Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Chickasaw 
Choctaw 
Claiborne 
Clarke 
Clay 
Farms 
number 
621 
503 
575 
254 
249 
329 
420 
Land in farms 
acres 
175,418 
168,967 
165,942 
63,435 
83,092 
56,372 
130,092 
Average size of farm 
acres 
282 
336 
289 
250 
334 
171 
310 
Median size of farm 
acres 
120 
160 
135 
119 
141 
100 
130 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
520,758 
631,318 
533,008 
492,767 
671,028 
404,099 
507,522 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,844 
1,879 
1,847 
1,973 
2,011 
2,358 
1,639 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
61,308 
38,226 
40,110 
10,631 
13,464 
19,464 
27,947 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,725 
75,996 
69,757 
41,856 
54,071 
59,161 
66,540 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
17 
15 
1 
5 
9 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
102 
74 
104 
37 
37 
98 
73 
50 to 1 79 acres 
266 
181 
220 
137 
101 
123 
164 
1 80 to 499 acres 
155 
142 
166 
50 
62 
83 
119 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
55 
34 
18 
22 
11 
25 
1 ,000 acres or more 
39 
34 
36 
11 
22 
5 
26 
Total cropland 
farms 
422 
309 
396 
160 
144 
190 
256 
acres 
80,088 
57,773 
67,241 
9,017 
21,997 
13,872 
30,826 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
271 
208 
257 
104 
100 
140 
184 
acres 
67,485 
45,911 
48,598 
4,943 
14,810 
7,658 
18,988 
Irrigated land 
farms 
18 
26 
26 
9 
6 
9 
13 
acres 
1,216 
12,327 
2,951 
953 
(D) 
376 
819 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
78,523 
36,528 
60,891 
11,416 
1 1 ,420 
33,480 
92,255 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,446 
72,621 
105,897 
44,946 
45,865 
101,763 
219,654 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
72,964 
31,745 
30,176 
1,267 
8,816 
1,497 
7,180 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,559 
4,783 
30,715 
10,149 
2,605 
31,983 
85,075 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
329 
264 
279 
157 
126 
136 
181 
$2,500 to $4,999 
41 
35 
41 
13 
27 
56 
41 
$5,000 to $9,999 
37 
53 
56 
36 
33 
55 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
70 
83 
20 
26 
33 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
25 
32 
11 
21 
24 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
14 
25 
6 
7 
8 
17 
$100,000 or more 
75 
42 
59 
11 
9 
17 
35 
Government payments 
farms 
456 
232 
374 
125 
137 
58 
204 
$1,000 
3,146 
2,451 
2,924 
444 
1,125 
160 
1,554 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
237 
116 
190 
65 
120 
130 
160 
$1,000 
2,912 
2,039 
2,596 
998 
1,039 
403 
802 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
59,098 
30,579 
45,816 
11,646 
9,758 
27,537 
62,663 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,165 
60,794 
79,680 
45,851 
39,189 
83,700 
149,199 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
621 
503 
575 
254 
249 
329 
420 
$1,000 
25,483 
10,439 
20,595 
1,212 
3,827 
6,505 
31,948 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,036 
20,754 
35,818 
4,772 
15,369 
19,772 
76,066 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
207 
169 
198 
109 
121 
156 
192 
Other 
number 
414 
334 
377 
145 
128 
173 
228 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
391 
322 
298 
130 
135 
223 
258 
200 days or more 
number 
282 
174 
207 
93 
79 
136 
177 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
186 
216 
217 
98 
138 
177 
238 
number 
10,643 
12,699 
16,299 
4,329 
9,837 
6,394 
19,392 
Beef cows 
farms 
175 
196 
209 
92 
133 
167 
212 
number 
6,691 
7,361 
9,879 
2,266 
6,094 
4,234 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
158 
190 
191 
80 
113 
155 
199 
number 
5,628 
6,173 
12,234 
1,647 
3,913 
2,829 
13,311 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
12 
9 
11 
1 
10 
7 
number 
(D) 
160 
53,912 
45,534 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3 
3 
11 
11 
1 
6 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
182,968 
163,030 
(D) 
118 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
4 
3 
4 
6 
5 
number 
202 
39 
36 
574 
- 
54 
162 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
24 
30 
19 
23 
8 
32 
16 
number 
419 
588 
337 
467 
170 
(D) 
843 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
13 
3 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
9,761,700 
450 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
35 
26 
33 
- 
6 
8 
16 
acres 
7,558 
8,630 
8,225 
- 
3,665 
38 
2,771 
bushels 
741 ,242 
1 ,374,294 
898,851 
- 
491,180 
935 
320,459 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
4 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
194 
409 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
tons 
4,149 
6,716 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
11 
14 
13 
3 
3 
- 
5 
acres 
2,319 
4,014 
1,600 
21 
623 
- 
442 
bushels 
126,106 
236,942 
66,710 
840 
(D) 
- 
23,292 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
11 
14 
13 
3 
3 
- 
5 
acres 
2,319 
4,014 
1,600 
21 
623 
- 
442 
bushels 
126,106 
236,942 
66,710 
840 
(D) 
- 
23,292 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
226 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
