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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,798 
959 
481 
432 
417 
349 
acres 
2,222,104 
1,548,490 
352,794 
160,615 
79,646 
26,416 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
8,459 
1,088 
559 
501 
595 
621 
acres 
3,087,652 
1,998,001 
463,874 
225,265 
133,852 
68,386 
Nematodes 
farms 
592 
193 
60 
46 
60 
45 
acres 
236,018 
168,970 
29,714 
18,041 
1 1 ,444 
4,434 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,966 
619 
303 
213 
184 
118 
acres 
1,161,858 
826,121 
196,718 
87,909 
34,201 
7,932 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,313 
516 
211 
143 
98 
54 
acres on which used 
695,807 
507,677 
111,722 
48,028 
17,010 
4,400 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
318 
11 
9 
11 
13 
13 
acres 
39,232 
9,052 
4,764 
2,325 
1,851 
2,167 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,289 
595 
320 
301 
324 
391 
acres 
2,395,260 
1,296,610 
361,164 
159,518 
113,483 
76,914 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
753 
42 
23 
24 
26 
44 
acres 
145,463 
29,998 
16,091 
7,461 
5,884 
7,542 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,468 
350 
144 
116 
117 
86 
acres 
479,652 
355,489 
62,783 
28,136 
17,816 
5,532 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,190 
438 
193 
168 
118 
57 
acres 
913,285 
667,634 
144,979 
63,931 
24,514 
6,053 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
3,268 
700 
356 
283 
317 
265 
acres 
1,734,569 
1,209,752 
271,376 
118,294 
62,524 
20,836 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
591 
69 
28 
26 
28 
49 
acres 
59,206 
31,975 
7,690 
3,870 
3,439 
2,957 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
370 
6 
10 
5 
18 
14 
Solar panels 
farms 
353 
4 
10 
5 
18 
14 
Wind turbines 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
27 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,840 
258 
113 
161 
245 
462 
Part owners 
farms 
6,621 
590 
332 
261 
425 
463 
Tenants 
farms 
2,632 
408 
178 
159 
158 
162 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
25,561 
853 
448 
427 
680 
936 
acres 
4,364,172 
732,954 
366,670 
275,295 
243,585 
326,609 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,461 
848 
445 
422 
670 
925 
acres 
3,758,862 
648,134 
335,680 
241,571 
218,079 
299,192 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,298 
998 
510 
422 
584 
626 
acres 
4,188,298 
2,180,842 
542,701 
309,828 
284,062 
176,311 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,253 
998 
510 
420 
583 
625 
acres 
4,142,002 
2,161,689 
535,941 
307,724 
282,502 
175,881 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,354 
99 
55 
79 
101 
145 
acres 
651,606 
103,973 
37,750 
35,828 
27,066 
27,847 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
41,592 
2,262 
966 
877 
1,159 
1,572 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,820 
579 
363 
342 
557 
693 
2 operators 
9,664 
464 
209 
191 
227 
334 
3 operators 
1,210 
151 
40 
40 
35 
39 
4 operators 
272 
33 
7 
7 
5 
15 
5 or more operators 
127 
29 
4 
1 
4 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
12,062 
399 
168 
162 
220 
357 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,700 
305 
147 
144 
204 
314 
2 operators 
516 
34 
9 
9 
5 
15 
3 operators 
90 
6 
1 
- 
2 
3 
4 operators 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
4 
“ 
" 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
24,636 
1,212 
601 
556 
780 
1,009 
Female 
3,457 
44 
22 
25 
48 
78 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,136 
1,173 
583 
479 
560 
664 
Other 
15,957 
83 
40 
102 
268 
423 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
