Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ouachita 
Perry 
Phillips 
Pike 
Poinsett 
Polk 
Pope 
Prairie 
Farms 
number 
182 
419 
282 
346 
397 
893 
977 
445 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,024 
70,369 
352,363 
70,022 
385,236 
118,851 
153,782 
275,197 
Average size of farm 
acres 
143 
168 
1,250 
202 
970 
133 
157 
618 
Median size of farm 
acres 
81 
80 
521 
104 
575 
75 
75 
150 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
318,630 
409,380 
3,260,906 
431,404 
2,978,222 
352,879 
432,140 
1,546,649 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,228 
2,438 
2,610 
2,132 
3,069 
2,651 
2,745 
2,501 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,072 
27,590 
144,526 
22,751 
191,046 
48,388 
65,510 
105,175 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,339 
65,848 
512,502 
65,756 
481,225 
54,186 
67,052 
236,348 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
20 
18 
4 
2 
14 
35 
43 
4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
51 
115 
34 
81 
74 
308 
315 
89 
50 to 1 79 acres 
64 
164 
61 
147 
70 
353 
391 
142 
1 80 to 499 acres 
35 
96 
40 
86 
27 
158 
166 
78 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
18 
26 
18 
62 
35 
45 
29 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
8 
117 
12 
150 
4 
17 
103 
Total cropland 
farms 
101 
296 
270 
239 
337 
578 
606 
369 
acres 
6,925 
25,432 
345,619 
14,902 
369,758 
31,927 
51,283 
214,078 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
92 
270 
240 
217 
286 
542 
549 
252 
acres 
6,220 
20,783 
339,969 
13,116 
361,094 
24,593 
45,167 
197,802 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4 
30 
183 
13 
244 
29 
43 
175 
acres 
14 
4,704 
231,860 
979 
310,028 
371 
6,218 
179,147 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
16,465 
33,082 
247,998 
82,335 
287,420 
117,773 
150,102 
165,065 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,470 
78,955 
879,427 
237,962 
723,980 
131,885 
153,635 
370,933 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
408 
4,883 
247,759 
600 
286,746 
1,648 
10,396 
159,632 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
16,058 
28,199 
239 
81,735 
674 
116,125 
139,706 
5,433 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
87 
138 
42 
86 
102 
311 
341 
203 
$2,500 to $4,999 
23 
45 
11 
29 
12 
116 
132 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
53 
10 
51 
16 
136 
119 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
29 
91 
17 
67 
19 
125 
174 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
42 
16 
25 
13 
72 
67 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
12 
13 
12 
8 
32 
34 
15 
$100,000 or more 
8 
38 
173 
76 
227 
101 
110 
136 
Government payments 
farms 
36 
73 
246 
73 
330 
129 
95 
340 
$1,000 
113 
602 
10,328 
201 
15,715 
185 
828 
10,031 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
34 
162 
155 
114 
216 
244 
321 
195 
$1,000 
322 
798 
5,476 
214 
8,476 
1,074 
829 
4,141 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,988 
30,553 
185,783 
74,269 
200,149 
99,597 
123,538 
108,345 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,856 
72,920 
658,804 
214,649 
504,154 
111,531 
126,446 
243,473 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
182 
419 
282 
346 
397 
893 
977 
445 
$1,000 
2,913 
3,928 
78,020 
8,481 
111,462 
19,435 
28,221 
70,892 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,006 
9,376 
276,666 
24,511 
280,761 
21,764 
28,885 
159,308 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
60 
181 
194 
193 
263 
380 
471 
226 
Other 
number 
122 
238 
88 
153 
134 
513 
506 
219 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
129 
261 
154 
199 
142 
563 
580 
190 
200 days or more 
number 
93 
186 
113 
134 
94 
396 
416 
138 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
103 
274 
14 
229 
51 
600 
632 
64 
number 
2,591 
12,356 
978 
21,398 
1,845 
28,675 
29,870 
3,453 
Beef cows 
farms 
92 
244 
14 
201 
44 
541 
571 
54 
number 
1,705 
7,729 
728 
7,454 
1,090 
(D) 
16,181 
1,754 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
79 
241 
10 
199 
42 
485 
543 
54 
number 
1,370 
5,865 
354 
21,508 
913 
15,531 
20,506 
1,033 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
11 
- 
12 
4 
21 
27 
1 
number 
132 
(D) 
- 
5,631 
9 
2,925 
9,380 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
10 
- 
12 
1 
20 
25 
1 
number 
423 
(D) 
- 
63,706 
(D) 
23,980 
107,908 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
16 
2 
6 
4 
12 
24 
8 
number 
(D) 
511 
(D) 
487 
57 
486 
486 
153 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
22 
42 
4 
37 
10 
85 
94 
21 
number 
1,191 
(D) 
28 
510,516 
428 
269,050 
155,763 
471 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
27 
- 
30 
2 
72 
66 
- 
number 
5,261,200 
7,371 ,848 
- 
8,784,110 
(D) 
30,642,336 
30,613,193 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
99 
- 
66 
- 
3 
48 
acres 
- 
(D) 
48,912 
- 
21,834 
- 
220 
18,296 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
8,904,287 
- 
3,888,720 
- 
24,300 
3,502,032 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
4 
93 
- 
68 
1 
7 
32 
acres 
- 
560 
31,698 
- 
18,769 
(D) 
2,907 
6,106 
bushels 
- 
40,872 
1,908,378 
- 
1,001,671 
(D) 
177,535 
394,632 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
4 
93 
- 
68 
1 
7 
32 
acres 
- 
560 
31,698 
- 
18,769 
(D) 
2,907 
6,106 
bushels 
- 
40,872 
1,908,378 
- 
1,001,671 
(D) 
177,535 
394,632 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
232 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
