Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
12,801 
7,168 
4,201 
1,432 
7,596 
5,205 
$1,000 
295,722 
26,997 
143,107 
125,617 
135,670 
160,052 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,717 
4,905 
1,511 
301 
3,834 
2,883 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,836 
1,620 
1,002 
214 
1,770 
1,066 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,309 
489 
579 
241 
926 
383 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
52 
306 
129 
339 
148 
$50,000 or more 
1,452 
102 
803 
547 
727 
725 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,434 
5,460 
2,596 
378 
4,652 
3,782 
$1,000 
576,540 
421,849 
149,595 
5,095 
291,508 
285,033 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,808 
3,246 
1,329 
233 
2,673 
2,135 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
834 
677 
105 
932 
684 
$25,000 to $99,999 
647 
396 
223 
28 
342 
305 
$100,000 to $249,999 
906 
683 
217 
6 
466 
440 
$250,000 or more 
457 
301 
150 
6 
239 
218 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,798 
2,760 
1,793 
245 
2,675 
2,123 
$1,000 
53,038 
31,554 
19,633 
1,850 
26,181 
26,857 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,690 
3,303 
1,211 
176 
2,490 
2,200 
$1,000 
523,503 
390,295 
129,962 
3,245 
265,327 
258,176 
Feed purchased 
farms 
22,292 
15,350 
5,858 
1,084 
13,108 
9,184 
$1,000 
1,715,141 
1,191,713 
495,730 
27,699 
870,930 
844,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,203 
10,327 
3,146 
730 
8,436 
5,767 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,072 
3,082 
1,741 
249 
2,966 
2,106 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,099 
588 
443 
68 
709 
390 
$100,000 to $249,999 
279 
141 
119 
19 
161 
118 
$250,000 or more 
1,639 
1,212 
409 
18 
836 
803 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
35,876 
25,659 
7,915 
2,302 
22,203 
13,673 
$1,000 
288,348 
77,172 
125,742 
85,435 
137,793 
150,555 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,707 
23,107 
5,242 
1,358 
18,596 
11,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,898 
1,964 
1,583 
351 
2,402 
1,496 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,036 
397 
428 
211 
632 
404 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
191 
662 
382 
573 
662 
Utilities 
farms 
20,748 
13,970 
5,323 
1,455 
12,151 
8,597 
$1,000 
118,827 
58,510 
41,453 
18,864 
55,342 
63,485 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,246 
8,425 
2,322 
499 
6,882 
4,364 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,900 
3,792 
1,728 
380 
3,428 
2,472 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,407 
1,151 
858 
398 
1,280 
1,127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
776 
418 
269 
89 
381 
395 
$50,000 or more 
419 
184 
146 
89 
180 
239 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
29,496 
20,324 
7,146 
2,026 
18,030 
1 1 ,466 
$1,000 
259,323 
77,832 
115,425 
66,066 
127,047 
132,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,396 
1 7,728 
4,522 
1,146 
14,559 
8,837 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,004 
2,079 
1,553 
372 
2,409 
1,595 
$25,000 to $49,999 
943 
308 
494 
141 
532 
411 
$50,000 or more 
1,153 
209 
577 
367 
530 
623 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
6,206 
3,304 
1,071 
6,233 
4,348 
$1 ,000 
266,511 
89,034 
107,042 
70,435 
123,349 
143,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,004 
4,063 
1,613 
328 
3,719 
2,285 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,616 
1,557 
814 
245 
1,510 
1,106 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,407 
471 
644 
292 
785 
622 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
60 
174 
136 
148 
222 
$250,000 or more 
184 
55 
59 
70 
71 
113 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,373 
2,235 
877 
261 
1,869 
1,504 
$1,000 
41,510 
14,947 
21,644 
4,918 
23,304 
18,206 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
617 
169 
34 
450 
370 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,228 
846 
285 
97 
744 
484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
649 
287 
82 
531 
487 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
82 
78 
18 
83 
95 
$50,000 or more 
129 
41 
58 
30 
61 
68 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,411 
3,542 
2,081 
788 
3,809 
2,602 
$1,000 
103,287 
29,765 
39,788 
33,734 
47,624 
55,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,518 
1,014 
404 
100 
937 
581 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,833 
1,111 
529 
193 
1,187 
646 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
1,259 
767 
225 
1,302 
949 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
95 
218 
93 
216 
190 
$50,000 or more 
403 
63 
163 
177 
167 
236 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
8,109 
42 
6,137 
1,930 
5,131 
2,978 
$1,000 
314,180 
314 
140,440 
173,427 
139,001 
175,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,146 
38 
4,169 
939 
3,342 
1,804 
$5,000 to $9,999 
662 
- 
501 
161 
452 
210 
$10,000 to $24,999 
656 
- 
496 
160 
453 
203 
$25,000 or more 
1,645 
4 
971 
670 
884 
761 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
