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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Potatoes 
farms 
305 
145 
85 
65 
2 
2 
2 
- 
4 
acres 
229 
89 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
21 
14 
1 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
71 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
297 
141 
85 
63 
2 
1 
1 
- 
4 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
7 
4 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
530 
236 
168 
99 
4 
4 
7 
- 
12 
acres 
1,065 
311 
210 
174 
6 
8 
259 
- 
96 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
48 
19 
22 
5 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
296 
(D) 
33 
5 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
89 
8 
7 
6 
7 
25 
26 
2 
8 
acres 
22,172 
(D) 
(D) 
75 
691 
3,861 
11,315 
(D) 
2,394 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
40 
3 
3 
3 
4 
15 
9 
3 
acres 
5,435 
155 
92 
72 
116 
1,828 
2,760 
413 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
627 
276 
197 
121 
4 
10 
4 
- 
15 
acres 
444 
204 
86 
91 
7 
9 
39 
- 
9 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
30 
12 
5 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
17 
6 
4 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
788 
339 
285 
113 
9 
16 
16 
2 
8 
acres 
9,843 
2,929 
3,033 
884 
(D) 
938 
644 
(D) 
820 
Irrigated 
farms 
115 
44 
42 
20 
1 
4 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
1,530 
261 
454 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
401 
187 
135 
68 
5 
3 
- 
- 
3 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
300 
122 
122 
37 
2 
8 
8 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
70 
28 
25 
8 
- 
- 
5 
2 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
2 
3 
- 
2 
3 
3 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Apples 
farms 
132 
63 
48 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
111 
53 
29 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Grapes 
farms 
144 
79 
42 
16 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
260 
84 
19 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
Peaches, all 
farms 
194 
88 
69 
34 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
435 
155 
149 
121 
- 
10 
- 
" 
- 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
53 
15 
28 
8 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
246 
(D) 
63 
5 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
570 
247 
204 
75 
9 
11 
14 
2 
8 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
8,482 
2,462 
2,667 
679 
(D) 
671 
604 
(D) 
807 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
493 
192 
185 
82 
9 
14 
4 
- 
7 
acres 
2,675 
754 
546 
337 
168 
714 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 349 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
