Table WQ06. Average number of poultry animals (1997) for the Arkansas counties that contain portions of the White River watershed.
County Commercial Table Leg* Broilers* Hatchery Suppliers* Turkeys*
Baxter - 354,310 - 587,826
Benton 137,758 22,438,793 134,655 954,348
Boone 13,793 3,686,897 35,172 567,826
Carroll 235,690 7,544,138 18,103 1,615,217
Madison - 7,242,069 68,793 350,435
Marion - - 3,103 576,826
Newton - - 3,103 -
Washington 312,931 2,040,690 192,069 1,362,174
Total by Category 700,172 43,306,897 454,988 6,014,652
Human PE** 42,000 2,598,413 116,021 3,608,791
TOTALS Number 50, 476,709
Total PE** 6,365,225

*Averages were figured by taking the total annual production and dividing by the average number of flocks a grower raises annually. Chickens average 5.8 flocks produced annually, and turkeys average 2.3 flocks produced annually.

**Human population equivalent = the human population estimated to produce amounts of waste similar to that produced by a given number of animals.

Source: Wise, J., ADPC&E, pers. comm.

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