Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
6,411 
(X) 
3,884 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
103,287 
(X) 
50,248 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
586 
1,369 
530 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
4,529 
1,203 
2,731 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,029 
7,265 
408 
2,820 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,222 
19,370 
433 
6,561 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
14,274 
233 
8,036 
$50,000 or more 
403 
57,263 
238 
29,570 
$50,000 to $99,999 
208 
13,988 
133 
9,097 
$100,000 or more 
195 
43,275 
105 
20,473 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
8,109 
(X) 
6,520 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
314,180 
(X) 
222,744 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,233 
329 
1,143 
303 
$500 to $999 
1,175 
804 
963 
659 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,738 
6,067 
2,015 
4,372 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
4,644 
528 
3,677 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
10,340 
550 
8,892 
$25,000 to $49,999 
414 
14,487 
358 
12,673 
$50,000 or more 
1,231 
277,510 
963 
192,168 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
1,802 
(X) 
1,374 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
64,702 
(X) 
44,860 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
407 
87 
299 
62 
$500 to $999 
207 
133 
147 
90 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
460 
1,089 
310 
771 
$5,000 to $9,999 
187 
1,186 
152 
1,013 
$10,000 to $24,999 
172 
2,644 
167 
2,662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
4,376 
88 
3,027 
$50,000 or more 
250 
55,186 
211 
37,235 
Interest expense farms 
12,235 
(X) 
9,573 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
150,975 
(X) 
138,598 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,169 
985 
1,571 
740 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,377 
1 1 ,239 
3,271 
8,572 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,274 
15,957 
1,654 
11,608 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,967 
29,674 
1,604 
24,660 
$25,000 to $49,999 
799 
27,406 
830 
28,459 
$50,000 to $99,999 
473 
32,521 
446 
29,808 
$100,000 or more 
176 
33,193 
197 
34,751 
Secured by real estate farms 
9,017 
(X) 
7,263 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
100,884 
(X) 
91,081 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,280 
606 
1,151 
496 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,351 
8,918 
2,532 
6,698 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,028 
14,519 
1,387 
9,707 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,361 
20,662 
1,220 
18,658 
$25,000 to $49,999 
618 
20,876 
579 
19,540 
$50,000 to $99,999 
287 
19,694 
303 
19,823 
$100,000 or more 
92 
15,609 
91 
16,160 
Not secured by real estate farms 
6,904 
(X) 
5,813 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
50,091 
(X) 
47,517 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,520 
1,061 
2,253 
936 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,781 
5,844 
2,136 
4,928 
$5,000 to $9,999 
698 
4,596 
473 
3,213 
$10,000 to $24,999 
464 
7,002 
500 
7,784 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
7,462 
248 
8,527 
$50,000 to $99,999 
146 
9,697 
120 
8,216 
$100,000 or more 
74 
14,428 
83 
13,912 
Property taxes paid farms 
36,071 
(X) 
37,253 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
78,273 
(X) 
78,158 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,852 
2,468 
12,778 
3,091 
$500 to $999 
7,655 
5,493 
8,432 
5,995 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,505 
31,930 
13,243 
27,382 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,968 
13,204 
1,629 
10,866 
$10,000 to $24,999 
838 
12,072 
761 
1 1 ,462 
$25,000 or more 
253 
13,107 
410 
19,362 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
17,407 
(X) 
16,015 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
213,194 
(X) 
344,260 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
8.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,801 
3,171 
7,592 
2,897 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,148 
1 1 ,623 
3,925 
8,594 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,561 
10,940 
952 
6,508 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,488 
22,590 
973 
15,374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
21,003 
642 
22,546 
$50,000 to $99,999 
422 
29,007 
734 
54,845 
$100,000 or more 
381 
114,860 
1,197 
233,497 
$100,000 to $249,999 
258 
40,123 
994 
146,250 
$250,000 or more 
123 
74,737 
203 
87,247 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Mississippi 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
