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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
436 
271 
14 
46 
66 
79 
66 
number 
5,264,787 
4,713,635 
- 
144,630 
655,819 
1,202,158 
1,053,356 
1,657,672 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
104 
77 
7 
13 
16 
28 
13 
number 
6,332,484 
5,798,833 
- 
638,400 
1,062,114 
1,086,543 
1,721,140 
1,290,636 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,430 
1,214 
3 
71 
175 
341 
384 
240 
number 
761,180,486 
672,393,563 
2,086,500 
40,905,264 
102,665,801 
211,753,887 
204,078,380 
110,903,731 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
80 
42 
9 
12 
2 
5 
14 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
5 
100,000 or more 
1,332 
1,158 
3 
62 
163 
335 
374 
221 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
232 
84 
2 
- 
3 
12 
34 
33 
number 
1,548 
566 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
52 
313 
151 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
37 
19 
- 
4 
10 
5 
number 
323 
148 
- 
- 
- 
6 
96 
46 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
1 ,566 
12 
129 
192 
369 
486 
378 
acres 
793,762 
736,289 
1,835 
52,567 
104,831 
189,167 
250,330 
137,559 
bushels 
127,937,980 
119,572,069 
297,790 
8,683,084 
17,721,361 
30,649,026 
40,446,016 
21,774,792 
Irrigated 
farms 
874 
779 
6 
89 
101 
200 
237 
146 
acres 
425,872 
399,202 
(D) 
(D) 
64,848 
94,412 
132,542 
75,430 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
466 
227 
6 
6 
17 
33 
59 
106 
25 to 99 acres 
286 
177 
- 
10 
32 
34 
46 
55 
1 00 to 249 acres 
381 
331 
5 
50 
49 
76 
86 
65 
250 to 499 acres 
355 
329 
- 
38 
30 
86 
114 
61 
500 acres or more 
534 
502 
1 
25 
64 
140 
181 
91 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
75 
4 
3 
3 
18 
23 
24 
acres 
9,573 
8,422 
4 
323 
42 
2,375 
2,817 
2,861 
tons 
129,093 
116,136 
56 
4,900 
724 
33,403 
35,912 
41,141 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
262 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
51 
30 
4 
1 
3 
4 
8 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
15 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
21 
- 
2 
- 
8 
7 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
8 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Cotton, all 
farms 
824 
674 
5 
60 
98 
177 
182 
152 
acres 
470,522 
434,883 
573 
26,489 
59,991 
129,792 
138,034 
80,004 
bales 
979,534 
908,280 
879 
53,487 
119,925 
280,310 
283,810 
169,869 
Irrigated 
farms 
332 
304 
2 
36 
47 
78 
89 
52 
acres 
190,582 
177,985 
(D) 
(D) 
21,726 
51,704 
60,177 
32,919 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
59 
25 
7 
3 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
64 
3 
2 
13 
10 
5 
31 
1 00 to 249 acres 
155 
126 
2 
20 
14 
36 
26 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
174 
160 
- 
22 
25 
33 
57 
23 
500 acres or more 
320 
299 
- 
16 
39 
98 
91 
55 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
108 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
1,722 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
45 
32 
_ 
3 
1 
6 
11 
11 
acres 
2,047 
1,691 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
173 
312 
1,157 
bushels 
157,592 
143,717 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,413 
24,699 
103,865 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
19 
3 
1 
5 
5 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
128 
110 
_ 
12 
14 
26 
35 
23 
acres 
48,306 
46,998 
- 
7,474 
3,884 
9,786 
15,375 
10,479 
pounds 
212,203,138 
207,599,107 
- 
27,682,441 
17,985,563 
45,034,531 
69,146,014 
47,750,558 
Irrigated 
farms 
39 
38 
- 
2 
4 
14 
12 
6 
acres 
11,127 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,902 
3,090 
1,205 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
13 
2 
1 
3 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
17 
- 
- 
5 
3 
6 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
44 
43 
- 
6 
4 
16 
12 
5 
500 acres or more 
33 
33 
- 
6 
3 
5 
13 
6 
Rice 
farms 
259 
235 
1 
14 
27 
71 
77 
45 
acres 
129,405 
(D) 
(D) 
3,739 
23,126 
35,482 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
9,315,302 
8,770,777 
(D) 
255,527 
1,721,634 
2,617,121 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
