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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
24 
3 
9 
5 
7 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
600 
5,126 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
- 
- 
3 
5 
1 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
39 
- 
3 
2 
13 
13 
8 
acres 
3,700 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,292 
722 
582 
bushels 
297,327 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
189,434 
54,556 
46,377 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
481 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
. 
3 
2 
3 
5 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
882 
5 
75 
104 
175 
277 
246 
acres 
211,351 
158 
24,735 
19,892 
49,425 
62,852 
54,289 
bushels 
8,251,018 
6,320 
718,961 
763,216 
2,243,403 
2,424,520 
2,094,598 
Irrigated 
farms 
163 
- 
20 
26 
34 
55 
28 
acres 
61,312 
- 
7,107 
3,969 
18,051 
18,123 
14,062 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
170 
7 
27 
18 
64 
54 
25 to 99 acres 
319 
5 
17 
30 
81 
98 
88 
1 00 to 249 acres 
204 
- 
20 
30 
37 
55 
62 
250 to 499 acres 
76 
- 
19 
5 
17 
25 
10 
500 acres or more 
113 
- 
12 
12 
22 
35 
32 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
3 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
268 
_ 
26 
39 
62 
96 
45 
acres 
48,810 
- 
6,435 
2,938 
8,085 
22,705 
8,647 
bushels 
2,548,778 
- 
354,920 
140,884 
414,708 
1,234,083 
404,183 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
3 
acres 
1,093 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
789 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
33 
. 
3 
2 
10 
15 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
- 
8 
24 
29 
25 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
- 
10 
13 
11 
24 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
34 
- 
- 
- 
10 
15 
9 
500 acres or more 
29 
- 
5 
- 
2 
17 
5 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
5,930 
15 
269 
707 
1,395 
1,962 
1,582 
acres 
259,074 
1,088 
11,860 
31,584 
58,033 
85,717 
70,792 
tons, dry 
551,473 
2,701 
28,949 
63,702 
130,953 
186,481 
138,687 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
1 
9 
11 
6 
acres 
1,075 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
749 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,719 
3 
133 
324 
638 
884 
737 
25 to 99 acres 
2,569 
4 
98 
306 
602 
866 
693 
1 00 to 249 acres 
563 
8 
35 
62 
146 
192 
120 
250 to 499 acres 
62 
- 
3 
11 
7 
18 
23 
500 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
9 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
70 
_ 
_ 
10 
18 
25 
17 
acres 
1,721 
- 
- 
256 
309 
801 
355 
tons, dry 
3,681 
- 
- 
256 
784 
1,866 
775 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
4,151 
14 
221 
502 
1,041 
1,349 
1,024 
acres 
183,694 
1,038 
8,647 
21,871 
43,739 
59,509 
48,890 
tons, dry 
423,524 
2,551 
22,534 
48,185 
105,237 
139,405 
105,612 
Irrigated 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
1 
7 
9 
3 
acres 
996 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
709 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
96 
- 
- 
- 
96 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
547 
3 
35 
50 
137 
155 
167 
acres 
4,359 
1 
625 
691 
631 
806 
1,605 
Irrigated 
farms 
109 
- 
7 
15 
26 
35 
26 
acres 
239 
- 
11 
31 
91 
57 
49 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
412 
3 
21 
37 
99 
122 
130 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
113 
- 
10 
10 
34 
31 
28 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 209 
