Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Newton 
Noxubee 
Oktibbeha 
Panola 
Pearl River 
Perry 
Pike 
Pontotoc 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
562 
565 
402 
745 
813 
310 
531 
889 
2007 
652 
606 
451 
767 
878 
347 
593 
919 
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 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
264 
262 
166 
312 
329 
170 
194 
357 
2007 
303 
245 
188 
305 
358 
184 
283 
345 
acres, 2012 
1 7,420 
91,278 
13,495 
108,759 
13,323 
8,163 
11,083 
44,529 
TENURE 
2007 
18,424 
68,893 
13,753 
86,177 
15,009 
6,357 
14,418 
35,631 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
417 
350 
280 
529 
688 
238 
406 
702 
2007 
495 
409 
326 
554 
736 
274 
444 
756 
acres, 2012 
70,676 
82,470 
56,336 
130,644 
95,125 
25,557 
47,819 
90,011 
2007 
78,739 
120,452 
61,494 
136,554 
106,419 
29,685 
49,394 
93,104 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
168 
103 
87 
149 
264 
113 
126 
212 
2007 
182 
115 
109 
150 
285 
125 
187 
216 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,578 
4,892 
20,720 
8,996 
2,545 
4,964 
8,308 
2007 
7,051 
13,780 
5,011 
13,032 
9,566 
2,372 
7,361 
7,570 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
130 
168 
104 
163 
112 
68 
106 
158 
2007 
141 
160 
102 
168 
106 
65 
114 
143 
acres, 2012 
37,556 
119,025 
46,824 
110,004 
20,782 
1 7,876 
23,194 
57,659 
2007 
40,247 
97,205 
36,598 
109,333 
22,643 
10,968 
22,310 
45,723 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,063 
55,804 
21,028 
39,522 
6,464 
11,190 
12,647 
29,841 
2007 
27,261 
41,408 
14,753 
40,125 
9,950 
6,294 
12,290 
23,410 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,493 
63,221 
25,796 
70,482 
14,318 
6,686 
10,547 
27,818 
2007 
12,986 
55,797 
21,845 
69,208 
12,693 
4,674 
10,020 
22,313 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
94 
136 
75 
121 
56 
53 
65 
132 
2007 
113 
119 
68 
119 
61 
54 
80 
116 
acres, 2012 
10,421 
73,930 
8,012 
63,382 
3,288 
5,551 
5,995 
33,636 
2007 
11,063 
53,767 
7,646 
56,172 
3,267 
3,795 
6,681 
22,944 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
15 
47 
18 
53 
13 
4 
19 
29 
2007 
16 
37 
23 
45 
36 
8 
35 
20 
acres, 2012 
822 
1 1 ,686 
1,514 
32,104 
2,408 
72 
1,030 
4,930 
2007 
1,361 
3,979 
3,272 
23,919 
6,614 
463 
1,718 
6,969 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2 
23 
4 
42 
9 
4 
3 
13 
2007 
8 
11 
11 
36 
12 
5 
16 
13 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,770 
591 
24,657 
1,039 
67 
124 
2,585 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
310 
1,346 
1,096 
16,973 
2,176 
190 
376 
5,117 
Total operators 
number 
829 
786 
594 
1,010 
1,291 
453 
826 
1,292 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
326 
381 
246 
509 
389 
193 
282 
557 
2 operators 
206 
152 
131 
208 
385 
95 
218 
290 
3 operators 
29 
29 
17 
27 
33 
18 
24 
28 
4 operators 
1 
1 
5 
1 
3 
4 
5 
8 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
3 
- 
3 
- 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
236 
206 
181 
234 
445 
130 
276 
436 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
222 
183 
158 
210 
409 
113 
253 
385 
2 operators 
7 
10 
7 
12 
18 
7 
10 
16 
3 operators 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,028 
825 
650 
1,054 
1,370 
504 
880 
1,307 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
373 
439 
285 
517 
463 
211 
350 
614 
2 operators 
238 
122 
139 
220 
358 
117 
214 
241 
3 operators 
27 
42 
23 
26 
47 
17 
26 
50 
4 operators 
7 
- 
2 
3 
6 
2 
- 
9 
5 or more operators 
7 
3 
2 
1 
4 
- 
3 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
335 
191 
184 
295 
473 
153 
282 
398 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
288 
162 
164 
268 
421 
143 
264 
355 
2 operators 
13 
13 
7 
12 
23 
2 
9 
14 
3 operators 
7 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
- 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
498 
481 
338 
659 
714 
281 
455 
726 
2007 
550 
535 
394 
643 
748 
321 
510 
760 
acres, 2012 
98,529 
192,094 
95,312 
253,046 
106,819 
40,977 
64,995 
133,379 
2007 
104,193 
204,878 
94,524 
237,223 
113,845 
37,474 
67,103 
123,235 
Female 
farms, 2012 
64 
84 
64 
86 
99 
29 
76 
163 
2007 
102 
71 
57 
124 
130 
26 
83 
159 
acres, 2012 
10,525 
21,087 
9,362 
19,706 
1 1 ,496 
2,528 
7,048 
19,221 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
16,154 
16,758 
6,840 
32,583 
21,831 
3,642 
6,319 
22,561 
Farming 
2012 
294 
239 
172 
281 
346 
156 
256 
235 
2007 
310 
242 
134 
211 
366 
145 
245 
218 
Other 
2012 
268 
326 
230 
464 
467 
154 
275 
654 
Place of residence: 
2007 
342 
364 
317 
556 
512 
202 
348 
701 
On farm operated 
2012 
459 
383 
302 
414 
660 
230 
403 
678 
2007 
524 
364 
343 
385 
741 
283 
475 
652 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
103 
182 
100 
331 
153 
80 
128 
211 
2007 
128 
242 
108 
382 
137 
64 
118 
267 
--continued 
552 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
