Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
62 
5 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
36 
28 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
34 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,300 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,513 
3,812 
309 
241 
$1,000 
635,274 
217,985 
149,409 
135,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
524 
261 
110 
99 
$1,000 
600,565 
188,297 
147,090 
133,783 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
9,117 
503 
353 
$1,000 
249,963 
177,775 
27,558 
23,363 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
986 
725 
117 
96 
$1,000 
166,055 
103,584 
22,742 
19,896 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
96 
9 
5 
$1,000 
42,628 
27,346 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
83 
7 
3 
$1,000 
42,512 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
382 
365 
5 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
557 
3 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
894 
829 
29 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
31 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,489 
(D) 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,963 
1,744 
99 
78 
$1,000 
17,203 
11,678 
3,706 
3,590 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
23 
11 
11 
$1,000 
5,561 
1,836 
2,840 
2,840 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
1,353 
40 
36 
$1,000 
574,239 
355,690 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
191 
14 
14 
$1,000 
572,887 
354,505 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
526 
63 
51 
$1,000 
122,989 
42,214 
(D) 
8,251 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
140 
30 
22 
$1,000 
117,626 
37,713 
(D) 
7,821 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
465 
40 
36 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,359 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
4 
8 
8 
$1,000 
12,315 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
7,862 
901 
653 
$1,000 
138,164 
89,749 
39,028 
31,410 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
1,104 
281 
217 
$1,000 
173,358 
82,091 
61,320 
49,503 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
1,121 
66 
46 
$1,000 
7,452 
5,331 
643 
584 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
24,525 
1,788 
1,276 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
1,526,701 
741,258 
626,949 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
62,251 
414,574 
491,339 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
10,671 
1,031 
754 
$1,000 
315,831 
164,192 
107,141 
87,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
7,984 
396 
254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
1,449 
147 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
364 
64 
55 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
874 
424 
333 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
10,380 
1,048 
788 
$1,000 
280,126 
137,556 
101,090 
83,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
8,603 
472 
330 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
701 
93 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
285 
61 
53 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
791 
422 
335 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
