Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Grenada 
Hancock 
Harrison 
Hinds 
Holmes 
Humphreys 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
123 
142 
87 
146 
476 
158 
113 
2007 
113 
139 
101 
122 
369 
205 
93 
Any 
2012 
272 
174 
161 
185 
571 
373 
149 
2007 
285 
217 
185 
245 
702 
351 
120 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
24 
13 
17 
27 
62 
63 
30 
2007 
33 
26 
29 
31 
103 
66 
25 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
24 
10 
15 
14 
42 
24 
3 
2007 
33 
15 
12 
19 
57 
44 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
110 
20 
26 
32 
76 
51 
21 
2007 
53 
36 
32 
29 
114 
42 
18 
200 days or more 
2012 
114 
131 
103 
112 
391 
235 
95 
2007 
166 
140 
112 
166 
428 
199 
61 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
12 
12 
8 
65 
34 
48 
2007 
22 
29 
26 
20 
41 
20 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
37 
31 
21 
12 
61 
24 
13 
2007 
44 
15 
9 
14 
88 
33 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
76 
31 
35 
57 
159 
75 
28 
2007 
99 
63 
59 
64 
216 
84 
52 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
266 
242 
180 
254 
762 
398 
173 
2007 
233 
249 
192 
269 
726 
419 
140 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.3 
21.5 
21.1 
22.9 
21.1 
20.7 
18.9 
2007 
18.1 
20.7 
20.5 
21.1 
19.6 
20.3 
19.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
9 
9 
6 
21 
33 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
25 
20 
6 
49 
15 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
84 
29 
32 
55 
182 
48 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
283 
253 
187 
264 
795 
435 
226 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.5 
24.0 
22.7 
24.8 
22.9 
22.7 
23.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
7 
4 
2 
- 
1 
5 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
37 
7 
15 
7 
26 
13 
16 
2007 
36 
12 
8 
7 
24 
7 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
76 
36 
28 
17 
73 
57 
24 
2007 
79 
25 
43 
34 
89 
37 
26 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
81 
58 
54 
68 
206 
88 
40 
2007 
77 
78 
80 
86 
265 
143 
42 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
39 
38 
27 
38 
138 
95 
66 
2007 
44 
33 
34 
67 
163 
87 
33 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
61 
41 
39 
52 
146 
100 
39 
2007 
53 
61 
40 
49 
131 
78 
29 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
35 
35 
37 
49 
151 
67 
22 
2007 
46 
43 
23 
53 
135 
65 
24 
70 years and over 
2012 
61 
99 
48 
100 
305 
111 
55 
2007 
56 
100 
56 
71 
263 
134 
34 
Average age 
2012 
54.4 
61.7 
57.5 
62.0 
61.8 
60.3 
58.8 
2007 
53.6 
61.2 
56.2 
59.2 
60.1 
60.5 
55.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
247 
173 
163 
226 
700 
291 
177 
2007 
180 
127 
152 
187 
465 
191 
123 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
38 
29 
15 
10 
78 
52 
15 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
125 
64 
93 
130 
391 
139 
45 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
50 
30 
64 
78 
40 
38 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
- 
2 
4 
12 
8 
40 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
36 
34 
22 
25 
155 
43 
22 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
17 
29 
11 
79 
49 
24 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
4 
11 
2 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
- 
5 
2 
6 
4 
3 
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 
390 
290 
240 
323 
1,012 
493 
243 
acres, 2012 
68,507 
73,743 
22,771 
22,574 
225,360 
190,915 
171,458 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
6 
15 
25 
7 
92 
20 
11 
acres, 2012 
4,100 
9,570 
3,506 
1,888 
32,359 
13,994 
10,342 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
368 
274 
217 
304 
874 
438 
187 
2007 
365 
309 
253 
335 
903 
454 
125 
acres, 2012 
59,468 
59,537 
20,588 
19,739 
130,047 
131,435 
57,991 
2007 
47,363 
71,302 
(D) 
17,879 
146,811 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
12 
25 
20 
8 
90 
61 
47 
2007 
28 
31 
17 
16 
90 
82 
52 
acres, 2012 
507 
18,172 
1,632 
614 
61,036 
91,750 
120,126 
2007 
2,458 
18,218 
7,857 
414 
50,936 
83,729 
108,437 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
14 
8 
10 
13 
47 
13 
20 
2007 
3 
8 
14 
8 
54 
10 
26 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,755 
(D) 
3,670 
47,193 
2,022 
13,641 
2007 
(D) 
5,653 
3,123 
(D) 
53,341 
5,630 
21,509 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
6 
- 
4 
7 
10 
5 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
2 
6 
8 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,195 
- 
(D) 
3,887 
10,304 
1,642 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,278 
5,688 
10,515 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
1 
2 
29 
9 
3 
2007 
2 
6 
2 
6 
18 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
3,721 
(D) 
(D) 
8,859 
2,098 
360 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,730 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Mississippi 559 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
