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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
15,572 
1,617 
4,988 
1,440 
1,401 
1,271 
acres 
630,925 
3,917 
28,463 
12,945 
16,552 
17,676 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,015 
403 
516 
117 
118 
130 
acres 
1,092,881 
869 
4,756 
2,348 
3,637 
5,736 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,790 
381 
446 
99 
98 
98 
acres 
1,078,596 
815 
3,666 
2,037 
2,838 
3,907 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
306 
26 
93 
18 
23 
47 
acres 
14,285 
54 
1,090 
311 
799 
1,829 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,966 
43 
734 
305 
337 
322 
acres 
309,282 
290 
17,737 
12,593 
18,361 
24,733 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,717 
27 
144 
82 
64 
116 
acres 
2,620,337 
116 
2,952 
3,795 
3,164 
9,475 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
27 
7 
9 
1 
- 
4 
$1,000 
2,445 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
" 
10 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
20,175,806 
299,784 
1,624,781 
659,297 
717,158 
874,202 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
718,179 
101,040 
174,539 
251,448 
295,491 
379,099 
Average per acre 
....dollars 
2,554 
20,818 
6,666 
4,360 
3,607 
3,296 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,306 
1,297 
1,865 
109 
30 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,499 
511 
2,108 
486 
281 
96 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,344 
628 
2,213 
808 
785 
498 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,152 
509 
2,592 
869 
964 
1,165 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,716 
22 
477 
302 
301 
414 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,852 
- 
53 
45 
59 
120 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,478 
- 
1 
3 
7 
13 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
539 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
207 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
2,933,418 
99,832 
356,229 
126,338 
114,509 
133,724 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,152 
407 
865 
192 
218 
150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,225 
407 
1,055 
200 
187 
143 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,337 
676 
1,811 
488 
429 
317 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,095 
871 
3,260 
876 
777 
758 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,473 
433 
1,662 
580 
524 
554 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,794 
119 
476 
175 
228 
278 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,835 
50 
164 
107 
61 
88 
$500,000 or more 
1,182 
4 
16 
4 
3 
18 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
20,517 
1,947 
6,334 
1,821 
1,782 
1,703 
number 
36,005 
2,542 
8,441 
2,608 
2,529 
2,604 
Tractors, all 
farms 
23,303 
1,983 
7,541 
2,178 
2,059 
1,975 
number 
50,885 
2,627 
1 1 ,443 
3,738 
3,835 
3,935 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
9,748 
1,255 
3,599 
870 
885 
799 
number 
12,130 
1,461 
4,395 
1,092 
1,106 
969 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
16,324 
905 
5,029 
1,677 
1,582 
1,524 
number 
24,692 
1,043 
6,242 
2,273 
2,252 
2,346 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
6,051 
102 
669 
310 
383 
473 
number 
14,063 
123 
806 
373 
477 
620 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,857 
4 
42 
20 
21 
51 
number 
2,382 
8 
48 
20 
21 
57 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
414 
2 
12 
2 
- 
10 
number 
574 
(D) 
18 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
209 
3 
39 
18 
7 
11 
number 
252 
3 
42 
20 
10 
12 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,993 
110 
1,121 
631 
666 
677 
number 
7,509 
121 
1,312 
791 
821 
845 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
10,085 
667 
2,534 
757 
764 
838 
acres treated 
2,625,512 
2,345 
37,682 
21,548 
27,857 
41,212 
Manure used 
farms 
1,664 
139 
445 
126 
152 
140 
acres treated 
145,776 
480 
5,851 
3,938 
5,228 
6,061 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
