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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
235 
1 
14 
27 
71 
77 
45 
acres 
129,405 
(D) 
(D) 
3,739 
23,126 
35,482 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
20 
- 
4 
1 
13 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
94 
80 
1 
1 
5 
18 
40 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
60 
58 
- 
8 
13 
15 
14 
8 
500 acres or more 
76 
73 
- 
1 
8 
24 
22 
18 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
217 
178 
- 
2 
26 
55 
49 
46 
acres 
46,412 
42,712 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
15,426 
10,650 
8,179 
bushels 
3,920,356 
3,623,029 
- 
(D) 
663,958 
1,319,433 
962,517 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
23 
- 
1 
1 
9 
8 
4 
acres 
4,242 
3,761 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,506 
1,882 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
21 
. 
5 
5 
1 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
42 
32 
- 
1 
5 
7 
11 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
55 
- 
- 
5 
17 
19 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
47 
45 
- 
1 
4 
16 
15 
9 
500 acres or more 
26 
25 
- 
- 
7 
10 
3 
5 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,274 
2,392 
21 
134 
262 
528 
755 
692 
acres 
1,956,477 
1,745,126 
4,968 
89,778 
229,031 
416,350 
613,187 
391,812 
bushels 
86,976,455 
78,725,437 
167,509 
4,253,365 
10,570,469 
18,848,209 
27,130,529 
17,755,356 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,152 
989 
4 
60 
135 
240 
324 
226 
acres 
863,200 
801,888 
789 
42,756 
118,944 
196,141 
270,525 
172,733 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
310 
140 
15 
20 
31 
74 
25 to 99 acres 
679 
360 
6 
9 
37 
65 
89 
154 
1 00 to 249 acres 
612 
408 
12 
33 
42 
72 
120 
129 
250 to 499 acres 
482 
406 
- 
29 
35 
87 
148 
107 
500 acres or more 
1,191 
1,078 
3 
63 
133 
284 
367 
228 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
35 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
52,540 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,247 
979 
3 
72 
100 
212 
314 
278 
acres 
346,310 
297,500 
90 
18,845 
30,804 
69,984 
99,314 
78,463 
bushels 
19,615,783 
17,067,005 
4,500 
997,518 
1 ,753,684 
4,034,755 
5,771,352 
4,505,196 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
76 
- 
7 
10 
20 
25 
14 
acres 
13,895 
12,802 
- 
660 
543 
5,547 
4,762 
1,290 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
85 
52 
3 
10 
6 
8 
25 
25 to 99 acres 
307 
200 
3 
15 
26 
42 
53 
61 
1 00 to 249 acres 
400 
335 
- 
26 
32 
78 
106 
93 
250 to 499 acres 
275 
241 
- 
20 
17 
46 
93 
65 
500 acres or more 
180 
151 
- 
8 
15 
40 
54 
34 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,948 
6,018 
33 
134 
320 
799 
1,680 
3,052 
acres 
634,505 
375,431 
3,654 
7,934 
23,883 
62,879 
108,181 
168,900 
tons, dry 
1,494,791 
943,318 
11,323 
19,595 
62,181 
158,100 
283,941 
408,178 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
75 
- 
6 
7 
10 
27 
25 
acres 
3,447 
2,372 
- 
(D) 
505 
(D) 
533 
1,074 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,827 
2,108 
8 
47 
101 
252 
590 
1,110 
25 to 99 acres 
5,356 
2,787 
13 
64 
137 
337 
748 
1,488 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,480 
917 
7 
19 
63 
161 
284 
383 
250 to 499 acres 
234 
172 
5 
4 
19 
35 
47 
62 
500 acres or more 
51 
34 
- 
- 
- 
14 
11 
9 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
119 
49 
_ 
_ 
_ 
9 
15 
25 
acres 
2,823 
1,102 
- 
- 
- 
221 
327 
554 
tons, dry 
7,234 
3,553 
- 
- 
- 
477 
847 
2,229 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
8,661 
4,510 
26 
102 
246 
609 
1,265 
2,262 
acres 
467,708 
284,014 
2,840 
6,257 
18,889 
46,306 
83,259 
126,463 
tons, dry 
1,191,065 
767,541 
9,481 
16,485 
53,271 
124,596 
231,627 
332,081 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
65 
- 
6 
6 
8 
23 
22 
acres 
2,961 
1,965 
- 
(D) 
500 
(D) 
508 
715 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
15 
11 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
3 
acres 
347 
251 
- 
- 
- 
159 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,210 
663 
3 
27 
58 
124 
212 
239 
acres 
28,703 
24,344 
2 
1,088 
4,200 
9,733 
7,195 
2,127 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
160 
- 
9 
18 
26 
67 
40 
acres 
2,735 
2,497 
- 
38 
435 
451 
1,446 
127 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
825 
413 
3 
11 
33 
65 
124 
177 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
272 
159 
- 
9 
9 
27 
63 
51 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
40 
- 
3 
3 
12 
14 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
