Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
17,951 
2,648 
818 
562 
342 
2,970 
- 
$1,000 
353,175 
255,013 
4,951 
717 
2,984 
49,212 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,298 
674 
730 
529 
286 
2,358 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,671 
580 
48 
31 
34 
326 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
542 
287 
14 
2 
7 
61 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,440 
1,107 
26 
- 
15 
225 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
16,025 
3,094 
796 
551 
400 
2,747 
_ 
$1,000 
319,017 
253,420 
6,130 
640 
1,283 
47,522 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,121 
1,037 
727 
533 
354 
2,356 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,138 
650 
34 
12 
34 
131 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
368 
12 
5 
6 
66 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,283 
1,039 
23 
1 
6 
194 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
12,801 
3,155 
697 
338 
307 
2,189 
- 
$1,000 
295,722 
238,049 
3,369 
400 
5,665 
38,213 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
240 
573 
253 
139 
1,325 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
582 
63 
69 
93 
429 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
755 
30 
13 
43 
184 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
373 
8 
3 
8 
71 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
1,205 
23 
- 
24 
180 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
8,434 
175 
166 
64 
40 
531 
- 
$1,000 
576,540 
4,163 
431 
168 
49 
4,088 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
96 
162 
58 
36 
388 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
47 
3 
6 
4 
124 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
25 
- 
- 
- 
16 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
457 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
4,798 
120 
60 
34 
19 
334 
- 
$1,000 
53,038 
1,139 
90 
150 
(D) 
2,275 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
4,690 
64 
124 
49 
27 
240 
- 
$1,000 
523,503 
3,024 
342 
18 
(D) 
1,813 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
22,292 
539 
322 
202 
81 
1,743 
_ 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
13,220 
976 
646 
175 
8,981 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
266 
289 
161 
76 
1,467 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
155 
28 
39 
4 
242 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
83 
4 
2 
1 
17 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
27 
1 
- 
- 
13 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
8 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
35,876 
3,405 
913 
756 
565 
10,299 
_ 
$1,000 
288,348 
157,630 
4,986 
1,212 
3,435 
34,696 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
1,272 
823 
699 
457 
9,575 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
864 
54 
56 
72 
513 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
413 
17 
1 
24 
80 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
856 
19 
- 
12 
131 
- 
Utilities farms 
20,748 
2,655 
518 
481 
422 
4,948 
_ 
$1,000 
118,827 
33,306 
1,469 
757 
1,720 
8,095 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,246 
584 
349 
310 
205 
3,205 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
909 
114 
145 
134 
1,534 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
825 
42 
24 
65 
169 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
189 
9 
2 
13 
32 
- 
$50,000 or more 
419 
148 
4 
- 
5 
8 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
29,496 
3,150 
735 
583 
488 
8,030 
- 
$1,000 
259,323 
124,944 
4,384 
1,704 
4,160 
34,090 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
1,106 
658 
522 
397 
7,195 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
901 
36 
53 
53 
607 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
396 
21 
5 
13 
89 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
747 
20 
3 
25 
139 
- 
Flired farm labor farms 
10,581 
1,967 
251 
234 
281 
2,329 
_ 
$1,000 
266,511 
112,422 
13,919 
(D) 
15,677 
31,078 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
425 
138 
139 
106 
1,695 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
550 
54 
59 
70 
379 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
683 
23 
29 
74 
173 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
216 
21 
6 
13 
66 
- 
$250,000 or more 
184 
93 
15 
1 
18 
16 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
162 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
