Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,091 
996 
50 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,815 
2,559 
134 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,551 
1,373 
90 
66 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,826 
1,611 
97 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
869 
70 
43 
$50,000 or more 
2,790 
1,830 
564 
444 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
16,980 
15,287 
783 
537 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,302 
14,924 
61,342 
78,908 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,435 
1,315 
51 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,057 
4,678 
181 
118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,975 
3,673 
154 
82 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,933 
3,540 
178 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,552 
1,356 
85 
64 
$50,000 or more 
1,028 
725 
134 
111 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
120 
81 
30 
26 
$1,000 
18,335 
9,723 
8,192 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,962 
5,783 
595 
465 
$1,000 
133,307 
77,107 
30,267 
25,489 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
919 
776 
90 
72 
$1,000 
18,080 
14,333 
2,654 
(D) 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,209 
1,784 
191 
144 
$1,000 
47,821 
28,119 
7,176 
5,810 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
622 
548 
31 
24 
$1,000 
13,900 
8,636 
3,466 
2,820 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
361 
273 
29 
26 
$1,000 
8,996 
1,913 
870 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,788 
1,421 
216 
157 
$1,000 
9,956 
4,974 
4,346 
3,495 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
510 
405 
67 
54 
$1,000 
10,417 
6,425 
3,377 
2,986 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
184 
156 
17 
13 
$1,000 
1,293 
1,025 
183 
148 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,273 
1,111 
78 
67 
$1,000 
22,844 
11,682 
8,197 
7,856 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,597 
14,032 
1,320 
956 
acres 
4,275,637 
2,457,047 
1,262,080 
1 
,031,810 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,918 
10,834 
1,106 
812 
acres 
3,447,617 
1,919,867 
1,118,867 
914,757 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,643 
6,885 
343 
220 
50 to 99 acres 
1,652 
1,428 
99 
83 
100 to 199 acres 
1,013 
828 
90 
48 
200 to 499 acres 
882 
670 
83 
69 
500 to 999 acres 
563 
407 
86 
67 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
726 
425 
199 
155 
2,000 acres or more 
439 
191 
206 
170 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,775 
1,559 
105 
75 
acres 
217,145 
160,478 
22,676 
19,730 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
519 
446 
44 
32 
acres 
37,225 
29,143 
(D) 
3,142 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,022 
3,333 
371 
253 
acres 
443,430 
291,127 
91,390 
73,368 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
696 
476 
86 
70 
acres 
130,220 
56,432 
(□) 
20,813 
Total woodland 
farms 
10,486 
9,220 
638 
457 
acres 
1,255,635 
784,652 
169,308 
127,648 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,337 
3,934 
204 
146 
acres 
225,654 
183,434 
20,185 
15,306 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
7,372 
6,383 
487 
348 
acres 
1,029,981 
601,218 
149,123 
112,342 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
142 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
