Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
332 
102 
77 
170 
310 
$1,000 
635,274 
542,392 
35,720 
10,279 
10,606 
10,749 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
524 
251 
66 
42 
76 
89 
$1,000 
600,565 
541,271 
34,917 
9,516 
8,832 
6,027 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
176 
136 
171 
393 
676 
$1,000 
249,963 
42,083 
(D) 
32,661 
42,378 
33,734 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
986 
81 
80 
123 
299 
403 
$1,000 
166,055 
40,416 
26,398 
31,660 
40,510 
27,070 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
9 
25 
29 
34 
14 
$1,000 
42,628 
1 1 ,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 
14 
$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 
22 
45 
80 
$1,000 
17,203 
112 
222 
2,666 
1,828 
2,229 
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 
206 
38 
16 
9 
29 
$1,000 
574,239 
539,503 
28,506 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
203 
38 
13 
1 
$1,000 
572,887 
539,431 
28,506 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
71 
52 
53 
73 
84 
$1,000 
122,989 
90,820 
10,010 
7,974 
6,913 
4,228 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
48 
36 
36 
50 
49 
$1,000 
117,626 
90,392 
9,639 
7,618 
6,625 
3,352 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
5 
5 
9 
14 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
9,777 
(D) 
545 
(D) 
634 
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 
909 
491 
412 
529 
580 
$1,000 
138,164 
64,808 
19,983 
9,996 
7,638 
5,951 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
537 
274 
167 
133 
73 
$1,000 
173,358 
135,993 
25,091 
7,977 
2,962 
620 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
11 
5 
24 
34 
57 
$1,000 
7,452 
858 
28 
1,694 
927 
778 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
1,298 
633 
570 
850 
1,178 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
1,804,987 
308,490 
164,397 
118,269 
75,793 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
1,390,591 
487,345 
288,415 
139,140 
64,340 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
1,030 
547 
469 
643 
776 
$1,000 
315,831 
207,137 
49,491 
21,394 
12,457 
6,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
32 
18 
37 
153 
354 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
41 
45 
154 
321 
377 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
57 
79 
121 
134 
44 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
900 
405 
157 
35 
1 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
1,197 
587 
517 
671 
832 
$1,000 
280,126 
211,201 
37,265 
14,513 
7,623 
3,021 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
112 
54 
113 
318 
670 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
62 
83 
183 
264 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
64 
131 
124 
67 
9 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
959 
319 
97 
22 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
