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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,802 
430 
221 
91 
80 
74 
$1,000 
64,702 
52,089 
8,313 
1,569 
854 
493 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
614 
14 
21 
4 
11 
28 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
460 
34 
51 
30 
18 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
141 
54 
35 
43 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
55 
43 
13 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
250 
186 
52 
9 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
12,235 
1,537 
951 
439 
527 
572 
$1,000 
150,975 
74,196 
17,012 
6,240 
4,760 
4,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,546 
124 
231 
137 
262 
329 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,241 
547 
500 
238 
217 
219 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,272 
712 
213 
63 
47 
23 
$100,000 or more 
176 
154 
7 
1 
1 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
9,017 
1,094 
645 
288 
334 
364 
$1,000 
100,884 
41,540 
10,810 
4,122 
3,235 
3,396 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,280 
8 
22 
11 
30 
35 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,351 
126 
156 
77 
130 
134 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,389 
405 
328 
159 
139 
177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
618 
289 
108 
26 
27 
13 
$50,000 or more 
379 
266 
31 
15 
8 
5 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
6,904 
1,005 
604 
297 
353 
374 
$1,000 
50,091 
32,656 
6,202 
2,118 
1,525 
1,022 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,520 
48 
52 
42 
89 
172 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,781 
222 
198 
132 
152 
151 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,162 
385 
298 
111 
106 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
146 
44 
9 
6 
6 
$50,000 or more 
220 
204 
12 
3 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
36,071 
1,723 
1,174 
546 
825 
1,237 
$1,000 
78,273 
19,285 
5,950 
2,391 
2,921 
3,206 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,012 
843 
821 
410 
647 
1,085 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,968 
437 
196 
76 
120 
112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
838 
272 
129 
52 
52 
37 
$25,000 or more 
253 
171 
28 
8 
6 
3 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,407 
1,944 
1,297 
659 
628 
866 
$1,000 
213,194 
144,600 
28,423 
10,279 
5,518 
3,267 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,949 
175 
400 
216 
350 
663 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,049 
884 
592 
346 
231 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
296 
162 
58 
30 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
422 
266 
102 
27 
14 
2 
$100,000 or more 
381 
323 
41 
12 
3 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
433 
145 
79 
42 
15 
12 
$1,000 
7,041 
5,297 
1,069 
355 
56 
26 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,657 
1,908 
1,288 
655 
571 
709 
$1,000 
325,448 
180,239 
51,223 
15,402 
8,832 
8,257 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
38,076 
1,948 
1,303 
660 
920 
1,340 
$1,000 
1,632,266 
1,348,695 
260,765 
64,763 
32,432 
27,068 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,869 
692,348 
200,127 
98,126 
35,252 
20,200 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
16,768 
1,816 
1,114 
538 
723 
1,064 
Average net gain 
dollars 
118,640 
778,917 
254,194 
145,011 
70,118 
37,797 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
- 
2 
- 
5 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
3 
9 
3 
9 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
2 
6 
3 
18 
68 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
10 
20 
22 
81 
248 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
12 
26 
34 
146 
425 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
1,789 
1,051 
476 
464 
260 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,308 
132 
189 
122 
197 
276 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,758 
498,622 
118,558 
108,633 
92,709 
47,636 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
3 
11 
4 
14 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
1 
13 
8 
14 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
8 
20 
26 
40 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
8 
34 
21 
38 
62 
$50,000 or more 
993 
112 
111 
63 
89 
68 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
38,076 
1,948 
1,303 
660 
920 
1,340 
$1,000 
1,110,971 
909,802 
189,999 
56,941 
29,748 
26,592 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,178 
467,044 
145,816 
86,274 
32,335 
19,844 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
16,657 
1,747 
1,122 
530 
709 
1,059 
Average net gain 
dollars 
88,693 
563,572 
187,920 
134,419 
68,516 
37,616 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
112 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
