Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Grenada 
Flancock 
Flarrison 
Flinds 
Flolmes 
Flumphreys 
Farms 
number 
395 
316 
248 
331 
1,047 
531 
262 
Land in farms 
acres 
68,853 
88,380 
25,272 
24,167 
251,022 
237,609 
193,760 
Average size of farm 
acres 
174 
280 
102 
73 
240 
447 
740 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
158 
56 
30 
88 
151 
241 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
379,202 
511,345 
403,954 
452,587 
549,542 
938,991 
1,633,873 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,175 
1,828 
3,964 
6,199 
2,292 
2,098 
2,209 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
36,111 
16,281 
9,649 
12,423 
60,859 
52,835 
76,555 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,419 
51,522 
38,907 
37,531 
58,127 
99,502 
292,194 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
18 
11 
19 
60 
83 
5 
3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
113 
44 
96 
159 
257 
91 
53 
50 to 1 79 acres 
180 
121 
106 
80 
394 
197 
55 
1 80 to 499 acres 
55 
93 
22 
27 
195 
137 
57 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
32 
4 
3 
71 
45 
42 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
15 
1 
2 
47 
56 
52 
Total cropland 
farms 
260 
177 
141 
182 
522 
354 
220 
acres 
16,242 
25,816 
4,768 
5,643 
61,818 
119,768 
161,370 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
220 
101 
101 
158 
358 
217 
145 
acres 
13,466 
15,189 
2,583 
3,852 
44,164 
104,812 
147,537 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
5 
12 
25 
41 
33 
90 
acres 
218 
1,133 
55 
66 
473 
51,134 
82,735 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
32,840 
11,621 
2,725 
3,448 
73,401 
93,441 
132,692 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,139 
36,776 
10,988 
10,417 
70,106 
175,972 
506,457 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,029 
6,906 
(D) 
1,580 
24,968 
91,271 
115,734 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
22,812 
4,715 
(D) 
1,869 
48,433 
2,170 
16,958 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
158 
191 
115 
174 
574 
322 
106 
$2,500 to $4,999 
67 
21 
29 
46 
106 
39 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
65 
19 
36 
46 
137 
35 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
52 
36 
41 
31 
109 
43 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
22 
13 
14 
56 
29 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
12 
10 
13 
32 
11 
5 
$100,000 or more 
27 
15 
4 
7 
33 
52 
111 
Government payments 
farms 
52 
201 
35 
23 
431 
355 
220 
$1,000 
300 
1,414 
175 
63 
3,055 
5,781 
5,952 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
149 
96 
47 
70 
338 
196 
120 
$1,000 
1,318 
1,939 
170 
195 
4,489 
3,463 
4,047 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
28,510 
10,917 
4,651 
4,962 
71,022 
71,055 
106,762 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,177 
34,546 
18,754 
14,991 
67,834 
133,813 
407,487 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
395 
316 
248 
331 
1,047 
531 
262 
$1,000 
5,948 
4,058 
-1,580 
-1,257 
9,923 
31,631 
35,929 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,059 
12,841 
-6,371 
-3,797 
9,478 
59,569 
137,135 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
149 
132 
105 
119 
411 
150 
133 
Other 
number 
246 
184 
143 
212 
636 
381 
129 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
272 
174 
161 
185 
571 
373 
149 
200 days or more 
number 
114 
131 
103 
112 
391 
235 
95 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
253 
89 
135 
138 
359 
168 
6 
number 
6,709 
9,587 
4,165 
2,872 
23,409 
9,000 
197 
Beef cows 
farms 
225 
80 
120 
126 
339 
155 
6 
number 
(D) 
4,983 
2,553 
1,787 
12,583 
5,166 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
206 
69 
99 
95 
302 
131 
3 
number 
2,697 
5,136 
1,926 
1,821 
13,952 
3,151 
95 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
20 
- 
14 
3 
2 
9 
- 
number 
295 
- 
140 
9 
(D) 
100 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
- 
7 
3 
7 
5 
- 
number 
185 
- 
92 
10 
44 
20 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
17 
3 
20 
8 
17 
- 
- 
number 
482 
21 
461 
190 
230 
- 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
43 
5 
47 
38 
52 
10 
1 
number 
84,069 
146 
2,581 
1,197 
(D) 
91 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
12 
1 
3 
1 
- 
1 
number 
5,615,855 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22 
3 
- 
1 
24 
43 
56 
acres 
438 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
7,313 
29,188 
31,247 
bushels 
34,799 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
964,149 
5,307,375 
5,267,389 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
9 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
9 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
13 
22 
54 
acres 
774 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,835 
4,385 
12,523 
bushels 
32,220 
(D) 
- 
- 
153,549 
252,043 
657,592 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
13 
22 
54 
acres 
774 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,835 
4,385 
12,523 
bushels 
32,220 
(D) 
- 
- 
153,549 
252,043 
657,592 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
228 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
