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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
12,801 
10,659 
1,411 
1,151 
$1,000 
295,722 
104,217 
165,729 
151,465 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
6,215 
276 
194 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
2,477 
208 
136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
1,046 
130 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
329 
88 
70 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
592 
709 
639 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
8,434 
7,573 
407 
269 
$1,000 
576,540 
342,291 
65,915 
50,683 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
4,472 
195 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
1,447 
70 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
536 
53 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
783 
45 
31 
$250,000 or more 
457 
335 
44 
38 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
4,798 
4,351 
232 
138 
$1,000 
53,038 
44,295 
4,111 
2,243 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
4,690 
4,175 
212 
158 
$1,000 
523,503 
297,996 
61,804 
48,439 
Feed purchased farms 
22,292 
20,410 
1,087 
697 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
1,347,210 
148,819 
108,554 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
13,282 
609 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
4,636 
258 
171 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
940 
73 
43 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
202 
36 
26 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
1,350 
111 
92 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
35,876 
31,494 
2,671 
1,946 
$1,000 
288,348 
135,684 
122,889 
109,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
27,067 
1,527 
972 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
3,256 
322 
250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
714 
188 
152 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
457 
634 
572 
Utilities farms 
20,748 
17,603 
1,884 
1,467 
$1,000 
118,827 
70,079 
31,419 
26,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,246 
10,335 
497 
338 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
4,914 
581 
412 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
1,613 
493 
427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
533 
164 
155 
$50,000 or more 
419 
208 
149 
135 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
29,496 
25,699 
2,311 
1,707 
$1,000 
259,323 
131,329 
97,748 
88,693 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
21,346 
1,160 
725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
3,294 
393 
307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
643 
191 
158 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
416 
567 
517 
Hired farm labor farms 
10,581 
8,232 
1,453 
1,169 
$1,000 
266,511 
105,856 
105,409 
91,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
5,249 
417 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
2,106 
280 
201 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
751 
439 
383 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
84 
220 
204 
$250,000 or more 
184 
42 
97 
87 
Contract labor farms 
3,373 
2,710 
368 
285 
$1,000 
41,510 
27,098 
6,922 
5,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
741 
45 
35 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
1,033 
108 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
766 
131 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
105 
48 
42 
$50,000 or more 
129 
65 
36 
30 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
6,411 
5,111 
804 
662 
$1,000 
103,287 
46,670 
43,054 
38,263 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
1,393 
77 
52 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
1,599 
116 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
1,774 
266 
206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
227 
122 
114 
$50,000 or more 
403 
118 
223 
201 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
8,109 
6,559 
1,124 
917 
$1,000 
314,180 
99,889 
192,377 
175,038 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,146 
4,723 
281 
179 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
583 
36 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
494 
82 
66 
$25,000 or more 
1,645 
759 
725 
649 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
