Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Grenada 
Hancock 
Harrison 
Hinds 
Holmes 
Humphreys 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
395 
316 
248 
331 
1,047 
531 
262 
2007 
398 
356 
286 
367 
1,071 
556 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
28,510 
10,917 
4,651 
4,962 
71,022 
71,055 
106,762 
2007 
24,129 
8,865 
5,740 
6,147 
64,317 
52,131 
97,807 
Average per farm 
doilars, 2012 
72,177 
34,546 
18,754 
14,991 
67,834 
133,813 
407,487 
2007 
60,625 
24,903 
20,068 
16,750 
60,053 
93,761 
459,190 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
279 
101 
165 
213 
377 
204 
134 
2007 
284 
115 
204 
257 
453 
227 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
1,604 
1,684 
536 
485 
3,270 
8,835 
1 1 ,308 
2007 
780 
1,145 
881 
602 
3,284 
6,643 
8,000 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
205 
94 
112 
189 
323 
175 
159 
2007 
145 
80 
122 
169 
317 
148 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
1,528 
789 
46 
91 
2,355 
8,330 
14,724 
2007 
543 
616 
149 
104 
2,377 
8,642 
10,512 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
177 
70 
111 
131 
255 
167 
151 
2007 
167 
70 
105 
145 
246 
136 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
1,054 
803 
81 
103 
2,550 
7,395 
11,415 
2007 
877 
600 
132 
170 
1,366 
5,347 
6,920 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
108 
30 
72 
66 
185 
64 
11 
2007 
115 
29 
64 
57 
170 
43 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
2,754 
1,690 
289 
233 
1 1 ,284 
299 
294 
2007 
2,579 
158 
356 
312 
8,296 
354 
1,532 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
73 
25 
44 
36 
126 
53 
2 
2007 
70 
16 
46 
33 
95 
28 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
797 
340 
215 
188 
958 
229 
(D) 
2007 
198 
133 
300 
238 
(D) 
137 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
64 
10 
36 
34 
87 
15 
10 
2007 
55 
13 
28 
27 
87 
19 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
1,957 
1,350 
75 
44 
10,325 
70 
(D) 
2007 
2,381 
25 
56 
75 
(D) 
217 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
315 
131 
212 
249 
604 
204 
34 
2007 
269 
109 
193 
230 
545 
207 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
13,575 
1,109 
1,256 
1,078 
29,389 
1,057 
9,200 
2007 
11,129 
381 
651 
1,107 
24,984 
753 
16,900 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
387 
304 
237 
326 
973 
492 
248 
2007 
395 
350 
284 
357 
1,041 
542 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
1,242 
770 
361 
386 
4,458 
5,551 
7,941 
2007 
765 
928 
375 
408 
2,345 
4,044 
9,304 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
227 
181 
131 
173 
521 
278 
178 
2007 
159 
88 
128 
148 
368 
158 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
501 
196 
158 
197 
948 
1,016 
2,460 
2007 
455 
172 
201 
188 
773 
639 
3,195 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
317 
247 
174 
241 
778 
405 
222 
2007 
376 
338 
264 
332 
987 
515 
201 
$1,000, 2012 
1,272 
1,049 
312 
315 
4,223 
3,788 
7,805 
2007 
985 
980 
871 
718 
3,494 
4,028 
8,089 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
108 
62 
57 
57 
268 
181 
140 
2007 
86 
44 
53 
50 
177 
128 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
1,135 
564 
371 
681 
3,282 
4,334 
7,577 
2007 
(D) 
526 
523 
737 
2,985 
3,261 
8,205 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
32 
11 
22 
19 
77 
43 
31 
2007 
32 
18 
21 
16 
67 
36 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
307 
39 
131 
223 
595 
336 
999 
2007 
(D) 
185 
(D) 
92 
1,560 
135 
720 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
57 
24 
26 
20 
106 
88 
108 
2007 
42 
7 
28 
17 
71 
72 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
353 
88 
71 
124 
915 
3,977 
4,609 
2007 
71 
(D) 
71 
87 
188 
1,432 
2,854 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
55 
48 
26 
21 
209 
146 
144 
2007 
47 
34 
20 
12 
142 
132 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
656 
527 
169 
89 
2,115 
11,758 
14,190 
2007 
125 
1,358 
40 
32 
1,328 
8,253 
8,903 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
18 
6 
13 
11 
50 
38 
37 
2007 
14 
2 
4 
12 
26 
27 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
91 
28 
18 
7 
109 
4,044 
3,561 
2007 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
262 
2,154 
2,472 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
126 
58 
50 
47 
281 
172 
130 
2007 
93 
35 
54 
57 
196 
125 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
816 
630 
254 
213 
1,468 
2,405 
3,649 
2007 
798 
227 
702 
778 
1,371 
1,698 
3,004 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
90 
38 
37 
25 
208 
117 
79 
2007 
79 
20 
40 
40 
145 
91 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
615 
516 
143 
116 
1,122 
1,564 
1,235 
2007 
726 
113 
582 
707 
964 
723 
1,695 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
77 
33 
31 
25 
141 
109 
74 
2007 
51 
23 
28 
40 
113 
85 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
201 
114 
111 
96 
346 
841 
2,414 
2007 
72 
114 
120 
71 
407 
975 
1,308 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
383 
311 
238 
325 
976 
492 
215 
2007 
362 
310 
250 
325 
934 
476 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
629 
569 
339 
351 
1,992 
1,212 
999 
2007 
509 
692 
309 
289 
2,061 
1,197 
1,157 
Ali other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
166 
89 
127 
118 
484 
219 
138 
2007 
150 
60 
114 
100 
346 
183 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
993 
382 
260 
386 
2,068 
6,716 
6,030 
2007 
1,868 
810 
407 
506 
7,642 
3,552 
6,039 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
155 
110 
85 
81 
410 
177 
151 
2007 
129 
77 
81 
76 
344 
176 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
1,697 
1,145 
397 
652 
4,302 
5,122 
7,850 
2007 
1,038 
1,195 
800 
981 
4,687 
4,199 
6,664 
--continued 
272 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
