Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kemper 
Lafayette 
Lamar 
Lauderdale 
Lawrence 
Leake 
Lee 
Leflore 
Farms 
number 
378 
449 
424 
373 
397 
637 
525 
300 
Land in farms 
acres 
123,797 
108,842 
64,111 
69,033 
72,709 
106,124 
133,025 
293,155 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
242 
151 
185 
183 
167 
253 
977 
Median size of farm 
acres 
137 
145 
66 
83 
97 
110 
80 
344 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
569,080 
543,418 
544,656 
441,754 
492,440 
446,076 
484,651 
1,970,614 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,738 
2,242 
3,602 
2,387 
2,689 
2,678 
1,913 
2,017 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
19,708 
25,405 
27,142 
17,312 
29,870 
37,527 
34,210 
114,538 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,138 
56,581 
64,015 
46,413 
75,240 
58,913 
65,162 
381 ,792 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
9 
10 
47 
30 
12 
23 
23 
2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
51 
70 
131 
100 
101 
136 
157 
40 
50 to 1 79 acres 
171 
186 
151 
143 
186 
294 
224 
78 
1 80 to 499 acres 
99 
143 
76 
77 
74 
143 
80 
49 
500 to 999 acres 
31 
26 
10 
16 
14 
35 
16 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
17 
14 
9 
7 
10 
6 
25 
87 
Total cropland 
farms 
248 
283 
230 
226 
228 
367 
348 
248 
acres 
17,986 
26,860 
13,158 
14,589 
18,156 
22,582 
84,678 
235,795 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
182 
185 
205 
173 
198 
297 
285 
180 
acres 
9,719 
17,888 
8,856 
6,688 
15,397 
15,056 
78,998 
218,731 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
18 
17 
21 
12 
13 
11 
137 
acres 
126 
642 
209 
110 
(D) 
104 
367 
164,126 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
20,457 
8,937 
25,030 
5,391 
79,388 
283,278 
45,027 
241,858 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,120 
19,904 
59,034 
14,453 
199,969 
444,706 
85,765 
806,193 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,863 
6,555 
3,447 
2,702 
5,777 
2,666 
40,229 
189,296 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,594 
2,382 
21,583 
2,689 
73,611 
280,612 
4,798 
52,562 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
171 
269 
167 
185 
158 
241 
205 
121 
$2,500 to $4,999 
33 
33 
43 
55 
37 
66 
70 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
56 
45 
60 
53 
40 
82 
87 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
50 
63 
43 
64 
80 
78 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
21 
52 
20 
37 
24 
32 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
17 
12 
14 
20 
8 
17 
16 
$100,000 or more 
17 
14 
27 
3 
41 
136 
36 
123 
Government payments 
farms 
108 
226 
106 
64 
141 
220 
206 
244 
$1,000 
619 
1,120 
565 
252 
804 
711 
880 
7,438 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
122 
111 
143 
110 
126 
170 
160 
141 
$1,000 
2,618 
1,417 
2,219 
1,315 
856 
1,268 
1,437 
9,080 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
22,587 
9,962 
22,252 
7,506 
61,253 
230,255 
31,239 
207,547 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,754 
22,188 
52,481 
20,123 
154,290 
361,468 
59,503 
691,822 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
378 
449 
424 
373 
397 
637 
525 
300 
$1,000 
1,107 
1,512 
5,562 
-548 
19,795 
55,002 
16,105 
50,829 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,930 
3,368 
13,119 
-1,469 
49,861 
86,346 
30,676 
169,431 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
158 
181 
145 
156 
168 
280 
254 
164 
Other 
number 
220 
268 
279 
217 
229 
357 
271 
136 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
240 
269 
298 
243 
229 
377 
350 
139 
200 days or more 
number 
147 
181 
174 
118 
120 
281 
172 
66 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
199 
141 
225 
151 
222 
311 
257 
10 
number 
9,328 
7,453 
8,978 
5,215 
12,766 
14,888 
9,148 
295 
Beef cows 
farms 
185 
122 
204 
135 
205 
292 
248 
10 
number 
(D) 
4,413 
5,396 
3,206 
(D) 
(D) 
5,829 
163 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
- 
4 
3 
2 
1 
3 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
133 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
170 
122 
189 
112 
186 
267 
221 
9 
number 
4,599 
3,455 
4,504 
2,639 
5,156 
8,227 
4,150 
99 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
2 
13 
5 
4 
5 
4 
- 
number 
68 
(D) 
114 
10 
9 
60 
6 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
6 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
54 
- 
- 
34 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
19 
8 
6 
5 
3 
2 
number 
- 
(D) 
154 
30 
82 
63 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
15 
30 
46 
32 
35 
28 
48 
number 
130,904 
536 
3,735 
(D) 
116,914 
327,815 
708 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
18 
32 
112 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
5,702,845 
- 
22,031,530 
71,924,316 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
11 
11 
9 
7 
2 
37 
92 
acres 
(D) 
1,336 
290 
70 
(D) 
(D) 
6,621 
71,908 
bushels 
(D) 
147,709 
20,718 
6,110 
(D) 
(D) 
632,866 
12,656,443 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
3 
3 
- 
1 
1 
16 
37 
acres 
(D) 
500 
398 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,682 
9,363 
bushels 
(D) 
26,000 
14,411 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
227,290 
566,077 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
3 
3 
- 
1 
1 
16 
37 
acres 
(D) 
500 
398 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,682 
9,363 
bushels 
(D) 
26,000 
14,411 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
227,290 
566,077 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
230 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
