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 te 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,430 
40 
303 
163 
245 
166 
number 
761,180,486 
9,918,047 
127,879,499 
86,163,733 
132,813,559 
89,044,030 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
80 
14 
24 
4 
16 
11 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
13 
- 
4 
- 
2 
4 
1 00,000 or more 
1,332 
26 
273 
159 
227 
151 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
232 
32 
126 
25 
9 
19 
number 
1,548 
152 
850 
119 
67 
144 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
37 
5 
17 
3 
- 
5 
number 
323 
34 
182 
(D) 
- 
30 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
20 
128 
48 
70 
75 
acres 
793,762 
33 
1,083 
785 
1,440 
1,697 
bushels 
127,937,980 
2,962 
90,894 
77,901 
151,832 
157,904 
Irrigated 
farms 
874 
3 
14 
6 
10 
6 
acres 
425,872 
(D) 
30 
164 
347 
79 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
466 
20 
120 
39 
51 
57 
25 to 99 acres 
286 
- 
8 
9 
19 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
381 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
355 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
534 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
6 
18 
7 
4 
1 
acres 
9,573 
6 
49 
60 
45 
(D) 
tons 
129,093 
84 
367 
520 
230 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
2 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
262 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
51 
6 
18 
7 
4 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
824 
_ 
20 
6 
6 
36 
acres 
470,522 
- 
340 
153 
248 
1,655 
bales 
979,534 
- 
503 
171 
430 
2,779 
Irrigated 
farms 
332 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
190,582 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
59 
- 
14 
3 
2 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
- 
6 
3 
4 
26 
1 00 to 249 acres 
155 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
320 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
108 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
cwt 
1,722 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
- 
5 
3 
5 
1 
acres 
2,047 
- 
68 
18 
39 
(D) 
bushels 
157,592 
- 
2,714 
1,290 
2,950 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
- 
3 
3 
5 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
128 
2 
6 
3 
4 
1 
acres 
48,306 
(D) 
76 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
212,203,138 
(D) 
306,462 
174,230 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
- 
- 
acres 
11,127 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
2 
6 
3 
2 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
259 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
129,405 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
9,315,302 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
129,405 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
94 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
60 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
76 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
74 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
