Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Adams 
Alcorn 
Amite 
Attala 
Benton 
Bolivar 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
38,076 
189 
505 
590 
456 
312 
419 
2007 
41,959 
245 
540 
599 
559 
336 
430 
$1,000, 2012 
5,158,725 
9,647 
16,419 
59,505 
18,868 
12,601 
207,638 
2007 
4,288,729 
7,016 
10,857 
53,613 
16,613 
10,669 
164,933 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
135,485 
51,043 
32,513 
100,855 
41,378 
40,388 
495,557 
2007 
102,212 
28,636 
20,106 
89,504 
29,719 
31,754 
383,565 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
17,951 
76 
234 
307 
172 
127 
255 
2007 
21,157 
106 
264 
321 
227 
146 
304 
$1,000, 2012 
353,175 
786 
2,892 
1,390 
1,179 
2,024 
30,236 
2007 
263,845 
509 
2,249 
1,666 
1,075 
1,880 
20,925 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,025 
57 
202 
206 
141 
110 
337 
2007 
14,470 
73 
162 
197 
124 
91 
340 
$1,000, 2012 
319,017 
716 
1,292 
473 
923 
1,017 
32,307 
2007 
219,911 
360 
689 
240 
528 
348 
26,523 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,801 
46 
121 
178 
84 
79 
331 
2007 
12,155 
59 
143 
165 
95 
59 
321 
$1,000, 2012 
295,722 
831 
1,652 
804 
1,191 
1,330 
27,771 
2007 
1 76,730 
333 
950 
237 
553 
2,382 
17,893 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,434 
23 
84 
157 
85 
41 
12 
2007 
7,762 
36 
56 
115 
76 
45 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
576,540 
93 
371 
8,184 
1,229 
(D) 
52 
2007 
469,684 
251 
111 
5,893 
1,076 
820 
21 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,798 
21 
61 
78 
54 
28 
9 
2007 
4,012 
29 
50 
68 
46 
26 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
53,038 
89 
220 
743 
252 
98 
49 
2007 
31,192 
116 
91 
267 
181 
(D) 
18 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,690 
6 
36 
92 
41 
17 
3 
2007 
4,616 
17 
12 
60 
39 
22 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
523,503 
4 
150 
7,441 
977 
(D) 
2 
2007 
438,492 
135 
19 
5,626 
895 
(D) 
3 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,292 
128 
294 
420 
229 
140 
23 
2007 
21,203 
135 
246 
347 
247 
153 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
1,715,141 
928 
1,906 
34,773 
6,109 
(D) 
102 
2007 
1,468,308 
(D) 
944 
31,643 
5,647 
994 
130 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
35,876 
178 
464 
566 
419 
293 
404 
2007 
41,149 
237 
529 
585 
551 
325 
430 
$1,000, 2012 
288,348 
1,007 
1,513 
2,133 
1,173 
845 
20,404 
2007 
227,904 
1,301 
996 
1,935 
1,035 
707 
14,989 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
20,748 
108 
242 
302 
207 
149 
319 
2007 
15,382 
78 
157 
238 
166 
96 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
118,827 
225 
370 
1,371 
361 
227 
7,732 
2007 
92,265 
151 
183 
1,245 
364 
106 
4,399 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
29,496 
149 
361 
435 
316 
232 
369 
2007 
38,778 
218 
503 
555 
535 
303 
409 
$1,000, 2012 
259,323 
690 
1,226 
2,430 
1,363 
852 
18,589 
2007 
241,876 
1,136 
1,454 
2,195 
1,481 
752 
13,709 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
10,581 
48 
87 
145 
131 
75 
250 
2007 
8,441 
34 
57 
105 
105 
53 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
266,511 
1,111 
1,171 
1,166 
1,411 
1,168 
13,733 
2007 
213,631 
458 
563 
789 
743 
724 
12,739 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,373 
18 
11 
60 
54 
18 
55 
2007 
2,722 
14 
11 
40 
27 
15 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
41,510 
142 
28 
414 
196 
65 
922 
2007 
35,708 
302 
88 
236 
(D) 
83 
635 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
6,411 
10 
61 
109 
34 
35 
148 
2007 
3,884 
8 
34 
58 
26 
23 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
103,287 
179 
127 
996 
534 
151 
4,356 
2007 
50,248 
148 
198 
156 
359 
119 
3,473 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
8,109 
36 
77 
127 
55 
59 
271 
2007 
6,520 
38 
62 
66 
58 
48 
269 
$1,000, 2012 
314,180 
906 
1,113 
556 
545 
1,010 
28,127 
2007 
222,744 
417 
330 
96 
515 
508 
25,297 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,802 
20 
10 
30 
23 
5 
54 
2007 
1,374 
8 
9 
19 
7 
8 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
64,702 
605 
11 
107 
81 
4 
3,181 
2007 
44,860 
(D) 
2 
38 
(D) 
79 
2,516 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
12,235 
40 
139 
164 
112 
69 
157 
2007 
9,573 
45 
95 
125 
96 
57 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
150,975 
422 
810 
1,963 
1,098 
327 
4,354 
2007 
138,598 
225 
902 
1,419 
752 
425 
6,703 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
9,017 
34 
101 
127 
91 
57 
76 
2007 
7,263 
23 
76 
90 
72 
46 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
100,884 
236 
505 
1,637 
861 
257 
1,538 
2007 
91,081 
118 
711 
1,240 
520 
264 
2,549 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
6,904 
11 
84 
119 
62 
30 
118 
2007 
5,813 
38 
60 
82 
66 
39 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
50,091 
186 
305 
325 
237 
70 
2,816 
2007 
47,517 
107 
190 
179 
232 
160 
4,153 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
36,071 
172 
486 
568 
443 
303 
316 
2007 
37,253 
195 
481 
535 
501 
282 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
78,273 
440 
590 
895 
686 
441 
2,934 
2007 
78,158 
326 
567 
628 
838 
492 
2,001 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
17,407 
83 
218 
250 
145 
109 
270 
2007 
16,015 
75 
156 
230 
159 
93 
281 
$1,000, 2012 
213,194 
566 
1,345 
1,851 
787 
283 
12,839 
2007 
344,260 
199 
632 
5,196 
1,391 
249 
12,980 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
15,657 
71 
165 
225 
141 
92 
268 
2007 
13,561 
78 
140 
205 
136 
86 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
325,448 
806 
1,584 
3,083 
1,739 
758 
16,301 
2007 
267,739 
1,155 
1,301 
3,254 
3,359 
736 
13,892 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 269 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
