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 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
22 
22 
15 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
6,655 
(D) 
2,911 
2,201 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
12 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
57 
39 
15 
10 
100 to 249 acres 
112 
84 
25 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
123 
85 
30 
22 
500 acres or more 
75 
36 
34 
24 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,933 
1,342 
425 
326 
acres 
1,113,650 
627,751 
398,106 
318,430 
bushels 
51,467,676 
27,695,071 
19,701,469 
16,132,066 
Irrigated 
farms 
661 
420 
203 
155 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
279,966 
130,066 
134,599 
113,562 
1 to 24 acres 
104 
90 
5 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
262 
218 
25 
17 
100 to 249 acres 
364 
292 
41 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
402 
265 
89 
68 
500 acres or more 
801 
477 
265 
208 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
386 
171 
81 
70 
acres 
398,800 
124,003 
(D) 
91,933 
tons 
13,853,665 
4,299,290 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
2 
acres 
2,285 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
pounds 
160,550 
160,550 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
849 
594 
178 
138 
acres 
275,408 
173,053 
81,716 
63,224 
bushels 
13,509,354 
8,469,462 
4,062,497 
3,083,988 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
55 
25 
22 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
17,580 
11,046 
6,044 
5,699 
1 to 24 acres 
54 
46 
5 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
187 
146 
16 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
250 
180 
49 
39 
250 to 499 acres 
163 
110 
43 
35 
500 acres or more 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
195 
112 
65 
46 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
8,376 
7,400 
453 
306 
acres 
467,676 
369,878 
45,507 
37,932 
tons, dry 
1,139,938 
897,677 
113,173 
93,192 
Irrigated 
farms 
240 
191 
23 
16 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
9,503 
5,782 
2,205 
2,160 
1 to 24 acres 
3,593 
3,309 
134 
76 
25 to 99 acres 
3,498 
3,100 
186 
128 
100 to 249 acres 
976 
776 
103 
76 
250 to 499 acres 
243 
175 
14 
10 
500 acres or more 
66 
40 
16 
16 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
58 
51 
4 
3 
acres 
1,905 
1,510 
(D) 
(D) 
tons, dry 
3,825 
3,412 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
5,551 
4,888 
298 
212 
acres 
320,962 
249,035 
36,349 
31,940 
tons, dry 
809,294 
628,549 
90,381 
77,807 
Irrigated 
farms 
180 
140 
22 
16 
acres 
7,494 
4,250 
2,147 
2,135 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
57 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
_ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
661 
593 
35 
21 
acres 
12,010 
4,673 
6,739 
6,030 
Irrigated 
farms 
244 
223 
10 
9 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,764 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
508 
470 
15 
7 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
108 
96 
7 
5 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
27 
18 
5 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
9 
6 
3 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
9 
3 
5 
4 
Beans, snap 
farms 
257 
234 
15 
7 
acres 
154 
(D) 
19 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
156 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
