Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Adams 
Alcorn 
Amite 
Attala 
Benton 
Bolivar 
Farms 
number 
38,076 
189 
590 
456 
312 
419 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
65,994 
121,150 
125,442 
82,470 
390,358 
Average size of farm 
acres 
287 
349 
185 
205 
275 
264 
932 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
84 
86 
100 
149 
127 
375 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
652,593 
757,720 
345,842 
690,939 
495,541 
421,773 
2,254,101 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,273 
2,170 
1,866 
3,365 
1,801 
1,596 
2,419 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,499,554 
13,802 
29,973 
39,393 
22,219 
15,381 
194,406 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,917 
73,026 
59,353 
66,768 
48,726 
49,298 
463,976 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,697 
8 
16 
24 
9 
9 
10 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,017 
56 
122 
136 
84 
42 
88 
50 to 1 79 acres 
14,871 
59 
265 
251 
180 
147 
59 
1 80 to 499 acres 
8,002 
46 
75 
128 
136 
86 
70 
500 to 999 acres 
2,323 
6 
12 
39 
27 
14 
78 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,166 
14 
15 
12 
20 
14 
114 
Total cropland 
farms 
23,905 
84 
365 
337 
271 
211 
388 
acres 
5,075,579 
20,287 
43,270 
22,973 
29,086 
29,180 
361,995 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1 7,595 
50 
260 
272 
202 
114 
345 
acres 
4,292,113 
12,112 
36,693 
15,760 
19,613 
23,085 
349,311 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,454 
6 
3 
10 
12 
11 
198 
acres 
1,651,978 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
376 
(D) 
247,777 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
9,871 
20,938 
68,415 
23,113 
14,538 
277,010 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,162 
52,226 
41,461 
115,957 
50,686 
46,596 
661,121 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,973,575 
8,434 
17,712 
3,836 
12,676 
10,579 
276,734 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,467,450 
1,437 
3,226 
64,578 
10,437 
3,959 
276 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
17,620 
112 
246 
260 
248 
198 
91 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,668 
17 
66 
58 
59 
21 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,222 
25 
66 
81 
47 
32 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,332 
16 
67 
78 
48 
26 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,288 
4 
33 
40 
22 
10 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,226 
7 
9 
21 
13 
4 
28 
$100,000 or more 
4,720 
8 
18 
52 
19 
21 
210 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
72 
256 
256 
237 
176 
356 
$1,000 
181,205 
1,107 
795 
1,025 
1,359 
740 
12,645 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,166 
49 
146 
230 
130 
80 
161 
$1,000 
168,762 
1,472 
1,194 
2,603 
1,805 
461 
4,468 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
5,158,725 
9,647 
16,419 
59,505 
18,868 
12,601 
207,638 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,485 
51,043 
32,513 
100,855 
41,378 
40,388 
495,557 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
38,076 
189 
505 
590 
456 
312 
419 
$1,000 
1,632,266 
2,803 
6,507 
12,538 
7,408 
3,137 
86,484 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,869 
14,831 
12,886 
21,251 
16,247 
10,056 
206,406 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
16,355 
85 
156 
276 
156 
115 
239 
Other 
number 
21,721 
104 
349 
314 
300 
197 
180 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
22,957 
115 
320 
385 
291 
132 
203 
200 days or more 
number 
14,826 
83 
191 
208 
172 
74 
123 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,940 
78 
222 
328 
154 
100 
10 
number 
921,508 
2,353 
8,321 
21,421 
7,255 
6,095 
1,314 
Beef cows 
farms 
66 
202 
302 
140 
94 
10 
number 
1,652 
(D) 
11,287 
(D) 
2,561 
760 
Milk cows 
farms 
184 
- 
1 
8 
2 
- 
- 
number 
14,480 
- 
(D) 
633 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,178 
46 
179 
275 
135 
88 
10 
number 
458,561 
1,359 
3,924 
9,837 
2,905 
4,629 
498 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
540 
6 
11 
14 
5 
- 
- 
number 
401,898 
21 
22 
76 
107 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
306 
3 
5 
4 
5 
- 
- 
number 
1,183,798 
6 
146 
30 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
499 
2 
17 
12 
5 
7 
- 
number 
12,984 
(D) 
332 
243 
52 
450 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,277 
10 
29 
36 
19 
12 
2 
number 
5,593,802 
230 
(D) 
(D) 
431 
167 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1,430 
- 
2 
28 
4 
2 
number 
761,180,486 
- 
(D) 
18,097,515 
2,794,040 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,022 
3 
32 
2 
8 
11 
121 
acres 
793,762 
(D) 
7,175 
(D) 
1,580 
4,025 
63,515 
bushels 
127,937,980 
(D) 
744,149 
(D) 
190,588 
390,525 
10,835,690 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
4 
2 
4 
- 
1 
acres 
9,573 
- 
54 
(D) 
344 
- 
(D) 
tons 
129,093 
- 
756 
(D) 
3,344 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,247 
2 
5 
11 
1 
5 
148 
acres 
346,310 
(D) 
1,380 
2,660 
(D) 
1,551 
37,963 
bushels 
19,615,783 
(D) 
68,278 
133,000 
(D) 
69,866 
2,439,247 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,247 
2 
5 
11 
1 
5 
148 
acres 
346,310 
(D) 
1,380 
2,660 
(D) 
1,551 
37,963 
bushels 
19,615,783 
(D) 
68,278 
133,000 
(D) 
69,866 
2,439,247 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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