Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
218 
151,912,490 
279 
187,524,217 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
28 
13,543,295 
27 
12,823,986 
Layers 
28 
772,236 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
9 
1,093,200 
13 
1,210,600 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
11 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
2 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
" 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
264 
509,964 
326 
514,327 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
264 
58,049 
326 
62,680 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
28,093 
(X) 
30,106 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,175,806 
(X) 
16,686,859 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
718,179 
(X) 
554,270 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,554 
(X) 
2,058 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,306 
83,554 
4,762 
118,631 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,499 
246,772 
4,348 
307,810 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,344 
749,689 
5,937 
825,105 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,152 
2,477,471 
7,738 
2,342,974 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,716 
2,504,235 
3,521 
2,395,014 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,852 
2,504,401 
2,009 
2,783,875 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,478 
4,525,723 
1,374 
4,105,104 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
539 
3,650,809 
325 
2,235,924 
$10,000,000 or more 
207 
3,433,152 
92 
1,572,422 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
28,093 
2,933,418 
30,106 
2,378,327 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
104,418 
(X) 
78,998 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,152 
4,778 
2,319 
6,403 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,225 
15,062 
3,021 
20,642 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,337 
58,377 
5,064 
70,070 
$20,000 to $29,999 
3,560 
82,297 
4,075 
95,543 
$30,000 to $49,999 
4,535 
167,691 
4,807 
178,807 
$50,000 to $69,999 
3,308 
184,693 
3,149 
176,490 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2,165 
174,654 
2,062 
167,468 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,794 
358,612 
2,946 
385,455 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,835 
530,288 
1,912 
562,322 
$500,000 to $999,999 
643 
424,035 
494 
320,735 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
539 
932,929 
257 
394,392 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
20,517 
36,005 
6,982 
9,138 
16,766 
26,867 
23,541 
39,140 
9,840 
12,190 
Tractors 
23,303 
50,885 
6,578 
10,161 
20,296 
40,724 
26,039 
54,236 
7,741 
10,813 
2 or 3 
9,249 
21,448 
1,280 
2,904 
7,795 
17,992 
9,758 
22,369 
1,527 
3,369 
4 or more 
3,211 
18,594 
417 
2,376 
2,308 
12,539 
3,293 
18,879 
249 
1,479 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
9,748 
12,130 
1,583 
1,735 
8,432 
10,395 
11,299 
13,925 
2,281 
2,457 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
16,324 
24,692 
4,025 
4,685 
13,699 
20,007 
17,424 
25,778 
4,851 
5,656 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
6,051 
14,063 
1,838 
3,741 
5,171 
10,322 
6,716 
14,533 
1,534 
2,700 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
1,857 
2,382 
582 
676 
1,356 
1,706 
1,986 
2,582 
382 
447 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
414 
574 
88 
112 
332 
462 
663 
1,002 
121 
149 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
209 
252 
63 
73 
152 
179 
213 
227 
58 
59 
Hay balers 
5,993 
7,509 
1,305 
1,453 
4,928 
6,056 
5,886 
7,168 
1,278 
1,380 
38 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
