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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
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 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Corn for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,436 
29 
64 
46 
90 
275 
699 
34 
199 
acres 
591,157 
1,433 
3,110 
2,571 
9,207 
58,012 
347,653 
51,566 
117,605 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
91 
16 
38 
12 
6 
7 
5 
- 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
297 
32 
42 
46 
46 
61 
44 
- 
26 
1 00 to 249 acres 
394 
6 
14 
5 
48 
142 
155 
- 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
412 
- 
5 
- 
5 
83 
265 
2 
52 
500 acres or more 
518 
- 
- 
- 
- 
27 
345 
37 
109 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
47 
5 
11 
5 
7 
6 
9 
- 
4 
acres 
4,208 
236 
491 
195 
362 
861 
1,685 
- 
378 
tons 
29,156 
1,674 
2,471 
1,207 
2,387 
5,143 
12,000 
- 
4,274 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
4 
2 
2 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
652 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
2 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
2 
8 
3 
5 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
15 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
7 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
701 
8 
16 
49 
42 
139 
334 
19 
94 
acres 
586,351 
629 
1,520 
5,051 
9,788 
70,634 
328,931 
38,097 
131,701 
bales 
1,253,037 
1,414 
3,338 
8,538 
21,548 
149,258 
720,001 
83,044 
265,896 
Irrigated 
farms 
635 
8 
12 
33 
36 
128 
313 
18 
87 
acres 
498,860 
(D) 
1,207 
2,607 
7,533 
57,733 
292,140 
(D) 
102,397 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
- 
3 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
5 
9 
28 
6 
11 
9 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
118 
3 
1 
11 
18 
32 
40 
- 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
- 
3 
7 
15 
33 
66 
1 
15 
500 acres or more 
367 
- 
- 
- 
3 
61 
219 
18 
66 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
8 
7 
5 
3 
5 
13 
1 
3 
acres 
6,006 
177 
259 
227 
(D) 
524 
3,408 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
578,583 
9,806 
13,636 
22,174 
(D) 
47,980 
383,058 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
5 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
3 
3 
3 
1 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
6 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
" 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
36 
_ 
2 
_ 
4 
4 
13 
3 
10 
acres 
13,594 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
956 
5,547 
2,837 
3,682 
pounds 
59,109,271 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
24,830,900 
13,799,846 
16,634,075 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
- 
2 
- 
4 
4 
13 
3 
10 
acres 
13,441 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
956 
5,517 
2,837 
3,559 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
4 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
41 
116 
66 
171 
575 
1,002 
43 
331 
acres 
1,285,381 
2,758 
9,043 
4,014 
22,874 
172,502 
725,721 
88,041 
260,428 
cwt 
96,847,596 
184,420 
624,803 
273,788 
1,653,453 
12,602,378 
54,824,345 
6,957,064 
19,727,345 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,345 
41 
116 
66 
171 
575 
1,002 
43 
331 
acres 
1,285,381 
2,758 
9,043 
4,014 
22,874 
172,502 
725,721 
88,041 
260,428 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
7 
11 
7 
8 
5 
- 
- 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
313 
24 
73 
49 
55 
53 
32 
- 
27 
1 00 to 249 acres 
461 
10 
29 
10 
89 
191 
98 
2 
32 
250 to 499 acres 
547 
- 
3 
- 
19 
238 
217 
3 
67 
500 acres or more 
981 
- 
- 
88 
655 
38 
200 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
525 
16 
24 
24 
44 
117 
222 
9 
69 
acres 
133,660 
973 
4,015 
1,936 
6,255 
25,080 
62,141 
8,811 
24,449 
bushels 
11,426,434 
60,962 
380,453 
97,959 
495,138 
1,827,644 
5,448,804 
838,918 
2,276,556 
Irrigated 
farms 
260 
6 
10 
5 
23 
62 
110 
5 
39 
acres 
57,462 
370 
1,828 
314 
3,374 
10,546 
28,151 
2,741 
10,138 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
2 
5 
2 
4 
6 
6 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
117 
11 
6 
10 
17 
37 
28 
- 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
181 
3 
7 
12 
14 
36 
83 
1 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
135 
- 
6 
- 
9 
27 
71 
3 
19 
500 acres or more 
65 
- 
- 
" 
- 
11 
34 
5 
15 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
4,154 
293 
456 
338 
354 
843 
1,362 
49 
459 
acres 
3,154,061 
36,238 
50,049 
38,854 
98,496 
476,660 
1,693,945 
152,457 
607,362 
bushels 
136,482,368 
1,096,528 
1,322,324 
1,062,548 
3,242,058 
19,016,119 
76,273,510 
7,403,598 
27,065,683 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,182 
123 
228 
192 
280 
697 
1,215 
45 
402 
acres 
2,299,218 
14,878 
19,697 
16,039 
56,330 
324,294 
1,265,142 
123,945 
478,893 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
193 
57 
82 
39 
5 
3 
2 
- 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
562 
103 
206 
160 
44 
22 
10 
- 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
627 
96 
120 
98 
141 
96 
37 
- 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
