Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Avoyelles 
Beauregard 
Bienville 
Bossier 
Caddo 
Farms 
number 
937 
860 
233 
472 
614 
Land in farms 
acres 
299,158 
146,203 
55,871 
81,300 
139,856 
Average size of farm 
acres 
319 
170 
240 
172 
228 
Median size of farm 
acres 
61 
72 
98 
46 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
724,315 
424,519 
570,425 
579,184 
620,079 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,269 
2,497 
2,379 
3,363 
2,722 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
106,675 
48,367 
20,703 
43,032 
49,775 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,847 
56,240 
88,855 
91,169 
81,067 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
78 
51 
16 
74 
84 
1 0 to 49 acres 
326 
266 
61 
166 
250 
50 to 179 acres 
262 
354 
89 
122 
150 
180 to 499 acres 
130 
138 
52 
71 
71 
500 to 999 acres 
59 
26 
5 
25 
26 
1 ,000 acres or more 
82 
25 
10 
14 
33 
Total cropland 
farms 
657 
482 
124 
199 
304 
acres 
203,474 
42,641 
16,214 
28,441 
58,556 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
517 
415 
106 
167 
259 
acres 
178,169 
26,271 
8,033 
24,304 
55,027 
Irrigated land 
farms 
58 
56 
7 
33 
48 
acres 
21,717 
3,093 
115 
1,490 
13,504 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
137,784 
15,711 
34,493 
17,708 
50,616 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,048 
18,269 
148,040 
37,518 
82,436 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
125,611 
9,372 
1,880 
10,765 
42,295 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,173 
6,339 
32,613 
6,944 
8,321 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
365 
420 
122 
252 
311 
$2,500 to $4,999 
108 
118 
22 
55 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
109 
106 
17 
37 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
123 
136 
28 
45 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51 
41 
15 
39 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
45 
16 
10 
12 
14 
$100,000 or more 
136 
23 
19 
32 
47 
Government payments 
farms 
425 
157 
24 
52 
91 
$1,000 
5,632 
1,523 
136 
717 
2,364 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
254 
148 
62 
91 
111 
$1,000 
4,436 
1,059 
776 
2,072 
2,797 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
81,316 
18,553 
35,921 
17,746 
40,377 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,783 
21,573 
154,168 
37,597 
65,761 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
937 
860 
233 
472 
614 
$1,000 
66,537 
-259 
-515 
2,751 
15,400 
Average per farm 
dollars 
71,011 
-301 
-2,212 
5,829 
25,081 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
403 
318 
126 
250 
296 
Other 
number 
534 
542 
107 
222 
318 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
674 
542 
122 
251 
385 
200 days or more 
number 
487 
337 
77 
152 
264 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
441 
525 
144 
226 
304 
number 
28,940 
21,626 
9,153 
11,401 
13,138 
Beef cows 
farms 
391 
474 
130 
184 
258 
number 
17,555 
(D) 
4,508 
6,117 
7,314 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
3 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
362 
357 
97 
152 
199 
number 
12,548 
7,703 
2,290 
5,996 
8,865 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
30 
32 
9 
17 
15 
number 
176 
327 
42 
176 
49 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
18 
5 
11 
7 
number 
80 
234 
73 
240 
12 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
9 
35 
4 
9 
8 
number 
99 
907 
16 
152 
30 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
68 
134 
33 
42 
79 
number 
2,812 
3,030 
188,567 
904 
1,942 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
7 
6 
1 
9 
number 
- 
140 
3,131,525 
(D) 
160 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
55 
6 
1 
5 
25 
acres 
9,290 
1,043 
(D) 
4,708 
19,830 
bushels 
1,518,450 
164,300 
(D) 
539,087 
3,139,308 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
56 
7 
- 
7 
18 
acres 
17,174 
2,242 
- 
1,995 
5,812 
bushels 
855,846 
78,571 
- 
126,045 
248,635 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
56 
7 
- 
7 
18 
acres 
17,174 
2,242 
- 
1,995 
5,812 
bushels 
855,846 
78,571 
- 
126,045 
248,635 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
