Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Issaquena 
Itawamba 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Jones 
Farms 
number 
97 
443 
445 
277 
927 
Land in farms 
acres 
124,391 
94,875 
97,178 
85,736 
125,971 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,282 
214 
92 
218 
310 
175 
136 
Median size of farm 
acres 
340 
125 
35 
113 
118 
100 
69 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,458,219 
429,835 
347,258 
436,221 
655,975 
347,446 
433,357 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,917 
2,007 
3,778 
1,998 
2,119 
1,985 
3,189 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
28,939 
26,142 
24,614 
32,765 
18,798 
18,374 
57,880 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,343 
59,012 
60,181 
73,628 
67,864 
54,523 
62,438 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
7 
80 
15 
8 
15 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
11 
63 
175 
83 
54 
65 
313 
50 to 1 79 acres 
27 
218 
112 
202 
99 
158 
398 
1 80 to 499 acres 
18 
124 
32 
109 
73 
77 
148 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
16 
8 
24 
28 
16 
19 
1 ,000 acres or more 
34 
15 
2 
12 
15 
6 
8 
Total cropland 
farms 
80 
312 
221 
238 
149 
211 
475 
acres 
75,243 
30,238 
14,293 
14,095 
29,915 
10,631 
25,451 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
57 
218 
173 
189 
131 
165 
353 
acres 
65,230 
24,224 
1 1 ,270 
8,890 
23,700 
6,530 
15,066 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
8 
34 
5 
5 
13 
33 
acres 
19,661 
39 
162 
35 
561 
326 
433 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
53,320 
17,553 
14,382 
97,173 
31,712 
36,002 
216,976 
Average per farm 
dollars 
549,689 
39,623 
35,164 
218,366 
114,483 
106,830 
234,062 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
11,857 
12,561 
1,562 
14,807 
1,756 
4,689 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,696 
1,821 
95,610 
16,905 
34,246 
212,287 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
45 
216 
194 
199 
123 
123 
386 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1 
44 
62 
30 
28 
53 
96 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
53 
63 
55 
37 
59 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2 
45 
57 
56 
33 
40 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
36 
10 
26 
23 
24 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
23 
10 
8 
3 
12 
15 
$100,000 or more 
35 
26 
13 
71 
30 
26 
178 
Government payments 
farms 
86 
216 
36 
120 
104 
123 
200 
$1,000 
2,396 
786 
277 
545 
815 
460 
1,212 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
32 
116 
135 
153 
108 
89 
215 
$1,000 
1,266 
900 
531 
2,268 
715 
730 
2,298 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
38,029 
10,670 
15,759 
77,304 
24,081 
28,706 
172,111 
Average per farm 
dollars 
392,051 
24,086 
38,529 
173,716 
86,934 
85,181 
185,664 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
97 
443 
409 
445 
277 
337 
927 
$1,000 
18,953 
8,568 
-568 
22,682 
9,162 
8,486 
48,375 
Average per farm 
dollars 
195,389 
19,342 
-1,389 
50,971 
33,074 
25,180 
52,185 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
52 
179 
170 
211 
143 
193 
460 
Other 
number 
45 
264 
239 
234 
134 
144 
467 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
54 
288 
277 
295 
177 
142 
469 
200 days or more 
number 
36 
178 
193 
201 
105 
71 
285 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1 
158 
195 
221 
148 
187 
528 
number 
(D) 
5,223 
1 1 ,330 
11,400 
7,021 
9,645 
24,711 
Beef cows 
farms 
1 
148 
171 
200 
137 
177 
472 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,966 
6,853 
4,386 
6,448 
13,254 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
734 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
- 
138 
133 
183 
135 
157 
415 
number 
- 
2,328 
1,961 
5,546 
3,243 
4,169 
1 1 ,864 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
2 
7 
8 
15 
3 
20 
number 
- 
(D) 
18 
61 
217 
6 
207 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
3 
5 
5 
9 
1 
9 
number 
- 
(D) 
16 
56 
59 
(D) 
752 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
2 
10 
8 
6 
4 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
216 
253 
150 
116 
11 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1 
16 
67 
22 
17 
15 
47 
number 
(D) 
293 
1,696 
122,764 
93,433 
143,183 
81,381 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
2 
60 
6 
13 
141 
number 
- 
546,000 
(D) 
29,399,387 
3,480,000 
8,105,014 
53,710,761 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
23 
27 
10 
8 
12 
6 
10 
acres 
16,685 
2,094 
194 
78 
2,356 
60 
596 
bushels 
3,114,236 
248,933 
30,704 
7,640 
309,211 
2,182 
48,888 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
16 
- 
- 
8 
1 
- 
acres 
2,847 
1,928 
- 
- 
1,700 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
192,418 
98,319 
- 
- 
94,800 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
16 
- 
- 
8 
1 
- 
acres 
2,847 
1,928 
- 
- 
1,700 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
192,418 
98,319 
- 
- 
94,800 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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