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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
5,637 
259 
1,007 
302 
426 
389 
acres 
2,425,471 
754 
10,324 
5,827 
10,910 
13,310 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
11,118 
336 
1,962 
752 
1,011 
966 
acres 
3,780,101 
1,069 
27,342 
18,646 
32,081 
41,301 
Nematodes 
... farms 
852 
43 
141 
54 
49 
50 
acres 
319,154 
134 
1,039 
921 
1,570 
2,306 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,578 
100 
299 
73 
96 
75 
acres 
709,504 
269 
2,022 
1,257 
1,936 
3,245 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,038 
39 
84 
12 
29 
36 
acres on which used 
548,525 
100 
873 
147 
630 
1,684 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
404 
10 
95 
51 
38 
26 
acres 
33,013 
24 
1,304 
1,593 
1,084 
653 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
4,827 
150 
895 
355 
439 
435 
acres 
1,661,892 
575 
14,639 
10,347 
19,548 
25,922 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,257 
10 
87 
66 
109 
147 
acres 
187,943 
17 
1,390 
1,971 
3,814 
7,031 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,852 
58 
223 
77 
94 
119 
acres 
620,535 
108 
2,206 
1,511 
2,192 
3,765 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,510 
50 
206 
39 
58 
77 
acres 
908,660 
77 
1,778 
688 
2,007 
1,825 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
4,931 
175 
811 
262 
334 
379 
acres 
2,157,189 
431 
9,026 
4,888 
8,236 
14,696 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,019 
29 
192 
66 
110 
90 
acres 
66,069 
85 
1,988 
694 
1,989 
2,242 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
275 
9 
65 
11 
29 
17 
Solar panels 
... farms 
225 
9 
56 
11 
24 
13 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
16 
- 
11 
1 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
23 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
6 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
14 
- 
6 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
27,734 
1,480 
7,683 
2,782 
3,361 
3,113 
Part owners 
... farms 
7,963 
82 
793 
541 
700 
861 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,379 
135 
541 
167 
161 
193 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
35,763 
1,562 
8,499 
3,328 
4,065 
3,984 
acres 
7,716,572 
1 1 ,386 
283,229 
192,368 
332,585 
464,566 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
35,697 
1,562 
8,476 
3,323 
4,061 
3,974 
acres 
6,957,468 
7,070 
227,710 
174,421 
303,555 
406,466 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
10,397 
218 
1,341 
719 
864 
1,066 
acres 
4,020,008 
1,234 
30,319 
28,773 
46,738 
77,973 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
10,342 
217 
1,334 
708 
861 
1,054 
acres 
3,973,612 
899 
29,421 
28,269 
46,197 
76,440 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
3,900 
54 
597 
283 
346 
451 
acres 
805,500 
4,651 
56,417 
18,451 
29,571 
59,633 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
55,568 
2,575 
13,375 
5,077 
6,062 
5,897 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
23,705 
948 
5,265 
2,168 
2,690 
2,737 
2 operators 
12,040 
645 
3,267 
1,129 
1,306 
1,201 
3 operators 
1,869 
87 
410 
160 
181 
182 
4 operators 
284 
10 
53 
19 
26 
26 
5 or more operators 
178 
7 
22 
14 
19 
21 
Total women operators 
number 
16,124 
906 
4,468 
1,613 
1,835 
1,722 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
14,200 
811 
4,012 
1,388 
1,648 
1,472 
2 operators 
753 
41 
194 
73 
74 
97 
3 operators 
98 
3 
16 
17 
7 
16 
4 operators 
12 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
2 
3 
2 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
32,794 
1,384 
7,628 
2,982 
3,608 
3,573 
Female 
5,282 
313 
1,389 
508 
614 
594 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
16,355 
569 
3,364 
1,335 
1,638 
1,615 
Other 
21,721 
1,128 
5,653 
2,155 
2,584 
2,552 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
