Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Issaquena 
Itawamba 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Jones 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
97 
443 
409 
445 
277 
337 
927 
2007 
104 
491 
454 
528 
356 
437 
1,027 
$1,000, 2012 
38,029 
10,670 
15,759 
77,304 
24,081 
28,706 
172,111 
2007 
28,588 
18,783 
9,468 
81,272 
22,905 
32,544 
152,765 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
392,051 
24,086 
38,529 
173,716 
86,934 
85,181 
185,664 
2007 
274,883 
38,254 
20,854 
153,924 
64,339 
74,470 
148,749 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
45 
183 
259 
203 
140 
196 
436 
2007 
70 
219 
319 
266 
170 
248 
541 
$1,000, 2012 
4,416 
1,166 
2,589 
462 
1,969 
713 
1,162 
2007 
4,157 
896 
1,243 
580 
2,027 
1,173 
1,100 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
54 
157 
216 
188 
117 
144 
448 
2007 
66 
140 
218 
191 
91 
131 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
5,410 
464 
1,115 
168 
1,285 
97 
551 
2007 
3,905 
289 
320 
249 
1,047 
176 
316 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
57 
144 
191 
163 
75 
131 
278 
2007 
65 
111 
175 
135 
87 
140 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
5,460 
815 
1,766 
235 
1,654 
176 
443 
2007 
3,476 
470 
453 
206 
728 
269 
492 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
- 
71 
111 
149 
57 
96 
330 
2007 
4 
72 
105 
143 
56 
97 
307 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
793 
465 
11,522 
1,919 
4,018 
43,682 
2007 
(D) 
3,256 
1,451 
11,152 
1,976 
4,844 
36,719 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
- 
50 
71 
90 
34 
72 
135 
2007 
1 
36 
60 
49 
33 
56 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
140 
226 
1,634 
371 
1,268 
1,604 
2007 
(D) 
114 
215 
433 
159 
364 
644 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
- 
34 
61 
98 
28 
32 
235 
2007 
3 
39 
57 
112 
29 
61 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
653 
239 
9,887 
1,548 
2,750 
42,077 
2007 
(D) 
3,142 
1,237 
10,719 
1,817 
4,480 
36,075 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
5 
187 
303 
315 
196 
243 
711 
2007 
8 
207 
320 
313 
204 
246 
683 
$1,000, 2012 
26 
2,144 
1,584 
52,353 
8,936 
18,252 
96,575 
2007 
(D) 
8,534 
1,108 
51,878 
8,159 
16,221 
80,985 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
84 
417 
398 
416 
264 
328 
886 
2007 
96 
476 
452 
521 
344 
433 
1,015 
$1,000, 2012 
2,878 
1,098 
1,115 
1,751 
1,233 
880 
4,242 
2007 
2,378 
950 
582 
1,834 
2,186 
1,393 
3,808 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
56 
208 
230 
236 
113 
201 
545 
2007 
45 
138 
176 
193 
103 
153 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
435 
190 
385 
1,762 
870 
596 
5,252 
2007 
381 
232 
209 
1,749 
452 
661 
3,345 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
69 
338 
307 
328 
216 
268 
744 
2007 
91 
455 
415 
488 
329 
408 
968 
$1,000, 2012 
3,094 
1,170 
1,387 
1,595 
910 
836 
5,307 
2007 
2,322 
1,008 
1,233 
1,645 
1,464 
1,559 
4,068 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
47 
75 
93 
123 
82 
125 
236 
2007 
34 
49 
59 
106 
66 
115 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
2,457 
366 
1,776 
1,115 
789 
810 
2,214 
2007 
1,667 
250 
650 
856 
612 
1,239 
3,009 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
6 
20 
29 
45 
20 
28 
100 
2007 
8 
14 
36 
57 
21 
32 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
48 
28 
204 
454 
124 
147 
1,059 
2007 
205 
34 
129 
249 
138 
370 
637 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
43 
33 
26 
104 
30 
61 
235 
2007 
24 
18 
28 
26 
23 
43 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
2,351 
106 
51 
995 
184 
293 
1,617 
2007 
719 
20 
59 
(D) 
72 
79 
243 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
46 
78 
36 
71 
69 
59 
115 
2007 
49 
43 
23 
46 
56 
55 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
5,164 
426 
430 
514 
948 
147 
317 
2007 
3,586 
263 
115 
98 
730 
130 
185 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
12 
4 
10 
19 
14 
19 
48 
2007 
9 
6 
10 
10 
17 
9 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
1,321 
(Z) 
92 
65 
157 
20 
810 
2007 
602 
13 
14 
(D) 
96 
12 
504 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
46 
120 
105 
116 
60 
83 
288 
2007 
41 
97 
83 
129 
78 
96 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
1,964 
614 
812 
1,573 
852 
744 
3,682 
2007 
1,607 
653 
698 
1,933 
744 
1,121 
3,336 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
20 
79 
91 
99 
30 
56 
249 
2007 
25 
80 
68 
110 
58 
84 
194 
$1,000, 2012 
976 
444 
533 
1,393 
518 
441 
3,299 
2007 
628 
489 
517 
1,815 
493 
632 
2,873 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
39 
73 
52 
65 
45 
47 
149 
2007 
27 
50 
44 
74 
46 
50 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
988 
170 
279 
180 
334 
303 
383 
2007 
979 
165 
181 
118 
251 
489 
463 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
83 
433 
400 
434 
252 
323 
906 
2007 
79 
451 
425 
500 
297 
387 
931 
$1,000, 2012 
599 
738 
663 
860 
605 
506 
1,747 
2007 
498 
582 
522 
940 
593 
486 
1,259 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
52 
157 
173 
201 
108 
158 
479 
2007 
48 
149 
192 
209 
111 
174 
447 
$1,000, 2012 
2,406 
554 
1,324 
1,879 
1,644 
468 
3,453 
2007 
2,661 
1,331 
683 
7,809 
1,880 
2,809 
12,760 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
61 
135 
144 
183 
98 
141 
408 
2007 
57 
126 
144 
191 
85 
125 
340 
$1,000, 2012 
3,394 
1,559 
2,656 
4,331 
1,405 
1,754 
5,934 
2007 
1,869 
1,220 
1,927 
3,336 
949 
2,125 
4,833 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
