Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
436 
397 
17 
12 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
5,264,787 
3,371,959 
(D) 
152,236 
sold 
farms 
104 
94 
2 
2 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
6,332,484 
5,024,908 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
1,430 
1,232 
75 
60 
Farms with- 
number 
761,180,486 
636,105,678 
(D) 
44,399,359 
1 to 1 ,999 
80 
77 
1 
- 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
3 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
13 
9 
2 
- 
100,000 or more 
1,332 
1,143 
72 
60 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
232 
208 
16 
13 
number 
1,548 
1,301 
226 
213 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
37 
35 
2 
2 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
323 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
1,230 
654 
563 
acres 
793,762 
258,546 
482,498 
440,717 
bushels 
127,937,980 
37,381,954 
82,267,455 
75,655,528 
Irrigated 
farms 
874 
369 
428 
392 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
425,872 
101,475 
297,308 
275,038 
1 to 24 acres 
466 
434 
22 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
286 
217 
44 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
381 
239 
102 
80 
250 to 499 acres 
355 
196 
128 
116 
500 acres or more 
534 
144 
358 
328 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
76 
20 
13 
acres 
9,573 
3,415 
3,067 
1,732 
tons 
129,093 
42,244 
42,296 
25,846 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
5 
4 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
262 
59 
203 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
51 
47 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
15 
6 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
13 
5 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
1 
5 
3 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
824 
448 
305 
265 
acres 
470,522 
144,139 
297,895 
270,871 
bales 
979,534 
294,576 
627,545 
572,563 
Irrigated 
farms 
332 
128 
183 
166 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
190,582 
41,616 
141,385 
127,734 
1 to 24 acres 
59 
54 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
90 
12 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
155 
105 
29 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
90 
65 
56 
500 acres or more 
320 
109 
198 
181 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
108 
108 
- 
- 
cwt 
1,722 
1,722 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
30 
10 
10 
acres 
2,047 
(D) 
422 
422 
bushels 
157,592 
(D) 
39,650 
39,650 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
21 
6 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
6 
2 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
2 
2 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
128 
58 
58 
47 
acres 
48,306 
1 1 ,499 
31,466 
27,414 
pounds 
212,203,138 
51,139,310 
140,585,302 
123,186,394 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
8 
28 
24 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
11,127 
(D) 
9,782 
8,401 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
13 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
8 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
17 
4 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
44 
14 
28 
21 
500 acres or more 
33 
6 
22 
21 
Rice 
farms 
259 
72 
151 
145 
acres 
129,405 
(D) 
92,725 
89,593 
cwt 
9,315,302 
(D) 
6,780,519 
6,556,782 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
