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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
I. 
2012 
122 
132 
353 
338 
286 
188 
101 
2007 
149 
150 
398 
267 
226 
141 
111 
Any 
2012 
122 
176 
935 
491 
467 
173 
156 
2007 
124 
218 
943 
492 
476 
298 
171 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
21 
68 
29 
60 
31 
12 
2007 
9 
53 
90 
46 
48 
41 
24 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
5 
4 
53 
36 
25 
7 
10 
2007 
17 
16 
93 
28 
33 
18 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
9 
17 
218 
61 
58 
30 
16 
2007 
17 
19 
133 
73 
62 
41 
22 
200 days or more 
2012 
99 
134 
596 
365 
324 
105 
118 
2007 
81 
130 
627 
345 
333 
198 
120 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
6 
44 
25 
20 
8 
17 
2007 
7 
18 
69 
42 
41 
18 
10 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
18 
57 
35 
42 
26 
14 
2007 
16 
32 
130 
53 
58 
51 
24 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
35 
37 
234 
109 
125 
50 
52 
2007 
32 
55 
234 
150 
127 
69 
57 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
196 
247 
953 
660 
566 
277 
174 
2007 
218 
263 
908 
514 
476 
301 
191 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.5 
21.8 
20.6 
21.5 
22.1 
21.6 
19.8 
2007 
22.7 
19.9 
18.7 
19.9 
19.6 
18.7 
20.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
2 
35 
21 
11 
8 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
10 
50 
27 
29 
21 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
18 
35 
195 
91 
101 
40 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
215 
261 
1,008 
690 
612 
292 
193 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
23.9 
22.4 
23.1 
24.4 
23.3 
22.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
7 
1 
12 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
2 
4 
3 
11 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
15 
64 
42 
56 
2 
20 
2007 
14 
21 
53 
41 
38 
4 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
28 
33 
139 
100 
79 
22 
24 
2007 
41 
42 
191 
104 
87 
80 
35 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
67 
85 
312 
213 
148 
95 
70 
2007 
77 
87 
383 
186 
174 
93 
83 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
39 
45 
184 
93 
101 
40 
26 
2007 
42 
53 
163 
105 
116 
65 
30 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
27 
41 
164 
106 
131 
53 
29 
2007 
38 
46 
167 
84 
82 
58 
40 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
41 
32 
171 
94 
91 
52 
42 
2007 
13 
56 
149 
92 
90 
53 
39 
70 years and over 
2012 
31 
57 
247 
180 
135 
97 
46 
2007 
48 
61 
231 
144 
104 
86 
42 
Average age 
2012 
56.9 
57.4 
57.9 
57.7 
56.6 
62.0 
56.6 
2007 
55.3 
56.8 
56.5 
56.8 
55.8 
57.8 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
168 
196 
964 
605 
500 
235 
177 
2007 
151 
185 
761 
418 
353 
202 
145 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
23 
65 
132 
54 
22 
17 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
55 
31 
611 
277 
328 
39 
126 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
42 
26 
103 
46 
20 
18 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
1 
15 
11 
4 
5 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
71 
35 
116 
99 
61 
88 
21 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
67 
104 
98 
80 
65 
107 
32 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
- 
15 
4 
10 
2 
9 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
- 
9 
6 
7 
6 
- 
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 
223 
293 
1,264 
811 
735 
346 
256 
acres, 2012 
244,268 
109,639 
178,566 
155,253 
200,559 
32,582 
64,477 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
25 
30 
41 
15 
17 
14 
10 
acres, 2012 
38,880 
27,693 
12,180 
1 1 ,293 
10,142 
1,642 
20,717 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
155 
252 
1,204 
749 
708 
306 
234 
2007 
154 
307 
1,237 
677 
647 
390 
255 
acres, 2012 
90,896 
65,722 
159,163 
120,422 
184,056 
28,596 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
76,612 
148,630 
(D) 
155,971 
34,068 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
64 
41 
42 
44 
25 
26 
17 
2007 
76 
37 
74 
56 
39 
25 
22 
acres, 2012 
154,273 
53,330 
16,511 
22,112 
12,344 
3,956 
38,243 
2007 
152,960 
29,656 
24,175 
21,422 
17,199 
3,429 
7,837 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
20 
9 
17 
25 
11 
18 
5 
2007 
40 
19 
23 
24 
9 
17 
4 
acres, 2012 
20,576 
7,978 
5,976 
12,099 
(D) 
(D) 
941 
2007 
35,915 
14,486 
13,917 
1 1 ,678 
2,694 
1,508 
1,980 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
1 
10 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2007 
1 
3 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
831 
4,097 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
5 
15 
7 
7 
9 
1 
2007 
2 
2 
3 
1 
5 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,343 
(D) 
2,477 
1,134 
1,248 
640 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arkansas 527 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
