Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Canola (pounds) 
4 
547 
867,961 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
2,022 
793,762 
127,937,980 
874 
425,872 
2,091 
873,618 
127,841,765 
624 
346,506 
1 to 1 4 acres 
366 
2,257 
173,919 
33 
113 
487 
2,759 
152,258 
29 
111 
1 5 to 24 acres 
100 
1,843 
140,552 
9 
119 
120 
2,269 
164,377 
4 
58 
25 to 49 acres 
129 
4,595 
473,648 
17 
551 
144 
5,136 
440,722 
17 
670 
50 to 99 acres 
157 
10,327 
1,318,311 
51 
3,152 
144 
9,816 
1,103,886 
19 
1,071 
1 00 to 249 acres 
381 
62,902 
8,465,022 
158 
22,835 
310 
50,777 
6,258,695 
97 
13,769 
250 to 499 acres 
355 
124,242 
18,203,166 
223 
56,367 
305 
107,812 
14,128,671 
116 
31,314 
500 to 999 acres 
311 
212,013 
33,293,205 
209 
110,346 
306 
207,386 
30,231,788 
169 
89,323 
1 ,000 acres or more 
223 
375,583 
65,870,157 
174 
232,389 
275 
487,663 
75,361,368 
173 
210,190 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
172 
231,957 
39,790,801 
128 
131,128 
196 
263,036 
38,453,314 
114 
100,656 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
36 
85,656 
15,765,465 
32 
63,640 
54 
125,100 
21,082,700 
38 
55,140 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
22 
81,729 
12,759,962 
19 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
3 
17,798 
3,065,392 
2 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
107 
9,573 
129,093 
9 
262 
126 
1 1 ,900 
152,082 
12 
1,033 
1 to 1 4 acres 
41 
(D) 
1,475 
4 
(D) 
25 
159 
734 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
10 
208 
2,868 
- 
8 
159 
1,176 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
12 
422 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
25 
873 
9,564 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
10 
714 
10,282 
1 
(D) 
23 
1,468 
13,171 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
3,677 
52,169 
3 
188 
36 
5,101 
65,558 
7 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
3,265 
41,948 
- 
- 
6 
1,810 
31,619 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cotton, all (bales) 
824 
470,522 
979,534 
332 
190,582 
980 
656,051 
1 ,289,270 
394 
295,396 
1 to 1 4 acres 
30 
227 
341 
1 
(D) 
69 
689 
1,009 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
29 
525 
779 
2 
(D) 
39 
772 
1,512 
15 
281 
25 to 49 acres 
45 
1,616 
2,316 
3 
(D) 
66 
2,326 
3,465 
4 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
71 
4,977 
8,572 
12 
653 
63 
4,624 
7,423 
10 
639 
1 00 to 249 acres 
155 
26,243 
52,866 
57 
7,095 
130 
20,742 
35,859 
40 
4,712 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
61,017 
128,826 
81 
18,287 
199 
71,100 
135,962 
82 
20,675 
500 to 999 acres 
176 
120,766 
247,654 
75 
36,680 
195 
138,282 
250,036 
84 
44,445 
1 ,000 acres or more 
144 
255,151 
538,180 
101 
127,733 
219 
417,516 
854,004 
158 
224,484 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
105 
142,586 
300,733 
70 
67,01 1 
146 
193,304 
387,031 
96 
88,399 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
21 
49,340 
101,727 
14 
(D) 
49 
1 1 7,688 
244,466 
40 
64,362 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
18 
63,225 
135,720 
17 
(D) 
18 
69,205 
152,953 
17 
51,162 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
37,319 
69,554 
5 
20,561 
Upland cotton (bales) 
824 
470,522 
979,534 
332 
190,582 
980 
656,051 
1 ,289,270 
394 
295,396 
1 to 1 4 acres 
30 
227 
341 
1 
(D) 
69 
689 
1,009 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
29 
525 
779 
2 
(D) 
39 
772 
1,512 
15 
281 
25 to 49 acres 
45 
1,616 
2,316 
3 
(D) 
66 
2,326 
3,465 
4 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
71 
4,977 
8,572 
12 
653 
63 
4,624 
7,423 
10 
639 
1 00 to 249 acres 
155 
26,243 
52,866 
57 
7,095 
130 
20,742 
35,859 
40 
4,712 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
61,017 
128,826 
81 
18,287 
199 
71,100 
135,962 
82 
20,675 
500 to 999 acres 
176 
120,766 
247,654 
75 
36,680 
195 
138,282 
250,036 
84 
44,445 
1 ,000 acres or more 
144 
255,151 
538,180 
101 
127,733 
219 
417,516 
854,004 
158 
224,484 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
105 
142,586 
300,733 
70 
67,01 1 
146 
193,304 
387,031 
96 
88,399 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
21 
49,340 
101,727 
14 
(D) 
49 
117,688 
244,466 
40 
64,362 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
18 
63,225 
135,720 
17 
(D) 
18 
69,205 
152,953 
17 
51,162 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
37,319 
69,554 
5 
20,561 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) 
4 
108 
1,722 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
70 
1,625 
2 
(D) 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
45 
2,047 
157,592 
- 
- 
44 
1,345 
107,161 
3 
(D) 
Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 
128 
48,306 
212,203,138 
39 
11,127 
85 
17,781 
58,481,805 
11 
(D) 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice (cwt) 
259 
129,405 
9,315,302 
259 
129,405 
341 
185,076 
13,313,823 
341 
185,076 
1 to 1 4 acres 
5 
46 
2,722 
5 
46 
5 
45 
3,377 
5 
45 
1 5 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
7 
246 
18,441 
7 
246 
13 
484 
33,319 
13 
484 
50 to 99 acres 
17 
1,226 
85,117 
17 
1,226 
27 
1,894 
138,976 
27 
1,894 
1 00 to 249 acres 
94 
15,985 
1,137,765 
94 
15,985 
81 
13,610 
953,203 
81 
13,610 
250 to 499 acres 
60 
20,919 
1 ,482,747 
60 
20,919 
73 
24,859 
1 ,795,838 
73 
24,859 
500 to 999 acres 
45 
29,770 
2,149,680 
45 
29,770 
88 
59,816 
4,315,921 
88 
59,816 
1 ,000 acres or more 
31 
61,213 
4,438,830 
31 
61,213 
54 
84,368 
6,073,189 
54 
84,368 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
18 
25,062 
1,824,514 
18 
25,062 
44 
57,378 
4,032,377 
44 
57,378 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
8 
18,885 
1,311,164 
8 
18,885 
7 
15,659 
1,179,203 
7 
15,659 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
5 
17,266 
1,303,152 
5 
17,266 
3 
11,331 
861,609 
3 
1 1 ,331 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
217 
46,412 
3,920,356 
28 
4,242 
302 
116,901 
9,815,654 
81 
23,194 
1 to 1 4 acres 
18 
158 
10,738 
2 
(D) 
14 
87 
4,999 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
19 
382 
21,568 
1 
(D) 
6 
120 
6,068 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
21 
687 
43,135 
- 
21 
740 
51,937 
5 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
21 
1,477 
130,825 
6 
(D) 
28 
2,055 
135,482 
5 
239 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
10,571 
882,621 
11 
1,454 
75 
13,056 
1,168,535 
17 
2,314 
250 to 499 acres 
47 
15,974 
1,292,196 
6 
1,828 
75 
25,976 
2,151,023 
20 
4,237 
500 to 999 acres 
23 
14,163 
1,266,273 
2 
(D) 
62 
41,580 
3,645,303 
24 
8,967 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
3,000 
273,000 
- 
21 
33,287 
2,652,307 
8 
7,236 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
23 
2,724 
61,842 
2 
(D) 
9 
4,739 
76,923 
1 
(D) 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
3,274 
1,956,477 
86,976,455 
1,152 
863,200 
2,589 
1,431,085 
54,316,854 
811 
483,004 
1 to 1 4 acres 
137 
1,106 
30,133 
5 
33 
109 
970 
20,241 
8 
62 
1 5 to 24 acres 
173 
3,218 
95,963 
8 
100 
123 
2,361 
65,088 
14 
236 
25 to 49 acres 
310 
10,798 
353,294 
32 
1,016 
239 
8,427 
240,357 
25 
651 
50 to 99 acres 
369 
25,211 
925,761 
55 
3,101 
302 
21,238 
626,710 
39 
1,971 
1 00 to 249 acres 
612 
97,997 
3,632,130 
131 
14,643 
522 
85,517 
2,664,616 
104 
12,998 
250 to 499 acres 
482 
1 73,874 
7,324,391 
169 
46,707 
395 
139,946 
4,785,532 
123 
31,704 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data Mississippi 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
