Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
St. Martin 
St. Mary 
St. Tammany 
Tangipahoa 
Tensas 
Farms 
number 
340 
128 
604 
1,070 
251 
Land in farms 
acres 
75,909 
76,085 
34,113 
106,710 
196,627 
Average size of farm 
acres 
223 
594 
56 
100 
783 
Median size of farm 
acres 
26 
58 
20 
44 
178 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
552,228 
1,490,963 
413,126 
410,570 
1,721,227 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,473 
2,508 
7,315 
4,117 
2,197 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
52,685 
50,197 
26,706 
58,815 
69,232 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,957 
392,163 
44,216 
54,968 
275,824 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
90 
32 
143 
160 
4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
128 
28 
306 
398 
64 
50 to 1 79 acres 
66 
19 
108 
350 
61 
1 80 to 499 acres 
15 
8 
36 
130 
49 
500 to 999 acres 
16 
11 
10 
26 
19 
1 ,000 acres or more 
25 
30 
1 
6 
54 
Total cropland 
farms 
197 
77 
281 
636 
192 
acres 
58,229 
63,044 
7,907 
36,280 
168,156 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
178 
69 
235 
527 
105 
acres 
49,351 
52,663 
5,590 
25,115 
156,494 
Irrigated land 
farms 
37 
5 
86 
82 
51 
acres 
6,673 
23 
371 
727 
40,270 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
52,785 
65,775 
11,286 
45,683 
129,154 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,251 
513,867 
18,685 
42,694 
514,558 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
48,025 
64,714 
6,892 
18,346 
128,932 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,761 
1,061 
4,394 
27,337 
222 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
114 
43 
319 
508 
143 
$2,500 to $4,999 
62 
2 
62 
128 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
27 
89 
123 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
53 
13 
69 
140 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
7 
26 
43 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
1 
15 
51 
5 
$100,000 or more 
48 
35 
24 
77 
74 
Government payments 
farms 
60 
27 
15 
185 
217 
$1,000 
506 
173 
38 
790 
7,350 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
62 
43 
135 
238 
108 
$1,000 
1,315 
485 
7,948 
3,090 
6,108 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
40,384 
56,582 
22,213 
49,284 
76,895 
Average per farm 
dollars 
118,777 
442,048 
36,776 
46,060 
306,356 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
340 
128 
604 
1,070 
251 
$1,000 
14,222 
9,851 
-2,941 
279 
65,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,829 
76,960 
-4,869 
261 
261,817 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
151 
65 
256 
472 
95 
Other 
number 
189 
63 
348 
598 
156 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
229 
77 
388 
754 
107 
200 days or more 
number 
113 
48 
242 
460 
62 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
126 
47 
241 
725 
29 
number 
2,825 
3,118 
7,992 
37,096 
678 
Beef cows 
farms 
107 
42 
214 
637 
29 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
16,962 
427 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
1 
3 
60 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,807 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
90 
34 
160 
490 
20 
number 
1,062 
673 
3,128 
14,554 
252 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
8 
21 
29 
- 
number 
129 
99 
110 
290 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
4 
12 
17 
- 
number 
82 
77 
103 
118 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
21 
5 
30 
19 
- 
number 
360 
81 
597 
163 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
44 
11 
110 
115 
2 
number 
974 
254 
2,338 
2,320 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
8 
2 
number 
36 
- 
306 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
61 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
43,853 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
7,407,193 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
5 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
3 
1,050 
- 
tons 
116 
- 
42 
16,900 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
4 
34 
acres 
964 
(D) 
- 
554 
20,779 
bushels 
33,244 
(D) 
- 
25,790 
1,016,172 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
4 
34 
acres 
964 
(D) 
- 
554 
20,779 
bushels 
33,244 
(D) 
- 
25,790 
1,016,172 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Louisiana 237 
