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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Corn for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
874 
13 
29 
16 
28 
263 
344 
56 
125 
acres 
425,872 
204 
991 
187 
3,014 
51,512 
199,290 
95,730 
74,944 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
466 
166 
178 
99 
4 
8 
2 
- 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
286 
56 
68 
43 
35 
51 
10 
- 
23 
1 00 to 249 acres 
381 
7 
21 
22 
57 
197 
52 
- 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
355 
- 
1 
- 
7 
199 
106 
2 
40 
500 acres or more 
534 
- 
" 
- 
2 
47 
330 
60 
95 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
20 
23 
12 
8 
20 
17 
1 
6 
acres 
9,573 
(D) 
465 
110 
491 
2,456 
3,272 
(D) 
1,398 
tons 
129,093 
1,916 
(D) 
1,224 
4,997 
35,411 
47,491 
(D) 
15,991 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
2 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
262 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
202 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
51 
15 
19 
10 
2 
3 
1 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
5 
3 
2 
4 
3 
4 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
- 
1 
- 
2 
13 
7 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
" 
Cotton, all 
farms 
824 
70 
69 
45 
52 
203 
285 
30 
70 
acres 
470,522 
3,815 
6,453 
3,147 
11,202 
81,032 
245,131 
57,852 
61,890 
bales 
979,534 
6,424 
10,897 
5,068 
21,954 
161,266 
526,278 
123,436 
124,211 
Irrigated 
farms 
332 
1 
4 
2 
10 
88 
164 
23 
40 
acres 
190,582 
(D) 
159 
(D) 
1,782 
17,653 
112,948 
35,104 
22,786 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
59 
27 
22 
3 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
34 
26 
32 
9 
8 
5 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
155 
6 
15 
10 
21 
60 
31 
1 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
3 
6 
- 
18 
65 
60 
1 
21 
500 acres or more 
320 
- 
" 
- 
3 
68 
187 
28 
34 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
108 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
1,722 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
6 
11 
12 
- 
3 
5 
2 
6 
acres 
2,047 
71 
303 
288 
- 
(D) 
1,000 
(D) 
181 
bushels 
157,592 
2,790 
8,725 
11,076 
- 
5,328 
100,300 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
4 
9 
7 
- 
2 
1 
1 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
2 
- 
5 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
128 
5 
13 
4 
6 
13 
55 
7 
25 
acres 
48,306 
(D) 
649 
(D) 
473 
(D) 
24,789 
8,820 
9,883 
pounds 
212,203,138 
(D) 
2,090,016 
538,924 
(D) 
14,380,360 
112,053,660 
38,836,357 
42,568,128 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
1 
- 
1 
1 
21 
3 
12 
acres 
11,127 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,571 
651 
3,799 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
4 
7 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
1 
4 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
- 
2 
- 
4 
5 
8 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
22 
3 
11 
500 acres or more 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
4 
8 
Rice 
farms 
259 
_ 
5 
_ 
9 
56 
119 
28 
42 
acres 
129,405 
- 
(D) 
- 
788 
9,464 
56,052 
(D) 
20,480 
cwt 
9,315,302 
- 
(D) 
- 
50,174 
679,880 
4,017,946 
(D) 
1,454,860 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
- 
5 
- 
9 
56 
119 
28 
42 
acres 
129,405 
- 
(D) 
- 
788 
9,464 
56,052 
(D) 
20,480 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
- 
1 
- 
3 
7 
5 
- 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
94 
- 
4 
- 
4 
43 
27 
3 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
60 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
42 
4 
8 
500 acres or more 
76 
- 
" 
- 
- 
44 
21 
11 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
217 
9 
19 
24 
20 
49 
64 
7 
25 
acres 
46,412 
514 
804 
588 
3,121 
10,802 
19,409 
3,353 
7,821 
bushels 
3,920,356 
33,753 
61,198 
47,010 
260,646 
878,862 
1,703,387 
304,104 
631,396 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
1 
3 
2 
5 
2 
9 
- 
6 
acres 
4,242 
(D) 
468 
(D) 
1,278 
(D) 
1,389 
- 
867 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
4 
14 
14 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
42 
1 
2 
10 
7 
9 
6 
1 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
4 
3 
- 
8 
25 
20 
1 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 347 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
