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
28 
27 
39 
49 
9 
8 
74 
acres 
1,616 
14,352 
6,430 
23,177 
25,423 
5,520 
3,130 
29,900 
bushels 
140,600 
2,513,565 
1,110,114 
3,920,901 
4,807,356 
993,456 
360,500 
5,577,210 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
7 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
310 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
2,120 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
15 
27 
84 
36 
14 
5 
55 
acres 
1,421 
7,194 
6,523 
27,205 
8,092 
5,607 
1,750 
13,981 
bushels 
72,715 
377,174 
323,294 
1,584,755 
448,059 
304,467 
80,900 
764,868 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
15 
27 
84 
36 
14 
5 
55 
acres 
1,421 
7,194 
6,523 
27,205 
8,092 
5,607 
1,750 
13,981 
bushels 
72,715 
377,174 
323,294 
1,584,755 
448,059 
304,467 
80,900 
764,868 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
230 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
