Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Natchitoches 
Orleans 
Ouachita 
Plaquemines 
Pointe Coupee 
Farms 
number 
630 
14 
450 
140 
393 
Land in farms 
acres 
200,979 
111 
93,112 
88,929 
182,214 
Average size of farm 
acres 
319 
8 
207 
635 
464 
Median size of farm 
acres 
90 
1 
51 
46 
77 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
774,152 
122,802 
603,421 
801,563 
1,272,481 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,427 
15,489 
2,916 
1,262 
2,744 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
57,785 
1,598 
32,529 
8,995 
94,355 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,723 
114,134 
72,287 
64,248 
240,090 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
32 
10 
55 
33 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
169 
4 
162 
40 
119 
50 to 179 acres 
227 
- 
134 
16 
115 
180 to 499 acres 
103 
- 
58 
22 
52 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
- 
20 
7 
17 
1 ,000 acres or more 
47 
21 
22 
54 
Total cropland 
farms 
390 
9 
243 
93 
270 
acres 
70,330 
26 
47,443 
8,511 
143,774 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
338 
9 
192 
80 
254 
acres 
64,013 
(D) 
41,780 
3,523 
140,038 
Irrigated land 
farms 
25 
7 
39 
27 
13 
acres 
10,486 
8 
12,123 
128 
6,112 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
129,003 
520 
49,071 
15,044 
130,147 
Average per farm 
dollars 
204,767 
37,167 
109,048 
107,460 
331,162 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
30,240 
214 
26,955 
5,875 
124,618 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
98,763 
307 
22,117 
9,170 
5,528 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
235 
2 
243 
16 
92 
$2,500 to $4,999 
70 
2 
39 
17 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
72 
4 
36 
21 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
98 
- 
48 
23 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
- 
26 
16 
48 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
5 
14 
26 
31 
$100,000 or more 
87 
1 
44 
21 
72 
Government payments 
farms 
208 
1 
116 
11 
161 
$1,000 
3,061 
(D) 
1,933 
60 
2,786 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
214 
3 
109 
39 
110 
$1,000 
2,343 
223 
3,617 
431 
1,827 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
87,451 
354 
38,519 
11,200 
88,894 
Average per farm 
dollars 
138,811 
25,254 
85,598 
80,000 
226,193 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
630 
14 
450 
140 
393 
$1,000 
46,957 
450 
16,102 
4,335 
45,866 
Average per farm 
dollars 
74,534 
32,134 
35,782 
30,961 
116,708 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
249 
9 
185 
60 
185 
Other 
number 
381 
5 
265 
80 
208 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
383 
13 
270 
99 
232 
200 days or more 
number 
213 
3 
162 
61 
113 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
352 
2 
176 
41 
174 
number 
35,735 
(D) 
5,183 
7,152 
13,205 
Beef cows 
farms 
327 
2 
145 
39 
150 
number 
20,529 
(D) 
(D) 
4,234 
7,693 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
291 
2 
110 
36 
159 
number 
21,617 
(D) 
2,136 
3,964 
6,407 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
4 
number 
22 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
- 
8 
5 
4 
number 
- 
- 
181 
85 
102 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
44 
1 
51 
6 
19 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
137 
660 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
17 
5 
- 
- 
number 
20,114,630 
2,240,000 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
- 
9 
- 
19 
acres 
12,927 
- 
5,805 
- 
10,412 
bushels 
1,704,471 
- 
952,177 
- 
1,847,357 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5 
- 
16 
- 
45 
acres 
1,366 
- 
7,979 
- 
29,138 
bushels 
66,826 
- 
494,682 
- 
1,344,812 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
16 
- 
45 
acres 
1,366 
- 
7,979 
- 
29,138 
bushels 
66,826 
- 
494,682 
- 
1,344,812 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
234 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
