Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
12,801 
6,929 
47 
286 
536 
1,168 
2,057 
2,835 
$1,000 
295,722 
266,642 
634 
16,805 
37,119 
67,910 
85,317 
58,857 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
2,873 
16 
68 
137 
382 
838 
1,432 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
1,529 
8 
51 
110 
226 
391 
743 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
797 
18 
30 
101 
129 
234 
285 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
410 
4 
36 
31 
95 
127 
117 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
1,320 
1 
101 
157 
336 
467 
258 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,434 
4,572 
24 
181 
467 
835 
1,371 
1,694 
$1,000 
576,540 
486,811 
1,339 
16,656 
63,933 
122,013 
133,936 
148,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
2,126 
9 
70 
161 
290 
624 
972 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
786 
5 
34 
66 
103 
217 
361 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
463 
5 
17 
54 
89 
159 
139 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
787 
3 
35 
117 
226 
250 
156 
$250,000 or more 
457 
410 
2 
25 
69 
127 
121 
66 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,798 
2,465 
12 
97 
200 
390 
706 
1,060 
$1,000 
53,038 
37,223 
56 
1,552 
6,624 
8,435 
1 1 ,055 
9,502 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,690 
2,689 
18 
127 
324 
565 
820 
835 
$1,000 
523,503 
449,588 
1,284 
15,104 
57,310 
113,578 
122,881 
139,431 
Feed purchased 
farms 
22,292 
10,594 
71 
341 
746 
1,599 
2,965 
4,872 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
1,470,696 
4,204 
75,392 
230,290 
410,584 
452,223 
298,004 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
5,677 
44 
165 
319 
707 
1,562 
2,880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
2,629 
14 
86 
153 
332 
704 
1,340 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
642 
10 
12 
32 
102 
162 
324 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
219 
- 
8 
27 
42 
77 
65 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
1,427 
3 
70 
215 
416 
460 
263 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,876 
16,011 
95 
524 
1,165 
2,424 
4,432 
7,371 
$1,000 
288,348 
241 ,889 
777 
10,959 
32,701 
58,366 
79,958 
59,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
1 1 ,323 
57 
260 
628 
1,373 
3,005 
6,000 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
2,647 
31 
129 
277 
499 
751 
960 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
906 
4 
67 
118 
258 
299 
160 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
1,135 
3 
68 
142 
294 
377 
251 
Utilities 
farms 
20,748 
10,623 
57 
376 
878 
1,800 
3,107 
4,405 
$1,000 
118,827 
98,563 
404 
3,900 
14,329 
23,962 
31,081 
24,887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,246 
4,506 
19 
103 
258 
522 
1,265 
2,339 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
3,105 
17 
111 
220 
507 
858 
1,392 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
1,962 
17 
114 
226 
454 
660 
491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
668 
2 
32 
107 
207 
211 
109 
$50,000 or more 
419 
382 
2 
16 
67 
110 
113 
74 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
29,496 
13,855 
87 
468 
1,080 
2,170 
3,864 
6,186 
$1,000 
259,323 
211,929 
950 
8,661 
27,321 
49,816 
73,994 
51,187 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
9,235 
67 
225 
578 
1,148 
2,419 
4,798 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
2,759 
12 
141 
270 
560 
818 
958 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
819 
- 
48 
121 
172 
255 
223 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
1,042 
8 
54 
111 
290 
372 
207 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
6,075 
45 
218 
541 
1,172 
1,807 
2,292 
$1,000 
266,511 
222,468 
794 
6,466 
33,476 
53,382 
73,408 
54,941 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
2,788 
15 
69 
179 
411 
762 
1,352 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
1,656 
16 
90 
172 
354 
502 
522 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
1,137 
14 
44 
120 
267 
381 
311 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
331 
- 
11 
46 
93 
107 
74 
$250,000 or more 
184 
163 
- 
4 
24 
47 
55 
33 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,373 
1,702 
17 
87 
160 
281 
487 
670 
$1,000 
41,510 
32,012 
237 
1,340 
11,043 
4,393 
8,730 
6,268 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
316 
2 
9 
29 
51 
73 
152 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
525 
2 
29 
24 
68 
163 
239 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
625 
10 
34 
72 
110 
179 
220 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
129 
3 
8 
13 
30 
41 
34 
$50,000 or more 
129 
107 
- 
7 
22 
22 
31 
25 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,411 
4,128 
22 
200 
399 
836 
1,201 
1,470 
$1,000 
103,287 
86,141 
108 
4,630 
10,287 
21,990 
29,752 
19,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
704 
9 
15 
24 
83 
160 
413 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
957 
7 
36 
59 
109 
265 
481 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
1,753 
6 
99 
220 
461 
538 
429 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
359 
- 
39 
54 
90 
104 
72 
$50,000 or more 
403 
355 
- 
11 
42 
93 
134 
75 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,109 
4,792 
50 
267 
468 
922 
1,431 
1,654 
$1,000 
314,180 
282,141 
1,056 
17,346 
46,551 
73,974 
89,844 
53,370 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,146 
2,440 
29 
106 
176 
365 
662 
1,102 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
391 
4 
20 
33 
77 
121 
136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
489 
7 
30 
54 
102 
154 
142 
$25,000 or more 
1,645 
1,472 
10 
111 
205 
378 
494 
274 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
