Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[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 - Con. 
Sugarcane for sugar (tons) - Con. 
500 to 999 acres 
94 
70,340 
2,449,881 
1 
(D) 
128 
92,893 
3,211,547 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
105 
145,131 
5,024,092 
1 
(D) 
101 
141,211 
4,928,507 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
60 
165,212 
5,760,192 
1 
(D) 
53 
142,026 
4,997,423 
1 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all (pounds) 
3 
(D) 
160,550 
- 
- 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) 
3 
(D) 
160,550 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed - non-oil varieties (pounds) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) 
849 
275,408 
13,509,354 
88 
17,580 
815 
215,177 
11,502,018 
44 
7,652 
1 to 14 acres 
20 
158 
6,756 
- 
- 
21 
160 
7,743 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
34 
645 
25,227 
4 
50 
19 
382 
11,664 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
74 
2,609 
117,857 
12 
328 
84 
2,838 
123,323 
3 
57 
50 to 99 acres 
113 
8,076 
353,930 
7 
271 
108 
7,847 
395,842 
4 
229 
1 00 to 249 acres 
250 
40,259 
2,040,895 
27 
3,287 
258 
43,797 
2,126,216 
18 
2,119 
250 to 499 acres 
163 
57,136 
2,845,553 
8 
1,868 
218 
74,991 
3,935,921 
13 
3,360 
500 to 999 acres 
146 
96,703 
4,818,594 
24 
9,408 
77 
50,287 
2,747,326 
6 
1,887 
1 ,000 acres or more 
49 
69,822 
3,300,542 
6 
2,368 
30 
34,875 
2,153,983 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
45 
57,346 
2,710,716 
6 
2,368 
30 
34,875 
2,153,983 
- 
- 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) 
849 
275,408 
13,509,354 
88 
17,580 
815 
215,177 
11,502,018 
44 
7,652 
1 to 1 4 acres 
20 
158 
6,756 
- 
- 
21 
160 
7,743 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
34 
645 
25,227 
4 
50 
19 
382 
11,664 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
74 
2,609 
117,857 
12 
328 
84 
2,838 
123,323 
3 
57 
50 to 99 acres 
113 
8,076 
353,930 
7 
271 
108 
7,847 
395,842 
4 
229 
1 00 to 249 acres 
250 
40,259 
2,040,895 
27 
3,287 
258 
43,797 
2,126,216 
18 
2,119 
250 to 499 acres 
163 
57,136 
2,845,553 
8 
1,868 
218 
74,991 
3,935,921 
13 
3,360 
500 to 999 acres 
146 
96,703 
4,818,594 
24 
9,408 
77 
50,287 
2,747,326 
6 
1,887 
1 ,000 acres or more 
49 
69,822 
3,300,542 
6 
2,368 
30 
34,875 
2,153,983 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
45 
57,346 
2,710,716 
6 
2,368 
30 
34,875 
2,153,983 
- 
- 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
5 
57 
(X) 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
(X) 
1 
(D) 
Ryegrass seed (pounds) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage - land used for all hay and ail 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
8,376 
467,676 
1,139,938 
240 
9,503 
8,798 
463,695 
1,176,324 
249 
8,326 
1 to 14 acres 
1,989 
16,502 
40,577 
51 
(D) 
2,227 
18,400 
46,991 
65 
369 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,604 
29,676 
72,700 
36 
468 
1,698 
31,383 
86,367 
33 
420 
25 to 49 acres 
2,079 
70,062 
172,637 
42 
1,071 
2,106 
71,488 
176,373 
63 
1,418 
50 to 99 acres 
1,419 
91,720 
231,283 
46 
1,585 
1,514 
98,714 
251,954 
41 
1,585 
1 00 to 249 acres 
976 
135,571 
330,271 
41 
2,046 
1,014 
142,734 
349,248 
32 
2,669 
250 to 499 acres 
243 
76,799 
184,042 
10 
940 
169 
54,789 
139,191 
10 
1,318 
500 to 999 acres 
59 
34,846 
77,528 
12 
2,150 
58 
32,442 
91,932 
4 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
12,500 
30,900 
2 
(D) 
12 
13,745 
34,270 
1 
(D) 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
7,933 
446,108 
1,105,387 
227 
9,131 
8,463 
445,345 
1,130,882 
244 
8,131 
1 to 14 acres 
1,882 
15,607 
39,510 
45 
(D) 
2,158 
17,745 
45,192 
64 
359 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,501 
27,848 
71,044 
36 
468 
1,640 
30,343 
81,534 
33 
420 
25 to 49 acres 
1,970 
66,442 
166,980 
37 
983 
2,021 
68,783 
171,207 
63 
1,379 
50 to 99 acres 
1,357 
87,600 
226,391 
46 
1,585 
1,459 
95,666 
246,617 
38 
1,522 
1 00 to 249 acres 
924 
128,509 
319,744 
42 
2,041 
959 
136,104 
335,350 
31 
2,586 
250 to 499 acres 
239 
75,941 
181,516 
11 
1,100 
154 
49,520 
123,743 
9 
1,266 
500 to 999 acres 
53 
31,661 
69,302 
8 
1,720 
60 
33,439 
92,969 
5 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
12,500 
30,900 
2 
(D) 
12 
13,745 
34,270 
1 
(D) 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
58 
1,905 
3,825 
2 
(D) 
52 
2,164 
4,768 
2 
(D) 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
537 
25,106 
54,524 
11 
(D) 
524 
20,260 
49,809 
16 
(D) 
1 to 1 4 acres 
122 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
186 
1,646 
4,807 
4 
18 
1 5 to 24 acres 
134 
2,443 
5,876 
- 
- 
79 
1,425 
3,096 
5 
50 
25 to 49 acres 
125 
4,177 
10,896 
2 
(D) 
122 
4,065 
8,935 
1 
(□) 
50 to 99 acres 
87 
5,238 
10,058 
5 
29 
86 
5,902 
15,379 
5 
233 
1 00 to 249 acres 
58 
8,442 
20,214 
1 
(D) 
48 
6,406 
14,651 
1 
(D) 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
2,484 
3,361 
1 
(D) 
3 
816 
2,941 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
5,551 
320,962 
809,294 
180 
7,494 
6,466 
345,370 
923,361 
196 
6,747 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1,254 
10,529 
27,255 
30 
(D) 
1,634 
13,506 
35,264 
49 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,000 
18,580 
49,778 
30 
404 
1,284 
23,626 
67,290 
26 
346 
25 to 49 acres 
1,448 
49,136 
124,444 
38 
933 
1,513 
51,693 
139,029 
53 
1,211 
50 to 99 acres 
952 
61,435 
164,306 
40 
1,299 
1,091 
71,420 
195,572 
31 
1,137 
1 00 to 249 acres 
695 
96,648 
242,060 
27 
1,570 
760 
107,898 
278,763 
22 
1,906 
250 to 499 acres 
158 
51,623 
130,814 
7 
812 
133 
42,485 
110,376 
10 
1,318 
500 to 999 acres 
39 
22,511 
44,237 
6 
1,400 
41 
23,217 
72,052 
4 
293 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
10,500 
26,400 
2 
(D) 
10 
11,525 
25,015 
1 
(D) 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
2,228 
98,135 
237,744 
52 
1,019 
1,884 
77,551 
152,944 
35 
966 
1 to 1 4 acres 
696 
5,654 
14,956 
22 
174 
557 
4,436 
9,618 
15 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
491 
9,134 
22,182 
8 
82 
372 
7,004 
14,582 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
478 
15,922 
38,938 
9 
(D) 
511 
17,120 
33,435 
8 
113 
50 to 99 acres 
309 
20,022 
48,365 
3 
162 
277 
17,585 
35,048 
6 
232 
1 00 to 249 acres 
190 
26,115 
60,143 
8 
400 
137 
19,180 
33,627 
5 
525 
250 to 499 acres 
57 
17,198 
44,055 
2 
(D) 
24 
8,006 
12,854 
-continued 
28 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
