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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
14,168 
7,575 
48 
306 
575 
1,190 
2,228 
3,228 
acres treated 
3,089,983 
2,626,795 
6,785 
160,419 
350,950 
646,198 
846,731 
615,712 
Manure used 
farms 
3,779 
2,159 
14 
122 
199 
331 
619 
874 
acres treated 
380,456 
297,548 
1,877 
24,191 
31,531 
52,483 
101,405 
86,061 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,637 
3,672 
24 
201 
352 
714 
1,151 
1,230 
acres 
2,425,471 
2,249,137 
7,605 
133,310 
359,787 
560,877 
751,453 
436,105 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
11,118 
6,346 
53 
310 
575 
1,094 
1,901 
2,413 
acres 
3,780,101 
3,333,680 
10,939 
191,019 
454,064 
814,038 
1,136,529 
727,091 
Nematodes 
farms 
852 
569 
4 
31 
74 
134 
159 
167 
acres 
319,154 
273,259 
4 
14,049 
28,637 
91,712 
71,999 
66,858 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,578 
1,090 
4 
56 
126 
250 
334 
320 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
709,504 
645,705 
890 
36,816 
108,037 
194,840 
183,618 
121,504 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,038 
811 
7 
66 
110 
201 
227 
200 
acres on which used 
548,525 
499,109 
983 
28,756 
73,914 
146,053 
154,178 
95,225 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
404 
232 
3 
16 
9 
46 
53 
105 
acres 
33,013 
25,010 
3 
783 
4,631 
3,443 
8,811 
7,339 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
4,827 
2,661 
25 
124 
218 
430 
777 
1,087 
acres 
1 ,661 ,892 
1,429,476 
4,653 
107,794 
213,133 
304,943 
463,349 
335,604 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,257 
488 
- 
4 
13 
67 
147 
257 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
187,943 
82,018 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
19,381 
30,539 
27,109 
used 
farms 
1,852 
1,231 
- 
69 
137 
245 
383 
397 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
620,535 
573,283 
29,725 
83,655 
143,170 
180,110 
136,623 
used 
farms 
1,510 
1,092 
10 
50 
117 
209 
366 
340 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
908,660 
828,741 
683 
39,643 
143,960 
195,239 
272,001 
177,215 
practices were used 
farms 
4,931 
3,079 
43 
155 
318 
595 
916 
1,052 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,157,189 
1 ,923,259 
7,171 
122,162 
221,570 
501,843 
678,889 
391,624 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,019 
581 
7 
18 
39 
85 
181 
251 
acres 
66,069 
54,144 
495 
2,057 
5,571 
9,889 
19,785 
16,347 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
275 
135 
3 
5 
7 
19 
48 
53 
Solar panels 
farms 
225 
104 
- 
- 
5 
18 
42 
39 
Wind turbines 
farms 
16 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
23 
16 
3 
- 
1 
- 
4 
8 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
14 
12 
- 
5 
1 
1 
2 
3 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,734 
10,605 
29 
221 
637 
1,330 
2,786 
5,602 
Part owners 
farms 
7,963 
4,415 
26 
188 
356 
850 
1,357 
1,638 
Tenants 
farms 
2,379 
1,335 
50 
127 
185 
289 
376 
308 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
35,763 
15,060 
55 
411 
998 
2,182 
4,147 
7,267 
acres 
7,716,572 
3,718,972 
4,677 
75,298 
211,441 
511,580 
1,106,665 
1,809,311 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
35,697 
15,020 
55 
409 
993 
2,180 
4,143 
7,240 
acres 
6,957,468 
3,404,890 
4,677 
62,240 
188,941 
476,265 
1,030,926 
1,641,841 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,397 
5,775 
76 
316 
543 
1,139 
1,740 
1,961 
acres 
4,020,008 
3,297,798 
16,121 
194,956 
468,357 
823,508 
1,063,166 
731,690 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,342 
5,750 
76 
315 
541 
1,139 
1,733 
1,946 
acres 
3,973,612 
3,263,915 
16,121 
194,909 
467,783 
813,140 
1,056,445 
715,517 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,900 
1,481 
_ 
25 
97 
184 
356 
819 
acres 
805,500 
347,965 
- 
13,105 
23,074 
45,683 
82,460 
183,643 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
55,568 
23,942 
203 
810 
1,796 
3,857 
6,695 
10,581 
1 operator 
23,705 
10,172 
52 
308 
684 
1,364 
2,730 
5,034 
2 operators 
12,040 
5,147 
30 
193 
399 
907 
1,482 
2,136 
3 operators 
1,869 
841 
7 
25 
80 
162 
262 
305 
4 operators 
284 
111 
10 
9 
11 
16 
29 
36 
5 or more operators 
178 
84 
6 
1 
4 
20 
16 
37 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
16,124 
6,197 
48 
204 
476 
1,079 
1,727 
2,663 
1 operator 
14,200 
5,510 
24 
168 
424 
915 
1,576 
2,403 
2 operators 
753 
266 
12 
15 
20 
60 
63 
96 
3 operators 
98 
25 
- 
2 
1 
5 
3 
14 
4 operators 
12 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
5 or more operators 
13 
7 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
