Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sharp 
Stone 
Union 
Van Buren 
Washington 
White 
Woodruff 
Yell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
196 
225 
121 
229 
910 
680 
102 
298 
2007 
232 
193 
139 
204 
966 
794 
130 
378 
Any 
2012 
452 
298 
159 
358 
1,592 
1,156 
115 
496 
2007 
491 
363 
217 
362 
1,949 
1,405 
132 
615 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
44 
24 
19 
27 
141 
143 
11 
42 
2007 
49 
37 
30 
56 
265 
201 
29 
71 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
23 
6 
21 
73 
105 
6 
77 
2007 
30 
45 
15 
28 
120 
111 
19 
53 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
50 
61 
17 
67 
157 
138 
12 
45 
2007 
64 
57 
34 
47 
212 
179 
8 
84 
200 days or more 
2012 
342 
190 
117 
243 
1,221 
770 
86 
332 
2007 
348 
224 
138 
231 
1,352 
914 
76 
407 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
36 
13 
1 
19 
83 
58 
7 
13 
2007 
44 
18 
9 
14 
125 
117 
11 
61 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
22 
12 
31 
124 
109 
9 
34 
2007 
85 
17 
21 
45 
256 
190 
17 
77 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
113 
57 
36 
89 
340 
289 
25 
124 
2007 
136 
111 
82 
102 
487 
457 
43 
162 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
475 
431 
231 
448 
1,955 
1,380 
176 
623 
2007 
458 
410 
244 
405 
2,047 
1,435 
191 
693 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.5 
24.9 
25.9 
21.3 
23.1 
22.5 
23.2 
22.6 
2007 
16.7 
21.1 
20.1 
20.0 
20.2 
19.2 
22.9 
20.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
6 
1 
14 
60 
48 
5 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
22 
10 
27 
95 
100 
3 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
96 
49 
24 
80 
296 
250 
26 
105 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
502 
446 
245 
466 
2,051 
1,438 
183 
652 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.9 
26.7 
27.0 
22.9 
25.3 
24.2 
26.0 
24.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
3 
. 
1 
12 
4 
. 
2 
2007 
6 
1 
- 
- 
13 
8 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
47 
40 
12 
30 
105 
88 
4 
26 
2007 
73 
38 
20 
38 
126 
89 
28 
50 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
96 
38 
17 
78 
265 
198 
35 
101 
2007 
94 
62 
34 
71 
471 
285 
38 
121 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
174 
120 
57 
114 
541 
340 
58 
169 
2007 
195 
167 
86 
102 
674 
563 
52 
252 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
71 
85 
33 
61 
328 
252 
18 
116 
2007 
87 
65 
50 
79 
383 
282 
29 
140 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
71 
52 
49 
75 
333 
252 
39 
120 
2007 
112 
73 
55 
94 
344 
264 
33 
120 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
89 
61 
32 
95 
315 
243 
22 
113 
2007 
59 
63 
44 
66 
333 
268 
27 
111 
70 years and over 
2012 
94 
124 
80 
133 
603 
459 
41 
147 
2007 
97 
87 
67 
116 
571 
440 
55 
192 
Average age 
2012 
55.1 
58.0 
60.8 
58.4 
59.1 
59.5 
57.4 
58.2 
2007 
53.7 
55.9 
57.6 
57.7 
56.7 
57.5 
56.0 
57.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
384 
351 
182 
401 
1,679 
1,158 
150 
557 
2007 
344 
284 
177 
292 
1,627 
1,079 
141 
536 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
27 
42 
18 
26 
102 
112 
7 
41 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
210 
235 
52 
290 
832 
549 
73 
411 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
55 
10 
49 
23 
410 
144 
13 
44 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
6 
6 
5 
1 
49 
12 
- 
44 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
33 
35 
36 
44 
254 
219 
40 
55 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
61 
44 
34 
38 
184 
177 
23 
66 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
2 
2 
3 
17 
21 
2 
4 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
10 
10 
- 
5 
25 
11 
1 
4 
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 
634 
518 
271 
580 
2,456 
1,807 
192 
773 
acres, 2012 
153,538 
129,710 
37,290 
120,673 
296,397 
340,483 
224,908 
153,671 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
7 
11 
16 
21 
93 
47 
27 
18 
acres, 2012 
3,281 
2,938 
5,386 
6,514 
17,309 
19,181 
20,804 
6,533 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
606 
504 
245 
539 
2,260 
1,689 
113 
716 
2007 
644 
518 
310 
531 
2,622 
1,922 
169 
891 
acres, 2012 
136,764 
117,923 
(D) 
106,744 
252,188 
252,620 
63,474 
129,826 
2007 
158,825 
129,608 
29,193 
101,977 
268,733 
295,486 
(D) 
148,447 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
22 
13 
21 
28 
102 
76 
74 
26 
2007 
58 
34 
33 
25 
167 
192 
72 
67 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,086 
6,372 
4,631 
7,067 
26,996 
70,085 
181,485 
10,078 
2007 
18,498 
7,828 
5,581 
6,780 
28,927 
76,186 
153,676 
13,295 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
9 
4 
8 
14 
86 
29 
15 
38 
2007 
13 
2 
8 
7 
76 
47 
13 
21 
acres, 2012 
6,870 
(D) 
1,823 
4,696 
21,160 
18,925 
20,076 
15,153 
2007 
5,213 
(D) 
2,816 
(D) 
18,611 
23,843 
19,075 
9,697 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
3 
2 
6 
8 
3 
5 
2007 
1 
- 
5 
2 
13 
13 
6 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
120 
(D) 
3,024 
3,754 
(D) 
2,449 
2007 
(D) 
- 
327 
(D) 
2,313 
4,545 
1,504 
1,527 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
9 
2 
3 
4 
48 
34 
12 
9 
2007 
7 
2 
- 
1 
37 
25 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,384 
10,285 
(D) 
2,673 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,641 
1 1 ,344 
(D) 
2,131 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arkansas 533 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
