Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
110 
57 
- 
2 
5 
1 
15 
34 
$1,000 
1,570 
541 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
53 
33 
- 
- 
5 
- 
6 
22 
$1,000 
371 
203 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
58 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
58 
24 
- 
2 
- 
1 
9 
12 
$1,000 
1,199 
338 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
84 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
6,318 
2,937 
14 
65 
167 
415 
813 
1,463 
$1,000 
134,853 
104,921 
861 
8,153 
8,329 
21,600 
32,906 
33,073 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
277 
210 
3 
18 
17 
42 
71 
59 
$1,000 
88,320 
81,045 
634 
7,671 
6,666 
17,714 
26,583 
21,777 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,178 
6,880 
48 
206 
351 
877 
1,895 
3,503 
$1,000 
332,491 
239,779 
1,267 
5,063 
34,542 
45,550 
64,656 
88,701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,031 
753 
10 
18 
63 
135 
206 
321 
$1,000 
207,057 
168,091 
964 
2,892 
31,305 
37,357 
45,285 
50,289 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
159 
130 
- 
2 
10 
34 
43 
41 
$1,000 
42,690 
35,237 
- 
(D) 
2,628 
1 1 ,686 
9,922 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
105 
- 
2 
8 
33 
31 
31 
$1,000 
41,915 
34,741 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,788 
9,852 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
306 
174 
- 
8 
26 
23 
71 
46 
$1,000 
141,139 
133,293 
- 
(D) 
84,701 
10,361 
30,056 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
36 
- 
1 
8 
6 
16 
5 
$1,000 
140,682 
132,980 
- 
(D) 
84,658 
10,316 
29,891 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
994 
380 
4 
21 
40 
53 
112 
150 
$1,000 
2,306 
1,159 
12 
(D) 
98 
(D) 
454 
259 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,903 
759 
7 
50 
75 
159 
188 
280 
$1,000 
10,013 
3,750 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
843 
869 
1,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
11 
- 
- 
2 
9 
$1,000 
2,031 
722 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,742 
1,882 
9 
93 
261 
484 
581 
454 
$1,000 
2,744,048 
2,404,938 
6,159 
131,773 
355,028 
711,684 
712,373 
487,921 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,625 
1,407 
3 
70 
204 
401 
459 
270 
$1,000 
2,742,601 
2,404,112 
6,155 
131,724 
354,983 
711,445 
712,107 
487,698 
Aquaculture 
farms 
303 
199 
11 
5 
30 
43 
61 
49 
$1,000 
185,241 
158,467 
682 
2,193 
11,951 
25,804 
63,648 
54,190 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
216 
151 
5 
5 
25 
35 
46 
35 
$1,000 
184,147 
157,620 
(D) 
2,193 
(D) 
25,601 
63,382 
54,054 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
479 
234 
- 
9 
19 
45 
59 
102 
$1,000 
9,523 
6,651 
- 
8 
2,629 
592 
1,777 
1,644 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
9 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
8,255 
5,962 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
6,944 
41 
262 
445 
1,046 
1,938 
3,212 
$1,000 
181,205 
126,471 
539 
6,168 
14,377 
29,916 
39,856 
35,615 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
856 
563 
2 
49 
63 
142 
179 
128 
$1,000 
47,089 
43,280 
(D) 
(D) 
5,058 
1 1 ,895 
14,184 
7,230 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,206 
629 
- 
18 
60 
93 
193 
265 
$1,000 
4,284 
2,977 
- 
115 
411 
713 
1,006 
731 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
5,158,725 
4,390,829 
13,291 
215,599 
643,323 
1,143,452 
1 ,384,246 
990,917 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,485 
268,470 
126,580 
402,238 
546,115 
463,124 
306,317 
131,282 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
17,951 
9,231 
78 
355 
680 
1,388 
2,710 
4,020 
$1,000 
353,175 
310,976 
1,181 
17,908 
41,959 
81,871 
103,135 
64,922 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,298 
5,859 
48 
152 
355 
727 
1,697 
2,880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,671 
1,632 
21 
68 
135 
226 
430 
752 
$25,000 to $49,999 
542 
427 
- 
41 
47 
74 
122 
143 
$50,000 or more 
1,440 
1,313 
9 
94 
143 
361 
461 
245 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,025 
8,625 
68 
359 
726 
1,413 
2,549 
3,510 
$1,000 
319,017 
291,378 
779 
17,550 
39,195 
78,774 
96,020 
59,059 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,121 
6,233 
51 
183 
426 
863 
1,771 
2,939 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,138 
809 
9 
54 
102 
145 
237 
262 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
407 
2 
36 
56 
89 
132 
92 
$50,000 or more 
1,283 
1,176 
6 
86 
142 
316 
409 
217 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
