Percent of state agriculturesales

Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012

2017% change

since 2012

Number of farms 175 -6

Land in farms (acres) 496,214 +14

Average size of farm (acres) 2,836 +22

Total ($)

Market value of products sold 50,645,000 +96

Government payments 1,233,000 -77

Farm-related income 4,382,000 -56

Total farm production expenses 49,471,000 +58

Net cash farm income 6,789,000 -32

Per farm average ($)

Market value of products sold 289,399 +108

Government payments

(average per farm receiving) 11,741 -72

Farm-related income 47,633 -52

Total farm production expenses 282,691 +68

Net cash farm income 38,793 -28

(Z)

Share of Sales by Type (%)

Crops 94

Livestock, poultry, and products 6

Land in Farms by Use (%) a

Cropland 36

Pastureland 63

Woodland (D)

Other (D)

Acres irrigated: 39,669

8% of land in farms

Land Use Practices (% of farms)

No till 6

Reduced till 30

Intensive till 34

Cover crop 7

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size

Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a

Less than $2,500 40 23 1 to 9 acres - -

$2,500 to $4,999 9 5 10 to 49 acres 11 6

$5,000 to $9,999 14 8 50 to 179 acres 13 7

$10,000 to $24,999 8 5 180 to 499 acres 19 11

$25,000 to $49,999 9 5 500 to 999 acres 37 21

$50,000 to $99,999 15 9 1,000 + acres 95 54

$100,000 or more 80 46

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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 50,645 115 254 1,740 3,077

Crops 47,444 44 253 1,121 3,073

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 679 149 232 2,193 2,916

Tobacco - - - - 323

Cotton and cottonseed 44,498 18 174 31 647

Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 720 49 188 841 2,821

Fruits, tree nuts, berries 1,448 27 225 390 2,748

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod - - 155 - 2,601

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

Other crops and hay 99 225 251 2,677 3,040

Livestock, poultry, and products 3,201 239 254 2,612 3,073

Poultry and eggs (D) (D) 235 (D) 3,007

Cattle and calves 2,598 233 254 2,044 3,055

Milk from cows (D) 86 94 1,155 1,892

Hogs and pigs 5 140 216 1,688 2,856

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 555 46 247 310 2,984

Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 40 198 254 1,901 2,970

Aquaculture - - 79 - 1,251

Other animals and animal products - - 229 - 2,878

Total Producers c 282

SexMale 192Female 90

Age<35 4435 – 64 16165 and older 77

RaceAmerican Indian/Alaska Native -Asian -Black or African American -Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander -White 282More than one race -

Other characteristicsHispanic, Latino, Spanish origin 5With military service 19New and beginning farmers 86

Percent of farms that:

Have internetaccess 86

Farmorganically -

Sell directly toconsumers -

Hirefarm labor 55

Are familyfarms 94

Top Crops in Acres d

Cotton, all 128,853Forage (hay/haylage), all 3,328Wheat for grain, all 3,298Pecans, all 1,223Sorghum for grain 961

Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)

Broilers and othermeat-type chickens -

Cattle and calves 6,071Goats 1,284Hogs and pigs 16Horses and ponies 189Layers 250Pullets -Sheep and lambs 3,689Turkeys -

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.