Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,277 
1,925 
2,097 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
5,593,802 
6,236,952 
5,386,404 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
1,430 
1,453 
1,928 
1,864 
1,393 
1,211 
1,129 
1,212 
number 
761,180,486 
823,427,574 
752,632,925 
717,040,922 
554,915,961 
388,128,497 
276,652,292 
247,236,533 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
2,091 
2,099 
2,906 
2,497 
3,377 
4,020 
5,510 
acres 
793,762 
873,618 
496,219 
416,724 
405,393 
269,080 
120,361 
80,914 
bushels 
127,937,980 
127,841,765 
58,487,848 
44,879,039 
43,851,007 
23,869,788 
9,369,093 
4,757,736 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
126 
168 
297 
271 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,573 
11,900 
14,976 
24,209 
24,202 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
129,093 
152,082 
219,948 
285,355 
284,029 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,247 
1,006 
796 
748 
697 
1,064 
1,991 
4,297 
acres 
346,310 
331,767 
151,317 
160,739 
155,049 
180,840 
283,477 
809,015 
bushels 
19,615,783 
18,175,120 
5,980,347 
6,801,785 
6,547,211 
6,749,633 
9,674,702 
29,185,697 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,247 
1,006 
796 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
346,310 
331,767 
151,317 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
19,615,783 
18,175,120 
5,980,347 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
44 
82 
59 
48 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,047 
1,345 
2,699 
1,743 
1,544 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
157,592 
107,161 
1 1 1 ,430 
75,529 
72,842 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
217 
302 
267 
166 
154 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
46,412 
116,901 
70,932 
25,756 
25,499 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
3,920,356 
9,815,654 
5,418,279 
1,669,826 
1,648,269 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
23 
9 
17 
26 
24 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,724 
4,739 
455 
919 
1,009 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
61,842 
76,923 
5,441 
9,702 
10,922 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,274 
2,589 
3,034 
4,169 
3,851 
4,644 
6,475 
11,131 
acres 
1,956,477 
1,431,085 
1,371,014 
2,024,683 
1,964,202 
1,652,840 
2,006,263 
3,459,091 
bushels 
86,976,455 
54,316,854 
43,077,995 
60,916,699 
59,370,926 
53,569,740 
41,329,519 
81,944,364 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
4 
- 
10 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
108 
- 
52 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
1,722 
- 
276 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
824 
980 
1,596 
1,797 
1,701 
3,344 
4,225 
3,710 
acres 
470,522 
656,051 
1,157,432 
1 ,022,404 
966,443 
1,332,855 
1 ,028,249 
978,496 
bales 
979,534 
1 ,289,270 
1,944,513 
1,826,423 
1,714,762 
2,075,048 
1,654,648 
1,641,939 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,948 
13,271 
13,507 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
634,505 
680,402 
641,924 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,494,791 
1 ,572,853 
1,557,537 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
259 
341 
461 
529 
530 
748 
803 
714 
acres 
129,405 
185,076 
233,447 
235,283 
234,244 
270,497 
195,505 
240,303 
cwt 
9,315,302 
13,313,823 
14,526,578 
13,371,386 
13,330,366 
15,630,876 
10,466,632 
10,106,176 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
52,540 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
128 
85 
62 
91 
62 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
48,306 
17,781 
3,831 
3,995 
3,003 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
212,203,138 
58,481,805 
8,821,233 
10,947,611 
7,616,224 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
1,210 
1,156 
799 
729 
507 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
29,914 
31,088 
1 1 ,705 
9,034 
7,280 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
305 
178 
54 
35 
25 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
229 
166 
69 
69 
61 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
89 
122 
156 
84 
68 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
22,172 
21,027 
13,492 
8,856 
8,835 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
788 
937 
1,100 
1,229 
902 
1,196 
1,326 
1,548 
acres 
9,843 
15,948 
15,230 
17,249 
13,428 
17,817 
17,982 
18,413 
‘ Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1 982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
