Table 25. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Mississippi: 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 
542 
56 
83 
41 
87 
181 
50 
2 
$50,000 or more 
1,440 
8 
19 
9 
62 
515 
571 
72 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
16,025 
4,869 
5,636 
2,321 
763 
1,063 
686 
80 
$1,000 
319,017 
4,593 
7,328 
4,150 
8,358 
51,381 
139,178 
56,509 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,121 
4,695 
5,356 
2,133 
433 
169 
17 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,138 
161 
237 
171 
220 
249 
32 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
11 
32 
13 
82 
249 
54 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1,283 
2 
11 
4 
28 
396 
583 
76 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
12,801 
3,835 
4,461 
1,752 
524 
985 
680 
76 
$1,000 
295,722 
7,202 
9,073 
5,476 
9,948 
55,187 
126,275 
39,490 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
2,577 
3,029 
923 
61 
20 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
956 
1,010 
558 
126 
81 
14 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
260 
374 
246 
187 
143 
28 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
37 
34 
21 
102 
215 
44 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
5 
14 
4 
48 
526 
594 
74 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
8,434 
2,410 
3,156 
1,479 
747 
355 
94 
22 
$1,000 
576,540 
37,238 
40,943 
41,207 
140,825 
81,555 
36,009 
181,073 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
1,651 
2,189 
816 
23 
34 
5 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
491 
695 
288 
38 
51 
26 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
130 
154 
225 
51 
46 
20 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
123 
102 
142 
447 
66 
11 
- 
$250,000 or more 
457 
15 
16 
8 
188 
158 
32 
20 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
4,798 
1,460 
1,922 
875 
229 
155 
39 
5 
$1,000 
53,038 
9,553 
11,318 
11,127 
11,251 
4,441 
1,687 
2,130 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
4,690 
1,201 
1,628 
773 
650 
273 
67 
21 
$1,000 
523,503 
27,685 
29,625 
30,080 
129,574 
77,114 
34,323 
178,943 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
22,292 
7,746 
9,086 
3,472 
838 
502 
171 
19 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
167,978 
161,079 
183,718 
642,486 
344,443 
77,366 
90,518 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
5,275 
6,606 
1,957 
22 
52 
25 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
1,921 
1,924 
982 
41 
71 
28 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
326 
357 
203 
80 
82 
19 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
32 
36 
48 
41 
74 
30 
4 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
192 
163 
282 
654 
223 
69 
12 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
35,876 
13,036 
13,815 
4,714 
1,113 
1,180 
722 
94 
$1,000 
288,348 
24,588 
24,977 
16,819 
22,444 
41,842 
88,412 
38,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
12,039 
12,797 
3,767 
181 
86 
10 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
908 
935 
838 
582 
426 
60 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
67 
64 
97 
270 
379 
101 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
22 
19 
12 
80 
289 
551 
93 
Utilities 
...farms 
20,748 
6,759 
7,195 
3,002 
1,072 
1,170 
720 
94 
$1,000 
118,827 
10,906 
11,659 
9,974 
21,413 
17,393 
21,555 
17,866 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,246 
4,482 
4,826 
1,511 
71 
77 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
1,947 
1,985 
1,041 
225 
362 
105 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
284 
312 
376 
432 
505 
344 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
35 
62 
63 
253 
149 
153 
12 
$50,000 or more 
419 
11 
10 
11 
91 
77 
109 
70 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
29,496 
10,355 
10,955 
4,068 
1,103 
1,183 
722 
94 
$1,000 
259,323 
24,259 
24,865 
15,793 
20,637 
43,617 
72,339 
34,238 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
9,326 
9,941 
3,233 
160 
79 
18 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
934 
924 
752 
676 
472 
81 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
79 
63 
61 
192 
357 
124 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
16 
27 
22 
75 
275 
499 
89 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
10,581 
3,062 
3,102 
1,468 
666 
934 
697 
94 
$1,000 
266,511 
16,737 
17,595 
11,414 
12,927 
34,502 
83,225 
58,443 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
2,300 
2,285 
926 
175 
86 
12 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
625 
683 
448 
325 
375 
60 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
130 
126 
83 
158 
419 
337 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
7 
7 
11 
8 
41 
213 
18 
$250,000 or more 
184 
- 
1 
- 
- 
13 
75 
68 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,373 
1,003 
1,197 
400 
244 
210 
162 
25 
$1,000 
41,510 
4,557 
5,535 
2,680 
3,350 
5,428 
6,520 
1 1 ,398 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
317 
348 
100 
15 
17 
6 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
415 
522 
134 
53 
29 
19 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
240 
287 
146 
136 
100 
61 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
42 
184 
607 
47,520 
317 
68 
39 
183 
488 
43,071 
107 
91 
69 
34 
187 
171 
17,690 
90 
27 
19 
15 
20 
113 
1,531 
77 
16,159 
458 
47,552 
265 
103 
32 
14 
44 
1,202 
31,027 
827 
148 
58 
169 
736 
8,062 
270 
235 
142 
49 
40 
1,016 
23,574 
638 
165 
63 
150 
558 
31,667 
220 
100 
146 
65 
27 
132 
2,042 
17 
54 
43 
-continued 
338 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
