Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
110 
102 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,570 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
53 
49 
- 
- 
$1,000 
371 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
58 
54 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,199 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,318 
5,735 
367 
243 
$1,000 
134,853 
75,173 
51,346 
44,629 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
277 
186 
71 
59 
$1,000 
88,320 
33,317 
48,311 
42,682 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,178 
12,049 
716 
414 
$1,000 
332,491 
244,254 
48,877 
24,583 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,031 
802 
128 
86 
$1,000 
207,057 
129,555 
41,991 
20,597 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
159 
120 
24 
16 
$1,000 
42,690 
25,206 
10,887 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
87 
21 
15 
$1,000 
41,915 
24,683 
10,781 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
306 
270 
9 
5 
$1,000 
141,139 
96,222 
12,730 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
17 
2 
2 
$1,000 
140,682 
95,821 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
994 
927 
36 
28 
$1,000 
2,306 
2,033 
132 
123 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,903 
1,782 
65 
45 
$1,000 
10,013 
9,508 
214 
131 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
27 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,031 
2,031 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,742 
2,434 
136 
108 
$1,000 
2,744,048 
2,104,229 
(D) 
174,121 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,625 
1,383 
88 
70 
$1,000 
2,742,601 
2,102,939 
(D) 
174,021 
Aquaculture 
farms 
303 
224 
35 
29 
$1,000 
185,241 
62,279 
59,109 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
216 
155 
29 
24 
$1,000 
184,147 
61,669 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
479 
444 
13 
9 
$1,000 
9,523 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
16 
- 
- 
$1,000 
8,255 
(D) 
- 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
13,449 
1,986 
1,509 
$1,000 
181,205 
89,817 
76,193 
67,205 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
856 
656 
142 
115 
$1,000 
47,089 
19,118 
23,144 
21,906 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,206 
1,097 
58 
44 
$1,000 
4,284 
3,309 
508 
292 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
38,076 
33,316 
2,871 
2,092 
$1,000 
5,158,725 
2,909,766 
1,548,047 
1 
,356,116 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,485 
87,338 
539,201 
648,239 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
17,951 
15,518 
1,588 
1,228 
$1,000 
353,175 
141,057 
184,161 
164,899 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,298 
12,236 
607 
410 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,671 
2,289 
207 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
542 
369 
90 
69 
$50,000 or more 
1,440 
624 
684 
608 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,025 
13,573 
1,541 
1,227 
$1,000 
319,017 
97,514 
195,921 
181,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,121 
11,906 
635 
426 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,138 
880 
130 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
309 
108 
88 
$50,000 or more 
1,283 
478 
668 
608 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
