Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Newton 
Noxubee 
Oktibbeha 
Panola 
Pearl River 
Perry 
Pike 
Pontotoc 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
562 
565 
402 
745 
813 
310 
531 
889 
2007 
652 
606 
451 
767 
878 
347 
593 
919 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
109,054 
213,181 
104,674 
272,752 
118,315 
43,505 
72,043 
152,600 
2007 
120,347 
221,636 
101,364 
269,806 
135,676 
41,116 
73,422 
145,796 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
194 
377 
260 
366 
146 
140 
136 
172 
2007 
185 
366 
225 
352 
155 
118 
124 
159 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
562 
565 
402 
745 
813 
310 
531 
889 
2007 
652 
606 
451 
767 
878 
347 
593 
919 
$1,000, 2012 
227,125 
460,715 
230,595 
524,825 
378,571 
124,533 
255,896 
277,629 
2007 
245,317 
340,041 
181,243 
415,081 
367,269 
100,479 
199,235 
241,684 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
404,137 
815,426 
573,620 
704,463 
465,647 
401,721 
481,913 
312,293 
2007 
376,253 
561,124 
401,869 
541,174 
418,301 
289,564 
335,978 
262,986 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,083 
2,161 
2,203 
1,924 
3,200 
2,863 
3,552 
1,819 
2007 
2,038 
1,534 
1,788 
1,538 
2,707 
2,444 
2,714 
1,658 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
64 
40 
25 
43 
48 
27 
36 
99 
$50,000 to $99,999 
77 
59 
52 
88 
54 
41 
41 
129 
$100,000 to $199,999 
81 
78 
73 
132 
177 
66 
96 
236 
$200,000 to $499,999 
201 
170 
144 
258 
328 
113 
201 
288 
$500,000 to $999,999 
100 
91 
55 
122 
120 
41 
110 
98 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
25 
73 
29 
41 
68 
15 
33 
25 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
12 
43 
18 
44 
16 
6 
10 
10 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
7 
5 
14 
1 
- 
3 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
4 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
369,827 
444,895 
293,251 
438,492 
518,967 
414,212 
261,771 
318,554 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
29.5 
47.9 
35.7 
62.2 
22.8 
10.5 
27.5 
47.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
29 
21 
20 
19 
66 
10 
29 
27 
acres 
123 
62 
91 
77 
326 
54 
108 
101 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
140 
101 
79 
90 
321 
115 
161 
239 
acres 
4,058 
2,875 
2,188 
2,913 
8,321 
3,294 
4,215 
7,136 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
35 
46 
60 
72 
30 
63 
101 
acres 
2,517 
2,057 
2,717 
3,427 
4,166 
1,755 
3,591 
5,887 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
57 
48 
63 
91 
72 
49 
54 
104 
acres 
4,782 
3,846 
5,163 
7,715 
5,892 
4,137 
4,452 
8,474 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
68 
43 
31 
95 
66 
30 
64 
125 
acres 
7,915 
4,934 
3,473 
11,124 
7,621 
3,453 
7,372 
14,417 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
38 
45 
41 
66 
53 
18 
37 
82 
acres 
5,816 
7,045 
6,668 
10,353 
8,361 
2,737 
5,655 
12,984 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
52 
29 
18 
55 
34 
15 
44 
37 
acres 
10,227 
5,834 
3,542 
10,797 
6,692 
3,105 
8,681 
7,250 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
30 
28 
16 
27 
17 
17 
18 
41 
acres 
(D) 
6,640 
3,834 
6,491 
3,971 
(D) 
(D) 
9,715 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
62 
100 
37 
120 
69 
15 
40 
74 
acres 
21,563 
36,408 
12,944 
40,456 
23,403 
5,548 
14,167 
25,690 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
28 
73 
28 
57 
28 
5 
14 
40 
acres 
19,080 
54,097 
18,421 
41,103 
19,258 
3,256 
8,538 
25,536 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
13 
28 
12 
40 
12 
4 
5 
13 
acres 
16,228 
35,900 
14,117 
56,167 
15,972 
6,660 
6,380 
16,675 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
14 
11 
25 
3 
2 
2 
6 
acres 
(D) 
53,483 
31,516 
82,129 
14,332 
(D) 
(D) 
18,735 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12 
21 
24 
7 
81 
15 
50 
40 
acres 
72 
86 
104 
20 
430 
101 
(D) 
223 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
153 
107 
105 
118 
344 
122 
183 
234 
acres 
4,042 
3,351 
2,811 
3,857 
8,783 
3,530 
4,901 
7,112 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
61 
48 
42 
61 
85 
27 
55 
105 
acres 
3,639 
2,840 
2,492 
3,559 
4,915 
(D) 
3,156 
6,105 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
78 
40 
67 
79 
85 
46 
62 
136 
acres 
6,256 
3,304 
5,462 
6,423 
7,147 
3,802 
4,958 
1 1 ,453 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
96 
61 
50 
95 
65 
53 
74 
123 
acres 
11,145 
7,078 
5,813 
10,896 
7,539 
6,224 
8,386 
14,643 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
57 
64 
29 
72 
62 
25 
48 
57 
acres 
8,976 
10,154 
4,618 
1 1 ,400 
9,693 
3,936 
7,563 
9,047 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
40 
42 
37 
55 
40 
14 
27 
61 
acres 
7,988 
8,408 
7,273 
10,832 
7,944 
2,827 
5,412 
12,007 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
27 
18 
26 
30 
21 
9 
19 
30 
acres 
6,363 
4,364 
6,318 
7,212 
4,897 
2,212 
4,566 
7,129 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
82 
95 
34 
128 
49 
30 
59 
80 
acres 
28,042 
36,037 
11,951 
45,480 
18,059 
10,834 
20,829 
28,110 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
35 
62 
17 
60 
27 
5 
12 
39 
acres 
23,507 
43,783 
12,001 
41,297 
17,617 
3,094 
7,895 
25,771 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
29 
11 
38 
13 
- 
3 
10 
acres 
9,920 
39,323 
14,285 
52,791 
16,805 
- 
3,515 
13,008 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
19 
9 
24 
6 
1 
1 
4 
acres 
10,397 
62,908 
28,236 
76,039 
31,847 
(D) 
(D) 
11,188 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
326 
364 
242 
463 
423 
220 
269 
597 
2007 
401 
375 
278 
534 
527 
238 
401 
632 
acres, 2012 
22,639 
105,867 
21,652 
134,806 
23,040 
12,080 
14,554 
64,245 
2007 
29,685 
98,542 
26,229 
138,806 
30,578 
12,026 
25,670 
61,433 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
264 
262 
166 
312 
329 
170 
194 
357 
2007 
303 
245 
188 
305 
358 
184 
283 
345 
acres, 2012 
17,420 
91,278 
13,495 
108,759 
13,323 
8,163 
1 1 ,083 
44,529 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
18,424 
68,893 
13,753 
86,177 
15,009 
6,357 
14,418 
35,631 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
45 
21 
23 
36 
73 
34 
46 
44 
2007 
145 
115 
76 
155 
196 
71 
158 
162 
acres, 2012 
2,197 
1,289 
684 
4,319 
3,200 
414 
1,100 
1,698 
2007 
8,917 
14,293 
7,518 
26,220 
10,034 
4,383 
7,696 
9,724 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 319 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
