Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coahoma 
Copiah 
Covington 
DeSoto 
Forrest 
Franklin 
George 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
152 
187 
206 
162 
147 
61 
242 
2007 
139 
196 
236 
138 
134 
83 
154 
Any 
2012 
121 
319 
287 
271 
212 
128 
331 
2007 
122 
446 
387 
352 
257 
113 
450 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
10 
32 
26 
15 
37 
8 
26 
2007 
45 
67 
59 
53 
31 
15 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
5 
18 
17 
22 
21 
4 
24 
2007 
8 
39 
34 
38 
26 
4 
37 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
17 
110 
62 
23 
16 
17 
73 
2007 
10 
79 
43 
31 
38 
28 
67 
200 days or more 
2012 
89 
159 
182 
211 
138 
99 
208 
2007 
59 
261 
251 
230 
162 
66 
296 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
13 
13 
17 
7 
9 
24 
2007 
12 
41 
51 
16 
11 
12 
37 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
33 
24 
10 
30 
11 
44 
2007 
6 
56 
41 
20 
27 
13 
47 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
42 
59 
66 
58 
58 
27 
92 
2007 
40 
89 
79 
85 
95 
26 
129 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
195 
401 
390 
348 
264 
142 
413 
2007 
203 
456 
452 
369 
258 
145 
391 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.9 
21.6 
23.2 
23.1 
22.2 
23.0 
20.5 
2007 
21.6 
19.5 
21.4 
19.7 
20.0 
22.5 
17.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
8 
9 
13 
5 
3 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
27 
18 
6 
22 
7 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
53 
64 
47 
52 
28 
80 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
226 
418 
402 
367 
280 
151 
437 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.2 
23.0 
24.9 
25.4 
24.2 
24.4 
22.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
12 
25 
19 
- 
10 
6 
51 
2007 
11 
39 
44 
9 
10 
10 
29 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
44 
50 
76 
32 
28 
26 
56 
2007 
49 
78 
97 
45 
33 
15 
126 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
53 
92 
73 
87 
76 
27 
130 
2007 
53 
119 
153 
135 
108 
30 
152 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
28 
62 
70 
98 
33 
44 
71 
2007 
22 
94 
73 
87 
60 
24 
90 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
26 
85 
67 
60 
52 
18 
93 
2007 
31 
100 
72 
50 
52 
39 
68 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
39 
65 
77 
49 
61 
32 
71 
2007 
31 
55 
58 
60 
31 
21 
52 
70 years and over 
2012 
66 
127 
111 
107 
99 
36 
101 
2007 
62 
157 
126 
104 
97 
56 
85 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
60.2 
59.0 
61.5 
61.5 
59.2 
56.9 
2007 
57.7 
58.8 
56.1 
59.1 
59.6 
61.0 
54.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
203 
331 
310 
274 
251 
119 
365 
2007 
148 
267 
311 
243 
197 
91 
306 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
36 
35 
30 
34 
20 
7 
24 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
53 
130 
166 
93 
82 
50 
271 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
40 
13 
26 
45 
39 
16 
17 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
7 
11 
1 
1 
27 
16 
4 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
43 
69 
73 
61 
31 
40 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
37 
121 
34 
57 
32 
9 
37 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
3 
4 
1 
3 
3 
- 
4 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
14 
9 
18 
4 
3 
- 
2 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
248 
498 
487 
422 
358 
186 
563 
acres, 2012 
214,996 
112,892 
96,996 
106,722 
41,249 
48,923 
52,334 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
20 
14 
16 
26 
22 
12 
14 
acres, 2012 
25,897 
4,030 
8,974 
14,880 
4,755 
4,660 
1,067 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
173 
470 
454 
384 
336 
173 
530 
2007 
143 
577 
547 
426 
362 
169 
552 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
93,583 
83,955 
74,804 
33,182 
36,499 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
83,067 
31,918 
(D) 
56,645 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
75 
10 
19 
37 
14 
11 
29 
2007 
90 
52 
37 
47 
13 
17 
41 
acres, 2012 
149,781 
3,009 
8,408 
40,949 
7,614 
6,258 
15,461 
2007 
212,153 
19,655 
12,429 
51,401 
8,785 
4,197 
10,090 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
15 
15 
15 
7 
3 
3 
13 
2007 
26 
12 
28 
9 
5 
9 
11 
acres, 2012 
19,317 
17,337 
4,460 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
985 
2007 
24,869 
10,007 
10,780 
3,175 
(D) 
8,151 
1,446 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
2 
- 
2 
1 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
6,602 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
(D) 
318 
930 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
9 
5 
3 
6 
1 
1 
2007 
2 
- 
5 
8 
5 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
9,046 
495 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,996 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
--continued 
558 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
