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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
6 
6 
24 
30 
44 
88 
acres 
105 
270 
- 
2,458 
4,610 
9,417 
29,269 
bushels 
9,126 
16,110 
- 
216,121 
382,220 
755,147 
2,526,230 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
11 
2 
4 
11 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
1,866 
(D) 
(D) 
1,729 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
4 
2 
4 
2 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
- 
14 
6 
8 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
2 
- 
5 
14 
21 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
8 
30 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
21 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
158 
151 
81 
419 
551 
629 
632 
acres 
15,051 
18,835 
10,536 
77,323 
214,801 
458,239 
1,133,849 
bushels 
504,093 
634,229 
334,469 
2,872,771 
9,110,768 
19,526,110 
53,044,584 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
24 
15 
77 
225 
327 
394 
acres 
1,676 
3,461 
952 
14,901 
75,993 
187,021 
575,697 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
19 
13 
9 
43 
9 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
53 
46 
26 
88 
63 
18 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
86 
92 
40 
149 
105 
55 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
6 
139 
188 
107 
42 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
186 
447 
558 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
35 
41 
21 
136 
229 
284 
347 
acres 
2,952 
2,823 
2,085 
17,945 
50,793 
82,741 
181,327 
bushels 
143,296 
114,661 
108,568 
898,454 
2,836,327 
4,599,989 
10,690,866 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
5 
12 
32 
22 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
516 
1,394 
5,586 
6,108 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
4 
1 
6 
13 
7 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
15 
27 
12 
51 
38 
41 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
17 
10 
8 
65 
104 
107 
86 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
14 
57 
92 
112 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17 
37 
126 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,208 
946 
638 
1,868 
883 
342 
199 
acres 
49,714 
45,260 
37,486 
146,438 
108,344 
54,229 
53,793 
tons, dry 
102,600 
104,147 
89,341 
340,735 
290,628 
138,141 
150,335 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
9 
6 
18 
10 
5 
2 
acres 
(D) 
168 
280 
997 
1,073 
206 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
399 
255 
124 
233 
72 
25 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
725 
593 
396 
1,076 
337 
111 
35 
1 00 to 249 acres 
84 
98 
118 
510 
379 
134 
90 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
49 
84 
59 
42 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
13 
27 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
13 
6 
1 
4 
4 
_ 
_ 
acres 
470 
237 
(D) 
(D) 
225 
- 
- 
tons, dry 
1,382 
212 
(D) 
(D) 
1,005 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
859 
685 
498 
1,434 
694 
272 
165 
acres 
34,724 
33,727 
28,564 
108,258 
80,778 
42,874 
43,035 
tons, dry 
77,683 
82,956 
72,005 
268,358 
234,663 
115,446 
132,314 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
8 
6 
17 
9 
5 
2 
acres 
(D) 
145 
280 
986 
753 
206 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
150 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
48 
45 
26 
58 
39 
34 
18 
acres 
234 
793 
692 
3,491 
3,094 
6,878 
9,073 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
19 
1 
12 
6 
4 
5 
acres 
52 
158 
(D) 
314 
288 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
31 
27 
7 
29 
15 
3 
5 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
12 
17 
8 
6 
8 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
3 
- 
7 
6 
6 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
3 
2 
9 
6 
9 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
8 
10 
Beans, snap 
farms 
17 
19 
4 
17 
11 
4 
1 
acres 
5 
6 
3 
3 
40 
13 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 77 
