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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
14,168 
1,033 
792 
492 
627 
874 
acres treated 
3,089,983 
1,753,797 
480,582 
191,535 
134,326 
1 1 1 ,424 
Manure used 
farms 
3,779 
389 
246 
131 
145 
250 
acres treated 
380,456 
120,035 
65,051 
36,390 
27,582 
30,488 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,637 
900 
650 
379 
440 
392 
acres 
2,425,471 
1,664,546 
423,075 
139,327 
89,074 
35,395 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,118 
1,193 
875 
512 
703 
842 
acres 
3,780,101 
2,327,177 
683,181 
241,951 
169,766 
100,007 
Nematodes 
farms 
852 
214 
97 
59 
73 
74 
acres 
319,154 
219,111 
57,615 
19,341 
10,818 
6,215 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,578 
365 
214 
131 
145 
113 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
709,504 
502,123 
127,624 
40,682 
24,059 
7,450 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,038 
388 
181 
114 
58 
56 
acres on which used 
548,525 
413,570 
84,123 
30,107 
8,916 
4,601 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
404 
33 
39 
19 
26 
18 
acres 
33,013 
9,836 
6,392 
2,051 
4,392 
1,265 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,827 
464 
411 
194 
282 
292 
acres 
1,661,892 
998,193 
266,905 
85,309 
65,484 
50,682 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,257 
60 
48 
27 
34 
48 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
187,943 
27,372 
13,304 
4,042 
5,873 
12,562 
used 
farms 
1,852 
323 
253 
181 
147 
162 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
620,535 
363,698 
140,165 
62,350 
25,621 
13,400 
used 
farms 
1,510 
361 
233 
143 
149 
96 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
908,660 
671 ,658 
146,904 
46,221 
25,568 
7,513 
practices were used 
farms 
4,931 
720 
531 
310 
407 
410 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,157,189 
1,477,461 
388,038 
118,534 
80,348 
36,267 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,019 
75 
64 
36 
35 
58 
acres 
66,069 
25,097 
16,038 
2,961 
3,113 
3,596 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
275 
18 
6 
13 
10 
17 
Solar panels 
farms 
225 
13 
4 
9 
10 
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 
841 
531 
189 
344 
566 
Part owners 
farms 
7,963 
742 
551 
328 
444 
638 
Tenants 
farms 
2,379 
365 
221 
143 
132 
136 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,763 
1,587 
1,086 
520 
790 
1,211 
acres 
7,716,572 
1,004,256 
425,028 
259,103 
372,085 
489,794 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
35,697 
1,583 
1,082 
517 
788 
1,204 
acres 
6,957,468 
938,260 
391,102 
228,955 
335,687 
442,135 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,397 
1,108 
775 
471 
577 
776 
acres 
4,020,008 
2,222,418 
589,821 
243,760 
159,281 
156,388 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,342 
1,107 
772 
471 
576 
774 
acres 
3,973,612 
2,207,575 
573,945 
242,250 
156,956 
154,951 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,900 
151 
122 
67 
138 
180 
acres 
805,500 
80,839 
49,802 
31,658 
38,723 
49,096 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
55,568 
3,399 
1,940 
960 
1,302 
1,876 
1 operator 
23,705 
910 
752 
429 
611 
879 
2 operators 
12,040 
761 
472 
178 
251 
401 
3 operators 
1,869 
209 
76 
47 
51 
49 
4 operators 
284 
39 
2 
3 
3 
7 
5 or more operators 
178 
29 
1 
3 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
16,124 
751 
468 
153 
239 
391 
1 operator 
14,200 
664 
400 
143 
191 
357 
2 operators 
753 
33 
27 
3 
21 
17 
3 operators 
98 
4 
3 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
12 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
118 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
