Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sunflower 
Tallahatchie 
Tate 
Tippah 
Tishomingo 
Tunica 
Union 
Walthall 
Farms 
number 
350 
509 
569 
691 
287 
108 
688 
684 
Land in farms 
acres 
372,666 
340,711 
153,073 
123,852 
49,555 
21 1 ,593 
121,050 
118,130 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,065 
669 
269 
179 
173 
1,959 
176 
173 
Median size of farm 
acres 
320 
198 
124 
95 
92 
800 
96 
90 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,077,580 
1,505,410 
540,236 
291,782 
319,712 
5,291,856 
364,726 
516,698 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,951 
2,249 
2,008 
1,628 
1,852 
2,701 
2,073 
2,992 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
126,077 
101,924 
42,075 
35,908 
13,596 
64,661 
30,744 
37,800 
Average per farm 
dollars 
360,221 
200,243 
73,946 
52,192 
47,374 
598,712 
44,685 
55,264 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3 
5 
32 
31 
10 
- 
24 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
76 
64 
112 
143 
53 
8 
176 
189 
50 to 1 79 acres 
47 
175 
206 
346 
146 
19 
308 
292 
1 80 to 499 acres 
70 
119 
139 
134 
67 
14 
136 
149 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
60 
51 
21 
5 
18 
28 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
114 
86 
29 
16 
6 
49 
16 
13 
Total cropland 
farms 
306 
375 
358 
474 
194 
98 
472 
427 
acres 
323,844 
254,845 
69,613 
37,857 
16,616 
194,519 
43,652 
32,171 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
236 
269 
253 
303 
121 
80 
319 
334 
acres 
304,386 
236,433 
56,786 
25,568 
11,781 
179,519 
31,739 
21,653 
Irrigated land 
farms 
161 
108 
12 
9 
7 
59 
10 
15 
acres 
216,718 
112,414 
2,236 
251 
688 
101,397 
61 
60 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
273,799 
165,019 
44,396 
22,085 
6,075 
130,056 
17,052 
79,838 
Average per farm 
dollars 
782,282 
324,202 
78,024 
31,961 
21,166 
1 ,204,226 
24,785 
116,722 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
244,637 
163,665 
30,521 
14,650 
5,205 
(D) 
12,904 
4,600 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
29,162 
1,354 
13,875 
7,435 
870 
(D) 
4,148 
75,238 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
98 
228 
263 
423 
157 
22 
349 
298 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6 
20 
60 
58 
25 
3 
72 
94 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
31 
69 
72 
43 
4 
111 
74 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
48 
66 
70 
36 
7 
73 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
48 
53 
35 
10 
4 
43 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
19 
5 
16 
5 
5 
14 
19 
$100,000 or more 
176 
115 
53 
17 
11 
63 
26 
77 
Government payments 
farms 
298 
391 
249 
396 
150 
97 
398 
367 
$1,000 
10,155 
9,164 
2,745 
932 
420 
7,006 
1,531 
1,773 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
172 
195 
184 
185 
45 
53 
184 
282 
$1,000 
4,349 
4,100 
1,625 
1,387 
415 
6,354 
2,474 
1,207 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
224,133 
113,926 
38,064 
20,247 
4,297 
102,411 
14,926 
67,289 
Average per farm 
dollars 
640,381 
223,823 
66,897 
29,301 
14,972 
948,248 
21,695 
98,376 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
350 
509 
569 
691 
287 
108 
688 
684 
$1,000 
64,169 
64,357 
10,702 
4,157 
2,613 
41,006 
6,131 
15,529 
Average per farm 
dollars 
183,340 
126,439 
18,809 
6,015 
9,106 
379,682 
8,911 
22,703 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
209 
198 
221 
221 
104 
70 
174 
341 
Other 
number 
141 
311 
348 
470 
183 
38 
514 
343 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
174 
293 
351 
439 
188 
54 
494 
373 
200 days or more 
number 
128 
218 
262 
292 
122 
26 
278 
249 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12 
94 
241 
258 
102 
3 
288 
414 
number 
160 
5,364 
19,907 
9,058 
2,693 
780 
10,260 
26,104 
Beef cows 
farms 
11 
92 
232 
244 
98 
2 
277 
384 
number 
99 
3,522 
9,730 
5,590 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,248 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
8 
- 
1 
1 
21 
number 
- 
- 
1,634 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,095 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6 
81 
207 
198 
87 
3 
245 
352 
number 
48 
2,416 
10,057 
3,584 
1,301 
(D) 
3,997 
1 1 ,096 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
- 
6 
17 
4 
2 
11 
number 
158 
- 
14 
(D) 
11 
- 
(D) 
78 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
- 
2 
12 
3 
- 
2 
5 
number 
86 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
- 
(D) 
23 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
- 
14 
18 
- 
- 
2 
number 
- 
- 
400 
346 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6 
4 
47 
38 
19 
- 
22 
41 
number 
656 
127 
2,589 
2,809 
570 
- 
349 
159,038 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
34 
number 
- 
- 
76 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
17,516,856 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
54 
38 
54 
18 
29 
22 
3 
acres 
67,954 
50,382 
8,091 
3,313 
1,944 
22,994 
2,385 
45 
bushels 
11,976,664 
8,154,642 
887,090 
353,548 
177,250 
3,800,222 
260,872 
7,125 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
748 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
80 
62 
27 
6 
5 
42 
3 
4 
acres 
33,409 
37,051 
5,305 
4,293 
1,224 
14,243 
454 
365 
bushels 
2,005,168 
2,177,561 
325,546 
284,076 
49,200 
847,531 
13,551 
16,621 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
80 
62 
27 
6 
5 
42 
3 
4 
acres 
33,409 
37,051 
5,305 
4,293 
1,224 
14,243 
454 
365 
bushels 
2,005,168 
2,177,561 
325,546 
284,076 
49,200 
847,531 
13,551 
16,621 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
234 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
