Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Desha 
Drew 
Faulkner 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Garland 
Grant 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
244 
308 
1,288 
829 
753 
361 
257 
2007 
273 
368 
1,341 
759 
702 
439 
282 
acres, 2012 
267,088 
129,835 
184,958 
159,864 
204,424 
35,682 
64,677 
2007 
306,496 
124,371 
190,089 
152,822 
177,221 
39,474 
34,613 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
167 
171 
607 
528 
320 
152 
153 
2007 
189 
234 
696 
483 
295 
205 
155 
acres, 2012 
235,956 
82,454 
43,832 
40,257 
18,547 
6,429 
9,606 
TENURE 
2007 
269,859 
74,553 
44,982 
39,976 
15,567 
6,189 
9,286 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
101 
197 
948 
554 
607 
287 
192 
2007 
108 
270 
981 
499 
552 
367 
214 
acres, 2012 
19,812 
33,360 
103,812 
68,231 
129,577 
22,121 
37,209 
2007 
30,419 
47,271 
112,037 
63,133 
107,806 
23,256 
21,687 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
32 
76 
404 
332 
256 
109 
101 
2007 
33 
149 
458 
291 
214 
162 
104 
acres, 2012 
8,645 
4,267 
18,362 
17,952 
13,549 
3,000 
3,902 
2007 
17,165 
13,341 
20,171 
15,725 
10,187 
3,692 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
76 
70 
290 
252 
125 
59 
64 
2007 
88 
66 
303 
222 
128 
55 
59 
acres, 2012 
168,388 
40,378 
73,043 
87,545 
71,902 
12,957 
(D) 
2007 
168,363 
38,232 
72,278 
84,208 
66,081 
14,737 
10,987 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
47,486 
18,686 
25,553 
48,498 
35,930 
4,867 
(D) 
2007 
37,048 
11,607 
32,605 
40,577 
32,166 
4,394 
5,525 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
120,902 
21,692 
47,490 
39,047 
35,972 
8,090 
13,719 
2007 
131,315 
26,625 
39,673 
43,631 
33,915 
10,343 
5,462 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
73 
56 
177 
186 
60 
38 
52 
2007 
85 
57 
211 
170 
75 
37 
48 
acres, 2012 
152,139 
22,925 
22,677 
21,658 
4,724 
3,399 
5,704 
2007 
153,842 
23,079 
23,146 
22,727 
5,180 
2,438 
4,666 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
67 
41 
50 
23 
21 
15 
1 
2007 
77 
32 
57 
38 
22 
17 
9 
acres, 2012 
78,888 
56,097 
8,103 
4,088 
2,945 
604 
(D) 
2007 
107,714 
38,868 
5,774 
5,481 
3,334 
1,481 
1,939 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
62 
39 
26 
10 
4 
5 
- 
2007 
71 
28 
27 
22 
6 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
75,172 
55,262 
2,793 
647 
274 
30 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
98,852 
38,133 
1,665 
1,524 
200 
59 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
319 
444 
1,962 
1,240 
1,165 
584 
405 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
187 
188 
688 
456 
381 
170 
125 
2 operators 
44 
107 
534 
340 
342 
167 
121 
3 operators 
11 
10 
59 
30 
22 
20 
6 
4 operators 
- 
3 
6 
2 
6 
3 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
59 
131 
678 
381 
386 
209 
132 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
48 
125 
607 
363 
364 
194 
124 
2 operators 
4 
3 
31 
6 
11 
5 
1 
3 operators 
1 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
403 
505 
2,036 
1,162 
1,061 
666 
435 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
171 
246 
732 
410 
378 
232 
144 
2 operators 
82 
113 
545 
311 
294 
188 
128 
3 operators 
15 
5 
50 
29 
25 
18 
5 
4 operators 
2 
2 
10 
6 
5 
1 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
92 
137 
683 
384 
349 
243 
155 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
60 
128 
617 
353 
328 
231 
149 
2 operators 
7 
3 
30 
12 
9 
6 
3 
3 operators 
6 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
221 
279 
1,123 
741 
664 
287 
229 
2007 
237 
324 
1,169 
663 
626 
373 
249 
acres, 2012 
261,142 
123,063 
171,469 
148,518 
185,253 
31,403 
62,704 
2007 
295,809 
114,505 
173,348 
134,795 
164,792 
35,827 
32,022 
Female 
farms, 2012 
23 
29 
165 
88 
89 
74 
28 
2007 
36 
44 
172 
96 
76 
66 
33 
acres, 2012 
5,946 
6,772 
13,489 
11,346 
19,171 
4,279 
1,973 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,687 
9,866 
16,741 
18,027 
12,429 
3,647 
2,591 
Farming 
2012 
158 
132 
435 
364 
357 
200 
114 
2007 
189 
149 
474 
365 
286 
168 
123 
Other 
2012 
86 
176 
853 
465 
396 
161 
143 
Place of residence: 
2007 
84 
219 
867 
394 
416 
271 
159 
On farm operated 
2012 
94 
197 
1,078 
715 
652 
318 
223 
2007 
92 
243 
1,062 
613 
574 
381 
259 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
150 
111 
210 
114 
101 
43 
34 
2007 
181 
125 
279 
146 
128 
58 
23 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arkansas 517 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
