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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
12,801 
568 
2,524 
824 
1,114 
1,182 
$1,000 
295,722 
1,484 
3,115 
1,055 
2,537 
2,251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
468 
2,045 
626 
803 
753 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
78 
424 
158 
251 
312 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
14 
47 
34 
51 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
- 
2 
6 
3 
6 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
8 
6 
- 
6 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,434 
440 
2,097 
791 
942 
841 
$1,000 
576,540 
30,997 
142,065 
35,853 
75,278 
36,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
356 
1,446 
448 
516 
492 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
52 
277 
136 
145 
151 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
11 
117 
54 
78 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
16 
205 
115 
123 
100 
$250,000 or more 
457 
5 
52 
38 
80 
42 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,798 
175 
926 
454 
515 
471 
$1,000 
53,038 
528 
10,378 
4,834 
5,001 
4,521 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,690 
328 
1,401 
424 
528 
454 
$1,000 
523,503 
30,469 
131,688 
31,020 
70,277 
32,317 
Feed purchased 
farms 
22,292 
1,239 
6,219 
2,204 
2,620 
2,355 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
21,861 
275,627 
173,078 
247,597 
172,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
965 
4,699 
1,532 
1,765 
1,498 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
217 
1,043 
390 
511 
547 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
26 
118 
85 
63 
115 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
3 
30 
8 
33 
20 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
28 
329 
189 
248 
175 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,876 
1,586 
8,583 
3,290 
3,955 
3,872 
$1,000 
288,348 
2,885 
16,030 
7,755 
10,939 
10,374 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
1,505 
8,060 
3,017 
3,581 
3,498 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
67 
414 
209 
261 
292 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
8 
82 
46 
93 
58 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
6 
27 
18 
20 
24 
Utilities 
farms 
20,748 
871 
4,374 
1,668 
2,075 
2,061 
$1,000 
118,827 
2,637 
13,839 
6,598 
10,240 
7,596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,246 
580 
2,882 
1,035 
1,273 
1,264 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
220 
1,048 
411 
483 
564 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
58 
328 
142 
184 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
10 
86 
60 
102 
66 
$50,000 or more 
419 
3 
30 
20 
33 
27 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
29,496 
1,201 
6,616 
2,589 
3,230 
3,162 
$1,000 
259,323 
2,745 
15,982 
7,475 
12,313 
9,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
1,145 
6,134 
2,316 
2,849 
2,789 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
44 
408 
213 
302 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
4 
51 
45 
44 
51 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
8 
23 
15 
35 
10 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
340 
1,781 
780 
883 
929 
$1,000 
266,511 
7,998 
19,600 
5,617 
9,238 
6,780 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
203 
1,290 
551 
655 
668 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
100 
370 
180 
181 
205 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
26 
104 
41 
38 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
4 
7 
8 
2 
2 
$250,000 or more 
184 
7 
10 
- 
7 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,373 
81 
629 
272 
342 
320 
$1,000 
41,510 
541 
3,314 
1,700 
1,879 
2,054 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
17 
201 
85 
115 
80 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
32 
251 
106 
109 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
30 
154 
65 
99 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
1 
19 
11 
19 
11 
$50,000 or more 
129 
1 
4 
5 
- 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,411 
112 
926 
462 
624 
625 
$1,000 
103,287 
1,540 
4,988 
3,088 
5,361 
3,468 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
37 
340 
139 
190 
196 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
39 
285 
150 
165 
224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
30 
292 
158 
246 
188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
3 
5 
11 
16 
14 
$50,000 or more 
403 
3 
4 
4 
7 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,109 
81 
584 
432 
597 
798 
$1,000 
314,180 
478 
930 
633 
1,148 
1,985 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,146 
71 
556 
410 
564 
713 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
3 
18 
14 
20 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
1 
7 
6 
4 
29 
$25,000 or more 
1,645 
6 
3 
2 
9 
10 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
58 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
