Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Columbia 
Conway 
Craighead 
Crawford 
Crittenden 
Cross 
Dallas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
65 
353 
264 
363 
125 
183 
43 
2007 
95 
426 
312 
325 
114 
197 
24 
Any 
2012 
213 
463 
319 
523 
138 
142 
47 
2007 
211 
568 
424 
701 
152 
167 
82 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
41 
30 
37 
19 
8 
6 
2007 
16 
74 
70 
68 
30 
54 
11 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
10 
28 
68 
32 
23 
14 
3 
2007 
13 
37 
27 
37 
11 
8 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
58 
59 
14 
49 
10 
19 
7 
2007 
45 
81 
41 
98 
28 
8 
20 
200 days or more 
2012 
130 
335 
207 
405 
86 
101 
31 
2007 
137 
376 
286 
498 
83 
97 
50 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
17 
18 
52 
11 
25 
- 
2007 
14 
69 
48 
51 
13 
16 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
36 
21 
42 
19 
32 
6 
2007 
13 
82 
71 
79 
18 
35 
14 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
45 
104 
95 
111 
38 
48 
17 
2007 
55 
178 
102 
194 
60 
62 
12 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
215 
659 
449 
681 
195 
220 
67 
2007 
224 
665 
515 
702 
175 
251 
79 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
22.4 
21.2 
21.0 
20.8 
19.2 
25.0 
2007 
21.6 
19.4 
18.5 
19.1 
18.8 
20.4 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
12 
8 
48 
8 
16 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
25 
16 
34 
14 
20 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
92 
72 
103 
34 
31 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
222 
687 
487 
701 
207 
258 
69 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
24.0 
23.3 
22.8 
23.1 
23.1 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
4 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
8 
15 
4 
1 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
15 
42 
53 
28 
12 
31 
1 
2007 
11 
42 
70 
32 
15 
12 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
30 
91 
69 
61 
40 
48 
8 
2007 
43 
134 
119 
132 
32 
46 
8 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
62 
168 
140 
253 
41 
47 
14 
2007 
87 
236 
203 
259 
84 
105 
21 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
47 
130 
120 
133 
42 
40 
11 
2007 
36 
159 
71 
148 
37 
50 
19 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
32 
113 
44 
125 
44 
44 
18 
2007 
29 
130 
87 
166 
40 
57 
26 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
21 
107 
66 
108 
40 
45 
18 
2007 
32 
118 
86 
103 
32 
44 
13 
70 years and over 
2012 
71 
161 
91 
178 
41 
70 
20 
2007 
68 
167 
85 
182 
25 
47 
15 
Average age 
2012 
58.4 
57.9 
55.1 
58.9 
57.1 
57.2 
61.2 
2007 
57.7 
56.8 
53.2 
57.1 
54.7 
56.1 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
203 
483 
451 
579 
214 
247 
56 
2007 
175 
431 
441 
507 
157 
198 
51 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
59 
33 
43 
11 
11 
9 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
84 
84 
87 
169 
85 
60 
38 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
38 
186 
136 
55 
41 
2 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
8 
8 
8 
3 
6 
1 
- 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
43 
148 
109 
151 
41 
62 
5 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
39 
180 
78 
110 
40 
81 
2 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
5 
6 
- 
3 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
19 
6 
3 
1 
7 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
273 
786 
556 
875 
242 
297 
89 
acres, 2012 
44,360 
157,882 
298,858 
118,195 
285,658 
217,158 
21,028 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
9 
35 
62 
19 
29 
18 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,962 
7,817 
46,340 
3,578 
32,468 
29,088 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
247 
753 
438 
809 
169 
213 
76 
2007 
266 
835 
545 
919 
157 
227 
97 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
134,199 
136,995 
99,419 
(D) 
79,959 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
133,436 
117,607 
97,762 
(D) 
77,816 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
15 
36 
97 
37 
66 
96 
5 
2007 
27 
107 
131 
76 
71 
106 
6 
acres, 2012 
2,519 
21,217 
154,790 
16,640 
167,844 
186,517 
2,390 
2007 
4,605 
24,810 
165,733 
17,129 
131,603 
184,669 
1,253 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
12 
36 
32 
24 
11 
7 
2007 
10 
37 
39 
24 
31 
25 
2 
acres, 2012 
7,623 
20,979 
36,706 
8,029 
32,975 
11,215 
1,999 
2007 
4,723 
(D) 
49,256 
3,193 
52,724 
18,012 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
6 
6 
3 
3 
2 
1 
2007 
2 
2 
10 
- 
6 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
860 
1,398 
8,617 
43 
7,742 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
3,218 
- 
15,831 
2,466 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
9 
6 
5 
1 
3 
1 
2007 
1 
13 
11 
7 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,525 
560 
1,161 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
2,386 
1,105 
1,143 
(D) 
--continued 
526 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
