Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 or more 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Feed purchased 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 ... 
$25,000 to $49,999 ... 
$50,000 or more 
Utilities 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
$500 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 or more 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 ... 
$25,000 to $49,999 ... 
$50,000 or more 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more . 
Flired farm labor 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 or more 
Contract labor 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 .... 
$25,000 to $49,999 .... 
$50,000 or more 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 or more .. 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
farms 
$1,000 
percent of total 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
259 
4,262 
212 
3,229 
148 
5,182 
142 
5,106 
280 
21,365 
368 
27,757 
794 
132,101 
1,117 
173,956 
437 
355,373 
312 
223,878 
345 
108,621 
235 
75,561 
64 
42,537 
47 
32,137 
28 
204,214 
30 
116,180 
22,292 
(X) 
21,203 
(X) 
(X) 
1,715,141 
(X) 
1,468,308 
(X) 
33.2 
(X) 
34.2 
3,575 
1,908 
5,141 
2,642 
10,628 
25,956 
10,309 
24,063 
3,327 
22,163 
2,358 
15,576 
1,745 
24,854 
1,005 
14,374 
815 
28,018 
257 
8,934 
284 
19,697 
231 
16,775 
1,918 
1 ,592,546 
1,902 
1 ,385,943 
279 
47,036 
392 
61,527 
377 
149,588 
303 
111,950 
692 
491,582 
791 
567,132 
570 
904,341 
416 
645,333 
35,876 
(X) 
41,149 
(X) 
(X) 
288,348 
(X) 
227,904 
(X) 
5.6 
(X) 
5.3 
17,584 
7,166 
23,410 
8,721 
12,123 
26,309 
11,846 
25,464 
2,223 
14,433 
2,176 
14,573 
1,675 
26,002 
1,676 
26,818 
1,036 
35,105 
1,088 
37,322 
1,235 
179,333 
953 
115,005 
20,748 
(X) 
15,382 
(X) 
(X) 
118,827 
(X) 
92,265 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.2 
6,634 
1,735 
5,607 
1,410 
4,612 
3,064 
2,685 
1,739 
5,900 
12,060 
3,907 
8,122 
960 
6,411 
922 
6,427 
1,447 
23,235 
1,442 
22,765 
1,195 
72,322 
819 
51,802 
776 
25,508 
557 
18,377 
419 
46,815 
262 
33,424 
29,496 
(X) 
38,778 
(X) 
(X) 
259,323 
(X) 
241,876 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
5.6 
11,432 
4,823 
18,161 
7,266 
11,964 
26,167 
13,573 
30,320 
2,107 
13,757 
2,990 
20,415 
1,897 
28,277 
2,272 
34,295 
943 
32,056 
918 
31,402 
1,153 
154,244 
864 
118,179 
665 
45,370 
491 
33,202 
488 
108,874 
373 
84,977 
10,581 
(X) 
8,441 
(X) 
(X) 
266,511 
(X) 
213,631 
(X) 
5.2 
(X) 
5.0 
2,748 
1,362 
2,712 
1,208 
3,256 
7,595 
2,396 
5,361 
1,143 
7,855 
709 
4,731 
1,473 
23,938 
994 
15,864 
823 
29,386 
690 
23,804 
584 
40,356 
473 
32,643 
554 
156,019 
467 
130,019 
370 
56,167 
333 
50,663 
134 
43,275 
82 
26,548 
50 
56,577 
52 
52,808 
3,373 
(X) 
2,722 
(X) 
(X) 
41,510 
(X) 
35,708 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.8 
820 
389 
781 
384 
1,228 
3,024 
1,030 
2,322 
556 
3,660 
354 
2,352 
462 
6,530 
336 
5,058 
178 
5,769 
120 
4,109 
129 
22,137 
101 
21,483 
87 
5,706 
62 
4,356 
42 
16,431 
39 
17,127 
-continued 
12 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
