Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
629 
3 
52 
91 
135 
185 
163 
$1,000 
4,637 
1 
998 
246 
543 
1,630 
1,219 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
330 
3 
23 
45 
75 
114 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
206 
- 
14 
34 
41 
51 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
63 
- 
7 
9 
18 
13 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
20 
- 
7 
- 
1 
3 
9 
Interest expense 
farms 
6,149 
23 
330 
726 
1,307 
1,699 
2,064 
$1,000 
42,826 
54 
2,344 
4,519 
9,995 
12,171 
13,743 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,817 
19 
183 
480 
801 
1,057 
1,277 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,047 
4 
132 
218 
430 
552 
711 
$25,000 to $99,999 
259 
- 
14 
27 
68 
82 
68 
$100,000 or more 
26 
- 
1 
1 
8 
8 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,698 
10 
236 
579 
973 
1,280 
1,620 
$1,000 
34,829 
34 
1,606 
3,735 
8,236 
9,812 
1 1 ,406 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
753 
- 
33 
87 
171 
209 
253 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,980 
6 
104 
265 
384 
543 
678 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,735 
4 
89 
206 
353 
455 
628 
$25,000 to $49,999 
156 
- 
5 
18 
39 
47 
47 
$50,000 or more 
74 
- 
5 
3 
26 
26 
14 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,202 
13 
166 
321 
692 
916 
1,094 
$1,000 
7,997 
20 
738 
785 
1,759 
2,359 
2,337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,454 
8 
66 
137 
323 
438 
482 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,410 
5 
60 
160 
278 
386 
521 
$5,000 to $24,999 
290 
- 
39 
19 
80 
73 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
- 
- 
4 
7 
17 
9 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
20,780 
26 
787 
2,124 
4,304 
6,244 
7,295 
$1,000 
34,330 
27 
888 
2,863 
7,100 
10,001 
13,450 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,588 
26 
755 
2,032 
4,100 
5,896 
6,779 
$5,000 to $9,999 
859 
- 
25 
70 
131 
269 
364 
$10,000 to $24,999 
285 
- 
7 
20 
62 
66 
130 
$25,000 or more 
48 
- 
- 
2 
11 
13 
22 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,069 
29 
386 
924 
1,910 
2,389 
2,431 
$1,000 
36,168 
58 
1,152 
3,681 
7,971 
9,405 
13,901 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,053 
25 
325 
802 
1,669 
2,120 
2,112 
$5,000 to $24,999 
838 
4 
54 
101 
190 
217 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
- 
5 
6 
31 
24 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
- 
2 
8 
7 
20 
21 
$100,000 or more 
34 
- 
- 
7 
13 
8 
6 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
92 
- 
1 
10 
19 
38 
24 
$1,000 
455 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
89 
295 
52 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
7,346 
15 
328 
759 
1,561 
2,202 
2,481 
$1,000 
62,392 
156 
3,054 
6,344 
15,605 
18,304 
18,928 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
$1,000 
141,081 
-522 
8,965 
5,948 
37,499 
39,271 
49,921 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,495 
-9,670 
9,895 
2,609 
8,340 
6,077 
6,636 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
8,568 
13 
343 
789 
1,601 
2,592 
3,230 
Average net gain 
dollars 
34,294 
8,084 
41,710 
29,351 
46,049 
32,511 
30,423 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,297 
6 
26 
106 
233 
411 
515 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,825 
- 
111 
250 
532 
824 
1,108 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,394 
2 
50 
118 
260 
427 
537 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,445 
5 
47 
141 
262 
443 
547 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
- 
40 
83 
142 
225 
232 
$50,000 or more 
885 
- 
69 
91 
172 
262 
291 
Farms with net losses 
number 
13,153 
41 
563 
1,491 
2,895 
3,870 
4,293 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,613 
15,299 
9,488 
1 1 ,542 
12,513 
1 1 ,627 
11,261 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,376 
5 
30 
113 
277 
417 
534 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,589 
4 
251 
518 
938 
1,328 
1,550 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,137 
15 
116 
390 
719 
955 
942 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,784 
4 
119 
320 
665 
833 
843 
$25,000 to $49,999 
909 
13 
44 
114 
222 
217 
299 
$50,000 or more 
358 
- 
3 
36 
74 
120 
125 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
$1,000 
81,212 
-522 
5,616 
-743 
19,875 
23,051 
33,935 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,739 
-9,670 
6,199 
-326 
4,420 
3,567 
4,511 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
8,537 
13 
339 
792 
1,590 
2,581 
3,222 
Average net gain 
dollars 
27,649 
8,084 
32,489 
20,753 
35,611 
26,756 
25,699 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 193 
