Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Puiaski 
Randolph 
St. Francis 
Saline 
Scott 
Searcy 
Sebastian 
Sevier 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
417 
667 
326 
386 
602 
592 
770 
543 
2007 
484 
766 
310 
371 
593 
617 
931 
598 
acres, 2012 
84,058 
210,550 
299,747 
44,838 
100,278 
168,795 
118,855 
129,229 
2007 
94,904 
252,325 
255,102 
44,782 
96,465 
194,963 
104,459 
116,557 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
216 
347 
241 
169 
388 
296 
430 
333 
2007 
261 
418 
201 
174 
380 
328 
459 
393 
acres, 2012 
42,994 
81,929 
263,494 
10,796 
25,940 
18,456 
31,434 
24,649 
TENURE 
2007 
51,920 
109,715 
213,665 
11,105 
24,766 
20,315 
23,157 
22,018 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
307 
455 
144 
295 
452 
405 
561 
354 
2007 
356 
548 
160 
283 
437 
446 
711 
432 
acres, 2012 
39,749 
89,070 
57,469 
27,213 
59,725 
84,955 
58,721 
77,858 
2007 
44,865 
97,904 
51,169 
22,246 
54,801 
106,870 
58,838 
51,664 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
141 
207 
70 
113 
273 
169 
273 
183 
2007 
179 
252 
71 
115 
253 
220 
328 
262 
acres, 2012 
8,699 
21,393 
33,258 
(D) 
13,633 
8,299 
12,844 
10,573 
2007 
13,865 
22,042 
20,977 
3,983 
13,558 
10,274 
11,521 
1 1 ,046 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
90 
178 
97 
84 
138 
169 
190 
171 
2007 
97 
177 
92 
82 
142 
144 
192 
145 
acres, 2012 
21,992 
95,759 
123,076 
(D) 
39,590 
81,567 
55,042 
43,915 
2007 
29,953 
128,911 
118,169 
21,636 
39,763 
80,898 
40,946 
59,112 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,940 
40,714 
35,055 
(D) 
19,480 
42,392 
24,042 
23,814 
2007 
12,251 
52,516 
29,362 
10,100 
19,464 
45,646 
18,520 
35,122 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,052 
55,045 
88,021 
8,612 
20,110 
39,175 
31,000 
20,101 
2007 
17,702 
76,395 
88,807 
11,536 
20,299 
35,252 
22,426 
23,990 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
56 
124 
89 
54 
111 
118 
144 
140 
2007 
64 
137 
77 
56 
116 
99 
120 
120 
acres, 2012 
13,225 
44,348 
114,745 
5,388 
12,117 
9,525 
15,703 
12,645 
2007 
21,064 
69,304 
108,742 
6,702 
10,552 
9,492 
10,841 
10,084 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
20 
34 
85 
7 
12 
18 
19 
18 
2007 
31 
41 
58 
6 
14 
27 
28 
21 
acres, 2012 
22,317 
25,721 
119,202 
(D) 
963 
2,273 
5,092 
7,456 
2007 
20,086 
25,510 
85,764 
900 
1,901 
7,195 
4,675 
5,781 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
16 
82 
2 
4 
9 
13 
10 
2007 
18 
29 
53 
3 
11 
9 
11 
11 
acres, 2012 
21,070 
16,188 
115,491 
(D) 
190 
632 
2,887 
1,431 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
16,991 
18,369 
83,946 
420 
656 
549 
795 
888 
Total operators 
number 
652 
1,010 
478 
624 
915 
906 
1,183 
858 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
238 
367 
200 
181 
318 
315 
400 
263 
2 operators 
146 
270 
106 
180 
260 
250 
337 
251 
3 operators 
18 
23 
17 
18 
20 
21 
25 
23 
4 operators 
7 
3 
- 
6 
3 
5 
6 
6 
5 or more operators 
8 
4 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
226 
296 
131 
232 
324 
325 
401 
308 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
171 
273 
115 
202 
311 
298 
377 
278 
2 operators 
23 
10 
8 
15 
5 
12 
12 
15 
3 operators 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
733 
1,152 
437 
580 
902 
926 
1,414 
915 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
269 
432 
209 
184 
319 
346 
509 
304 
2 operators 
189 
287 
83 
165 
246 
242 
377 
273 
3 operators 
18 
42 
13 
22 
21 
22 
30 
19 
4 operators 
8 
5 
2 
- 
7 
6 
14 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
257 
347 
115 
218 
329 
318 
476 
321 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
224 
339 
111 
202 
305 
290 
430 
301 
2 operators 
15 
4 
2 
8 
12 
11 
20 
10 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
335 
606 
291 
323 
506 
504 
680 
487 
2007 
403 
686 
259 
311 
503 
530 
829 
515 
acres, 2012 
77,163 
200,089 
290,899 
40,295 
83,907 
151,515 
1 1 1 ,832 
123,247 
2007 
88,355 
232,451 
247,096 
37,373 
85,035 
174,255 
97,096 
109,555 
Female 
farms, 2012 
82 
61 
35 
63 
96 
88 
90 
56 
2007 
81 
80 
51 
60 
90 
87 
102 
83 
acres, 2012 
6,895 
10,461 
8,848 
4,543 
16,371 
17,280 
7,023 
5,982 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,549 
19,874 
8,006 
7,409 
1 1 ,430 
20,708 
7,363 
7,002 
Farming 
2012 
178 
265 
213 
181 
300 
298 
334 
243 
2007 
192 
291 
180 
141 
346 
242 
329 
260 
Other 
2012 
239 
402 
113 
205 
302 
294 
436 
300 
Place of residence: 
2007 
292 
475 
130 
230 
247 
375 
602 
338 
On farm operated 
2012 
322 
489 
178 
346 
532 
499 
679 
491 
2007 
353 
563 
154 
319 
536 
491 
771 
522 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
95 
178 
148 
40 
70 
93 
91 
52 
2007 
131 
203 
156 
52 
57 
126 
160 
76 
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522 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
