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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,637 
869 
651 
386 
410 
398 
acres 
2,425,471 
1,622,960 
448,733 
145,875 
87,801 
40,459 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,118 
1,162 
864 
517 
651 
826 
acres 
3,780,101 
2,277,173 
698,168 
258,934 
170,317 
103,351 
Nematodes 
farms 
852 
209 
99 
61 
66 
79 
acres 
319,154 
209,811 
65,452 
20,554 
10,340 
6,603 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,578 
353 
219 
126 
150 
108 
acres 
709,504 
485,803 
140,025 
40,302 
27,515 
7,331 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,038 
370 
189 
118 
61 
51 
acres on which used 
548,525 
399,330 
93,487 
34,343 
9,181 
4,228 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
404 
33 
39 
19 
22 
20 
acres 
33,013 
9,836 
6,392 
2,051 
3,562 
2,031 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,827 
443 
414 
195 
258 
273 
acres 
1,661,892 
968,847 
282,008 
92,638 
61,634 
46,140 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,257 
55 
51 
21 
37 
30 
acres 
187,943 
26,452 
14,084 
3,625 
4,085 
4,739 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,852 
307 
254 
180 
152 
153 
acres 
620,535 
349,501 
146,153 
67,767 
26,482 
12,676 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,510 
356 
228 
135 
154 
92 
acres 
908,660 
667,772 
147,252 
44,336 
29,108 
7,885 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,931 
692 
526 
317 
383 
393 
acres 
2,157,189 
1,444,610 
396,928 
134,216 
79,023 
40,019 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,019 
71 
68 
36 
33 
50 
acres 
66,069 
23,397 
17,738 
2,961 
2,993 
2,983 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
275 
18 
6 
13 
8 
17 
Solar panels 
farms 
225 
13 
4 
9 
8 
15 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
23 
2 
2 
4 
- 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
14 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,734 
839 
531 
189 
304 
486 
Part owners 
farms 
7,963 
718 
550 
326 
414 
609 
Tenants 
farms 
2,379 
360 
211 
148 
130 
131 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,763 
1,561 
1,083 
520 
720 
1,102 
acres 
7,716,572 
991,093 
419,753 
260,435 
322,308 
350,730 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
35,697 
1,557 
1,081 
515 
718 
1,095 
acres 
6,957,468 
925,155 
389,669 
232,235 
289,129 
323,441 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,397 
1,079 
764 
474 
545 
742 
acres 
4,020,008 
2,180,498 
589,175 
261,568 
168,877 
148,770 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,342 
1,078 
761 
474 
544 
740 
acres 
3,973,612 
2,165,655 
584,672 
248,685 
167,206 
146,679 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,900 
149 
114 
71 
123 
149 
acres 
805,500 
80,781 
34,587 
41,083 
34,850 
29,380 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
55,568 
3,334 
1,952 
962 
1,187 
1,701 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
23,705 
901 
729 
433 
567 
810 
2 operators 
12,040 
746 
478 
177 
234 
364 
3 operators 
1,869 
207 
77 
47 
42 
46 
4 operators 
284 
34 
7 
3 
3 
5 
5 or more operators 
178 
29 
1 
3 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
16,124 
737 
476 
151 
217 
327 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
14,200 
650 
408 
141 
177 
305 
2 operators 
753 
33 
27 
3 
20 
11 
3 operators 
98 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
12 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
32,794 
1,808 
1,165 
630 
795 
1,154 
Female 
5,282 
109 
127 
33 
53 
72 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
16,355 
1,751 
1,102 
540 
560 
741 
Other 
21,721 
166 
190 
123 
288 
485 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
