Percent of state agriculturesales

Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012

2017% change

since 2012

Number of farms 773 +4

Land in farms (acres) 660,016 -2

Average size of farm (acres) 854 -5

Total ($)

Market value of products sold 35,823,000 +19

Government payments 1,777,000 +52

Farm-related income 3,888,000 -1

Total farm production expenses 40,281,000 +12

Net cash farm income 1,207,000 +226

Per farm average ($)

Market value of products sold 46,343 +15

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 12,600 +51

Farm-related income 13,936 -17

Total farm production expenses 52,111 +7

Net cash farm income 1,561 +221

(Z)

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 18

Livestock, poultry, and products 82

Land in Farms by Use (%) a

Cropland 12

Pastureland 82

Woodland 5

Other 1

Acres irrigated: 4,750

1% of land in farms

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 4

Reduced till 3

Intensive till 13

Cover crop 3

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a

Less than $2,500 253 33 1 to 9 acres 18 2

$2,500 to $4,999 77 10 10 to 49 acres 109 14

$5,000 to $9,999 92 12 50 to 179 acres 173 22

$10,000 to $24,999 128 17 180 to 499 acres 195 25

$25,000 to $49,999 70 9 500 to 999 acres 107 14

$50,000 to $99,999 63 8 1,000 + acres 171 22

$100,000 or more 90 12

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Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

Sales($1,000)

Rankin

State b

CountiesProducing

Item

Rankin

U.S. b

CountiesProducing

Item

Total 35,823 146 254 2,031 3,077

Crops 6,501 162 253 2,239 3,073

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 1,455 130 232 2,021 2,916

Tobacco - - - - 323

Cotton and cottonseed (D) 157 174 523 647

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 435 63 188 1,011 2,821

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 3,437 10 225 245 2,748

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod (D) 134 155 (D) 2,601

Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - - 43 - 1,384

Other crops and hay 1,146 133 251 1,749 3,040

Livestock, poultry, and products 29,322 102 254 1,351 3,073

Poultry and eggs 11 144 235 1,747 3,007

Cattle and calves 28,221 69 254 555 3,055

Milk from cows - - 94 - 1,892

Hogs and pigs 10 130 216 1,563 2,856

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 859 31 247 194 2,984

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 160 141 254 1,137 2,970

Aquaculture - - 79 - 1,251

Other animals and animal products 62 107 229 917 2,878

Total Producers c 1,311

SexMale 834Female 477

Age<35 5535 – 64 65965 and older 597

RaceAmerican Indian/Alaska Native 20Asian 1Black or African American -Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander -White 1,269More than one race 21

Other characteristicsHispanic, Latino, Spanish origin 59With military service 158New and beginning farmers 324

Percent of farms that:

Have internetaccess 80

Farmorganically

(Z)

Sell directly toconsumers 2

Hirefarm labor 27

Are familyfarms 95

Top Crops in Acres d

Forage (hay/haylage), all 15,396Wheat for grain, all 15,054Pecans, all 10,017Cotton, all (D)Oats for grain 329

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and othermeat-type chickens (D)

Cattle and calves 55,564Goats 4,985Hogs and pigs 40Horses and ponies 432Layers 1,007Pullets 70Sheep and lambs 6,315Turkeys -

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, andmethodology.aMay not add to 100% due to rounding. bAmong counties whose rank can be displayed. cData collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.dCrop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank.(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.