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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,931 
627 
3 
6 
22 
76 
164 
356 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,265 
1,447 
5 
19 
67 
154 
338 
864 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,266 
865 
8 
9 
20 
93 
237 
498 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,637 
1,186 
13 
39 
90 
145 
298 
601 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,681 
916 
3 
31 
68 
144 
251 
419 
$50,000 or more 
3,877 
3,079 
15 
197 
386 
767 
980 
734 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
21,419 
8,235 
58 
235 
525 
1,090 
2,251 
4,076 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
17,105 
25,690 
40,487 
25,991 
43,888 
33,352 
32,974 
17,047 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,010 
636 
11 
8 
31 
59 
163 
364 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,989 
2,407 
15 
77 
127 
286 
636 
1,266 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,944 
1,788 
8 
62 
102 
207 
497 
912 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,767 
1,977 
8 
55 
141 
276 
568 
929 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,663 
749 
- 
7 
52 
124 
193 
373 
$50,000 or more 
1,046 
678 
16 
26 
72 
138 
194 
232 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
199 
169 
23 
17 
50 
53 
26 
$1,000 
44,683 
42,508 
- 
5,756 
3,949 
12,752 
12,241 
7,811 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,166 
5,754 
32 
201 
456 
881 
1,606 
2,578 
$1,000 
168,762 
95,907 
455 
5,143 
10,466 
19,357 
26,747 
33,738 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,154 
732 
15 
56 
84 
157 
193 
227 
$1,000 
21,811 
17,455 
327 
1,921 
1,479 
4,139 
5,101 
4,489 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,743 
1,425 
_ 
30 
100 
179 
353 
763 
$1,000 
47,481 
23,926 
- 
758 
1,263 
3,046 
5,762 
13,098 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,972 
836 
10 
53 
98 
219 
456 
$1,000 
48,742 
16,688 
- 
34 
1,261 
1,595 
4,810 
8,988 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
497 
177 
4 
11 
33 
42 
87 
$1,000 
5,961 
1,861 
- 
10 
412 
220 
598 
620 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,881 
2,720 
12 
106 
201 
422 
857 
1,122 
$1,000 
15,313 
13,264 
17 
798 
1,530 
3,925 
3,932 
3,062 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
577 
402 
9 
19 
44 
90 
131 
109 
$1,000 
15,897 
12,898 
75 
1,132 
1,720 
4,569 
3,761 
1,641 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
370 
166 
_ 
11 
9 
24 
50 
72 
$1,000 
1,723 
797 
- 
86 
48 
143 
201 
319 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
970 
425 
7 
15 
48 
88 
96 
171 
$1,000 
1 1 ,834 
9,018 
37 
404 
2,753 
1,719 
2,583 
1,522 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
23,905 
1 1 ,288 
80 
374 
781 
1,697 
3,153 
5,203 
acres 
5,075,579 
3,998,829 
12,095 
204,588 
495,575 
942,000 
1,327,576 
1,016,995 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
17,595 
9,507 
73 
318 
669 
1,483 
2,723 
4,241 
acres 
4,292,113 
3,677,910 
11,415 
198,918 
470,357 
898,426 
1 ,226,855 
871,939 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
10,594 
4,816 
25 
107 
243 
581 
1,347 
2,513 
50 to 99 acres 
2,513 
1,367 
16 
23 
83 
194 
322 
729 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,602 
920 
14 
20 
71 
146 
266 
403 
200 to 499 acres 
1,072 
768 
15 
44 
80 
139 
229 
261 
500 to 999 acres 
654 
559 
2 
54 
68 
137 
174 
124 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
603 
557 
- 
49 
59 
121 
213 
115 
2,000 acres or more 
557 
520 
1 
21 
65 
165 
172 
96 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,275 
1,074 
2 
44 
96 
182 
266 
484 
acres 
160,511 
95,148 
(D) 
(D) 
11,157 
14,236 
34,659 
33,056 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
844 
397 
3 
10 
30 
64 
133 
157 
acres 
37,878 
24,551 
3 
808 
4,139 
3,647 
7,727 
8,227 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
7,073 
2,344 
11 
49 
125 
301 
590 
1,268 
acres 
558,250 
185,511 
428 
2,864 
8,257 
23,964 
50,985 
99,013 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
792 
395 
3 
9 
22 
50 
137 
174 
acres 
26,827 
15,709 
(D) 
(D) 
1 ,665 
1,727 
7,350 
4,760 
Total woodland 
farms 
23,347 
9,758 
30 
197 
557 
1,277 
2,705 
4,992 
acres 
3,469,315 
1 ,347,649 
2,714 
22,816 
67,818 
145,498 
377,774 
731,029 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
9,216 
4,473 
12 
84 
238 
590 
1,244 
2,305 
acres 
470,724 
247,043 
478 
3,323 
14,105 
29,716 
68,630 
130,791 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
17,758 
7,103 
27 
152 
409 
929 
1,951 
3,635 
acres 
2,998,591 
1,100,606 
2,236 
19,493 
53,713 
115,782 
309,144 
600,238 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
