Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Lincoln 
Little River 
Logan 
Lonoke 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
230 
129 
264 
143 
189 
178 
408 
331 
2007 
218 
137 
245 
150 
162 
163 
334 
342 
Any 
2012 
394 
134 
295 
77 
188 
270 
561 
436 
2007 
389 
176 
347 
101 
222 
319 
608 
490 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
33 
25 
31 
18 
19 
29 
50 
33 
2007 
39 
23 
35 
14 
35 
30 
81 
81 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
5 
9 
10 
8 
9 
44 
21 
2007 
29 
14 
33 
13 
24 
23 
38 
54 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
54 
7 
69 
10 
51 
38 
82 
80 
2007 
67 
24 
58 
24 
26 
42 
74 
69 
200 days or more 
2012 
290 
97 
186 
39 
110 
194 
385 
302 
2007 
254 
115 
221 
50 
137 
224 
415 
286 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
6 
12 
13 
12 
8 
36 
28 
2007 
23 
22 
28 
10 
16 
11 
30 
33 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
10 
41 
12 
35 
19 
32 
31 
2007 
48 
44 
56 
8 
17 
42 
76 
65 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
79 
41 
58 
28 
34 
77 
158 
107 
2007 
118 
50 
85 
34 
75 
97 
145 
140 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
478 
206 
448 
167 
296 
344 
743 
601 
2007 
418 
197 
423 
199 
276 
332 
691 
594 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.0 
22.5 
24.2 
24.4 
20.5 
21.9 
22.3 
22.6 
2007 
19.7 
18.4 
21.4 
24.2 
19.9 
18.5 
21.5 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
3 
12 
4 
4 
6 
27 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
28 
8 
28 
8 
25 
16 
31 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
75 
36 
49 
29 
30 
69 
137 
85 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
509 
216 
470 
179 
318 
357 
774 
631 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.9 
24.7 
26.5 
26.9 
22.8 
23.5 
24.4 
24.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
. 
5 
5 
1 
5 
. 
1 
2007 
4 
2 
3 
1 
3 
- 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
27 
26 
48 
15 
20 
20 
49 
14 
2007 
21 
21 
48 
15 
8 
35 
49 
48 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
89 
33 
50 
32 
36 
56 
111 
101 
2007 
106 
54 
87 
28 
62 
66 
128 
94 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
138 
58 
141 
29 
87 
68 
242 
149 
2007 
133 
68 
143 
55 
108 
107 
224 
188 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
82 
37 
91 
19 
53 
82 
123 
86 
2007 
98 
36 
77 
55 
69 
61 
116 
125 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
99 
27 
58 
42 
86 
57 
122 
127 
2007 
68 
49 
70 
27 
31 
87 
137 
106 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
63 
38 
63 
26 
27 
62 
132 
109 
2007 
76 
33 
73 
25 
43 
51 
101 
93 
70 years and over 
2012 
121 
44 
103 
52 
67 
98 
190 
180 
2007 
101 
50 
91 
45 
60 
75 
187 
175 
Average age 
2012 
57.3 
55.9 
56.3 
58.1 
57.7 
58.0 
57.9 
59.8 
2007 
56.3 
55.2 
55.3 
57.1 
55.7 
55.9 
57.4 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
394 
199 
392 
126 
264 
260 
610 
546 
2007 
339 
152 
320 
112 
206 
241 
496 
437 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
35 
39 
25 
3 
22 
37 
55 
79 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
246 
102 
188 
43 
116 
128 
334 
210 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
40 
8 
67 
28 
17 
27 
30 
95 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
2 
2 
- 
1 
4 
- 
6 
25 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
75 
31 
100 
25 
44 
36 
100 
136 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
51 
27 
80 
35 
41 
45 
171 
92 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
11 
- 
2 
2 
36 
6 
5 
7 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
5 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
10 
8 
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 
610 
252 
537 
201 
357 
436 
948 
719 
acres, 2012 
113,572 
113,481 
226,647 
173,949 
156,508 
157,685 
188,865 
281,233 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
5 
15 
17 
13 
35 
12 
22 
28 
acres, 2012 
1,046 
6,779 
15,485 
29,831 
27,293 
9,122 
17,516 
13,323 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
583 
227 
470 
162 
290 
399 
891 
609 
2007 
555 
270 
481 
184 
292 
434 
866 
637 
acres, 2012 
108,145 
87,050 
143,268 
83,842 
(D) 
109,439 
166,984 
153,377 
2007 
92,565 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
80,254 
130,715 
155,989 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
25 
20 
56 
50 
53 
26 
35 
82 
2007 
39 
23 
73 
58 
55 
33 
52 
132 
acres, 2012 
6,713 
22,340 
87,754 
151,041 
89,698 
36,131 
9,193 
123,508 
2007 
10,256 
34,175 
65,764 
161,041 
68,730 
46,485 
16,538 
150,803 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
12 
16 
20 
4 
31 
17 
29 
60 
2007 
10 
17 
31 
7 
29 
11 
19 
48 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,867 
14,542 
15,400 
21,901 
21,866 
16,225 
55,197 
2007 
2,468 
6,346 
24,637 
21,581 
20,770 
7,277 
8,835 
58,603 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
- 
8 
- 
1 
2 
4 
8 
2007 
1 
1 
6 
- 
4 
2 
1 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
3,047 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,606 
4,566 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
1,841 
- 
1,119 
(D) 
(D) 
4,972 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
2 
5 
4 
2 
4 
10 
8 
2007 
2 
2 
1 
2 
4 
2 
4 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
4,174 
10,455 
(D) 
(D) 
3,644 
2,232 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,056 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arkansas 529 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
