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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
72 
151 
145 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
129,405 
(D) 
92,725 
89,593 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
10 
11 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
94 
29 
40 
39 
250 to 499 acres 
60 
20 
39 
38 
500 acres or more 
76 
13 
58 
55 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
217 
125 
84 
76 
acres 
46,412 
(D) 
26,651 
25,436 
bushels 
3,920,356 
(D) 
2,216,648 
2,125,571 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
11 
14 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,242 
1,333 
1,931 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
32 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
42 
32 
10 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
43 
21 
20 
250 to 499 acres 
47 
9 
34 
32 
500 acres or more 
26 
9 
16 
16 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,274 
2,122 
888 
780 
acres 
1,956,477 
712,845 
1,063,604 
967,990 
bushels 
86,976,455 
29,243,720 
49,800,923 
45,506,621 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,152 
480 
528 
489 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
863,200 
218,210 
565,450 
531,180 
1 to 24 acres 
310 
269 
27 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
679 
570 
69 
52 
1 00 to 249 acres 
612 
492 
71 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
482 
331 
112 
94 
500 acres or more 
1,191 
460 
609 
557 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
52,540 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
3 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,247 
732 
410 
361 
acres 
346,310 
158,499 
160,217 
145,337 
bushels 
19,615,783 
8,751,975 
9,327,003 
8,472,768 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
39 
35 
33 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
13,895 
3,699 
8,876 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
85 
72 
7 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
307 
223 
48 
39 
1 00 to 249 acres 
400 
242 
127 
109 
250 to 499 acres 
275 
137 
126 
112 
500 acres or more 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
180 
58 
102 
94 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,948 
10,890 
648 
416 
acres 
634,505 
539,117 
60,594 
43,738 
tons, dry 
1,494,791 
1,243,915 
157,895 
114,519 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
86 
2 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,447 
2,741 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
4,827 
4,535 
173 
108 
25 to 99 acres 
5,356 
4,898 
275 
174 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,480 
1,250 
153 
93 
250 to 499 acres 
234 
176 
33 
28 
500 acres or more 
51 
31 
14 
13 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
119 
105 
11 
5 
acres 
2,823 
2,392 
401 
242 
tons, dry 
7,234 
6,485 
643 
304 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
8,661 
7,850 
501 
329 
acres 
467,708 
396,715 
44,356 
32,051 
tons, dry 
1,191,065 
989,139 
126,548 
91,942 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
70 
1 
1 
acres 
2,961 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
15 
14 
- 
- 
acres 
347 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,210 
1,091 
64 
41 
acres 
28,703 
(D) 
5,924 
5,571 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
233 
16 
14 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,735 
978 
(D) 
(D) 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
825 
764 
36 
21 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
272 
244 
16 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
37 
3 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
154 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
