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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
11,652 
37 
552 
1,465 
2,740 
3,613 
3,245 
acres 
766,151 
2,245 
30,457 
85,820 
179,573 
223,758 
244,298 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
12,709 
23 
472 
1,332 
2,654 
3,905 
4,323 
acres 
297,708 
397 
6,877 
23,144 
45,369 
87,937 
133,984 
Irrigated land 
farms 
645 
_ 
45 
91 
148 
221 
140 
acres 
116,512 
- 
8,244 
7,225 
41,442 
34,033 
25,568 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
590 
- 
45 
74 
135 
200 
136 
acres 
114,659 
- 
8,244 
6,780 
41,139 
33,378 
25,118 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
64 
- 
- 
20 
15 
25 
4 
acres 
1,853 
- 
- 
445 
303 
655 
450 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,684 
- 
122 
384 
937 
1,824 
3,417 
acres 
689,326 
- 
14,454 
37,141 
97,292 
188,143 
352,296 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
724 
- 
68 
86 
132 
239 
199 
acres 
286,856 
- 
18,244 
24,758 
76,486 
93,577 
73,791 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
$1,000 
22 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
$1,000 
9,515,202 
10,746 
306,866 
786,968 
1,907,268 
2,907,171 
3,596,182 
Average per farm 
dollars 
438,065 
199,008 
338,705 
345,161 
424,214 
449,887 
478,025 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,232 
2,650 
2,243 
2,403 
2,380 
2,288 
2,088 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,041 
19 
133 
251 
476 
573 
589 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,712 
10 
116 
321 
583 
801 
881 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,802 
7 
186 
538 
998 
1,360 
1,713 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,373 
10 
313 
783 
1,486 
2,225 
2,556 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,926 
8 
104 
235 
578 
922 
1,079 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,174 
_ 
42 
98 
238 
381 
415 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
570 
- 
11 
51 
115 
158 
235 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
84 
- 
- 
3 
12 
32 
37 
$10,000,000 or more 
39 
- 
1 
- 
10 
10 
18 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
21,718 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,459 
7,523 
$1,000 
1,020,767 
2,698 
56,802 
1 1 1 ,972 
231,088 
302,851 
315,356 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,190 
2 
70 
156 
353 
565 
1,044 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,065 
- 
63 
200 
380 
645 
777 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,132 
8 
139 
412 
795 
1,198 
1,580 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,267 
29 
295 
762 
1,524 
2,194 
2,463 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,787 
4 
179 
458 
862 
1,204 
1,080 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,524 
11 
117 
212 
371 
439 
374 
$200,000 to $499,999 
636 
- 
35 
69 
187 
180 
165 
$500,000 or more 
117 
- 
8 
11 
24 
34 
40 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
14,216 
41 
694 
1,714 
3,243 
4,412 
4,112 
number 
22,040 
47 
1,188 
2,649 
5,191 
6,819 
6,146 
Tractors, all 
farms 
16,402 
41 
699 
1,850 
3,628 
5,171 
5,013 
number 
28,820 
72 
1,146 
3,090 
6,238 
9,388 
8,886 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
6,446 
17 
169 
703 
1,278 
2,048 
2,231 
number 
7,854 
22 
187 
839 
1,498 
2,517 
2,791 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,965 
30 
514 
1,352 
2,786 
3,786 
3,497 
number 
16,858 
41 
688 
1,822 
3,893 
5,486 
4,928 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,762 
9 
168 
304 
586 
933 
762 
number 
4,108 
9 
271 
429 
847 
1,385 
1,167 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
482 
- 
39 
57 
106 
165 
115 
number 
579 
- 
43 
66 
131 
201 
138 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
133 
- 
15 
24 
19 
19 
56 
number 
193 
- 
20 
38 
26 
28 
81 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
151 
3 
27 
15 
51 
33 
22 
number 
176 
3 
33 
15 
59 
39 
27 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,915 
7 
218 
507 
952 
1,286 
945 
number 
4,684 
10 
251 
606 
1,141 
1,560 
1,116 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 197 
