Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
262 
213 
39 
10 
94 
168 
number 
901,305 
758,085 
143,084 
136 
426,486 
474,819 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
46 
42 
4 
15 
31 
number 
1,096,198 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
314 
242 
65 
7 
145 
169 
number 
151,933,586 
112,659,634 
39,273,186 
766 
77,775,203 
74,158,383 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
92 
73 
12 
7 
33 
59 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
5 
- 
- 
2 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
3 
100,000 or more 
214 
162 
52 
- 
110 
104 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
244 
172 
50 
22 
74 
170 
number 
1,400 
979 
309 
112 
451 
949 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
43 
32 
7 
4 
11 
32 
number 
320 
301 
11 
8 
87 
233 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
161 
481 
367 
569 
440 
acres 
524,008 
47,301 
250,174 
226,533 
229,372 
294,636 
bushels 
92,016,083 
8,246,236 
43,816,720 
39,953,127 
40,099,041 
51,917,042 
Irrigated 
farms 
642 
76 
309 
257 
353 
289 
acres 
291,312 
17,637 
138,755 
134,920 
130,069 
161,243 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
73 
29 
32 
12 
50 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
135 
44 
56 
35 
100 
35 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
31 
96 
68 
129 
66 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
26 
113 
76 
133 
82 
500 acres or more 
391 
31 
184 
176 
157 
234 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
18 
24 
- 
26 
16 
acres 
4,706 
1,909 
2,797 
- 
2,968 
1,738 
tons 
73,499 
33,466 
40,033 
- 
43,589 
29,910 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
4 
1 
acres 
788 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
10 
5 
. 
11 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
- 
9 
- 
5 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
4 
7 
- 
3 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
4 
3 
- 
7 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Cotton, all 
farms 
467 
77 
224 
166 
240 
227 
acres 
226,718 
21,558 
110,438 
94,722 
96,071 
130,647 
bales 
476,370 
42,755 
229,744 
203,871 
200,122 
276,248 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
33 
106 
78 
106 
111 
acres 
71,792 
7,539 
31,053 
33,200 
29,828 
41,964 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
11 
7 
4 
16 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
18 
14 
11 
30 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
115 
15 
57 
43 
69 
46 
250 to 499 acres 
131 
21 
63 
47 
65 
66 
500 acres or more 
156 
12 
83 
61 
60 
96 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
6 
11 
1 
8 
10 
acres 
2,868 
(D) 
2,723 
(D) 
2,619 
249 
bushels 
182,727 
(D) 
177,757 
(D) 
171,682 
11,045 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
3 
5 
1 
2 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
3 
1 
- 
1 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
11 
5 
1 
5 
3 
8 
acres 
2,775 
(D) 
(D) 
2,639 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
13,511,146 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
42,000 
13,469,146 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
1 
4 
- 
5 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
5 
_ 
_ 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
4 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Rice 
farms 
822 
166 
409 
247 
527 
295 
acres 
395,063 
41,637 
213,862 
139,564 
204,525 
190,538 
cwt 
25,490,218 
2,574,319 
13,870,787 
9,045,112 
13,205,327 
12,284,891 
Irrigated 
farms 
822 
166 
409 
247 
527 
295 
acres 
395,063 
41,637 
213,862 
139,564 
204,525 
190,538 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
40 
26 
10 
4 
31 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
137 
60 
51 
26 
106 
31 
100 to 249 acres 
163 
36 
87 
40 
122 
41 
250 to 499 acres 
186 
19 
89 
78 
111 
75 
500 acres or more 
296 
25 
172 
99 
157 
139 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
387 
51 
212 
124 
225 
162 
acres 
125,098 
9,807 
71,094 
44,197 
62,253 
62,845 
bushels 
12,523,687 
1,027,179 
7,015,582 
4,480,926 
6,251,783 
6,271,904 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
