Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
St. Charles 
St. Helena 
St. James 
St. John the Baptist 
St. Landry 
Farms 
number 
70 
373 
63 
23 
1,338 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,216 
53,101 
39,942 
10,758 
300,821 
Average size of farm 
acres 
232 
142 
634 
468 
225 
Median size of farm 
acres 
50 
65 
68 
80 
49 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
501,876 
476,400 
2,231,445 
1,361,241 
540,722 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,166 
3,346 
3,520 
2,910 
2,405 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
4,055 
23,327 
23,293 
5,529 
120,754 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,928 
62,539 
369,730 
240,372 
90,249 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
34 
8 
6 
162 
1 0 to 49 acres 
25 
120 
21 
3 
520 
50 to 179 acres 
19 
154 
11 
7 
411 
1 80 to 499 acres 
17 
38 
7 
4 
103 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
18 
3 
- 
61 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
9 
13 
3 
81 
Total cropland 
farms 
31 
209 
41 
17 
782 
acres 
1,866 
17,006 
37,056 
7,960 
223,939 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
31 
187 
38 
17 
599 
acres 
1,618 
11,179 
28,926 
(D) 
184,906 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
22 
6 
- 
110 
acres 
(D) 
1,437 
16 
- 
29,779 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,160 
25,566 
33,155 
9,262 
124,980 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,578 
68,541 
526,272 
402,677 
93,408 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
148 
2,115 
32,763 
9,130 
114,615 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,013 
23,451 
392 
131 
10,365 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
21 
156 
13 
8 
621 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
36 
6 
5 
193 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15 
75 
7 
- 
146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13 
39 
9 
5 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
26 
3 
- 
73 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
13 
7 
2 
48 
$100,000 or more 
- 
28 
18 
3 
130 
Government payments 
farms 
6 
68 
11 
1 
526 
$1,000 
(D) 
298 
84 
(D) 
5,809 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
9 
79 
25 
4 
362 
$1,000 
96 
337 
125 
(Z) 
4,008 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,377 
27,686 
19,585 
3,688 
100,993 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,674 
74,226 
310,872 
160,339 
75,481 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
70 
373 
63 
23 
1,338 
$1,000 
-111 
-1,485 
13,780 
5,581 
33,805 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,592 
-3,982 
218,722 
242,670 
25,265 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
45 
164 
39 
13 
539 
Other 
number 
25 
209 
24 
10 
799 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
35 
244 
27 
12 
935 
200 days or more 
number 
17 
170 
17 
6 
645 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
48 
270 
20 
11 
690 
number 
2,280 
17,813 
1,185 
(D) 
29,028 
Beef cows 
farms 
48 
242 
20 
11 
613 
number 
1,440 
8,211 
687 
(D) 
16,931 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
13 
- 
- 
number 
- 
2,298 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
44 
203 
14 
11 
526 
number 
1,189 
7,083 
401 
(D) 
1 1 ,345 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
3 
29 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
11 
281 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
2 
14 
number 
- 
31 
- 
(D) 
112 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
2 
70 
number 
- 
25 
- 
(D) 
756 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2 
34 
7 
4 
88 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
87 
153 
1,630 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
number 
- 
- 
" 
6 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,777 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,162,515 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
1,210 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
20,600 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
38 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15,090 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
667,409 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
38 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15,090 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
667,409 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
