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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
433 
(X) 
328 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,041 
(X) 
6,082 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
33 
9 
26 
7 
$500 to $999 
33 
22 
28 
20 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
167 
426 
103 
259 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
385 
37 
279 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
1,162 
62 
955 
$25,000 or more 
68 
5,038 
72 
4,562 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1,351 
38 
1,283 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
1,035 
24 
1,553 
$100,000 or more 
13 
2,653 
10 
1,726 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
15,657 
(X) 
13,561 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
325,448 
(X) 
267,739 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.3 
(X) 
6.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
836 
203 
989 
261 
$500 to $999 
906 
606 
922 
630 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,546 
13,959 
4,898 
12,520 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,910 
19,570 
2,403 
16,504 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,668 
40,318 
2,061 
31,146 
$25,000 or more 
2,791 
250,792 
2,288 
206,678 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,196 
42,332 
1,005 
34,360 
$50,000 to $99,999 
855 
57,456 
694 
46,849 
$100,000 or more 
740 
151,004 
589 
125,469 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
38,076 
1,632,266 
41,959 
972,410 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
42,869 
(X) 
23,175 
Farms with net gains ^ 
16,768 
1,989,354 
17,807 
1 ,307,496 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
118,640 
(X) 
73,426 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
925 
2,516 
1,224 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
1 1 ,309 
4,791 
12,574 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
16,123 
2,343 
16,842 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
41,292 
2,669 
42,411 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
50,621 
1,465 
52,529 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
1,869,084 
4,023 
1,181,915 
Farms with net losses 
21,308 
357,088 
24,152 
335,086 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,758 
(X) 
13,874 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
1,033 
3,572 
1,842 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
20,012 
9,701 
26,315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
35,404 
4,952 
35,303 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
73,708 
3,910 
59,767 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
57,415 
1,107 
38,019 
$50,000 or more 
993 
169,516 
910 
173,840 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
38,076 
1,110,971 
41,959 
608,021 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
29,178 
(X) 
14,491 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
16,657 
1,477,352 
17,584 
954,389 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
88,693 
(X) 
54,276 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,931 
930 
2,515 
1,228 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,265 
1 1 ,347 
4,821 
12,659 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,266 
16,260 
2,349 
16,897 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,637 
42,546 
2,747 
43,857 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,681 
59,483 
1,627 
58,473 
$50,000 or more 
3,877 
1,346,786 
3,525 
821,275 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
21,419 
366,381 
24,375 
346,368 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,105 
(X) 
14,210 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
1,035 
3,593 
1,853 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,989 
19,988 
9,733 
26,421 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,944 
35,661 
4,973 
35,478 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,767 
73,965 
3,952 
60,541 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,663 
57,639 
1,152 
39,700 
$50,000 or more 
1,046 
178,093 
972 
182,375 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
