Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Wilkinson 
Winston 
Yalobusha 
Yazoo 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
102 
137 
219 
107 
64 
150 
127 
263 
2007 
106 
168 
181 
147 
85 
175 
128 
225 
Any 
2012 
136 
147 
289 
255 
134 
356 
237 
409 
2007 
172 
178 
340 
245 
122 
361 
249 
443 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
12 
13 
23 
37 
16 
36 
28 
50 
2007 
38 
32 
23 
58 
24 
43 
81 
89 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1 
15 
16 
35 
4 
14 
22 
49 
2007 
8 
11 
32 
25 
20 
32 
12 
41 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
25 
13 
45 
32 
29 
63 
19 
53 
2007 
20 
36 
56 
18 
15 
37 
27 
54 
200 days or more 
2012 
98 
106 
205 
151 
85 
243 
168 
257 
2007 
106 
99 
229 
144 
63 
249 
129 
259 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
11 
9 
30 
7 
14 
14 
16 
2007 
10 
13 
25 
8 
4 
16 
24 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
31 
28 
9 
3 
28 
9 
37 
2007 
19 
26 
29 
19 
4 
32 
33 
52 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
38 
21 
68 
39 
29 
53 
56 
106 
2007 
54 
67 
89 
61 
20 
81 
49 
139 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
179 
221 
403 
284 
159 
411 
285 
513 
2007 
195 
240 
378 
304 
179 
407 
271 
441 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.9 
22.8 
23.2 
26.3 
24.9 
24.4 
24.0 
21.5 
2007 
19.7 
19.8 
20.7 
22.8 
25.4 
22.0 
21.5 
19.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
5 
8 
28 
4 
13 
11 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
9 
28 
8 
3 
18 
8 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
33 
31 
63 
34 
23 
48 
50 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
190 
239 
409 
292 
168 
427 
295 
547 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.7 
25.8 
24.7 
27.2 
27.0 
26.0 
26.0 
23.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
4 
. 
10 
3 
. 
2007 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
7 
17 
8 
3 
10 
12 
42 
2007 
4 
17 
27 
15 
2 
20 
4 
45 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
7 
42 
45 
37 
12 
42 
25 
58 
2007 
23 
41 
69 
40 
10 
62 
49 
45 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
61 
63 
106 
48 
29 
89 
45 
143 
2007 
68 
86 
125 
75 
31 
111 
94 
161 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
28 
33 
78 
47 
25 
79 
80 
80 
2007 
59 
50 
76 
51 
43 
89 
36 
91 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
42 
49 
67 
28 
46 
74 
50 
96 
2007 
42 
50 
56 
52 
31 
71 
47 
70 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
31 
35 
52 
67 
29 
62 
42 
79 
2007 
25 
44 
62 
61 
25 
52 
49 
79 
70 years and over 
2012 
65 
55 
143 
123 
54 
140 
107 
174 
2007 
57 
51 
105 
98 
65 
129 
95 
176 
Average age 
2012 
61.8 
58.1 
60.2 
63.1 
62.5 
60.4 
61.6 
59.6 
2007 
59.6 
56.2 
56.9 
60.4 
62.8 
58.5 
59.6 
59.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
157 
237 
294 
147 
115 
259 
225 
436 
2007 
120 
190 
226 
142 
83 
228 
165 
294 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
21 
22 
51 
14 
7 
51 
43 
31 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
64 
77 
80 
58 
37 
89 
74 
175 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
35 
46 
14 
13 
7 
15 
17 
73 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
11 
7 
4 
2 
13 
3 
- 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
40 
54 
49 
12 
63 
24 
82 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
23 
66 
118 
28 
48 
54 
71 
117 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
2 
13 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
3 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
1 
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 
221 
244 
501 
355 
193 
500 
358 
622 
acres, 2012 
97,235 
246,516 
92,906 
78,126 
101,325 
96,055 
94,249 
306,247 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
17 
26 
25 
21 
19 
17 
19 
84 
acres, 2012 
15,830 
26,778 
5,217 
12,352 
13,337 
5,105 
11,033 
52,524 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
180 
170 
462 
324 
155 
477 
325 
503 
2007 
220 
209 
468 
345 
162 
493 
340 
500 
acres, 2012 
36,991 
91,388 
87,053 
(D) 
42,094 
(D) 
78,700 
145,155 
2007 
53,273 
(D) 
(D) 
63,272 
(D) 
82,617 
84,962 
146,172 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
28 
76 
13 
26 
15 
22 
24 
112 
2007 
39 
97 
44 
39 
19 
31 
25 
115 
acres, 2012 
44,840 
207,674 
2,301 
15,673 
18,599 
6,830 
13,512 
162,462 
2007 
35,717 
197,821 
10,193 
19,740 
21,533 
7,392 
11,358 
170,596 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
14 
21 
29 
11 
25 
3 
11 
34 
2007 
15 
27 
8 
5 
25 
9 
2 
34 
acres, 2012 
23,355 
21,076 
3,666 
3,901 
42,046 
(D) 
2,029 
28,834 
2007 
18,318 
25,187 
566 
500 
23,753 
(D) 
(D) 
23,638 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
13 
- 
- 
3 
3 
8 
2007 
2 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
16,308 
- 
- 
397 
304 
- 
3,167 
2007 
(D) 
8,025 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
405 
2,819 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
11 
4 
4 
1 
1 
4 
15 
2007 
2 
4 
1 
3 
- 
2 
5 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,988 
416 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
302 
1 1 ,298 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
340 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,303 
566 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
