Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
629 
548 
534 
81 
71 
102 
$1,000 
23,880 
20,399 
19,747 
3,481 
3,305 
1,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
171 
157 
151 
14 
14 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
129 
111 
110 
18 
14 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123 
98 
94 
25 
20 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
50 
50 
10 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
146 
132 
129 
14 
13 
5 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
403 
349 
346 
54 
46 
51 
$1,000 
162,372 
74,685 
73,494 
87,687 
5,348 
5,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
113 
92 
92 
21 
21 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
85 
79 
79 
6 
6 
14 
$25,000 to $99,999 
56 
53 
53 
3 
3 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
69 
67 
6 
6 
3 
$250,000 or more 
74 
56 
55 
18 
10 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
182 
154 
153 
28 
26 
33 
$1,000 
4,412 
3,250 
(D) 
1,161 
(D) 
220 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
277 
243 
240 
34 
26 
26 
$1,000 
157,960 
71,435 
(D) 
86,526 
(D) 
5,742 
Feed purchased 
farms 
665 
585 
578 
80 
77 
130 
$1,000 
213,752 
167,617 
166,402 
46,136 
(D) 
5,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
232 
196 
195 
36 
36 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
155 
138 
135 
17 
16 
23 
$25,000 to $99,999 
71 
67 
67 
4 
4 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
31 
30 
3 
3 
7 
$250,000 or more 
173 
153 
151 
20 
18 
5 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,371 
1,151 
1,124 
220 
197 
340 
$1,000 
27,507 
21,804 
21,256 
5,703 
(D) 
2,268 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
826 
681 
663 
145 
138 
287 
$5,000 to $24,999 
282 
245 
242 
37 
30 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
129 
110 
107 
19 
17 
5 
$50,000 or more 
134 
115 
112 
19 
12 
10 
Utilities 
farms 
1,063 
911 
891 
152 
131 
198 
$1,000 
16,285 
11,391 
11,190 
4,894 
2,549 
1,044 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
315 
261 
253 
54 
48 
99 
$1,000 to $4,999 
337 
292 
289 
45 
39 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
282 
258 
253 
24 
23 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
64 
61 
7 
7 
8 
$50,000 or more 
58 
36 
35 
22 
14 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,212 
1,020 
997 
192 
169 
274 
$1,000 
28,263 
22,896 
21,986 
5,367 
3,476 
1,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
662 
551 
539 
111 
106 
228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
291 
252 
248 
39 
30 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
87 
82 
14 
13 
8 
$50,000 or more 
158 
130 
128 
28 
20 
12 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
766 
656 
638 
110 
90 
130 
$1,000 
50,329 
36,792 
35,927 
13,537 
5,432 
4,916 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
265 
226 
215 
39 
34 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
203 
181 
179 
22 
19 
27 
$25,000 to $99,999 
207 
183 
182 
24 
21 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
39 
36 
12 
10 
15 
$250,000 or more 
40 
27 
26 
13 
6 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
261 
223 
220 
38 
36 
34 
$1,000 
6,983 
5,808 
(D) 
1,175 
(D) 
507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
29 
24 
23 
5 
5 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
76 
72 
72 
4 
4 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
91 
90 
18 
18 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
19 
19 
4 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
24 
17 
16 
7 
5 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
457 
399 
387 
58 
53 
39 
$1,000 
12,993 
10,237 
10,116 
2,755 
1,158 
570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
30 
26 
6 
6 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
103 
83 
81 
20 
20 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
203 
192 
188 
11 
11 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
56 
47 
45 
9 
9 
1 
$50,000 or more 
59 
47 
47 
12 
7 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
382 
318 
311 
64 
58 
44 
$1,000 
20,597 
15,973 
15,330 
4,624 
4,361 
1,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
114 
87 
87 
27 
24 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
34 
33 
4 
4 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
78 
70 
66 
8 
6 
2 
$25,000 or more 
152 
127 
125 
25 
24 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Mississippi 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
