Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Newton 
Noxubee 
Oktibbeha 
Panola 
Pearl River 
Perry 
Pike 
Pontotoc 
Farms 
number 
562 
565 
402 
745 
813 
310 
531 
889 
Land in farms 
acres 
109,054 
213,181 
104,674 
272,752 
118,315 
43,505 
72,043 
152,600 
Average size of farm 
acres 
194 
377 
260 
366 
146 
140 
136 
172 
Median size of farm 
acres 
104 
164 
94 
149 
54 
70 
78 
87 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
404,137 
815,426 
573,620 
704,463 
465,647 
401,721 
481,913 
312,293 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,083 
2,161 
2,203 
1,924 
3,200 
2,863 
3,552 
1,819 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
36,986 
83,098 
22,529 
65,273 
39,542 
21,132 
29,207 
48,941 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,811 
147,076 
56,043 
87,615 
48,637 
68,168 
55,005 
55,052 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
29 
21 
20 
19 
66 
10 
29 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
140 
101 
79 
90 
321 
115 
161 
239 
50 to 1 79 acres 
206 
171 
181 
312 
263 
127 
218 
412 
1 80 to 499 acres 
144 
157 
71 
202 
120 
47 
102 
152 
500 to 999 acres 
28 
73 
28 
57 
28 
5 
14 
40 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
42 
23 
65 
15 
6 
7 
19 
Total cropland 
farms 
326 
364 
242 
463 
423 
220 
269 
597 
acres 
22,639 
105,867 
21,652 
134,806 
23,040 
12,080 
14,554 
64,245 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
264 
262 
166 
312 
329 
170 
194 
357 
acres 
17,420 
91,278 
13,495 
108,759 
13,323 
8,163 
11,083 
44,529 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12 
86 
14 
38 
40 
15 
14 
18 
acres 
639 
1 7,304 
304 
30,365 
1,027 
462 
110 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
102,420 
140,253 
15,145 
71,856 
17,605 
21,837 
74,351 
24,667 
Average per farm 
dollars 
182,241 
248,235 
37,673 
96,451 
21,654 
70,442 
140,021 
27,747 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,283 
67,728 
2,275 
65,790 
8,054 
5,172 
1,673 
18,936 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
98,137 
72,525 
12,870 
6,066 
9,551 
16,666 
72,678 
5,731 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
215 
198 
216 
373 
389 
121 
224 
514 
$2,500 to $4,999 
68 
35 
36 
55 
87 
48 
69 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
71 
51 
50 
84 
108 
43 
64 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
44 
49 
86 
102 
54 
77 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
29 
23 
49 
61 
13 
34 
56 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
30 
9 
25 
38 
8 
22 
28 
$100,000 or more 
87 
178 
19 
73 
28 
23 
41 
46 
Government payments 
farms 
124 
337 
152 
461 
120 
74 
204 
571 
$1,000 
659 
2,547 
912 
5,745 
735 
513 
984 
2,249 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
157 
234 
138 
230 
190 
86 
232 
203 
$1,000 
2,162 
4,959 
694 
4,009 
1,575 
684 
1,337 
1,546 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
81,942 
109,714 
16,949 
55,895 
23,258 
21,007 
62,451 
23,746 
Average per farm 
dollars 
145,805 
194,184 
42,162 
75,027 
28,608 
67,764 
117,611 
26,711 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
562 
565 
402 
745 
813 
310 
531 
889 
$1,000 
23,298 
38,045 
-198 
25,714 
-3,343 
2,027 
14,220 
4,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,456 
67,337 
-493 
34,516 
-4,111 
6,539 
26,780 
5,305 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
294 
239 
172 
281 
346 
156 
256 
235 
Other 
number 
268 
326 
230 
464 
467 
154 
275 
654 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
275 
365 
248 
440 
506 
175 
343 
602 
200 days or more 
number 
204 
203 
163 
322 
345 
109 
214 
375 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
301 
215 
181 
240 
446 
169 
338 
307 
number 
22,023 
16,138 
14,458 
17,281 
25,227 
7,050 
15,780 
13,043 
Beef cows 
farms 
270 
195 
168 
220 
392 
153 
311 
274 
number 
13,031 
8,123 
7,636 
9,644 
13,046 
4,670 
8,812 
7,622 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
3 
6 
- 
12 
- 
15 
5 
number 
900 
410 
353 
- 
410 
- 
1,036 
334 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
278 
175 
148 
206 
332 
137 
264 
254 
number 
8,768 
10,277 
6,594 
7,772 
12,291 
3,384 
6,811 
6,879 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
8 
4 
5 
28 
8 
19 
5 
number 
8 
16,312 
(D) 
120 
191 
30 
336 
9 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
5 
6 
4 
8 
2 
13 
2 
number 
16 
33,800 
(D) 
9 
83 
(D) 
541 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
11 
4 
6 
27 
4 
14 
11 
number 
13 
1,083 
88 
339 
699 
22 
171 
606 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
33 
42 
15 
100 
38 
43 
52 
number 
191,629 
190,366 
1,270 
702 
2,713 
33,073 
(D) 
1,550 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
57 
9 
4 
1 
1 
15 
22 
3 
number 
26,374,080 
5,049,360 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,403,574 
13,576,290 
30 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8 
98 
4 
31 
14 
7 
2 
34 
acres 
850 
34,962 
(D) 
16,531 
102 
247 
(D) 
4,286 
bushels 
142,990 
5,038,859 
(D) 
2,112,322 
4,246 
(D) 
(D) 
376,192 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
4 
2 
2 
- 
9 
acres 
300 
183 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
332 
tons 
4,450 
2,596 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
4,948 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
29 
1 
53 
- 
1 
3 
12 
acres 
(D) 
4,357 
(D) 
19,880 
- 
(D) 
150 
1,320 
bushels 
(D) 
224,780 
(D) 
1,136,054 
- 
(D) 
6,000 
46,798 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
29 
1 
53 
- 
1 
3 
12 
acres 
(D) 
4,357 
(D) 
19,880 
- 
(D) 
150 
1,320 
bushels 
(D) 
224,780 
(D) 
1,136,054 
- 
(D) 
6,000 
46,798 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
232 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
