Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
16,751 
7,246 
34 
240 
499 
1,040 
1,962 
3,471 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
1,738,667 
1,047,621 
2,370 
40,635 
92,068 
191,005 
298,608 
422,935 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
15,572 
6,931 
23 
245 
502 
1,094 
1,987 
3,080 
acres 
630,925 
399,786 
230 
8,683 
30,237 
101,430 
160,218 
98,988 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,015 
2,076 
28 
174 
280 
485 
607 
502 
acres 
1,092,881 
1,023,825 
9,046 
96,861 
164,171 
269,582 
320,948 
163,217 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,790 
1,943 
26 
166 
267 
450 
573 
461 
acres 
1,078,596 
1,013,304 
(D) 
(D) 
162,581 
267,286 
318,183 
159,982 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
306 
171 
2 
8 
19 
37 
54 
51 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
14,285 
10,521 
(D) 
(D) 
1,590 
2,296 
2,765 
3,235 
Programs 
farms 
2,966 
708 
3 
14 
34 
109 
199 
349 
acres 
309,282 
91,263 
345 
1,695 
3,446 
13,877 
23,909 
47,991 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,717 
2,188 
26 
193 
306 
526 
677 
460 
acres 
2,620,337 
2,475,182 
12,678 
184,702 
391,773 
675,348 
795,328 
415,353 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
27 
18 
- 
- 
1 
12 
3 
2 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
2,445 
(D) 
(D) 
2,225 
3 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
20,175,806 
13,788,596 
71,468 
759,682 
1,728,277 
3,263,704 
4,172,171 
3,793,294 
Average per farm 
dollars 
718,179 
1,136,173 
850,812 
1,383,755 
1,666,612 
1,645,842 
1,254,788 
735,420 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,554 
2,450 
3,530 
2,534 
2,463 
2,425 
2,256 
2,689 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,306 
1,150 
14 
48 
85 
155 
349 
499 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,499 
1,209 
6 
46 
100 
157 
319 
581 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,344 
1,852 
11 
42 
140 
271 
509 
879 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,152 
3,282 
31 
139 
245 
468 
796 
1,603 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,716 
1,768 
12 
78 
108 
275 
474 
821 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,852 
1,089 
5 
73 
91 
219 
314 
387 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,478 
1,143 
3 
87 
177 
250 
353 
273 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
539 
459 
- 
30 
66 
133 
155 
75 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
207 
184 
2 
6 
25 
55 
56 
40 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
2,933,418 
2,091,486 
4,879 
139,779 
282,180 
516,454 
645,430 
502,764 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,152 
665 
12 
12 
43 
105 
167 
326 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,225 
694 
12 
19 
40 
73 
206 
344 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,337 
1,473 
3 
43 
105 
163 
382 
777 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,095 
3,111 
33 
125 
205 
436 
778 
1,534 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,473 
2,352 
8 
93 
164 
353 
652 
1,082 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,794 
1,485 
9 
74 
146 
265 
404 
587 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,835 
1,300 
5 
96 
162 
288 
401 
348 
$500,000 or more 
1,182 
1,056 
2 
87 
172 
300 
335 
160 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
20,517 
10,165 
54 
482 
897 
1,715 
2,824 
4,193 
number 
36,005 
21,011 
105 
1,129 
2,080 
4,391 
6,263 
7,043 
Tractors, all 
farms 
23,303 
10,795 
53 
479 
942 
1,830 
2,914 
4,577 
number 
50,885 
28,710 
112 
1,196 
2,674 
5,643 
8,333 
10,752 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
9,748 
4,192 
15 
141 
314 
657 
1,075 
1,990 
number 
12,130 
5,418 
15 
162 
399 
833 
1,430 
2,579 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
16,324 
7,623 
27 
289 
602 
1,229 
2,065 
3,411 
number 
24,692 
12,524 
31 
385 
887 
2,056 
3,474 
5,691 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
6,051 
3,761 
33 
235 
430 
791 
1,108 
1,164 
number 
14,063 
10,768 
66 
649 
1,388 
2,754 
3,429 
2,482 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,857 
1,618 
19 
159 
250 
405 
500 
285 
number 
2,382 
2,104 
22 
185 
325 
538 
673 
361 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
414 
363 
- 
27 
68 
72 
133 
63 
number 
574 
501 
- 
31 
93 
99 
185 
93 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
209 
121 
- 
4 
14 
30 
39 
34 
number 
252 
149 
- 
6 
16 
34 
48 
45 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,993 
2,978 
8 
108 
191 
455 
821 
1,395 
number 
7,509 
3,767 
8 
146 
228 
568 
1,060 
1,757 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
