Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
74 
8 
31 
5 
6 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
201 
292 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
3,019 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
36 
5 
23 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
3 
8 
2 
4 
8 
$1,000 
3,300 
2 
61 
(D) 
(D) 
292 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
3,019 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,513 
83 
1,010 
436 
476 
440 
$1,000 
635,274 
169 
5,170 
3,238 
4,206 
4,953 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
524 
- 
9 
10 
6 
13 
$1,000 
600,565 
- 
586 
713 
542 
1,475 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
486 
2,806 
1,062 
1,061 
1,059 
$1,000 
249,963 
1,716 
12,809 
7,910 
8,519 
15,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
986 
4 
14 
17 
7 
22 
$1,000 
166,055 
302 
1,259 
1,557 
391 
4,960 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
- 
16 
5 
7 
5 
$1,000 
42,628 
- 
422 
295 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
- 
5 
3 
7 
5 
$1,000 
42,512 
- 
378 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
382 
123 
151 
37 
16 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
390 
(D) 
22 
13 
30 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
894 
232 
391 
64 
31 
70 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
89 
67 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
1,489 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,963 
323 
864 
174 
154 
120 
$1,000 
17,203 
1,553 
6,264 
1,726 
1,252 
1,209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
14 
7 
1 
4 
$1,000 
5,561 
- 
1,269 
755 
(D) 
250 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
351 
609 
140 
81 
98 
$1,000 
574,239 
(D) 
175,655 
54,457 
35,317 
55,294 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
3 
83 
36 
17 
27 
$1,000 
572,887 
(D) 
175,073 
54,394 
35,213 
55,248 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
76 
127 
43 
47 
57 
$1,000 
122,989 
10,735 
(D) 
565 
(D) 
2,109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
34 
15 
1 
4 
13 
$1,000 
117,626 
10,058 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,611 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
135 
237 
49 
36 
24 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,548 
4,725 
(D) 
620 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
2 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
12,315 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
493 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
250 
1,892 
812 
865 
834 
$1,000 
138,164 
674 
5,187 
2,578 
3,266 
3,895 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
7 
22 
55 
70 
78 
$1,000 
173,358 
1 
68 
200 
145 
429 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
361 
502 
78 
81 
54 
$1,000 
7,452 
805 
1,575 
249 
351 
591 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
65,779 
258,325 
83,003 
66,957 
87,343 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
22,170 
27,750 
31,657 
27,588 
37,877 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
1,057 
3,461 
988 
978 
1,028 
$1,000 
315,831 
972 
5,215 
2,571 
3,144 
4,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
1,023 
3,332 
883 
854 
829 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
32 
108 
93 
111 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
1 
13 
8 
10 
11 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
1 
8 
4 
3 
6 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
1,023 
3,271 
984 
929 
1,002 
$1,000 
280,126 
416 
2,819 
1,196 
1,103 
1,783 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
1,003 
3,195 
950 
897 
920 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
20 
67 
29 
26 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
- 
4 
2 
3 
8 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
- 
5 
3 
3 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
