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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
1,802 
53 
269 
84 
148 
132 
$1,000 
64,702 
135 
997 
259 
436 
299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
614 
24 
156 
38 
84 
63 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
460 
25 
91 
28 
45 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
3 
13 
18 
15 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
1 
7 
- 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
250 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,235 
403 
2,420 
984 
1,198 
1,225 
$1,000 
150,975 
1,814 
15,749 
7,462 
10,176 
9,947 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,546 
329 
1,558 
593 
725 
697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,241 
71 
748 
330 
370 
453 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,272 
2 
111 
59 
98 
71 
$100,000 or more 
176 
1 
3 
2 
5 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,017 
268 
2,004 
764 
967 
936 
$1,000 
100,884 
693 
13,359 
6,307 
9,002 
8,624 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,280 
93 
429 
124 
150 
110 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,351 
139 
818 
306 
371 
375 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,389 
36 
652 
278 
353 
378 
$25,000 to $49,999 
618 
- 
79 
38 
63 
38 
$50,000 or more 
379 
- 
26 
18 
30 
35 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,904 
240 
1,174 
551 
580 
652 
$1,000 
50,091 
1,121 
2,389 
1,154 
1,174 
1,324 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,520 
103 
523 
259 
275 
275 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,781 
104 
556 
227 
242 
307 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,162 
30 
89 
64 
60 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
2 
5 
- 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
220 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
36,071 
1,544 
8,444 
3,324 
4,086 
4,027 
$1,000 
78,273 
1,353 
9,068 
4,100 
5,367 
5,789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,012 
1,521 
8,256 
3,207 
3,938 
3,859 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,968 
15 
148 
96 
123 
132 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
838 
6 
37 
19 
24 
36 
$25,000 or more 
253 
2 
3 
2 
1 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,407 
688 
3,554 
1,379 
1,691 
1,688 
$1,000 
213,194 
8,962 
10,804 
5,002 
1 1 ,555 
5,848 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,949 
608 
3,096 
1,176 
1,420 
1,410 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,049 
64 
399 
173 
235 
239 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
8 
32 
19 
24 
30 
$50,000 to $99,999 
422 
6 
20 
8 
3 
8 
$100,000 or more 
381 
2 
7 
3 
9 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
433 
8 
35 
12 
18 
18 
$1,000 
7,041 
20 
50 
23 
51 
21 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,657 
470 
2,934 
1,184 
1,501 
1,636 
$1,000 
325,448 
5,050 
31,923 
15,028 
18,893 
17,177 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
38,076 
1,697 
9,017 
3,490 
4,222 
4,167 
$1,000 
1,632,266 
8,609 
96,513 
58,173 
107,541 
66,145 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,869 
5,073 
10,703 
16,669 
25,472 
15,874 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
16,768 
445 
2,554 
1,309 
1,721 
1,719 
Average net gain 
dollars 
118,640 
46,398 
60,893 
63,558 
77,138 
55,156 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
88 
543 
266 
275 
236 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
165 
903 
463 
600 
557 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
69 
349 
178 
268 
285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
51 
287 
130 
185 
293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
22 
102 
66 
106 
108 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
50 
370 
206 
287 
240 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
21,308 
1,252 
6,463 
2,181 
2,501 
2,448 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,758 
9,615 
9,130 
11,474 
10,082 
11,711 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
149 
636 
240 
268 
245 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
464 
2,441 
758 
928 
778 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
356 
1,656 
527 
524 
581 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
181 
1,321 
474 
571 
562 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
87 
304 
123 
163 
216 
$50,000 or more 
993 
15 
105 
59 
47 
66 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
38,076 
1,697 
9,017 
3,490 
4,222 
4,167 
$1,000 
1,110,971 
2,869 
20,457 
4,862 
24,207 
9,068 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,178 
1,691 
2,269 
1,393 
5,733 
2,176 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
16,657 
441 
2,569 
1,318 
1,700 
1,705 
Average net gain 
dollars 
88,693 
34,363 
30,652 
22,316 
29,189 
22,422 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,931 
88 
546 
272 
276 
237 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
