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 
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 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
3,062 
3,102 
1,468 
666 
934 
697 
94 
558 
workers 
32,307 
6,716 
6,980 
3,610 
1,955 
3,524 
4,704 
2,296 
2,522 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,089 
684 
772 
501 
358 
691 
659 
92 
332 
workers 
11,430 
1,113 
1,216 
827 
706 
1,687 
2,956 
1,589 
1,336 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
8,167 
2,610 
2,571 
1,138 
453 
533 
416 
70 
376 
workers 
20,877 
5,603 
5,764 
2,783 
1,249 
1,837 
1,748 
707 
1,186 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
129 
15 
24 
17 
5 
22 
25 
9 
12 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
3 
6 
3 
7 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
15,973 
5,624 
6,819 
2,156 
410 
363 
134 
10 
457 
workers 
34,033 
11,390 
15,055 
4,859 
812 
626 
246 
25 
1,020 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,697 
478 
900 
254 
12 
4 
2 
3 
44 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,017 
3,219 
4,157 
1,302 
152 
14 
3 
7 
163 
50 to 69 acres 
3,490 
1,409 
1,438 
449 
80 
26 
- 
- 
88 
70 to 99 acres 
4,222 
1,758 
1,715 
481 
124 
27 
2 
2 
113 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,167 
1,698 
1,759 
483 
89 
32 
1 
- 
105 
140 to 1 79 acres 
2,992 
1,291 
1,102 
426 
76 
14 
1 
- 
82 
180 to 219 acres 
2,331 
1,012 
805 
344 
64 
24 
- 
- 
82 
220 to 259 acres 
1,478 
640 
553 
171 
39 
20 
- 
- 
55 
260 to 499 acres 
4,193 
1,590 
1,464 
574 
231 
122 
18 
1 
193 
500 to 999 acres 
2,323 
692 
578 
257 
179 
432 
38 
1 
146 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,237 
161 
201 
73 
45 
397 
216 
1 
143 
2,000 acres or more 
929 
62 
84 
16 
25 
71 
441 
79 
151 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,466 
555 
681 
411 
255 
679 
525 
63 
297 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
924 
392 
292 
163 
6 
16 
25 
2 
28 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
783 
333 
324 
95 
7 
16 
- 
- 
8 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
589 
206 
228 
86 
16 
21 
8 
1 
23 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12,019 
5,367 
4,859 
928 
46 
120 
93 
5 
601 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
357 
65 
56 
41 
33 
86 
59 
2 
15 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
11,662 
5,302 
4,803 
887 
13 
34 
34 
3 
586 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,041 
5,112 
5,517 
1,972 
73 
60 
17 
3 
287 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
8 
2 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
144 
28 
8 
29 
25 
37 
7 
- 
10 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
117 
34 
31 
30 
11 
4 
- 
1 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2,071 
335 
427 
408 
654 
185 
12 
14 
36 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
796 
269 
406 
113 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,118 
1,377 
1,979 
595 
22 
45 
35 
5 
60 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,940 
5,821 
6,319 
2,530 
436 
350 
108 
7 
369 
number 
921,508 
238,622 
231,842 
138,601 
69,314 
108,307 
66,801 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,855 
961 
1,382 
422 
24 
6 
5 
55 
10 to 49 
8,707 
3,431 
3,638 
1,252 
122 
47 
19 
- 
198 
50 to 99 
2,410 
949 
842 
427 
82 
57 
3 
1 
49 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,237 
366 
356 
300 
93 
76 
15 
- 
31 
200 to 499 
540 
99 
83 
121 
81 
107 
28 
1 
20 
500 or more 
191 
15 
18 
8 
34 
57 
38 
5 
16 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
14,729 
5,481 
5,766 
2,314 
413 
314 
87 
2 
352 
number 
509,861 
153,906 
144,157 
83,152 
39,791 
46,611 
(D) 
(D) 
20,773 
Beef cows 
farms 
14,644 
5,471 
5,760 
2,299 
398 
285 
81 
2 
348 
number 
495,381 
152,967 
143,783 
82,332 
37,376 
40,805 
(D) 
(D) 
19,135 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,660 
1,335 
1,690 
510 
30 
11 
4 
80 
10 to 49 
8,502 
3,380 
3,413 
1,266 
156 
84 
22 
1 
180 
50 to 99 
1,562 
551 
482 
319 
92 
62 
7 
- 
49 
100 to 199 
649 
169 
141 
176 
69 
59 
20 
1 
14 
200 to 499 
229 
31 
34 
28 
45 
52 
18 
- 
21 
500 or more 
42 
5 
- 
- 
6 
17 
10 
- 
4 
Milk cows 
.... farms 
184 
31 
26 
39 
27 
41 
9 
- 
11 
number 
14,480 
939 
374 
820 
2,415 
5,806 
2,488 
- 
1,638 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
44 
10 
18 
15 
1 
10 to 49 
48 
13 
5 
19 
3 
2 
- 
- 
6 
50 to 99 
33 
8 
3 
5 
10 
6 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
44 
- 
- 
- 
14 
29 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
8 
- 
1 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
“ 
" 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
12,933 
4,645 
5,044 
2,134 
385 
330 
102 
7 
286 
number 
411,647 
84,716 
87,685 
55,449 
29,523 
61,696 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,178 
4,909 
4,995 
2,137 
388 
327 
106 
5 
311 
number 
458,561 
104,248 
100,181 
61,325 
32,670 
57,846 
59,316 
20,230 
22,745 
$1,000 
332,491 
65,755 
62,665 
38,771 
23,654 
48,556 
44,680 
26,097 
22,313 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 345 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
