Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,150 
795 
505 
652 
809 
$1,000 
295,722 
202,080 
50,036 
18,406 
9,953 
4,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
65 
40 
10 
32 
153 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
154 
62 
55 
138 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
87 
79 
111 
363 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
53 
107 
201 
102 
15 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
791 
507 
128 
17 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,434 
1,120 
618 
212 
233 
454 
$1,000 
576,540 
469,776 
60,663 
11,024 
6,504 
5,452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
14 
16 
38 
62 
222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
29 
32 
49 
105 
159 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
34 
288 
100 
53 
73 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
609 
268 
18 
11 
- 
$250,000 or more 
457 
434 
14 
7 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,798 
265 
222 
115 
162 
356 
$1,000 
53,038 
14,121 
15,277 
3,180 
2,651 
2,748 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,690 
1,044 
463 
119 
118 
153 
$1,000 
523,503 
455,655 
45,386 
7,844 
3,853 
2,704 
Feed purchased 
farms 
22,292 
1,203 
740 
308 
422 
847 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
1,285,959 
268,956 
38,536 
19,840 
13,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
24 
41 
26 
62 
273 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
32 
48 
50 
132 
425 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
23 
38 
92 
196 
145 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
50 
85 
107 
30 
2 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
1,074 
528 
33 
2 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,876 
1,945 
1,303 
657 
918 
1,325 
$1,000 
288,348 
174,470 
39,879 
13,720 
10,326 
7,288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
165 
178 
93 
296 
806 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
478 
512 
361 
542 
490 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
414 
340 
160 
60 
23 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
888 
273 
43 
20 
6 
Utilities 
farms 
20,748 
1,945 
1,295 
653 
739 
985 
$1,000 
118,827 
76,009 
17,672 
5,025 
3,286 
2,095 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,246 
25 
49 
66 
162 
427 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
137 
285 
277 
376 
479 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
823 
789 
274 
189 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
575 
147 
31 
9 
4 
$50,000 or more 
419 
385 
25 
5 
3 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
29,496 
1,948 
1,303 
660 
858 
1,212 
$1,000 
259,323 
146,949 
39,665 
12,832 
10,961 
7,296 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
109 
153 
110 
289 
703 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
680 
593 
370 
458 
481 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
374 
307 
129 
72 
13 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
785 
250 
51 
39 
15 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
1,598 
932 
439 
515 
563 
$1,000 
266,511 
177,680 
30,805 
12,470 
10,722 
4,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
157 
136 
87 
166 
342 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
398 
392 
206 
228 
164 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
589 
354 
129 
105 
53 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
286 
43 
12 
14 
4 
$250,000 or more 
184 
168 
7 
5 
2 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,373 
458 
224 
122 
150 
199 
$1,000 
41,510 
22,937 
4,136 
1,977 
2,169 
1,759 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
14 
21 
5 
14 
31 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
63 
54 
34 
38 
91 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
232 
108 
62 
62 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
67 
24 
11 
29 
17 
$50,000 or more 
129 
82 
17 
10 
7 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,411 
1,516 
836 
358 
374 
329 
$1,000 
103,287 
68,459 
17,230 
5,229 
3,455 
1,939 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
3 
24 
4 
36 
82 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
32 
118 
112 
140 
125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
967 
510 
188 
162 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
221 
106 
35 
30 
2 
$50,000 or more 
403 
293 
78 
19 
6 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,109 
1,012 
710 
431 
535 
708 
$1,000 
314,180 
230,002 
47,553 
13,737 
7,224 
4,210 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,146 
95 
54 
66 
183 
437 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
39 
47 
44 
133 
160 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
69 
101 
135 
142 
91 
$25,000 or more 
1,645 
809 
508 
186 
77 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
110 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
