Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
1,009 
524,008 
92,016,083 
642 
291,312 
1,331 
722,387 
114,674,506 
673 
300,979 
1 to 1 4 acres 
42 
279 
36,604 
18 
105 
85 
584 
72,086 
16 
128 
1 5 to 24 acres 
31 
577 
71,920 
10 
170 
40 
756 
90,592 
8 
115 
25 to 49 acres 
40 
1,399 
214,986 
23 
762 
79 
2,891 
447,779 
27 
892 
50 to 99 acres 
95 
6,667 
1,060,011 
50 
3,334 
111 
7,809 
1,063,614 
45 
2,917 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
32,448 
5,304,345 
109 
17,158 
233 
38,239 
5,661,413 
104 
13,624 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
76,639 
12,901,934 
142 
39,156 
267 
98,160 
14,970,584 
147 
40,344 
500 to 999 acres 
227 
155,846 
27,519,548 
163 
93,314 
292 
204,293 
32,233,678 
184 
93,370 
1 ,000 acres or more 
164 
250,153 
44,906,735 
127 
137,313 
224 
369,655 
60,134,760 
142 
149,589 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
137 
178,281 
32,332,196 
103 
95,910 
182 
239,449 
39,349,545 
111 
93,533 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
18 
39,630 
7,050,408 
16 
(D) 
24 
54,665 
8,824,552 
17 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
9 
32,242 
5,524,131 
8 
(D) 
14 
51,305 
8,024,020 
11 
26,314 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
24,236 
3,936,643 
3 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
42 
4,706 
73,499 
5 
788 
39 
4,087 
69,995 
5 
403 
Cotton, all (bales) 
467 
226,718 
476,370 
217 
71,792 
645 
333,804 
698,557 
284 
87,442 
1 to 1 4 acres 
15 
(D) 
179 
5 
33 
14 
161 
209 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
7 
(D) 
190 
4 
64 
22 
433 
693 
15 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
14 
533 
1,140 
7 
244 
65 
2,314 
3,609 
30 
1,012 
50 to 99 acres 
29 
2,014 
3,864 
9 
526 
46 
3,183 
5,892 
20 
1,338 
1 00 to 249 acres 
115 
18,809 
37,683 
57 
7,469 
111 
18,204 
36,315 
41 
4,662 
250 to 499 acres 
131 
45,667 
95,318 
63 
14,787 
138 
49,171 
99,701 
68 
17,246 
500 to 999 acres 
103 
70,017 
142,023 
42 
21,867 
159 
109,806 
227,920 
67 
29,333 
1 ,000 acres or more 
53 
89,435 
195,973 
30 
26,802 
90 
150,532 
324,218 
41 
33,553 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
39 
50,890 
1 1 1 ,830 
19 
14,248 
70 
91,101 
190,299 
31 
21,476 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
11 
25,838 
57,080 
9 
(D) 
14 
33,401 
72,323 
8 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
Upland cotton (bales) 
467 
226,718 
476,370 
217 
71,792 
645 
333,804 
698,557 
284 
87,442 
1 to 1 4 acres 
15 
(D) 
179 
5 
33 
14 
161 
209 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
7 
(D) 
190 
4 
64 
22 
433 
693 
15 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
14 
533 
1,140 
7 
244 
65 
2,314 
3,609 
30 
1,012 
50 to 99 acres 
29 
2,014 
3,864 
9 
526 
46 
3,183 
5,892 
20 
1,338 
1 00 to 249 acres 
115 
18,809 
37,683 
57 
7,469 
111 
18,204 
36,315 
41 
4,662 
250 to 499 acres 
131 
45,667 
95,318 
63 
14,787 
138 
49,171 
99,701 
68 
17,246 
500 to 999 acres 
103 
70,017 
142,023 
42 
21,867 
159 
109,806 
227,920 
67 
29,333 
1 ,000 acres or more 
53 
89,435 
195,973 
30 
26,802 
90 
150,532 
324,218 
41 
33,553 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
39 
50,890 
1 1 1 ,830 
19 
14,248 
70 
91,101 
190,299 
31 
21,476 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
11 
25,838 
57,080 
9 
(D) 
14 
33,401 
72,323 
8 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
3 
24 
133 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
18 
2,868 
182,727 
1 
(D) 
30 
1,549 
131,809 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 
11 
2,775 
13,511,146 
5 
(D) 
8 
(□) 
(□) 
3 
(D) 
Proso millet (bushels) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice (cwt) 
822 
395,063 
25,490,218 
822 
395,063 
848 
377,115 
23,122,031 
848 
377,115 
1 to 1 4 acres 
21 
127 
7,337 
21 
127 
17 
182 
7,378 
17 
182 
1 5 to 24 acres 
19 
383 
22,837 
19 
383 
14 
271 
11,888 
14 
271 
25 to 49 acres 
54 
2,161 
130,464 
54 
2,161 
62 
2,337 
132,808 
62 
2,337 
50 to 99 acres 
83 
5,715 
322,311 
83 
5,715 
96 
6,852 
341,899 
96 
6,852 
1 00 to 249 acres 
163 
25,591 
1,536,353 
163 
25,591 
171 
27,836 
1,586,266 
171 
27,836 
250 to 499 acres 
186 
67,498 
4,322,067 
186 
67,498 
203 
73,812 
4,342,294 
203 
73,812 
500 to 999 acres 
183 
126,399 
8,214,348 
183 
126,399 
202 
131,158 
8,321,440 
202 
131,158 
1 ,000 acres or more 
113 
167,189 
10,934,501 
113 
167,189 
83 
134,667 
8,378,058 
83 
134,667 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
99 
127,030 
8,293,202 
99 
127,030 
67 
92,500 
5,733,317 
67 
92,500 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
8 
16,815 
1,142,981 
8 
16,815 
12 
26,836 
1,683,900 
12 
26,836 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
6 
23,344 
1,498,318 
6 
23,344 
4 
15,331 
960,841 
4 
15,331 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-■ 
- 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
387 
125,098 
12,523,687 
46 
6,655 
615 
245,384 
22,397,992 
85 
19,684 
1 to 1 4 acres 
12 
112 
9,937 
1 
(D) 
25 
194 
12,290 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
8 
162 
15,444 
- 
15 
305 
21,285 
3 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
13 
474 
37,821 
3 
(D) 
27 
889 
54,312 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
44 
3,218 
314,254 
7 
285 
69 
4,887 
363,084 
10 
694 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
18,535 
1,789,525 
12 
1,383 
144 
24,495 
2,082,308 
15 
879 
250 to 499 acres 
123 
43,477 
4,412,873 
10 
1,596 
154 
54,140 
4,959,338 
34 
10,390 
500 to 999 acres 
64 
43,915 
4,414,325 
12 
3,183 
124 
84,926 
8,052,263 
17 
4,349 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
15,205 
1,529,508 
1 
(D) 
57 
75,548 
6,853,112 
5 
3,319 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
6 
306 
4,636 
1 
(D) 
12 
467 
2,089 
5 
347 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
1,933 
1,113,650 
51,467,676 
661 
279,966 
1,455 
593,815 
24,717,263 
321 
95,413 
1 to 14 acres 
54 
470 
18,588 
8 
63 
57 
537 
18,730 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
50 
993 
31,653 
7 
117 
60 
1,172 
43,770 
14 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
114 
4,223 
154,093 
19 
577 
113 
4,023 
130,956 
14 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
148 
10,232 
432,653 
51 
3,016 
158 
11,089 
391,310 
30 
1,684 
1 00 to 249 acres 
364 
58,234 
2,372,941 
119 
16,075 
371 
59,966 
2,170,624 
90 
1 1 ,437 
250 to 499 acres 
402 
142,353 
6,160,645 
147 
39,633 
298 
105,784 
4,128,681 
80 
21,337 
500 to 999 acres 
447 
302,171 
13,686,275 
194 
87,836 
259 
179,730 
7,384,472 
62 
27,860 
1 ,000 acres or more 
354 
594,974 
28,610,828 
116 
132,649 
139 
231,514 
10,448,720 
30 
32,416 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
272 
369,543 
17,522,846 
79 
69,468 
105 
138,525 
6,254,075 
22 
16,106 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
63 
148,385 
7,073,396 
27 
36,015 
27 
62,266 
2,856,104 
4 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(□) 
3 
7,529 
5,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Sugarcane for sugar (tons) 
386 
398,800 
13,853,665 
4 
2,285 
461 
405,433 
14,086,448 
1 
(D) 
1 to 14 acres 
21 
169 
5,979 
- 
- 
25 
278 
8,975 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
14 
267 
10,592 
- 
- 
18 
338 
9,476 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
24 
869 
31,710 
- 
- 
30 
971 
32,473 
- 
- 
50 to 99 acres 
15 
1,192 
44,231 
- 
- 
19 
1,315 
37,970 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
22 
3,767 
124,806 
- 
- 
26 
4,393 
134,303 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
11,853 
402,182 
1 
(D) 
61 
22,008 
725,774 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Louisiana 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
