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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
14,644 
370 
2,955 
1,417 
1,840 
1,782 
number 
495,381 
3,267 
30,745 
(D) 
32,526 
39,564 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
239 
1,640 
472 
481 
327 
1 0 to 49 
128 
1,301 
926 
1,326 
1,364 
50 to 99 
1 
11 
15 
28 
83 
too to 199 
649 
2 
- 
- 
5 
8 
200 to 499 
229 
- 
3 
4 
- 
- 
500 or more 
42 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
184 
3 
22 
12 
8 
18 
number 
14,480 
12 
182 
(D) 
86 
267 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
44 
3 
17 
11 
3 
4 
10 to 49 
48 
- 
5 
1 
5 
13 
50 to 99 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
12,933 
330 
2,405 
1,145 
1,528 
1,509 
number 
411,647 
1,829 
18,611 
10,930 
18,653 
21,192 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,178 
278 
2,428 
1,209 
1,600 
1,606 
number 
458,561 
1,973 
20,099 
13,722 
21,188 
27,273 
$1,000 
332,491 
1,133 
13,000 
8,291 
12,958 
16,689 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,630 
185 
1,718 
895 
1,189 
1,203 
number 
162,821 
1,091 
9,128 
6,764 
10,729 
13,635 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
10,388 
183 
1,737 
897 
1,174 
1,249 
number 
295,740 
882 
10,971 
6,958 
10,459 
13,638 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
number 
2,208 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
540 
81 
186 
50 
53 
48 
number 
401,898 
600 
14,730 
(D) 
31,556 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
454 
73 
171 
47 
43 
38 
25 to 49 
33 
8 
9 
1 
3 
7 
50 to 99 
6 
- 
1 
- 
4 
- 
100 to 199 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
40 
- 
3 
2 
3 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
276 
55 
86 
25 
21 
20 
number 
47,797 
240 
6,479 
150 
157 
97 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
430 
54 
158 
35 
49 
43 
number 
354,101 
360 
8,251 
(D) 
31,399 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
306 
40 
103 
28 
34 
26 
number 
1,183,798 
778 
22,982 
(D) 
161,894 
(D) 
$1,000 
141,139 
61 
3,980 
(D) 
6,319 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
499 
52 
212 
41 
52 
45 
number 
12,984 
764 
3,888 
911 
1,345 
1,626 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
368 
35 
160 
32 
42 
28 
number 
6,933 
157 
2,049 
649 
772 
942 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
292 
22 
124 
22 
34 
26 
number 
6,037 
290 
1,741 
551 
758 
567 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,773 
591 
2,986 
868 
923 
870 
number 
58,697 
3,211 
17,636 
6,020 
6,576 
6,008 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,468 
580 
2,924 
837 
885 
842 
number 
53,510 
3,126 
16,618 
5,530 
5,196 
5,493 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,769 
202 
665 
168 
152 
173 
number 
6,112 
561 
2,001 
736 
394 
562 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,533 
193 
675 
143 
173 
113 
number 
24,528 
2,410 
10,072 
3,230 
2,694 
1,876 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
755 
97 
349 
75 
77 
52 
number 
10,218 
941 
3,722 
1,930 
943 
660 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,277 
236 
948 
208 
244 
243 
number 
5,593,802 
37,145 
1,431,155 
561,764 
555,136 
452,255 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,072 
234 
878 
181 
213 
221 
400 to 3,199 
14 
- 
8 
- 
5 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
99 
1 
30 
15 
16 
11 
20,000 to 49,999 
85 
1 
27 
12 
10 
11 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
374 
42 
161 
30 
38 
29 
number 
3,519,525 
(D) 
557,839 
444,011 
360,688 
333,629 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
436 
30 
169 
55 
51 
41 
number 
5,264,787 
31,518 
1,370,730 
540,122 
557,781 
423,132 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
104 
7 
31 
9 
15 
9 
number 
6,332,484 
(D) 
937,536 
857,290 
694,012 
585,840 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
