Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prentiss 
Quitman 
Rankin 
Scott 
Sharkey 
Simpson 
Smith 
Stone 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
224 
149 
269 
257 
81 
307 
312 
88 
2007 
238 
159 
314 
304 
56 
261 
294 
105 
Any 
2012 
280 
198 
401 
459 
47 
299 
325 
183 
2007 
338 
190 
468 
499 
58 
466 
463 
218 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
44 
28 
46 
28 
5 
19 
18 
35 
2007 
60 
38 
68 
57 
13 
57 
45 
20 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
14 
16 
40 
7 
16 
17 
15 
2007 
25 
11 
35 
37 
9 
36 
39 
24 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
28 
34 
48 
61 
9 
67 
34 
23 
2007 
45 
31 
81 
53 
8 
66 
96 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
191 
122 
291 
330 
26 
197 
256 
110 
2007 
208 
110 
284 
352 
28 
307 
283 
135 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
11 
16 
21 
2 
18 
7 
8 
2007 
16 
26 
41 
44 
2 
34 
24 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
22 
35 
20 
3 
26 
34 
14 
2007 
34 
31 
62 
57 
6 
45 
41 
24 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
61 
47 
96 
106 
21 
70 
95 
47 
2007 
93 
66 
167 
150 
30 
110 
102 
63 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
414 
267 
523 
569 
102 
492 
501 
202 
2007 
433 
226 
512 
552 
76 
538 
590 
222 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.5 
21.9 
22.3 
23.4 
25.2 
23.2 
23.6 
21.0 
2007 
23.5 
20.5 
19.7 
20.7 
20.7 
20.0 
22.2 
19.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
9 
8 
15 
15 
7 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
15 
16 
16 
19 
1 
19 
28 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
58 
41 
78 
92 
12 
64 
73 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
423 
281 
568 
590 
115 
508 
529 
214 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.3 
23.9 
24.0 
25.2 
30.2 
24.4 
25.4 
22.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
3 
. 
. 
. 
3 
. 
2007 
- 
3 
- 
5 
- 
2 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
18 
15 
17 
27 
- 
23 
29 
17 
2007 
23 
17 
46 
21 
5 
51 
53 
10 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
53 
28 
74 
101 
13 
57 
100 
26 
2007 
59 
35 
98 
118 
11 
86 
105 
50 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
65 
34 
135 
147 
23 
126 
107 
61 
2007 
97 
49 
180 
211 
25 
179 
170 
59 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
64 
31 
117 
106 
15 
90 
93 
28 
2007 
90 
62 
86 
120 
17 
109 
112 
61 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
70 
56 
68 
87 
31 
73 
110 
39 
2007 
81 
53 
120 
94 
20 
109 
84 
50 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
60 
65 
85 
76 
12 
92 
66 
38 
2007 
79 
40 
84 
67 
12 
62 
73 
30 
70 years and over 
2012 
174 
118 
171 
172 
34 
145 
129 
62 
2007 
147 
90 
168 
167 
24 
129 
157 
63 
Average age 
2012 
63.0 
63.6 
59.9 
58.9 
61.6 
59.7 
57.6 
58.4 
2007 
60.8 
59.5 
57.7 
57.3 
58.9 
56.4 
56.4 
57.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
223 
190 
477 
405 
94 
350 
417 
201 
2007 
193 
142 
398 
289 
63 
339 
338 
172 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
36 
24 
22 
41 
12 
41 
43 
21 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
98 
69 
342 
165 
51 
147 
278 
130 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
35 
43 
49 
58 
4 
14 
20 
22 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
7 
18 
15 
10 
8 
43 
7 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
27 
6 
59 
53 
6 
47 
52 
19 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
36 
21 
36 
115 
18 
87 
54 
34 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
8 
4 
6 
- 
4 
2 
2 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
4 
2 
1 
1 
6 
1 
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 
487 
317 
649 
703 
120 
599 
627 
269 
acres, 2012 
87,118 
192,619 
117,627 
1 1 1 ,337 
146,723 
106,713 
104,506 
45,210 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
11 
20 
35 
20 
9 
19 
13 
13 
acres, 2012 
3,411 
9,589 
13,736 
7,941 
6,477 
6,468 
8,345 
2,362 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
451 
244 
598 
639 
69 
548 
595 
242 
2007 
505 
235 
695 
728 
59 
679 
699 
292 
acres, 2012 
71,632 
107,079 
89,778 
92,610 
36,780 
85,783 
100,142 
33,215 
2007 
80,507 
92,060 
108,097 
104,255 
(D) 
96,048 
99,935 
(D) 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
66 
43 
34 
46 
24 
35 
11 
2007 
53 
85 
61 
43 
40 
24 
40 
18 
acres, 2012 
9,049 
84,397 
18,984 
11,799 
111,612 
9,624 
7,295 
1,866 
2007 
9,591 
109,211 
14,769 
13,323 
116,296 
7,748 
5,609 
2,367 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
25 
17 
36 
10 
29 
7 
14 
2007 
14 
16 
17 
29 
13 
13 
13 
8 
acres, 2012 
6,350 
13,742 
2,912 
9,588 
6,281 
1 1 ,942 
905 
6,385 
2007 
10,144 
15,073 
4,600 
(D) 
15,485 
716 
3,865 
2,858 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
7 
2 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2007 
- 
7 
4 
3 
1 
3 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,972 
2,846 
(D) 
324 
746 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
- 
1,311 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
8 
5 
10 
3 
4 
2 
2007 
4 
6 
5 
- 
1 
8 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
4,215 
608 
(D) 
800 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
1,188 
2,708 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
564 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
