Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
94 
106 
53 
191 
197 
187 
288 
$1,000 
321 
287 
173 
976 
4,714 
9,459 
46,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
50 
26 
73 
36 
12 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25 
29 
14 
52 
60 
25 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
21 
27 
13 
58 
43 
57 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
8 
31 
28 
38 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
27 
65 
155 
Interest expense 
farms 
875 
758 
509 
1,529 
964 
734 
636 
$1,000 
7,449 
5,789 
4,607 
15,501 
13,386 
16,458 
42,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
519 
463 
266 
782 
385 
162 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
289 
234 
202 
613 
430 
342 
159 
$25,000 to $99,999 
64 
58 
37 
123 
145 
214 
290 
$100,000 or more 
3 
3 
4 
11 
4 
16 
120 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
666 
528 
381 
1,155 
636 
416 
296 
$1,000 
6,340 
5,043 
3,911 
12,613 
9,531 
8,479 
16,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
75 
62 
50 
119 
37 
25 
6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
291 
208 
117 
418 
191 
85 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
237 
203 
179 
511 
292 
186 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
41 
21 
67 
80 
80 
74 
$50,000 or more 
26 
14 
14 
40 
36 
40 
100 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
494 
421 
287 
854 
617 
526 
508 
$1,000 
1,110 
746 
696 
2,888 
3,855 
7,980 
25,654 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
200 
179 
130 
350 
156 
51 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
231 
216 
123 
365 
233 
116 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60 
26 
33 
121 
205 
266 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
13 
19 
64 
112 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
5 
4 
29 
176 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,891 
2,228 
1,445 
4,072 
2,154 
1,104 
752 
$1,000 
4,748 
3,919 
2,649 
9,691 
8,533 
7,955 
15,099 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,751 
2,098 
1,350 
3,676 
1,626 
558 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
98 
76 
317 
393 
311 
167 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
47 
29 
19 
70 
114 
208 
229 
$25,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
9 
21 
27 
184 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,302 
1,090 
676 
2,115 
1,428 
962 
834 
$1,000 
4,821 
4,630 
3,428 
14,690 
18,578 
29,382 
95,494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,070 
906 
540 
1,597 
749 
253 
124 
$5,000 to $24,999 
202 
152 
120 
399 
520 
380 
166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
21 
8 
72 
90 
163 
121 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
5 
2 
27 
48 
108 
178 
$100,000 or more 
3 
6 
6 
20 
21 
58 
245 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
20 
16 
7 
44 
57 
86 
112 
$1,000 
41 
19 
17 
172 
421 
1,429 
4,777 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,159 
947 
632 
1,976 
1,405 
971 
842 
$1,000 
12,856 
1 1 ,341 
7,520 
27,494 
34,357 
40,621 
103,188 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,992 
2,331 
1,478 
4,193 
2,323 
1,237 
929 
$1,000 
49,860 
40,460 
26,488 
131,742 
168,053 
236,341 
642,342 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,664 
17,358 
17,922 
31,419 
72,343 
191,060 
691,433 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,436 
1,082 
738 
2,465 
1,593 
970 
736 
Average net gain 
dollars 
48,700 
55,039 
53,470 
67,287 
125,899 
272,213 
955,174 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
131 
106 
75 
138 
44 
12 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
455 
284 
198 
485 
116 
18 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
293 
173 
101 
346 
142 
39 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
230 
223 
153 
563 
317 
109 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
134 
132 
70 
339 
249 
91 
29 
$50,000 or more 
193 
164 
141 
594 
725 
701 
665 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,556 
1,249 
740 
1,728 
730 
267 
193 
Average net loss 
dollars 
12,901 
15,285 
17,530 
19,746 
44,527 
103,768 
314,335 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
125 
122 
55 
131 
31 
6 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
497 
351 
195 
404 
147 
24 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
365 
271 
162 
327 
95 
35 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
351 
313 
200 
504 
198 
52 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
156 
117 
88 
225 
104 
36 
34 
$50,000 or more 
62 
75 
40 
137 
155 
114 
118 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,992 
2,331 
1,478 
4,193 
2,323 
1,237 
929 
$1,000 
9,531 
7,288 
7,280 
66,976 
127,899 
214,657 
615,877 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,186 
3,127 
4,926 
15,973 
55,058 
173,530 
662,946 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,422 
1,071 
727 
2,444 
1,577 
954 
729 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,056 
25,111 
27,361 
42,356 
103,165 
256,100 
931 ,322 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
135 
108 
73 
139 
44 
12 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 61 
