Figure 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses 
$2.0 
$1.8 
$1.6 
$1.4 
• 2012 
02007 
O2002 
O 
$1.2 
0) 
§ $ 1.0 
S $0.8 
$0.0 
Livestock and Feed purchased Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and Hired farm labor Interest expense Chemicals 
poultry purchased soil conditioners oils purchased purchased 
or leased purchased 
Figure 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses - Percent of Total 
40% 
35% 
30% 
25% 
20% 
15 % 
10 % 
5% 
0 % 
8 
O 
• 2012 
02007 
02002 
O 
o 
Livestock and Feed purchased Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and Hired farm labor Interest expense Chemicals 
poultry purchased soil conditioners oils purchased purchased 
or leased purchased 
2012 Census of Agriculture Mississippi 5 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
