Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
i 
- 
- 
7 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
260 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
1 
- 
- 
7 
3 
$1,000 
3,300 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,513 
327 
106 
70 
164 
276 
$1,000 
635,274 
542,341 
35,763 
9,717 
10,895 
10,053 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
524 
251 
66 
37 
79 
91 
$1,000 
600,565 
541,271 
34,917 
8,988 
9,245 
6,143 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
169 
135 
171 
355 
636 
$1,000 
249,963 
41,830 
27,218 
32,496 
40,427 
33,788 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
986 
79 
79 
120 
274 
434 
$1,000 
166,055 
40,261 
25,982 
31,473 
38,892 
29,447 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
9 
25 
29 
34 
14 
$1,000 
42,628 
11,732 
15,218 
9,196 
5,351 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
9 
25 
29 
33 
14 
$1,000 
42,512 
11,732 
15,218 
9,196 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
382 
- 
- 
- 
2 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
894 
1 
7 
3 
10 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
6 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,489 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,963 
10 
7 
20 
44 
71 
$1,000 
17,203 
112 
(D) 
2,661 
(D) 
2,138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
2 
9 
10 
23 
$1,000 
5,561 
- 
(D) 
2,570 
(D) 
1,468 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
205 
39 
16 
8 
30 
$1,000 
574,239 
538,505 
29,505 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
202 
39 
13 
1 
$1,000 
572,887 
538,433 
29,505 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
67 
50 
55 
70 
78 
$1,000 
122,989 
90,600 
9,897 
8,155 
7,040 
3,792 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
47 
34 
37 
52 
49 
$1,000 
117,626 
90,217 
9,546 
7,752 
6,759 
3,352 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
5 
5 
9 
13 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
9,777 
(D) 
545 
506 
647 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
3 
2 
6 
3 
3 
$1,000 
12,315 
(D) 
(D) 
515 
(D) 
186 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
867 
481 
423 
507 
489 
$1,000 
138,164 
61,392 
20,416 
11,196 
6,628 
3,943 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
521 
257 
180 
151 
66 
$1,000 
173,358 
134,148 
24,922 
9,389 
3,532 
606 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
10 
6 
24 
32 
54 
$1,000 
7,452 
855 
31 
1,694 
911 
782 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
1,256 
623 
581 
828 
1,087 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
1,774,866 
319,930 
174,384 
120,253 
74,135 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
1,413,110 
513,531 
300,145 
145,233 
68,202 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
990 
536 
483 
637 
730 
$1,000 
315,831 
201,985 
50,779 
24,119 
12,935 
6,363 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
32 
18 
34 
145 
303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
41 
39 
150 
307 
374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
55 
76 
109 
144 
51 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
862 
403 
190 
41 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
1,156 
577 
529 
661 
788 
$1,000 
280,126 
206,448 
38,900 
16,652 
8,350 
3,003 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
112 
51 
110 
285 
627 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
61 
78 
171 
273 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
61 
118 
129 
78 
9 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
922 
330 
119 
25 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
