Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calcasieu 
Caldwell 
Cameron 
Catahoula 
Claiborne 
Farms 
number 
902 
295 
342 
567 
295 
Land in farms 
acres 
337,982 
62,265 
235,260 
223,900 
57,243 
Average size of farm 
acres 
375 
211 
688 
395 
194 
Median size of farm 
acres 
44 
72 
162 
108 
103 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
961,407 
522,677 
1,210,319 
958,257 
488,680 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,566 
2,476 
1,759 
2,427 
2,518 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
63,377 
20,669 
33,348 
73,531 
26,608 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,263 
70,066 
97,509 
129,684 
90,198 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
145 
20 
21 
10 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
318 
97 
67 
133 
87 
50 to 1 79 acres 
249 
99 
90 
220 
112 
1 80 to 499 acres 
106 
48 
94 
100 
64 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
18 
20 
34 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
50 
13 
50 
70 
9 
Total cropland 
farms 
409 
174 
173 
404 
148 
acres 
85,902 
28,828 
55,311 
166,155 
12,518 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
308 
121 
139 
227 
128 
acres 
35,146 
17,004 
18,140 
138,677 
9,164 
Irrigated land 
farms 
39 
27 
19 
68 
3 
acres 
15,847 
4,117 
11,513 
33,695 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
33,154 
11,484 
19,103 
91,943 
71,223 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,757 
38,930 
55,858 
162,156 
241,434 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
19,900 
9,663 
11,780 
88,250 
1,943 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
13,254 
1,821 
7,323 
3,693 
69,280 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
479 
164 
140 
307 
127 
$2,500 to $4,999 
107 
19 
30 
17 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
100 
28 
48 
33 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
34 
61 
65 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
13 
24 
22 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
10 
8 
34 
19 
$100,000 or more 
46 
27 
31 
89 
52 
Government payments 
farms 
200 
131 
82 
405 
45 
$1,000 
2,653 
1,762 
896 
7,435 
177 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
161 
59 
55 
162 
67 
$1,000 
5,733 
1,419 
3,448 
4,561 
723 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
32,404 
11,428 
14,604 
73,668 
46,982 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,925 
38,740 
42,701 
129,927 
159,262 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
902 
295 
342 
567 
295 
$1,000 
9,136 
3,237 
8,843 
30,270 
25,140 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,128 
10,973 
25,858 
53,386 
85,220 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
324 
119 
116 
193 
124 
Other 
number 
578 
176 
226 
374 
171 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
689 
191 
259 
387 
183 
200 days or more 
number 
500 
129 
174 
254 
117 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
518 
134 
251 
157 
156 
number 
38,695 
5,693 
26,734 
8,988 
12,768 
Beef cows 
farms 
444 
118 
237 
135 
131 
number 
22,733 
2,947 
15,117 
5,246 
5,574 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
375 
92 
196 
118 
130 
number 
18,049 
2,492 
12,155 
3,864 
6,650 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
34 
8 
10 
8 
15 
number 
309 
107 
73 
65 
230 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
24 
5 
6 
7 
5 
number 
274 
32 
24 
70 
141 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
29 
3 
1 
2 
2 
number 
306 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
103 
33 
15 
8 
25 
number 
2,013 
764 
312 
112 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
33 
number 
425 
- 
- 
- 
14,290,139 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
21 
- 
40 
3 
acres 
- 
2,832 
- 
19,823 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
440,196 
- 
3,406,636 
36,440 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
49 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
1,016 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
11 
- 
36 
2 
acres 
370 
2,132 
- 
11,551 
(D) 
bushels 
12,950 
122,636 
- 
476,456 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
11 
- 
36 
2 
acres 
370 
2,132 
- 
11,551 
(D) 
bushels 
12,950 
122,636 
- 
476,456 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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