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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,115 
761 
3,728 
1,294 
1,254 
1,209 
number 
434,252 
(D) 
35,916 
19,584 
23,344 
29,090 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,121 
626 
2,217 
472 
294 
228 
1 0 to 49 
6,059 
129 
1,499 
811 
926 
903 
50 to 99 
1,045 
4 
12 
7 
33 
70 
1 00 to 1 99 
533 
- 
- 
1 
1 
8 
200 to 499 
290 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
500 or more 
67 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
2 
7 
6 
7 
5 
number 
16,089 
(D) 
252 
146 
382 
277 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 
15 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
50 to 99 
37 
- 
5 
- 
6 
2 
100 to 199 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,423 
693 
3,370 
1,162 
1,163 
1,161 
number 
338,626 
3,678 
25,581 
14,148 
13,516 
21,970 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,121 
486 
2,806 
1,062 
1,061 
1,059 
number 
364,436 
2,845 
23,206 
12,700 
13,998 
22,945 
$1,000 
249,963 
1,716 
12,809 
7,910 
8,519 
15,156 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,291 
305 
1,970 
779 
800 
769 
number 
131,559 
1,344 
11,752 
6,589 
7,775 
12,259 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
7,705 
315 
1,929 
737 
761 
834 
number 
232,877 
1,501 
1 1 ,454 
6,111 
6,223 
10,686 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
36 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
number 
1,900 
- 
(D) 
272 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
158 
276 
61 
42 
50 
number 
6,806 
2,214 
2,524 
530 
334 
546 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
594 
131 
255 
57 
41 
45 
25 to 49 
46 
22 
13 
3 
1 
3 
50 to 99 
14 
3 
7 
- 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
395 
103 
157 
46 
24 
35 
number 
2,018 
569 
790 
223 
94 
194 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
491 
118 
215 
35 
27 
30 
number 
4,788 
1,645 
1,734 
307 
240 
352 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
382 
123 
151 
37 
16 
23 
number 
7,636 
4,662 
1,957 
288 
109 
262 
$1,000 
(D) 
390 
(D) 
22 
13 
30 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
643 
177 
271 
46 
40 
37 
number 
9,843 
2,171 
4,275 
1,165 
552 
862 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
410 
122 
155 
31 
32 
21 
number 
4,501 
1,006 
1,833 
565 
269 
342 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
291 
78 
121 
13 
10 
31 
number 
15,125 
613 
1,596 
169 
(D) 
12,312 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,385 
1,011 
3,330 
843 
680 
693 
number 
59,791 
5,141 
21,442 
6,138 
6,043 
4,507 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,199 
980 
3,288 
819 
655 
672 
number 
53,899 
4,753 
19,142 
5,650 
5,418 
3,993 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,874 
312 
841 
169 
145 
110 
number 
6,373 
582 
2,356 
467 
678 
405 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,412 
327 
631 
121 
78 
76 
number 
18,779 
3,568 
7,999 
1,628 
1,513 
1,006 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
651 
161 
293 
51 
21 
47 
number 
5,592 
1,134 
2,738 
319 
217 
300 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,303 
526 
1,024 
178 
145 
138 
number 
1,910,683 
14,159 
304,149 
68,889 
(D) 
72,427 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,270 
526 
1,013 
175 
142 
134 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
10 
- 
5 
2 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
14 
- 
4 
1 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
324 
97 
148 
28 
2 
17 
number 
652,377 
1,958 
214,010 
402 
(D) 
179 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
262 
87 
120 
16 
6 
7 
number 
901,305 
5,651 
280,657 
64,176 
(D) 
69,060 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
46 
27 
14 
- 
1 
- 
number 
1,096,198 
2,618 
545,580 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
