Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
La Salle 
Lincoln 
Livingston 
Madison 
Morehouse 
Farms 
number 
186 
346 
405 
295 
434 
Land in farms 
acres 
19,520 
55,835 
27,571 
224,565 
279,050 
Average size of farm 
acres 
105 
161 
68 
761 
643 
Median size of farm 
acres 
70 
80 
24 
343 
180 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
269,211 
536,971 
391,204 
1,877,692 
1,521,809 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,565 
3,328 
5,747 
2,467 
2,367 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,542 
22,802 
18,811 
98,955 
88,880 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,680 
65,901 
46,446 
335,441 
204,793 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
10 
87 
6 
18 
1 0 to 49 acres 
59 
105 
195 
35 
84 
50 to 1 79 acres 
96 
142 
90 
67 
114 
1 80 to 499 acres 
19 
73 
30 
63 
82 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
13 
2 
36 
37 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
3 
1 
88 
99 
Total cropland 
farms 
111 
179 
200 
239 
304 
acres 
3,983 
9,390 
5,304 
180,692 
206,749 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
88 
157 
159 
178 
234 
acres 
3,109 
7,668 
3,641 
164,390 
195,772 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2 
16 
33 
102 
142 
acres 
(D) 
425 
329 
63,085 
141,500 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,030 
101,699 
4,829 
155,076 
176,109 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,540 
293,928 
11,924 
525,682 
405,780 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
354 
1,472 
1,236 
154,158 
170,710 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
677 
100,227 
3,593 
919 
5,399 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
92 
138 
179 
114 
183 
$2,500 to $4,999 
22 
37 
84 
1 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
47 
40 
59 
8 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
19 
48 
43 
11 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
13 
29 
18 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
7 
6 
9 
18 
$100,000 or more 
" 
63 
5 
134 
135 
Government payments 
farms 
20 
47 
23 
257 
298 
$1,000 
186 
387 
103 
6,131 
11,646 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
30 
78 
108 
140 
164 
$1,000 
314 
866 
629 
6,000 
7,545 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,083 
76,893 
7,332 
94,396 
109,777 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,201 
222,233 
18,103 
319,985 
252,942 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
186 
346 
405 
295 
434 
$1,000 
-554 
26,059 
-1,771 
72,811 
85,523 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,976 
75,316 
-4,372 
246,816 
197,058 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
58 
145 
171 
162 
209 
Other 
number 
128 
201 
234 
133 
225 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
138 
216 
225 
152 
245 
200 days or more 
number 
73 
176 
168 
67 
163 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
117 
191 
236 
24 
89 
number 
3,024 
12,431 
5,894 
2,297 
13,921 
Beef cows 
farms 
95 
177 
210 
23 
83 
number 
1,653 
5,130 
3,720 
1,251 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
90 
146 
176 
20 
62 
number 
1,104 
3,975 
3,260 
988 
3,549 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
26 
12 
10 
- 
6 
number 
223 
81 
317 
- 
63 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
19 
3 
10 
- 
- 
number 
89 
42 
189 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
37 
22 
(D) 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
20 
26 
60 
2 
24 
number 
397 
86,190 
1,513 
(D) 
410 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
44 
4 
- 
number 
- 
29,988,840 
84 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
106 
110 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
70,378 
75,363 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
12,794,967 
14,110,714 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
32 
68 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
8,910 
17,935 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
431,694 
894,382 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
32 
68 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
8,910 
17,935 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
431,694 
894,382 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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