Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
38,076 
(X) 
41,959 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,158,725 
(X) 
4,288,729 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
135,485 
(X) 
102,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,042 
27,892 
16,496 
40,533 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,805 
56,365 
8,469 
61,026 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,063 
142,130 
8,199 
127,260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,673 
128,230 
2,907 
100,234 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,765 
120,437 
1,442 
99,205 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,084 
168,156 
1,164 
189,831 
$250,000 to $499,999 
915 
330,199 
888 
324,928 
$500,000 or more 
2,729 
4,185,316 
2,394 
3,345,712 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,196 
867,205 
1,098 
822,384 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,245 
1,901,497 
1,100 
1,649,085 
$2,500,000 or more 
288 
1,416,614 
196 
874,243 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
17,951 
(X) 
21,157 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
353,175 
(X) 
263,845 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
6.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,816 
864 
4,802 
1,151 
$500 to $999 
2,861 
1,914 
3,650 
2,473 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,621 
14,834 
7,791 
17,236 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,495 
9,909 
1,814 
12,216 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,176 
17,662 
1,277 
19,268 
$25,000 to $49,999 
542 
19,428 
661 
22,823 
$50,000 to $99,999 
590 
41,349 
510 
35,059 
$100,000 or more 
850 
247,215 
652 
153,619 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,025 
(X) 
14,470 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
319,017 
(X) 
219,911 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,208 
1,586 
7,905 
1,484 
$500 to $999 
2,194 
1,408 
1,936 
1,229 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,719 
5,464 
2,349 
5,085 
$5,000 to $9,999 
551 
3,741 
438 
2,910 
$10,000 to $24,999 
587 
9,464 
506 
7,711 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
17,099 
353 
12,543 
$50,000 or more 
1,283 
280,256 
983 
188,949 
$50,000 to $99,999 
498 
35,567 
375 
26,455 
$100,000 or more 
785 
244,689 
608 
162,494 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
12,801 
(X) 
12,155 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
295,722 
(X) 
176,730 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,972 
1,050 
5,232 
1,083 
$500 to $999 
1,745 
1,148 
1,838 
1,211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
5,806 
2,550 
5,370 
$5,000 to $9,999 
568 
3,904 
539 
3,691 
$10,000 to $24,999 
741 
11,648 
562 
9,094 
$25,000 or more 
1,939 
272,165 
1,434 
156,280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
17,588 
475 
17,012 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
254,578 
959 
139,268 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
8,434 
(X) 
7,762 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
576,540 
(X) 
469,684 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.2 
(X) 
11.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,525 
641 
1,678 
754 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,283 
7,836 
2,796 
6,189 
$5,000 to $9,999 
921 
6,192 
688 
4,678 
$10,000 to $24,999 
695 
10,749 
516 
7,744 
$25,000 to $49,999 
257 
8,781 
213 
7,388 
$50,000 to $99,999 
390 
29,555 
399 
29,966 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
148,259 
1,139 
176,918 
$250,000 or more 
457 
364,527 
333 
236,046 
$250,000 to $499,999 
361 
113,580 
252 
81,355 
$500,000 to $999,999 
67 
44,268 
48 
33,130 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
29 
206,679 
33 
121,561 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,798 
(X) 
4,012 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
53,038 
(X) 
31,192 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
695 
359 
898 
478 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,517 
5,979 
2,145 
4,614 
$5,000 to $9,999 
710 
4,719 
469 
3,134 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
491 
7,167 
334 
4,887 
$25,000 to $49,999 
135 
4,424 
81 
2,755 
$50,000 to $99,999 
129 
9,271 
37 
2,640 
$100,000 to $249,999 
108 
15,623 
40 
5,958 
$250,000 or more 
13 
5,495 
8 
6,727 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10 
2,981 
4 
1,340 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,690 
(X) 
4,616 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
523,503 
(X) 
438,492 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.1 
(X) 
10.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,247 
438 
1,180 
442 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,258 
3,018 
1,002 
2,233 
$5,000 to $9,999 
267 
1,764 
283 
1,890 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Mississippi 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
