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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
1,802 
1,262 
374 
326 
$1,000 
64,702 
16,883 
42,391 
38,931 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
614 
567 
26 
22 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
460 
363 
52 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
359 
218 
92 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
119 
49 
50 
42 
$50,000 or more 
250 
65 
154 
142 
Interest expense farms 
12,235 
10,199 
1,268 
992 
$1,000 
150,975 
96,541 
40,620 
34,039 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,546 
5,829 
383 
257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,241 
3,465 
475 
367 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,272 
838 
318 
289 
$100,000 or more 
176 
67 
92 
79 
Secured by real estate farms 
9,017 
7,750 
750 
562 
$1,000 
100,884 
75,048 
15,852 
13,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,280 
1,172 
65 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,351 
2,988 
201 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,389 
2,859 
309 
226 
$25,000 to $49,999 
618 
474 
91 
77 
$50,000 or more 
379 
257 
84 
74 
Not secured by real estate farms 
6,904 
5,566 
888 
719 
$1,000 
50,091 
21,493 
24,768 
20,942 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,520 
2,246 
149 
96 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,781 
2,396 
219 
159 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,162 
782 
263 
231 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
93 
108 
97 
$50,000 or more 
220 
49 
149 
136 
Property taxes paid farms 
36,071 
31,751 
2,574 
1,824 
$1,000 
78,273 
55,377 
15,041 
12,521 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
33,012 
29,720 
1,910 
1,270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,968 
1,449 
319 
256 
$10,000 to $24,999 
838 
492 
225 
190 
$25,000 or more 
253 
90 
120 
108 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
17,407 
14,763 
1,658 
1,309 
$1,000 
213,194 
92,068 
89,631 
78,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,949 
11,771 
685 
467 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,049 
2,360 
411 
338 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
347 
161 
143 
$50,000 to $99,999 
422 
178 
182 
170 
$100,000 or more 
381 
107 
219 
191 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
433 
282 
119 
96 
$1,000 
7,041 
3,227 
3,603 
3,199 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
15,657 
12,972 
1,669 
1,308 
$1,000 
325,448 
186,669 
105,670 
94,172 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
38,076 
33,316 
2,871 
2,092 
$1,000 
1,632,266 
830,821 
602,688 
551,708 
Average per farm dollars 
42,869 
24,938 
209,923 
263,723 
Farms with net gains ^ number 
16,768 
13,969 
1,803 
1,384 
Average net gain dollars 
118,640 
78,446 
364,657 
431,189 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,915 
1,771 
90 
64 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,256 
3,886 
235 
133 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,249 
2,002 
156 
106 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,564 
2,196 
216 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,448 
1,213 
148 
112 
$50,000 or more 
4,336 
2,901 
958 
835 
Farms with net losses number 
21,308 
19,347 
1,068 
708 
Average net loss dollars 
16,758 
13,697 
51,301 
63,641 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
1,871 
83 
45 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,993 
6,509 
275 
180 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,910 
4,520 
237 
150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,749 
4,290 
237 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,653 
1,482 
81 
56 
$50,000 or more 
993 
675 
155 
129 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
38,076 
33,316 
2,871 
2,092 
$1,000 
1,110,971 
419,537 
550,310 
504,692 
Average per farm dollars 
29,178 
12,593 
191,679 
241,249 
Operators reporting net gains ^ farms 
16,657 
13,900 
1,779 
1,364 
Average net gain dollars 
88,693 
49,605 
342,026 
405,417 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
