Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
13 
14 
9 
25 
16 
2 
1 
number 
8,572,327 
10,080,060 
4,662,004 
23,712,709 
13,100,159 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
1 
3 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
13 
14 
8 
22 
15 
2 
1 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
3 
2 
4 
2 
1 
6 
- 
number 
18 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
- 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
26 
22 
15 
83 
181 
315 
295 
acres 
2,060 
1,903 
1,591 
11,987 
50,098 
170,554 
283,375 
bushels 
361,355 
364,708 
255,362 
2,112,673 
8,844,714 
29,683,880 
49,985,952 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
12 
7 
58 
129 
207 
177 
acres 
1,591 
1,133 
962 
8,882 
33,427 
98,779 
145,222 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
5 
4 
5 
11 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
8 
4 
24 
26 
22 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8 
9 
5 
43 
49 
51 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
2 
11 
71 
85 
46 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
24 
154 
213 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
5 
11 
8 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
502 
1,589 
2,260 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
6,624 
28,057 
33,400 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
2 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
7 
4 
10 
41 
73 
148 
159 
acres 
702 
(D) 
1,386 
6,574 
20,522 
59,576 
136,626 
bales 
1,140 
(D) 
2,142 
13,277 
40,720 
121,482 
295,217 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
4 
20 
27 
69 
84 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
395 
2,540 
6,772 
15,165 
46,265 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
6 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
4 
3 
7 
3 
4 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
7 
18 
25 
42 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
10 
26 
62 
33 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
13 
39 
104 
Oats for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
3 
5 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
650 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
11,550 
4,320 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,441,146 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Rice 
farms 
29 
29 
16 
83 
133 
220 
224 
acres 
2,162 
2,465 
1,479 
14,475 
42,820 
114,966 
212,788 
cwt 
120,833 
154,613 
77,135 
889,646 
2,635,806 
7,356,798 
14,031,171 
Irrigated 
farms 
29 
29 
16 
83 
133 
220 
224 
acres 
2,162 
2,465 
1,479 
14,475 
42,820 
114,966 
212,788 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
2 
3 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
17 
8 
14 
10 
9 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
10 
8 
48 
32 
30 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
19 
65 
64 
38 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
23 
117 
156 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
5 
3 
4 
20 
75 
125 
141 
acres 
334 
(D) 
200 
1,694 
15,765 
41,036 
65,468 
bushels 
29,460 
(D) 
21,700 
170,583 
1,581,016 
4,109,336 
6,559,304 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
8 
18 
20 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,068 
2,226 
3,361 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
4 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
1 
4 
11 
13 
6 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
7 
37 
39 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
17 
56 
49 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
4 
20 
51 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Louisiana 77 
