Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Evangeline 
Franklin 
Grant 
Iberia 
Iberville 
Farms 
number 
663 
915 
238 
279 
165 
Land in farms 
acres 
191,805 
246,122 
47,977 
107,254 
163,340 
Average size of farm 
acres 
289 
269 
202 
384 
990 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
80 
72 
32 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
613,686 
613,407 
430,169 
1,205,220 
1,785,259 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,121 
2,280 
2,134 
3,135 
1,803 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
51,069 
97,668 
15,490 
64,646 
65,189 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,027 
106,741 
65,086 
231,705 
395,083 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
51 
35 
20 
61 
20 
1 0 to 49 acres 
249 
273 
64 
100 
44 
50 to 1 79 acres 
232 
321 
91 
56 
42 
1 80 to 499 acres 
63 
169 
39 
15 
19 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
56 
14 
19 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
50 
61 
10 
28 
30 
Total cropland 
farms 
355 
625 
120 
183 
95 
acres 
103,929 
162,416 
16,958 
85,534 
62,997 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
245 
425 
102 
164 
87 
acres 
76,626 
143,068 
11,988 
65,687 
50,085 
Irrigated land 
farms 
90 
195 
15 
19 
13 
acres 
40,070 
88,803 
459 
404 
1,012 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
62,620 
143,167 
7,866 
92,168 
67,557 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,450 
156,466 
33,051 
330,352 
409,434 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
52,364 
138,498 
5,886 
89,626 
65,250 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,257 
4,669 
1,981 
2,543 
2,306 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
296 
464 
107 
96 
55 
$2,500 to $4,999 
62 
46 
38 
37 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
93 
77 
26 
35 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
78 
100 
22 
29 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
44 
16 
20 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
26 
9 
10 
18 
$100,000 or more 
70 
158 
20 
52 
34 
Government payments 
farms 
316 
734 
53 
47 
39 
$1,000 
4,088 
7,665 
723 
311 
223 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
139 
238 
53 
81 
38 
$1,000 
2,049 
4,415 
406 
870 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
42,595 
96,677 
7,229 
78,150 
43,760 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,246 
105,658 
30,374 
280,109 
265,210 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
663 
915 
238 
279 
165 
$1,000 
26,162 
58,570 
1,767 
15,199 
24,672 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,460 
64,011 
7,423 
54,476 
149,526 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
241 
353 
70 
160 
102 
Other 
number 
422 
562 
168 
119 
63 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
405 
499 
174 
171 
83 
200 days or more 
number 
280 
281 
115 
112 
63 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
337 
285 
111 
121 
89 
number 
22,861 
14,440 
6,612 
3,723 
7,273 
Beef cows 
farms 
295 
260 
98 
108 
76 
number 
(D) 
8,408 
3,730 
1,939 
4,499 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
270 
224 
94 
88 
73 
number 
10,351 
5,949 
2,813 
1,474 
3,318 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
7 
6 
8 
1 
number 
168 
38 
90 
54 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
4 
3 
8 
1 
number 
364 
8 
62 
56 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
- 
5 
14 
6 
number 
354 
- 
322 
261 
194 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
24 
16 
28 
20 
18 
number 
968 
511 
797 
788 
358 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
number 
6,004 
- 
- 
24 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
119 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
1,074 
60,769 
731 
- 
- 
bushels 
169,587 
11,521,725 
105,528 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
116 
12 
2 
1 
acres 
655 
22,794 
1,362 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
32,877 
1,145,416 
60,047 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
116 
12 
2 
1 
acres 
655 
22,794 
1,362 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
32,877 
1,145,416 
60,047 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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