Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coahoma 
Copiah 
Covington 
DeSoto 
Forrest 
Franklin 
George 
Farms 
number 
273 
506 
493 
433 
359 
189 
573 
Land in farms 
acres 
260,961 
115,928 
105,869 
118,686 
42,759 
50,203 
60,942 
Average size of farm 
acres 
956 
229 
215 
274 
119 
266 
106 
Median size of farm 
acres 
343 
120 
96 
62 
52 
123 
45 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,411,633 
523,655 
631,521 
723,771 
406,845 
680,487 
357,428 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,523 
2,286 
2,941 
2,641 
3,416 
2,562 
3,361 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
110,906 
29,734 
48,021 
36,581 
23,630 
14,013 
43,023 
Average per farm 
dollars 
406,248 
58,763 
97,406 
84,484 
65,822 
74,143 
75,084 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6 
20 
18 
47 
35 
7 
52 
1 0 to 49 acres 
54 
113 
119 
145 
141 
30 
249 
50 to 1 79 acres 
48 
189 
222 
153 
114 
77 
194 
1 80 to 499 acres 
44 
139 
100 
46 
55 
50 
67 
500 to 999 acres 
28 
31 
19 
13 
10 
17 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
93 
14 
15 
29 
4 
8 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
242 
240 
306 
240 
212 
111 
374 
acres 
226,794 
18,390 
24,563 
81,159 
9,833 
8,751 
19,300 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
196 
196 
245 
186 
164 
88 
328 
acres 
221,880 
9,724 
16,874 
72,835 
6,893 
7,069 
15,647 
Irrigated land 
farms 
124 
8 
26 
33 
23 
10 
57 
acres 
138,021 
184 
595 
17,214 
845 
32 
486 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
179,579 
61,396 
203,529 
49,962 
20,849 
10,521 
Average per farm 
dollars 
657,798 
121,335 
412,838 
115,385 
58,074 
55,668 
39,619 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
172,567 
6,410 
6,228 
45,083 
4,750 
2,288 
19,257 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,012 
54,986 
197,301 
4,879 
16,099 
8,233 
3,445 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
73 
241 
165 
222 
179 
97 
241 
$2,500 to $4,999 
18 
49 
52 
44 
42 
27 
85 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
69 
47 
61 
38 
13 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14 
69 
81 
42 
56 
25 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
31 
22 
16 
16 
12 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
13 
17 
9 
7 
3 
16 
$100,000 or more 
137 
34 
109 
39 
21 
12 
25 
Government payments 
farms 
236 
166 
130 
110 
87 
75 
95 
$1,000 
10,498 
527 
617 
1,866 
598 
254 
421 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
121 
200 
151 
87 
82 
60 
244 
$1,000 
8,586 
1,403 
741 
2,090 
207 
694 
722 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
151,768 
47,061 
176,100 
42,002 
18,265 
8,588 
23,311 
Average per farm 
dollars 
555,926 
93,006 
357,200 
97,002 
50,878 
45,441 
40,682 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
273 
506 
493 
433 
359 
189 
573 
$1,000 
46,895 
16,265 
28,788 
11,915 
3,389 
2,881 
535 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,776 
32,144 
58,393 
27,518 
9,439 
15,243 
933 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
172 
225 
226 
217 
131 
65 
295 
Other 
number 
101 
281 
267 
216 
228 
124 
278 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
121 
319 
287 
271 
212 
128 
331 
200 days or more 
number 
89 
159 
182 
211 
138 
99 
208 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
7 
257 
289 
170 
166 
97 
338 
number 
542 
14,093 
56,738 
5,209 
5,652 
5,412 
12,663 
Beef cows 
farms 
7 
236 
241 
155 
155 
96 
291 
number 
312 
(D) 
(D) 
3,391 
(D) 
(D) 
6,897 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6 
218 
251 
124 
128 
83 
265 
number 
170 
5,310 
46,068 
2,062 
2,512 
3,007 
4,263 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
13 
5 
- 
12 
5 
19 
number 
- 
164 
19 
- 
73 
74 
124 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
- 
10 
4 
15 
number 
- 
18 
(D) 
- 
64 
48 
150 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
5 
5 
12 
7 
2 
4 
number 
- 
32 
43 
194 
163 
(D) 
47 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2 
25 
25 
35 
36 
34 
59 
number 
(D) 
449 
304,640 
1,130 
860 
36,739 
1,145 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
21 
59 
4 
13 
9 
6 
number 
- 
11,852,841 
39,518,912 
(D) 
4,726,290 
1,482,148 
97 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
70 
9 
6 
17 
5 
4 
44 
acres 
39,862 
560 
(D) 
4,391 
(D) 
810 
911 
bushels 
6,730,228 
36,420 
(D) 
505,687 
(D) 
116,600 
51,070 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
68 
2 
5 
26 
- 
2 
6 
acres 
24,915 
(D) 
1,040 
5,703 
- 
(D) 
1,376 
bushels 
1,387,578 
(D) 
53,564 
306,654 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
68 
2 
5 
26 
- 
2 
6 
acres 
24,915 
(D) 
1,040 
5,703 
- 
(D) 
1,376 
bushels 
1,387,578 
(D) 
53,564 
306,654 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 227 
