Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
41 
176 
599 
1,326 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.6 
2.1 
4.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
232,029 
691,336 
1,724,254 
2,914,431 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
5,659 
3,928 
2,879 
2,198 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,093 
41 
176 
599 
1,326 
$1,000 
20,175,806 
514,770 
1,694,338 
4,215,341 
6,976,058 
Average per farm 
dollars 
718,179 
12,555,358 
9,626,923 
7,037,298 
5,260,979 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,554 
2,219 
2,451 
2,445 
2,394 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,933,418 
78,299 
288,927 
707,011 
1,186,476 
percent 
100.0 
2.7 
9.8 
24.1 
40.4 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
4,275,637 
171,381 
586,044 
1,452,740 
2,455,161 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
3,447,617 
162,981 
549,987 
1,343,477 
2,263,703 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,955,812 
3,216 
15,710 
118,865 
209,475 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
387,564 
953,331 
1,905,574 
2,857,453 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,600 
9,452,791 
5,416,652 
3,181,259 
2,154,942 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
19 
97 
382 
907 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
95,857 
291,100 
808,470 
1,395,616 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
467 
5 
41 
118 
250 
$1,000 
159,592 
(D) 
42,298 
81,449 
125,359 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
1 
2 
7 
20 
$1,000 
41,868 
(D) 
(D) 
20,454 
30,536 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
1 
1 
3 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
611 
2,474 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
1 
1 
3 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
611 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
206 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
3,478 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
585 
1 
2 
10 
26 
$1,000 
90,429 
(D) 
(D) 
31,810 
50,727 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
74 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,300 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,513 
13 
77 
196 
341 
$1,000 
635,274 
65,312 
255,731 
416,472 
548,866 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
3 
20 
87 
179 
$1,000 
249,963 
13,320 
14,911 
30,267 
43,032 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
- 
- 
3 
9 
$1,000 
42,628 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 1 ,732 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
382 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
894 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,963 
- 
- 
4 
11 
$1,000 
17,203 
- 
- 
91 
161 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
13 
40 
122 
213 
$1,000 
574,239 
132,125 
248,049 
420,735 
546,235 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
5 
13 
28 
70 
$1,000 
122,989 
52,675 
67,956 
79,396 
90,791 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
- 
1 
5 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
9,777 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
2,445 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
9 
67 
233 
551 
$1,000 
173,358 
11,383 
39,929 
86,535 
138,154 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
28,093 
41 
176 
599 
1,326 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
268,727 
627,491 
1,218,717 
1,821,209 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
22 
115 
449 
1,046 
$1,000 
315,831 
16,809 
54,674 
127,964 
208,421 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
30 
152 
543 
1,223 
$1,000 
280,126 
18,565 
67,336 
137,440 
213,406 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,651 
15 
48 
150 
268 
$1,000 
134,875 
25,387 
38,858 
61,466 
76,824 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,356 
18 
60 
183 
335 
$1,000 
452,403 
59,693 
118,421 
214,745 
290,295 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
26,854 
41 
176 
599 
1,321 
$1,000 
235,089 
12,881 
43,463 
90,148 
142,846 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
17,821 
40 
174 
596 
1,322 
$1,000 
60,426 
3,069 
7,814 
17,294 
28,499 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,838 
40 
171 
569 
1,205 
$1,000 
251,287 
27,117 
59,043 
109,047 
155,766 
Interest expense 
farms 
7,300 
26 
124 
444 
967 
$1,000 
81,570 
2,430 
9,424 
23,854 
38,314 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
24 
109 
395 
918 
$1,000 
138,164 
4,216 
11,952 
33,944 
64,071 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,687 
6 
28 
108 
210 
number 
788,967 
8,168 
12,771 
53,353 
83,826 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
- 
- 
3 
9 
number 
16,089 
- 
- 
1,005 
4,343 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
658 
- 
1 
1 
1 
number 
6,806 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Louisiana 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
