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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
25 
120 
114 
122 
137 
acres 
129,405 
9,820 
42,885 
76,700 
50,425 
78,980 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
3 
1 
1 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
2 
14 
8 
13 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
94 
7 
48 
39 
49 
45 
250 to 499 acres 
60 
6 
31 
23 
29 
31 
500 acres or more 
76 
7 
26 
43 
28 
48 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
217 
22 
119 
76 
121 
96 
acres 
46,412 
2,778 
24,349 
19,285 
19,000 
27,412 
bushels 
3,920,356 
247,319 
2,039,342 
1,633,695 
1,569,352 
2,351,004 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
8 
11 
9 
14 
14 
acres 
4,242 
924 
1,317 
2,001 
2,320 
1,922 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
9 
15 
13 
27 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
42 
4 
27 
11 
27 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
65 
6 
35 
24 
41 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
47 
2 
28 
17 
18 
29 
500 acres or more 
26 
1 
14 
11 
8 
18 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,274 
761 
1,571 
942 
2,153 
1,121 
acres 
1,956,477 
127,286 
1,008,780 
820,411 
920,417 
1,036,060 
bushels 
86,976,455 
5,409,757 
43,558,984 
38,007,714 
39,464,787 
47,511,668 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,152 
120 
535 
497 
655 
497 
acres 
863,200 
41,244 
361,512 
460,444 
368,455 
494,745 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
310 
223 
55 
32 
247 
63 
25 to 99 acres 
679 
320 
223 
136 
542 
137 
1 00 to 249 acres 
612 
103 
353 
156 
448 
164 
250 to 499 acres 
482 
49 
300 
133 
314 
168 
500 acres or more 
1,191 
66 
640 
485 
602 
589 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4 
3 
_ 
1 
3 
1 
acres 
35 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
52,540 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
3 
1 
3 
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 
201 
662 
384 
770 
477 
acres 
346,310 
30,714 
189,578 
126,018 
174,580 
171,730 
bushels 
19,615,783 
1,675,608 
10,631,337 
7,308,838 
9,632,234 
9,983,549 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
8 
54 
21 
54 
29 
acres 
13,895 
1,048 
7,008 
5,839 
6,969 
6,926 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
85 
40 
30 
15 
63 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
307 
84 
133 
90 
217 
90 
1 00 to 249 acres 
400 
40 
247 
113 
267 
133 
250 to 499 acres 
275 
23 
160 
92 
139 
136 
500 acres or more 
180 
14 
92 
74 
84 
96 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,948 
7,247 
4,282 
419 
7,343 
4,605 
acres 
634,505 
273,911 
332,850 
27,744 
382,375 
252,130 
tons, dry 
1,494,791 
611,929 
823,356 
59,506 
897,732 
597,059 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
63 
34 
5 
53 
49 
acres 
3,447 
2,010 
820 
617 
2,205 
1,242 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,827 
3,761 
902 
164 
2,962 
1,865 
25 to 99 acres 
5,356 
2,942 
2,241 
173 
3,349 
2,007 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,480 
472 
952 
56 
872 
608 
250 to 499 acres 
234 
64 
148 
22 
133 
101 
500 acres or more 
51 
8 
39 
4 
27 
24 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
119 
84 
28 
7 
76 
43 
acres 
2,823 
1,835 
870 
118 
1,536 
1,287 
tons, dry 
7,234 
4,770 
1,888 
576 
4,466 
2,768 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
8,661 
5,094 
3,260 
307 
5,286 
3,375 
acres 
467,708 
198,968 
247,884 
20,856 
281,721 
185,987 
tons, dry 
1,191,065 
481,451 
661,663 
47,951 
713,351 
477,714 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
50 
30 
5 
46 
39 
acres 
2,961 
1,575 
769 
617 
1,851 
1,110 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
15 
12 
3 
- 
13 
2 
acres 
347 
267 
80 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,210 
862 
267 
81 
706 
504 
acres 
28,703 
7,275 
19,068 
2,360 
13,726 
14,978 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
198 
49 
22 
128 
141 
acres 
2,735 
1,459 
1,108 
169 
2,186 
549 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
825 
653 
132 
40 
468 
357 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
272 
169 
72 
31 
168 
104 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
24 
21 
1 
29 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 223 
