Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Chickasaw 
Choctaw 
Claiborne 
Clarke 
Clay 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
621 
503 
575 
254 
249 
329 
420 
2007 
708 
581 
657 
293 
261 
373 
505 
$1,000, 2012 
59,098 
30,579 
45,816 
1 1 ,646 
9,758 
27,537 
62,663 
2007 
40,250 
23,909 
37,566 
14,334 
9,648 
18,141 
61,339 
Average per farm 
doilars, 2012 
95,165 
60,794 
79,680 
45,851 
39,189 
83,700 
149,199 
2007 
56,850 
41,151 
57,177 
48,921 
36,965 
48,636 
121,463 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
261 
234 
229 
88 
108 
182 
194 
2007 
352 
271 
265 
120 
136 
243 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
7,449 
4,345 
3,476 
258 
1,284 
420 
1,222 
2007 
4,689 
3,301 
2,355 
357 
1,705 
514 
1,523 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
224 
194 
179 
63 
104 
160 
146 
2007 
248 
171 
165 
79 
80 
124 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
6,849 
3,045 
1,913 
301 
498 
119 
489 
2007 
3,940 
2,293 
1,309 
195 
670 
85 
445 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
172 
174 
134 
61 
78 
100 
95 
2007 
158 
140 
154 
70 
86 
144 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
4,685 
2,885 
2,165 
194 
932 
116 
505 
2007 
2,466 
1,634 
1,473 
167 
392 
232 
418 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
72 
78 
116 
49 
45 
102 
111 
2007 
62 
91 
90 
46 
38 
82 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
1,289 
1,354 
10,110 
2,787 
(D) 
3,966 
7,917 
2007 
2,599 
908 
7,121 
5,172 
1,179 
2,851 
7,687 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
58 
52 
60 
27 
22 
68 
66 
2007 
45 
66 
46 
36 
19 
64 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
211 
370 
65 
144 
442 
1,582 
2007 
(D) 
636 
178 
98 
188 
171 
1,651 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
19 
34 
72 
22 
24 
47 
51 
2007 
22 
42 
52 
17 
23 
29 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,143 
9,741 
2,722 
(D) 
3,524 
6,334 
2007 
(D) 
272 
6,942 
5,074 
991 
2,680 
6,036 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
246 
272 
289 
151 
144 
246 
275 
2007 
238 
269 
286 
141 
137 
248 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
2,365 
1,787 
11,708 
3,924 
(D) 
17,865 
19,221 
2007 
1,376 
1,234 
12,666 
5,101 
703 
7,914 
17,327 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
553 
479 
518 
229 
226 
326 
395 
2007 
686 
568 
642 
285 
250 
368 
494 
$1,000, 2012 
5,564 
3,019 
2,605 
484 
802 
887 
2,495 
2007 
3,568 
2,220 
1,869 
581 
702 
645 
2,523 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
314 
267 
249 
108 
108 
169 
215 
2007 
214 
206 
215 
73 
95 
127 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
1,047 
491 
815 
271 
196 
459 
1,560 
2007 
579 
324 
680 
172 
140 
276 
1,529 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
455 
389 
425 
178 
191 
266 
339 
2007 
651 
542 
602 
273 
236 
342 
462 
$1,000, 2012 
4,846 
2,308 
2,472 
712 
810 
817 
5,875 
2007 
3,198 
2,464 
2,126 
658 
1,124 
1,026 
6,176 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
152 
126 
155 
51 
75 
57 
145 
2007 
126 
112 
118 
45 
59 
58 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,278 
1,963 
2,978 
437 
780 
364 
(D) 
2007 
6,349 
1,465 
(D) 
282 
579 
(D) 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
64 
43 
55 
12 
32 
35 
22 
2007 
40 
23 
47 
12 
17 
23 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
1,567 
308 
611 
54 
288 
343 
(D) 
2007 
1,308 
220 
(D) 
79 
(D) 
135 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
77 
65 
118 
15 
25 
31 
70 
2007 
66 
54 
47 
22 
17 
14 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
713 
584 
868 
292 
157 
294 
768 
2007 
357 
608 
259 
(D) 
296 
(D) 
668 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
108 
116 
128 
32 
54 
63 
101 
2007 
95 
101 
114 
25 
43 
50 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
3,775 
3,362 
1,473 
55 
853 
87 
3,035 
2007 
2,524 
2,212 
1,149 
30 
530 
108 
3,018 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
23 
21 
31 
11 
2 
7 
15 
2007 
26 
9 
24 
2 
5 
14 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
916 
397 
299 
17 
(D) 
26 
47 
2007 
294 
337 
252 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
51 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
208 
150 
199 
47 
50 
107 
138 
2007 
157 
122 
148 
45 
58 
71 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
2,107 
2,050 
1,870 
297 
423 
759 
1,326 
2007 
1,359 
2,354 
1,579 
589 
511 
511 
1,501 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
138 
107 
148 
41 
36 
79 
103 
2007 
109 
88 
113 
39 
44 
47 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
1,057 
1,446 
1,435 
279 
385 
681 
1,167 
2007 
844 
1,743 
986 
(D) 
347 
447 
985 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
145 
82 
108 
14 
25 
59 
66 
2007 
104 
79 
101 
20 
34 
52 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
1,050 
604 
435 
18 
38 
78 
158 
2007 
515 
611 
593 
(D) 
164 
64 
515 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
588 
485 
541 
251 
226 
323 
401 
2007 
636 
497 
587 
276 
223 
342 
446 
$1,000, 2012 
1,201 
1,180 
1,193 
414 
480 
498 
764 
2007 
1,065 
1,187 
1,077 
462 
550 
1,147 
842 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
233 
214 
229 
72 
92 
170 
193 
2007 
211 
207 
208 
74 
90 
143 
185 
$1,000, 2012 
3,448 
1,502 
1,258 
1,148 
595 
519 
1,470 
2007 
4,580 
1,145 
1,166 
442 
325 
1,514 
1,345 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
238 
216 
239 
86 
64 
143 
160 
2007 
184 
205 
150 
92 
103 
108 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
6,210 
3,071 
2,750 
563 
606 
1,234 
1,436 
2007 
3,783 
2,484 
2,258 
689 
1,671 
921 
1,341 
--continued 
270 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
