Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
841 
429 
250 
81 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
238,218 
88,020 
50,456 
62,173 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
283 
205 
202 
768 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
47 
53 
35 
136 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
718,179 
628,439 
431,167 
710,251 
2,339,241 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,554 
2,219 
2,101 
3,519 
3,048 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,933,418 
98,791 
32,649 
22,504 
45,057 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,418 
117,469 
76,105 
90,015 
556,261 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,967 
110 
36 
61 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,309 
318 
170 
91 
16 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,723 
199 
127 
51 
11 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,845 
94 
56 
23 
6 
500 to 999 acres 
1,323 
45 
16 
11 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,926 
75 
24 
13 
26 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,597 
488 
206 
119 
56 
acres 
4,275,637 
187,129 
47,156 
20,341 
55,981 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,918 
329 
168 
101 
54 
acres 
3,447,617 
144,459 
28,285 
17,646 
47,457 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,015 
167 
45 
12 
3 
acres 
1,092,881 
82,854 
18,399 
22 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
124,325 
23,675 
20,492 
64,819 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,600 
147,830 
55,186 
81,966 
800,230 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,783,610 
107,739 
20,175 
17,707 
63,888 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,025,791 
16,587 
3,500 
2,785 
931 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
12,750 
405 
199 
108 
19 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,934 
74 
61 
42 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,140 
74 
48 
34 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,262 
83 
53 
36 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
38 
26 
6 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,087 
30 
9 
10 
4 
$100,000 or more 
3,288 
137 
33 
14 
39 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
434 
152 
8 
7 
$1,000 
138,164 
6,775 
2,111 
56 
65 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,962 
200 
84 
52 
24 
$1,000 
133,307 
2,156 
801 
434 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
90,113 
20,644 
13,270 
36,747 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
107,150 
48,121 
53,081 
453,672 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
28,093 
841 
429 
250 
81 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
43,143 
5,943 
7,712 
29,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
51,300 
13,853 
30,848 
365,508 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
12,136 
396 
153 
82 
54 
Other 
number 
15,957 
445 
276 
168 
27 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
17,611 
475 
305 
197 
43 
200 days or more 
number 
11,447 
319 
196 
155 
28 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,687 
364 
243 
152 
27 
number 
788,967 
1 1 ,222 
9,346 
8,365 
931 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,115 
323 
216 
134 
25 
number 
434,252 
7,443 
5,900 
5,140 
505 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
16,089 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,121 
242 
181 
117 
23 
number 
364,436 
3,912 
4,306 
3,747 
433 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
14 
28 
12 
- 
number 
6,806 
164 
208 
198 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
382 
9 
11 
11 
- 
number 
7,636 
133 
104 
637 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
643 
67 
21 
10 
- 
number 
9,843 
888 
253 
122 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,303 
56 
53 
40 
4 
number 
1,910,683 
1,528 
1,089 
845 
18 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
314 
5 
- 
3 
- 
number 
151,933,586 
(D) 
- 
9 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
- 
4 
2 
- 
acres 
524,008 
- 
334 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
92,016,083 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
4,706 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
73,499 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
849 
4 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
275,408 
1,000 
1,970 
- 
- 
bushels 
13,509,354 
53,323 
48,950 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
849 
4 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
275,408 
1,000 
1,970 
- 
- 
bushels 
13,509,354 
53,323 
48,950 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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