Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Concordia 
De Soto 
East Baton Rouge 
East Carroll 
East Feliciana 
Farms 
number 
461 
669 
432 
227 
399 
Land in farms 
acres 
240,413 
164,341 
57,542 
251,024 
112,529 
Average size of farm 
acres 
522 
246 
133 
1,106 
282 
Median size of farm 
acres 
116 
71 
40 
300 
82 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,203,475 
665,374 
765,382 
3,029,085 
840,722 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,308 
2,709 
5,746 
2,739 
2,981 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
79,741 
50,169 
20,908 
92,926 
29,648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
172,973 
74,991 
48,398 
409,366 
74,306 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
33 
76 
78 
8 
34 
1 0 to 49 acres 
88 
179 
157 
35 
113 
50 to 179 acres 
151 
244 
123 
53 
129 
180 to 499 acres 
81 
113 
53 
26 
72 
500 to 999 acres 
37 
32 
12 
19 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
71 
25 
9 
86 
21 
Total cropland 
farms 
341 
319 
232 
198 
235 
acres 
171,253 
30,239 
13,321 
214,275 
25,979 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
216 
277 
190 
163 
197 
acres 
151,957 
25,911 
7,958 
204,954 
17,154 
Irrigated land 
farms 
56 
18 
35 
108 
28 
acres 
28,534 
273 
669 
125,644 
231 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
118,262 
17,673 
11,458 
192,254 
13,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
256,535 
26,416 
26,523 
846,932 
33,802 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
115,736 
4,458 
2,745 
191,490 
6,692 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,526 
13,215 
8,713 
764 
6,795 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
249 
319 
199 
64 
151 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
78 
55 
3 
54 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
83 
65 
5 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
29 
95 
41 
8 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
50 
43 
9 
30 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
19 
12 
22 
38 
$100,000 or more 
97 
25 
17 
116 
25 
Government payments 
farms 
393 
78 
35 
194 
60 
$1,000 
6,348 
841 
209 
7,976 
527 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
194 
151 
128 
77 
186 
$1,000 
5,851 
2,375 
370 
2,817 
2,556 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
80,151 
29,833 
12,981 
120,501 
14,803 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,863 
44,594 
30,048 
530,840 
37,100 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
461 
669 
432 
227 
399 
$1,000 
50,311 
-8,944 
-944 
82,546 
1,767 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,134 
-13,370 
-2,185 
363,637 
4,429 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
156 
332 
172 
139 
129 
Other 
number 
305 
337 
260 
88 
270 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
307 
391 
273 
103 
275 
200 days or more 
number 
177 
206 
203 
80 
205 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
69 
490 
238 
13 
230 
number 
6,069 
28,110 
11,298 
1,195 
14,615 
Beef cows 
farms 
62 
422 
214 
8 
204 
number 
3,282 
13,924 
(D) 
(D) 
8,571 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
4 
2 
3 
- 
number 
- 
1,422 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
44 
315 
162 
8 
197 
number 
2,298 
9,715 
5,394 
578 
8,751 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
6 
21 
1 
2 
number 
70 
39 
81 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
3 
12 
1 
2 
number 
16 
45 
2,338 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
7 
6 
8 
number 
(D) 
66 
407 
- 
114 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
11 
60 
37 
3 
39 
number 
257 
(D) 
1,290 
136 
758 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
1 
5 
- 
2 
number 
- 
(D) 
1,103,050 
" 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
62 
1 
4 
91 
7 
acres 
24,566 
(D) 
61 
60,854 
1,220 
bushels 
4,466,986 
(D) 
9,170 
11,306,826 
88,500 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
37 
- 
1 
40 
5 
acres 
11,779 
- 
(D) 
13,105 
6,600 
bushels 
616,641 
- 
(D) 
730,639 
231,000 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
37 
- 
1 
40 
5 
acres 
11,779 
- 
(D) 
13,105 
6,600 
bushels 
616,641 
- 
(D) 
730,639 
231,000 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
