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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
217 
9 
5 
5 
acres 
46,412 
- 
123 
- 
82 
78 
bushels 
3,920,356 
- 
6,602 
- 
3,632 
5,168 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
4,242 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
9 
4 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
42 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
47 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
26 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,274 
16 
237 
94 
146 
160 
acres 
1,956,477 
91 
5,836 
3,986 
6,524 
1 1 ,406 
bushels 
86,976,455 
2,118 
168,774 
147,798 
229,124 
401,617 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,152 
- 
24 
11 
17 
16 
acres 
863,200 
- 
685 
603 
919 
1,292 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
310 
16 
113 
23 
43 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
679 
- 
124 
71 
103 
79 
1 00 to 249 acres 
612 
- 
- 
- 
- 
62 
250 to 499 acres 
482 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,191 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
acres 
35 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
52,540 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,247 
7 
69 
9 
35 
34 
acres 
346,310 
36 
1,800 
341 
1,846 
1,621 
bushels 
19,615,783 
780 
74,011 
10,868 
72,826 
65,137 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
- 
3 
- 
2 
3 
acres 
13,895 
- 
3 
- 
(D) 
180 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
85 
7 
29 
3 
4 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
307 
- 
40 
6 
31 
24 
1 00 to 249 acres 
400 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
275 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
180 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,948 
77 
1,844 
1,051 
1,372 
1,520 
acres 
634,505 
316 
27,164 
23,450 
37,149 
51,162 
tons, dry 
1,494,791 
987 
51,762 
50,166 
75,033 
100,916 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
1 
24 
6 
8 
7 
acres 
3,447 
(D) 
154 
82 
175 
163 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,827 
77 
1,580 
661 
746 
650 
25 to 99 acres 
5,356 
- 
264 
390 
626 
803 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,480 
- 
- 
- 
- 
67 
250 to 499 acres 
234 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
51 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
119 
2 
36 
23 
18 
12 
acres 
2,823 
(D) 
339 
650 
347 
311 
tons, dry 
7,234 
(D) 
818 
1,270 
1,092 
669 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
8,661 
50 
1,222 
719 
961 
1,102 
acres 
467,708 
191 
17,707 
16,075 
25,161 
36,614 
tons, dry 
1,191,065 
611 
35,755 
36,444 
56,569 
78,261 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
1 
16 
4 
4 
7 
acres 
2,961 
(D) 
53 
76 
150 
163 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
15 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
347 
- 
18 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,210 
172 
425 
115 
128 
102 
acres 
28,703 
306 
1,494 
786 
568 
1,294 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
48 
106 
15 
30 
15 
acres 
2,735 
62 
282 
25 
80 
116 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
825 
162 
309 
83 
98 
56 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
272 
10 
112 
24 
24 
34 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
- 
4 
8 
6 
5 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
250.0 acres or more 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
470 
75 
172 
64 
47 
39 
acres 
(D) 
29 
99 
41 
23 
31 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
26 
6 
11 
2 
2 
3 
acres 
(D) 
2 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
Peas, green 
farms 
28 
3 
9 
4 
7 
1 
acres 
65 
2 
27 
4 
10 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
76 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
