Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Lowndes 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Neshoba 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
202 
122 
267 
248 
221 
227 
130 
271 
2007 
247 
169 
232 
225 
155 
254 
117 
269 
Any 
2012 
393 
291 
418 
304 
352 
499 
215 
406 
2007 
478 
328 
515 
386 
422 
476 
246 
459 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
32 
39 
67 
30 
34 
56 
37 
34 
2007 
59 
55 
112 
55 
67 
92 
52 
57 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
18 
3 
22 
27 
26 
33 
17 
19 
2007 
28 
23 
36 
48 
23 
31 
18 
42 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
76 
39 
55 
59 
101 
62 
8 
98 
2007 
91 
43 
74 
62 
64 
62 
30 
77 
200 days or more 
2012 
267 
210 
274 
188 
191 
348 
153 
255 
2007 
300 
207 
293 
221 
268 
291 
146 
283 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
2 
10 
10 
13 
29 
11 
25 
2007 
54 
18 
21 
27 
33 
32 
21 
35 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
36 
26 
26 
27 
31 
12 
29 
2007 
44 
58 
77 
57 
35 
41 
8 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
97 
57 
102 
73 
97 
97 
34 
94 
2007 
103 
82 
131 
78 
98 
126 
64 
107 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
471 
318 
547 
443 
436 
569 
288 
529 
2007 
524 
339 
518 
449 
411 
531 
270 
547 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.6 
21.7 
22.1 
23.3 
22.4 
22.9 
24.3 
23.6 
2007 
20.5 
20.1 
19.8 
22.9 
19.4 
21.0 
21.2 
22.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
2 
8 
5 
12 
20 
10 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
29 
21 
23 
16 
32 
12 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
73 
53 
89 
65 
86 
81 
29 
87 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
499 
329 
567 
459 
459 
593 
294 
547 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.6 
23.1 
24.0 
24.8 
24.3 
24.7 
26.0 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2007 
5 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
10 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
23 
10 
17 
11 
14 
28 
20 
32 
2007 
35 
22 
18 
16 
21 
28 
9 
37 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
56 
48 
44 
54 
26 
56 
26 
74 
2007 
99 
49 
69 
66 
81 
72 
32 
83 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
122 
67 
118 
96 
109 
142 
67 
138 
2007 
164 
125 
178 
146 
155 
160 
85 
191 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
79 
61 
89 
75 
84 
93 
33 
94 
2007 
113 
83 
108 
96 
74 
103 
42 
102 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
97 
83 
114 
116 
104 
106 
55 
99 
2007 
108 
55 
110 
74 
73 
120 
48 
85 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
90 
48 
132 
91 
83 
87 
43 
96 
2007 
82 
49 
74 
44 
67 
50 
43 
68 
70 years and over 
2012 
125 
96 
171 
109 
153 
210 
101 
144 
2007 
119 
110 
190 
169 
105 
194 
104 
152 
Average age 
2012 
59.1 
60.1 
61.7 
60.2 
62.1 
61.2 
60.7 
58.8 
2007 
56.6 
58.2 
59.8 
59.9 
57.2 
59.4 
60.5 
57.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
370 
269 
444 
330 
332 
429 
183 
462 
2007 
349 
247 
331 
242 
266 
275 
138 
327 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
57 
16 
29 
67 
25 
57 
15 
53 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
146 
64 
181 
132 
103 
157 
93 
240 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
127 
135 
48 
50 
71 
23 
14 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
6 
15 
3 
13 
5 
3 
11 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
77 
40 
85 
62 
71 
41 
25 
73 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
101 
26 
50 
80 
106 
109 
33 
123 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
4 
6 
8 
- 
8 
4 
8 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
5 
2 
3 
2 
10 
- 
5 
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 
580 
397 
666 
540 
566 
670 
327 
664 
acres, 2012 
98,704 
113,051 
194,695 
79,227 
198,970 
198,486 
87,236 
99,531 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
20 
20 
70 
43 
36 
35 
13 
9 
acres, 2012 
3,377 
16,279 
42,634 
5,240 
30,663 
13,470 
3,424 
3,175 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
541 
356 
563 
498 
509 
606 
308 
622 
2007 
676 
430 
626 
564 
496 
645 
323 
676 
acres, 2012 
88,540 
87,031 
123,709 
66,066 
142,448 
125,259 
79,719 
88,491 
2007 
102,703 
101,176 
132,115 
81,029 
134,594 
136,362 
71,524 
106,337 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
24 
33 
76 
22 
46 
79 
23 
24 
2007 
32 
34 
71 
26 
64 
57 
25 
39 
acres, 2012 
4,260 
23,575 
63,677 
6,437 
53,295 
77,415 
8,235 
6,244 
2007 
7,963 
22,044 
72,729 
7,090 
47,161 
43,133 
13,315 
11,540 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
26 
13 
37 
17 
6 
18 
2 
22 
2007 
9 
21 
30 
18 
4 
15 
10 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,394 
15,243 
5,731 
2,977 
15,783 
(D) 
5,197 
2007 
3,487 
5,956 
10,188 
3,465 
2,157 
12,802 
7,981 
2,528 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
1 
10 
5 
2007 
1 
1 
9 
2 
4 
- 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
406 
1,669 
(D) 
6,670 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
2,559 
(D) 
5,034 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
10 
9 
12 
9 
22 
2 
4 
2007 
7 
11 
11 
1 
9 
13 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
437 
3,066 
2,930 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
5,036 
(D) 
4,110 
6,301 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
562 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
