Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
12,801 
1,119 
784 
509 
608 
772 
$1,000 
295,722 
198,806 
50,779 
19,743 
10,017 
4,890 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
65 
40 
10 
29 
134 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
154 
61 
55 
118 
333 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
87 
78 
98 
333 
278 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
51 
93 
200 
108 
24 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
762 
512 
146 
20 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,434 
1,120 
614 
209 
221 
422 
$1,000 
576,540 
469,776 
60,485 
11,011 
6,361 
5,439 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
14 
14 
39 
58 
198 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
29 
31 
47 
99 
149 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
34 
288 
97 
51 
75 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
609 
267 
19 
11 
- 
$250,000 or more 
457 
434 
14 
7 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,798 
265 
219 
112 
153 
322 
$1,000 
53,038 
14,121 
15,263 
3,075 
2,653 
2,569 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,690 
1,044 
462 
115 
115 
151 
$1,000 
523,503 
455,655 
45,222 
7,936 
3,708 
2,869 
Feed purchased 
farms 
22,292 
1,203 
732 
306 
384 
795 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
1,285,959 
268,778 
38,103 
19,251 
13,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
24 
39 
26 
56 
242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
32 
45 
51 
116 
394 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
23 
35 
91 
178 
155 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
50 
85 
105 
32 
2 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
1,074 
528 
33 
2 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,876 
1,914 
1,292 
660 
846 
1,218 
$1,000 
288,348 
172,363 
40,868 
14,049 
9,961 
6,949 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
165 
178 
88 
257 
719 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
476 
495 
360 
500 
476 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
408 
324 
170 
72 
17 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
865 
295 
42 
17 
6 
Utilities 
farms 
20,748 
1,914 
1,284 
656 
699 
902 
$1,000 
118,827 
75,659 
17,770 
5,016 
3,240 
2,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,246 
25 
46 
63 
149 
369 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
132 
269 
282 
351 
447 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
799 
795 
277 
185 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
573 
149 
29 
11 
4 
$50,000 or more 
419 
385 
25 
5 
3 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
29,496 
1,917 
1,292 
663 
798 
1,117 
$1,000 
259,323 
145,433 
39,920 
13,240 
10,551 
6,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
109 
148 
111 
249 
644 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
680 
579 
366 
435 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
355 
311 
129 
78 
18 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
773 
254 
57 
36 
13 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
1,569 
928 
450 
484 
518 
$1,000 
266,511 
175,765 
31,781 
12,867 
10,395 
4,818 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
156 
135 
84 
146 
302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
392 
383 
212 
216 
160 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
569 
359 
136 
108 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
286 
42 
13 
12 
4 
$250,000 or more 
184 
166 
9 
5 
2 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,373 
453 
224 
114 
152 
162 
$1,000 
41,510 
22,928 
4,078 
1,909 
2,145 
1,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
14 
19 
7 
14 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
58 
59 
33 
34 
76 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
232 
106 
52 
73 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
67 
23 
12 
24 
19 
$50,000 or more 
129 
82 
17 
10 
7 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,411 
1,499 
835 
356 
348 
314 
$1,000 
103,287 
67,734 
17,490 
5,364 
3,539 
1,840 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
3 
22 
6 
30 
81 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
32 
118 
109 
123 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
960 
507 
184 
157 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
218 
106 
36 
31 
3 
$50,000 or more 
403 
286 
82 
21 
7 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,109 
983 
699 
436 
507 
681 
$1,000 
314,180 
226,270 
47,346 
16,570 
7,581 
4,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,146 
95 
52 
61 
168 
411 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
39 
45 
45 
110 
171 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
69 
93 
134 
141 
80 
$25,000 or more 
1,645 
780 
509 
196 
88 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
84 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
