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. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
26 
40 
40 
124 
281 
92 
1 
50 
500 acres or more 
2,118 
11 
8 
1 
40 
441 
1,221 
48 
348 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,631 
127 
176 
112 
130 
322 
552 
32 
180 
acres 
448,235 
8,676 
13,214 
7,779 
17,585 
71,376 
218,844 
25,761 
85,000 
bushels 
25,253,539 
365,035 
588,125 
329,104 
854,687 
3,675,131 
12,826,107 
1,579,196 
5,036,154 
Irrigated 
farms 
234 
14 
16 
10 
15 
40 
110 
2 
27 
acres 
57,357 
509 
651 
(D) 
1,417 
6,447 
35,690 
(D) 
11,459 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
118 
26 
42 
25 
5 
12 
1 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
439 
72 
96 
63 
48 
71 
57 
2 
30 
1 00 to 249 acres 
466 
28 
30 
19 
59 
129 
155 
3 
43 
250 to 499 acres 
344 
1 
5 
5 
17 
78 
180 
9 
49 
500 acres or more 
264 
- 
3 
- 
1 
32 
159 
18 
51 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,158 
7,107 
7,931 
3,301 
847 
445 
114 
7 
406 
acres 
1,286,688 
375,837 
396,956 
243,343 
103,295 
92,863 
25,002 
1,607 
47,785 
tons, dry 
1,639,109 
471,263 
487,198 
312,935 
139,752 
125,833 
36,367 
2,019 
63,742 
Irrigated 
farms 
372 
72 
128 
91 
33 
20 
15 
1 
12 
acres 
14,090 
2,616 
2,947 
2,467 
2,323 
1,863 
1,450 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,727 
2,505 
3,141 
839 
131 
19 
9 
83 
25 to 99 acres 
9,746 
3,589 
3,793 
1,657 
358 
136 
31 
1 
181 
100 to 249 acres 
2,965 
888 
835 
676 
266 
156 
40 
5 
99 
250 to 499 acres 
555 
109 
132 
98 
68 
93 
24 
- 
31 
500 acres or more 
165 
16 
30 
31 
24 
41 
10 
1 
12 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
141 
54 
51 
20 
8 
5 
1 
_ 
2 
acres 
4,943 
1,791 
1,878 
776 
(D) 
290 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
tons, dry 
11,532 
4,133 
4,280 
1,831 
(D) 
672 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,018 
5,422 
6,183 
2,749 
789 
423 
105 
6 
341 
acres 
1,087,515 
296,571 
326,716 
212,307 
96,464 
87,885 
23,525 
1,387 
42,660 
tons, dry 
1,400,299 
377,980 
406,334 
274,821 
129,744 
118,481 
33,953 
1,669 
57,317 
Irrigated 
farms 
308 
57 
109 
67 
32 
20 
13 
1 
9 
acres 
12,237 
2,286 
2,557 
1,621 
2,292 
1,863 
1,220 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
11 
- 
3 
- 
4 
1 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
1,849 
- 
(D) 
- 
365 
(D) 
1,200 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
625 
198 
222 
137 
20 
14 
17 
3 
14 
acres 
10,960 
677 
817 
508 
(D) 
1,557 
3,238 
2,736 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
304 
93 
102 
73 
7 
11 
8 
2 
8 
acres 
5,491 
191 
275 
(D) 
50 
1,405 
1,908 
(D) 
42 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
163 
186 
100 
5 
1 
3 
10 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
118 
34 
32 
35 
11 
3 
1 
- 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
- 
4 
2 
2 
3 
5 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
1 
- 
- 
2 
6 
4 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
9 
- 
“ 
" 
1 
4 
3 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
208 
77 
68 
44 
6 
1 
3 
1 
8 
acres 
2,297 
154 
148 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
842 
(D) 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
11 
8 
5 
4 
1 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
2,235 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
842 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
173 
59 
67 
38 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
60 
25 
19 
12 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
2 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
173 
59 
67 
38 
5 
. 
. 
. 
4 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Sweet corn 
farms 
186 
65 
54 
47 
4 
6 
4 
- 
6 
acres 
345 
44 
24 
32 
5 
160 
74 
- 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
27 
12 
7 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
7 
5 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
17 
4 
3 
3 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
2,410 
2 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
“ 
(D) 
" 
- 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
373 
123 
130 
87 
13 
6 
3 
1 
10 
acres 
1,103 
83 
(D) 
112 
56 
69 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
27 
6 
11 
9 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
34 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 69 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
