Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
110 
5 
48 
9 
6 
23 
$1,000 
1,570 
13 
326 
357 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
53 
4 
31 
- 
1 
9 
$1,000 
371 
(D) 
207 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
58 
1 
17 
9 
6 
14 
$1,000 
1,199 
(D) 
119 
357 
(D) 
249 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,318 
45 
965 
557 
675 
786 
$1,000 
134,853 
79 
3,250 
2,803 
3,823 
4,929 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
277 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
88,320 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,178 
278 
2,428 
1,209 
1,600 
1,606 
$1,000 
332,491 
1,133 
13,000 
8,291 
12,958 
16,689 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,031 
2 
12 
7 
15 
17 
$1,000 
207,057 
(D) 
2,862 
(D) 
(D) 
1,632 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
159 
3 
9 
5 
9 
15 
$1,000 
42,690 
(D) 
367 
(D) 
141 
897 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
2 
1 
1 
7 
$1,000 
41,915 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
683 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
306 
40 
103 
28 
34 
26 
$1,000 
141,139 
61 
3,980 
(D) 
6,319 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
- 
3 
1 
3 
2 
$1,000 
140,682 
- 
3,849 
(D) 
6,279 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
994 
110 
455 
93 
109 
72 
$1,000 
2,306 
212 
788 
367 
244 
170 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,903 
209 
706 
177 
178 
188 
$1,000 
10,013 
1,021 
3,300 
1,827 
584 
787 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
8 
11 
1 
- 
$1,000 
2,031 
- 
653 
775 
(D) 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,742 
175 
854 
295 
379 
289 
$1,000 
2,744,048 
79,206 
565,035 
283,699 
461,113 
284,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,625 
32 
364 
192 
265 
186 
$1,000 
2,742,601 
79,034 
564,467 
283,554 
460,909 
284,553 
Aquaculture 
farms 
303 
11 
60 
18 
32 
18 
$1,000 
185,241 
484 
3,387 
3,944 
6,793 
4,280 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
216 
3 
23 
12 
24 
12 
$1,000 
184,147 
418 
2,977 
3,941 
6,736 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
479 
83 
170 
43 
41 
51 
$1,000 
9,523 
2,384 
2,708 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
3 
9 
1 
1 
$1,000 
8,255 
(D) 
2,308 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
74 
1,946 
1,143 
1,613 
1,797 
$1,000 
181,205 
223 
4,260 
3,333 
4,311 
5,696 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
856 
1 
28 
31 
66 
78 
$1,000 
47,089 
(D) 
(D) 
64 
238 
195 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,206 
214 
441 
109 
106 
97 
$1,000 
4,284 
646 
840 
393 
251 
421 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
38,076 
1,697 
9,017 
3,490 
4,222 
4,167 
$1,000 
5,158,725 
86,223 
538,550 
263,002 
409,802 
282,230 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,485 
50,809 
59,726 
75,359 
97,063 
67,730 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
17,951 
693 
3,956 
1,452 
1,838 
1,822 
$1,000 
353,175 
558 
4,565 
2,502 
3,913 
4,991 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,298 
682 
3,849 
1,363 
1,669 
1,577 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,671 
9 
99 
87 
162 
242 
$25,000 to $49,999 
542 
1 
7 
2 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1,440 
1 
1 
- 
5 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,025 
597 
3,211 
1,195 
1,589 
1,566 
$1,000 
319,017 
233 
1,876 
825 
1,826 
1,722 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,121 
595 
3,157 
1,172 
1,537 
1,499 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,138 
1 
46 
23 
46 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
1 
6 
- 
4 
5 
$50,000 or more 
1,283 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
