Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
. number 
27 
18 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
29,030 
20,931 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
6,595 
3,979 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,075 
1,163 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
2,575 
3,911 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
57,156 
29,894 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
9,172 
6,250 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
2,116,884 
1,660,779 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
339,709 
347,224 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
1,969 
1,428 
Government payments received 
...farms 
6 
3 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
13 
(D) 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
9,536 
7,217 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
2,141 
(D) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
9 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
23 
16 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
(D) 
(D) 
acres 
13,021 
11,634 
Flarvested cropland 
.... farms 
23 
16 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
11,168 
9,557 
Full owners 
21 
13 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
3 
2 
been used for crops without additional 
Tenants 
3 
3 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
5 
6 
acres 
600 
1,129 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
14 
11 
acres 
1,253 
948 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5 
3 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
- 
- 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
14 
10 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
- 
acres 
5,131 
4,863 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
5 
2 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
4 
3 
acres 
148 
41 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
8 
5 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
14 
9 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
4,983 
4,822 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
1 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
12 
11 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
8 
4 
acres 
8,049 
2,482 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4 
5 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
23 
12 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
2,829 
1,952 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
1 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
13 
7 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
- 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
9,170 
7,890 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
339,644 
438,351 
production (1125,1129) 
2 
1 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
11 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
68 
On farm operated 
13 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,144 
Not on farm operated 
1 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
7 
None 
3 
$1,000 
17 
Any 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2 
1 to 49 days 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
50 to 99 days 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
200 days or more 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 years or less 
- 
$1,000 
- 
3 or 4 years 
3 
5 to 9 years 
5 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
6 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
14 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
7 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
7 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
- 
organic production 
farms 
3 
35 to 44 years 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
3 
Male 
9 
65 to 69 years 
- 
Female 
5 
70 years and over 
4 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
59.8 
Farming 
6 
Other 
8 
40 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
