Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sharp 
Stone 
Union 
Van Buren 
Washington 
White 
Woodruff 
Yell 
Farms 
number 
648 
523 
587 
2,502 
1,836 
217 
794 
Land in farms 
acres 
158,279 
135,205 
122,875 
311,752 
355,669 
274,160 
160,179 
Average size of farm 
acres 
244 
259 
152 
209 
125 
194 
1,263 
202 
Median size of farm 
acres 
122 
122 
77 
120 
60 
80 
440 
96 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
444,068 
504,455 
384,640 
519,420 
512,264 
498,108 
3,152,683 
458,194 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,818 
1,951 
2,534 
2,481 
4,111 
2,571 
2,495 
2,271 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
37,589 
36,506 
16,286 
34,882 
144,033 
112,501 
106,124 
58,477 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,008 
69,801 
58,165 
59,425 
57,567 
61,275 
489,051 
73,649 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
15 
16 
12 
15 
180 
99 
6 
32 
1 0 to 49 acres 
117 
88 
84 
113 
900 
555 
26 
204 
50 to 1 79 acres 
272 
221 
128 
242 
935 
727 
50 
295 
1 80 to 499 acres 
162 
128 
40 
172 
384 
321 
29 
197 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
50 
10 
34 
83 
84 
18 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
22 
20 
6 
11 
20 
50 
88 
22 
Total cropland 
farms 
333 
317 
173 
368 
1,582 
1,070 
204 
516 
acres 
28,776 
22,062 
7,750 
29,517 
83,502 
138,293 
245,952 
56,495 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
275 
283 
154 
328 
1,467 
793 
151 
475 
acres 
16,252 
17,445 
7,031 
20,714 
73,077 
101,971 
235,944 
46,453 
Irrigated land 
farms 
16 
18 
12 
21 
79 
96 
136 
23 
acres 
135 
164 
19 
256 
584 
39,358 
196,986 
3,096 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
75,561 
53,664 
27,952 
19,947 
443,025 
100,373 
167,588 
196,381 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,606 
102,608 
99,828 
33,982 
177,068 
54,670 
772,294 
247,331 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,031 
841 
569 
1,067 
7,042 
39,106 
(D) 
6,299 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
74,530 
52,823 
27,383 
18,880 
435,983 
61,267 
(D) 
190,082 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
239 
158 
132 
180 
804 
915 
69 
221 
$2,500 to $4,999 
85 
49 
34 
61 
297 
198 
8 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
83 
40 
92 
364 
228 
9 
103 
$10,000 to $24,999 
123 
92 
35 
142 
443 
252 
11 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
57 
8 
48 
184 
105 
8 
72 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
28 
13 
44 
119 
41 
7 
36 
$100,000 or more 
55 
56 
18 
20 
291 
97 
105 
149 
Government payments 
farms 
156 
170 
42 
105 
352 
489 
193 
182 
$1,000 
1,522 
1,122 
91 
648 
1,611 
4,909 
6,684 
1,339 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
181 
192 
54 
171 
737 
459 
110 
271 
$1,000 
817 
785 
168 
667 
2,732 
3,804 
6,313 
1,326 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
70,104 
48,175 
24,068 
22,965 
390,948 
104,572 
105,779 
170,491 
Average per farm 
dollars 
108,186 
92,112 
85,956 
39,123 
156,254 
56,957 
487,461 
214,724 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
648 
523 
280 
587 
2,502 
1,836 
217 
794 
$1,000 
7,796 
7,396 
4,143 
-1,703 
56,420 
4,515 
74,805 
28,554 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,030 
14,142 
14,797 
-2,902 
22,550 
2,459 
344,725 
35,963 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
255 
261 
136 
279 
1,058 
660 
132 
380 
Other 
number 
393 
262 
144 
308 
1,444 
1,176 
85 
414 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
452 
298 
159 
358 
1,592 
1,156 
115 
496 
200 days or more 
number 
342 
190 
117 
243 
1,221 
770 
86 
332 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
472 
375 
158 
408 
1,651 
927 
17 
532 
number 
30,119 
28,414 
6,612 
18,736 
84,498 
41,951 
1,125 
29,434 
Beef cows 
farms 
434 
330 
143 
358 
1,506 
811 
16 
511 
number 
14,824 
1 1 ,434 
4,025 
(D) 
46,569 
20,234 
408 
19,010 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
14 
6 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
862 
401 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
417 
341 
126 
357 
1,418 
776 
12 
466 
number 
20,095 
25,267 
2,782 
12,782 
48,787 
32,161 
628 
15,843 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
7 
12 
15 
56 
39 
- 
29 
number 
47 
43 
81 
(D) 
1,536 
408 
- 
9,505 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
5 
11 
9 
33 
28 
- 
21 
number 
98 
33 
149 
(D) 
(D) 
322 
- 
95,401 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
13 
10 
10 
59 
28 
- 
14 
number 
140 
156 
94 
47 
2,747 
461 
- 
130 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
60 
61 
27 
42 
250 
161 
2 
69 
number 
285,521 
(D) 
2,214 
1,031 
1,096,418 
(D) 
(D) 
572,129 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
31 
32 
13 
7 
161 
10 
98 
number 
15,592,012 
10,308,671 
8,430,000 
2,400,021 
89,516,515 
4,689,010 
- 
47,270,619 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
45 
7 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,537 
20,409 
1,351 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
749,497 
3,405,081 
143,780 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
656 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,230 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
23 
51 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,118 
17,294 
477 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25,400 
173,818 
982,018 
26,055 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
23 
51 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,118 
17,294 
477 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25,400 
173,818 
982,018 
26,055 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
234 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
