Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Madison 
Marion 
Miller 
Mississippi 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Nevada 
Newton 
Farms 
number 
1,250 
485 
525 
347 
230 
351 
648 
Land in farms 
acres 
269,414 
136,740 
163,917 
475,699 
268,312 
66,659 
114,211 
Average size of farm 
acres 
216 
282 
312 
1,371 
1,167 
166 
190 
176 
Median size of farm 
acres 
120 
130 
95 
680 
540 
100 
100 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
585,871 
567,852 
620,006 
3,905,479 
2,804,648 
415,391 
360,189 
388,836 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,718 
2,014 
1,986 
2,849 
2,404 
2,506 
1,897 
2,206 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
78,823 
28,372 
37,593 
213,147 
105,424 
25,300 
23,501 
28,718 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,059 
58,498 
71,605 
614,258 
458,367 
56,348 
66,953 
44,318 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
36 
14 
13 
17 
- 
16 
5 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
239 
88 
174 
44 
46 
92 
78 
169 
50 to 1 79 acres 
526 
188 
177 
45 
42 
212 
154 
265 
1 80 to 499 acres 
338 
127 
98 
50 
24 
105 
94 
158 
500 to 999 acres 
76 
44 
29 
37 
25 
20 
14 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
35 
24 
34 
154 
93 
4 
6 
12 
Total cropland 
farms 
791 
248 
341 
320 
211 
336 
236 
367 
acres 
57,531 
19,258 
85,317 
462,633 
248,852 
20,752 
16,121 
1 7,244 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
708 
207 
301 
299 
164 
310 
215 
318 
acres 
43,173 
12,643 
53,409 
441,926 
238,957 
18,181 
13,592 
12,230 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
3 
25 
227 
139 
11 
10 
14 
acres 
468 
(D) 
5,512 
286,923 
199,486 
336 
140 
57 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
208,163 
39,667 
45,538 
314,647 
194,373 
42,148 
47,918 
28,655 
Average per farm 
dollars 
166,531 
81,788 
86,738 
906,764 
845,102 
93,870 
136,520 
44,220 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,145 
560 
24,502 
314,464 
(D) 
886 
1,153 
1,004 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
205,018 
39,107 
21,036 
183 
(D) 
41,261 
46,766 
27,651 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
366 
149 
209 
47 
63 
140 
108 
225 
$2,500 to $4,999 
112 
60 
42 
13 
8 
59 
20 
75 
$5,000 to $9,999 
168 
83 
68 
7 
10 
68 
58 
120 
$10,000 to $24,999 
233 
85 
82 
18 
9 
70 
58 
142 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
34 
45 
19 
7 
43 
33 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
88 
38 
35 
25 
8 
15 
26 
23 
$100,000 or more 
175 
36 
44 
218 
125 
54 
48 
14 
Government payments 
farms 
309 
129 
96 
289 
194 
75 
76 
192 
$1,000 
2,670 
1,159 
1,229 
9,887 
8,137 
464 
178 
784 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
362 
137 
153 
194 
114 
133 
119 
195 
$1,000 
1,818 
335 
2,834 
13,505 
4,586 
754 
633 
769 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
182,764 
43,468 
45,267 
218,136 
127,295 
35,750 
39,956 
33,707 
Average per farm 
dollars 
146,211 
89,624 
86,223 
628,635 
553,458 
79,622 
113,834 
52,017 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,250 
485 
525 
347 
230 
449 
351 
648 
$1,000 
29,888 
-2,307 
4,334 
119,902 
79,801 
7,616 
8,774 
-3,499 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,910 
-4,757 
8,255 
345,540 
346,962 
16,962 
24,997 
-5,400 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
616 
208 
236 
257 
149 
225 
167 
276 
Other 
number 
634 
277 
289 
90 
81 
224 
184 
372 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
732 
298 
329 
170 
92 
275 
238 
456 
200 days or more 
number 
505 
248 
222 
128 
65 
176 
180 
287 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
921 
366 
326 
19 
20 
308 
223 
461 
number 
53,688 
26,105 
27,238 
673 
693 
15,596 
15,069 
17,839 
Beef cows 
farms 
848 
322 
295 
19 
20 
287 
211 
431 
number 
33,024 
14,733 
(D) 
427 
448 
(D) 
9,252 
11,072 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
number 
564 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
802 
319 
257 
15 
17 
266 
197 
404 
number 
31,275 
14,769 
12,013 
202 
402 
7,483 
6,743 
9,135 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
22 
12 
2 
- 
1 
14 
1 
11 
number 
152 
53 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
6,215 
(D) 
2,013 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
15 
8 
- 
1 
14 
5 
number 
89 
169 
- 
- 
(D) 
61,185 
- 
21,041 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
28 
12 
10 
1 
4 
2 
12 
number 
460 
90 
264 
(D) 
- 
63 
(D) 
160 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
113 
67 
32 
7 
9 
41 
29 
78 
number 
455,043 
13,425 
78,348 
453 
374 
170,813 
198,965 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
78 
2 
12 
- 
- 
20 
26 
5 
number 
36,086,224 
(D) 
3,486,989 
- 
- 
7,449,972 
10,976,080 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
11 
72 
86 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
10,653 
20,795 
37,251 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
990,628 
3,734,591 
6,579,666 
- 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
- 
16 
88 
79 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
19,225 
26,123 
26,735 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
993,628 
1,543,188 
1,626,204 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
16 
88 
79 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
19,225 
26,123 
26,735 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
993,628 
1,543,188 
1,626,204 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 231 
