Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,303 
1,450 
1,034 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
1,910,683 
1,991,941 
2,098,325 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
314 
308 
567 
372 
319 
313 
312 
379 
number 
151,933,586 
187,733,125 
216,941,912 
143,187,649 
123,132,021 
115,258,369 
96,147,369 
91,851,892 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
1,331 
1,198 
1,593 
1,462 
1,452 
1,663 
1,506 
acres 
524,008 
722,387 
461,782 
422,420 
411,072 
269,642 
189,772 
33,792 
bushels 
92,016,083 
114,674,506 
54 , 944,774 
49,256,383 
47,951,435 
31,066,973 
19,097,307 
2,769,934 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
39 
68 
136 
127 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,706 
4,087 
6,661 
9,933 
9,799 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
73,499 
69,995 
66,951 
137,888 
135,939 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
849 
815 
690 
572 
528 
682 
1,067 
1,962 
acres 
275,408 
215,177 
148,926 
103,154 
98,911 
119,304 
151,251 
379,289 
bushels 
13,509,354 
11,502,018 
5,708,218 
3,897,331 
3,755,759 
4,432,764 
4,654,627 
13,515,660 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
849 
815 
690 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
275,408 
215,177 
148,926 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
13,509,354 
11,502,018 
5,708,218 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
30 
48 
46 
38 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,868 
1,549 
2,107 
2,038 
1,857 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
182,727 
131,809 
144,198 
136,128 
126,478 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
387 
615 
465 
399 
370 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
125,098 
245,384 
120,732 
81,272 
78,445 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
12,523,687 
22,397,992 
9,356,983 
5,757,669 
5,557,996 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6 
12 
8 
26 
25 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
306 
467 
323 
971 
870 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
4,636 
2,089 
4,360 
9,952 
8,942 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,933 
1,455 
1,840 
3,912 
3,511 
3,903 
5,017 
8,047 
acres 
1,113,650 
593,815 
660,650 
1,314,310 
1,260,523 
1,112,815 
1,540,372 
2,638,249 
bushels 
51,467,676 
24,717,263 
20,736,686 
37,571,260 
36,152,458 
33,360,521 
40,524,474 
67,702,197 
Cotton, all 
farms 
467 
645 
1,072 
1,711 
1,586 
2,599 
2,675 
2,371 
acres 
226,718 
333,804 
474,784 
660,039 
647,257 
827,792 
590,257 
562,581 
bales 
476,370 
698,557 
737,641 
985,690 
970,097 
1,219,599 
921,867 
788,360 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
8,376 
8,798 
7,999 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
467,676 
463,695 
406,827 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,139,938 
1,176,324 
1,022,638 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
822 
848 
1,448 
1,844 
1,736 
2,197 
2,273 
2,508 
acres 
395,063 
377,115 
538,518 
583,734 
579,299 
589,752 
417,411 
572,919 
cwt 
25,490,218 
23,122,031 
29,612,936 
26,744,677 
26,474,660 
26,906,404 
17,970,394 
23,487,541 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
1 
4 
4 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
73 
(D) 
43 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
160,550 
(D) 
38,886 
(D) 
38,700 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
386 
461 
665 
802 
705 
755 
687 
709 
acres 
398,800 
405,433 
471,628 
410,368 
395,588 
356,349 
264,466 
251,237 
tons 
13,853,665 
14,086,448 
15,367,635 
12,616,545 
12,187,651 
9,131,174 
6,877,798 
7,572,128 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
11 
8 
1 
18 
14 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,775 
(D) 
(D) 
888 
871 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
13,511,146 
(D) 
(D) 
2,606,083 
2,578,083 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text ) 7 
farms 
661 
759 
550 
588 
441 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
12,185 
18,912 
5,154 
6,872 
5,641 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
190 
97 
32 
65 
51 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
123 
114 
256 
226 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
37 
120 
145 
177 
138 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,314 
14,863 
16,877 
21,082 
18,483 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,007 
1,050 
1,022 
1,047 
821 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
17,936 
18,201 
15,778 
18,941 
16,842 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
