Table 5. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Arkansas: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
666 
53 
65 
53 
145 
205 
92 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2,534 
18 
39 
25 
111 
609 
1,301 
53 
Chemicals purchased farms 
$1,000 
20,001 
505,519 
5,290 
6,088 
6,801 
8,286 
3,126 
6,457 
1,156 
14,051 
1,289 
63,683 
1,470 
264,061 
68 
42,991 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,790 
5,110 
6,483 
2,853 
676 
316 
32 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,293 
157 
264 
224 
295 
225 
55 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
588 
15 
40 
40 
128 
235 
91 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2,330 
8 
14 
9 
57 
513 
1,292 
62 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
$1,000 
14,043 
489,451 
3,451 
6,851 
4,464 
9,854 
2,075 
7,967 
780 
15,437 
1,113 
68,061 
1,445 
263,768 
53 
28,834 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,423 
2,223 
2,979 
1,023 
85 
18 
11 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,235 
949 
1,103 
720 
224 
128 
14 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,331 
241 
305 
279 
234 
161 
53 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
28 
50 
29 
174 
218 
54 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2,454 
10 
27 
24 
63 
588 
1,313 
52 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
$1,000 
12,996 
891,909 
3,350 
60,460 
5,169 
76,618 
2,466 
80,646 
1,124 
194,366 
533 
164,429 
105 
66,721 
23 
228,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,949 
2,164 
3,493 
1,146 
41 
16 
6 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,506 
711 
1,143 
508 
45 
21 
19 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,327 
277 
317 
536 
117 
39 
9 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,520 
173 
178 
258 
734 
125 
20 
- 
$250,000 or more 
694 
25 
38 
18 
187 
332 
51 
23 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
$1,000 
7,686 
108,357 
2,151 
16,525 
3,284 
24,797 
1,389 
20,915 
447 
25,184 
223 
10,923 
46 
3,913 
1 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
$1,000 
7,155 
783,552 
1,555 
43,935 
2,570 
51,821 
1,413 
59,731 
922 
169,182 
467 
153,506 
86 
62,808 
23 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
$1,000 
32,540 
2,617,016 
10,393 
278,488 
14,126 
293,196 
5,418 
379,142 
1,221 
882,457 
609 
565,914 
167 
102,191 
14 
33,520 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,616 
6,483 
9,419 
2,394 
12 
19 
29 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,883 
3,040 
3,803 
1,743 
57 
21 
23 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,929 
495 
530 
574 
161 
98 
14 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
558 
86 
81 
141 
94 
114 
23 
- 
$250,000 or more 
2,554 
289 
293 
566 
897 
357 
78 
9 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
$1,000 
43,591 
510,909 
13,671 
31,534 
17,526 
35,720 
6,454 
26,903 
1,604 
32,430 
1,451 
69,784 
1,505 
206,167 
76 
30,761 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,225 
12,263 
16,085 
4,854 
231 
108 
15 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,685 
1,295 
1,309 
1,474 
920 
398 
95 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,203 
81 
103 
106 
335 
366 
137 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2,478 
32 
29 
20 
118 
579 
1,258 
73 
Utilities farms 
$1,000 
27,221 
199,956 
7,843 
15,209 
9,463 
16,674 
4,408 
15,603 
1,548 
27,931 
1,451 
29,734 
1,504 
58,108 
75 
12,786 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,989 
4,827 
5,863 
1,905 
80 
74 
14 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,359 
2,517 
3,022 
1,684 
383 
347 
175 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,696 
392 
476 
724 
706 
595 
553 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,327 
85 
89 
85 
299 
290 
374 
5 
$50,000 or more 
850 
22 
13 
10 
80 
145 
388 
62 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
$1,000 
36,413 
370,875 
11,017 
31,189 
14,040 
34,553 
5,568 
26,029 
1,579 
31,052 
1,458 
48,862 
1,506 
125,669 
76 
20,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,333 
9,633 
12,566 
4,103 
326 
111 
30 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,950 
1,249 
1,334 
1,318 
887 
660 
293 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,292 
109 
109 
117 
244 
354 
266 
2 
$50,000 or more 
1,838 
26 
31 
30 
122 
333 
917 
72 
Hired farm labor farms 
$1,000 
11,715 
342,712 
2,663 
18,950 
3,140 
19,788 
1,676 
13,828 
935 
18,003 
1,110 
43,559 
1,438 
127,445 
75 
36,600 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,648 
1,874 
2,275 
1,006 
239 
86 
31 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,757 
562 
640 
522 
438 
381 
128 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,512 
214 
220 
140 
246 
576 
850 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
634 
13 
5 
8 
12 
62 
381 
16 
$250,000 or more 
164 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
48 
51 
Contract labor farms 
$1,000 
4,767 
49,179 
1,054 
5,230 
1,381 
6,433 
801 
5,179 
430 
4,684 
430 
8,170 
418 
10,634 
21 
2,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
994 
298 
453 
165 
24 
24 
15 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,800 
466 
564 
346 
165 
124 
68 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,473 
252 
323 
251 
182 
176 
201 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
52 
378 
801 
99,901 
318 
70 
38 
375 
662 
88,680 
84 
97 
57 
47 
377 
226 
19,939 
83 
59 
32 
32 
20 
145 
(D) 
119 
(D) 
592 
82,108 
258 
193 
57 
19 
65 
1,304 
77,610 
669 
193 
73 
369 
929 
23,912 
226 
230 
243 
100 
130 
1,169 
53,411 
564 
207 
91 
307 
678 
64,541 
137 
85 
259 
137 
60 
232 
6,764 
15 
66 
81 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 59 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
