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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
540 
419 
2 
14 
31 
85 
129 
158 
500 or more 
191 
148 
2 
2 
24 
34 
36 
50 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
14,729 
7,392 
38 
198 
386 
970 
2,038 
3,762 
number 
509,861 
316,725 
1,321 
6,892 
20,070 
48,472 
94,178 
145,792 
Beef cows 
farms 
14,644 
7,322 
38 
196 
380 
955 
2,015 
3,738 
number 
495,381 
304,519 
1,321 
(D) 
(D) 
44,675 
90,424 
142,311 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,660 
1,434 
11 
50 
83 
234 
381 
675 
1 0 to 49 
8,502 
4,228 
20 
110 
213 
476 
1,152 
2,257 
50 to 99 
1,562 
986 
5 
22 
34 
112 
285 
528 
too to 199 
649 
479 
- 
10 
29 
98 
129 
213 
200 to 499 
229 
163 
2 
4 
15 
30 
55 
57 
500 or more 
42 
32 
- 
- 
6 
5 
13 
8 
Milk cows 
farms 
184 
138 
- 
2 
16 
35 
36 
49 
number 
14,480 
12,206 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,797 
3,754 
3,481 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
44 
22 
6 
1 
2 
13 
10 to 49 
48 
34 
- 
- 
3 
9 
7 
15 
50 to 99 
33 
28 
- 
- 
3 
8 
9 
8 
100 to 199 
44 
41 
- 
2 
4 
12 
13 
10 
200 to 499 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 
3 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
12,933 
6,603 
45 
192 
384 
882 
1,800 
3,300 
number 
411,647 
289,784 
2,191 
6,755 
39,238 
57,526 
74,343 
109,731 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,178 
6,880 
48 
206 
351 
877 
1,895 
3,503 
number 
458,561 
316,123 
1,825 
6,782 
36,718 
55,503 
89,993 
125,302 
$1,000 
332,491 
239,779 
1,267 
5,063 
34,542 
45,550 
64,656 
88,701 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,630 
4,999 
33 
110 
226 
610 
1,413 
2,607 
number 
162,821 
104,757 
643 
2,278 
4,557 
20,926 
30,844 
45,509 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
10,388 
5,559 
38 
166 
289 
718 
1,494 
2,854 
number 
295,740 
211,366 
1,182 
4,504 
32,161 
34,577 
59,149 
79,793 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
10 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
number 
2,208 
1,246 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
540 
282 
- 
13 
33 
56 
98 
82 
number 
401,898 
379,889 
- 
(D) 
154,782 
(D) 
154,486 
30,191 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
454 
213 
12 
21 
46 
66 
68 
25 to 49 
33 
22 
- 
- 
- 
4 
10 
8 
50 to 99 
6 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
7 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
40 
37 
- 
1 
8 
6 
17 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
276 
153 
_ 
5 
16 
25 
57 
50 
number 
47,797 
46,151 
- 
16 
31,375 
(D) 
1 1 ,225 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
430 
210 
- 
8 
30 
44 
69 
59 
number 
354,101 
333,738 
- 
(D) 
123,407 
(D) 
143,261 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
306 
174 
_ 
8 
26 
23 
71 
46 
number 
1,183,798 
1,100,179 
- 
(D) 
568,176 
184,653 
275,773 
(D) 
$1,000 
141,139 
133,293 
- 
(D) 
84,701 
10,361 
30,056 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
499 
219 
3 
18 
17 
42 
68 
71 
number 
12,984 
7,496 
135 
1,838 
391 
1,160 
2,570 
1,402 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
368 
165 
3 
15 
8 
31 
53 
55 
number 
6,933 
4,321 
100 
921 
203 
673 
1,612 
812 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
292 
121 
2 
12 
15 
22 
33 
37 
number 
6,037 
3,191 
(D) 
587 
(D) 
474 
1,306 
532 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,773 
3,454 
26 
110 
299 
625 
986 
1,408 
number 
58,697 
24,979 
139 
730 
2,062 
4,856 
6,620 
10,572 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,468 
3,322 
26 
109 
292 
604 
939 
1,352 
number 
53,510 
22,695 
139 
690 
1,911 
4,413 
6,028 
9,514 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,769 
693 
7 
50 
72 
152 
168 
244 
number 
6,112 
2,634 
10 
154 
154 
640 
476 
1,200 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,533 
572 
3 
25 
50 
111 
169 
214 
number 
24,528 
10,452 
123 
1,176 
575 
1,457 
3,630 
3,491 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
755 
284 
2 
11 
28 
35 
85 
123 
number 
10,218 
4,963 
(D) 
903 
(D) 
340 
1,933 
1,503 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,277 
1,001 
8 
43 
108 
172 
286 
384 
number 
5,593,802 
5,094,604 
170 
145,575 
705,185 
1,103,302 
1,114,252 
2,026,120 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,072 
820 
8 
38 
76 
117 
227 
354 
400 to 3,199 
14 
13 
- 
- 
1 
10 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
99 
89 
- 
1 
16 
19 
35 
18 
20,000 to 49,999 
85 
72 
- 
4 
15 
23 
19 
11 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
374 
198 
- 
9 
31 
45 
50 
63 
number 
3,519,525 
3,221,302 
- 
321,100 
713,340 
463,802 
760,468 
962,592 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
