Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Terrebonne 
Union 
Vermilion 
Vernon 
Washington 
Farms 
number 
189 
413 
1,184 
471 
826 
Land in farms 
acres 
92,912 
62,640 
283,658 
48,995 
81,418 
Average size of farm 
acres 
492 
152 
240 
104 
99 
Median size of farm 
acres 
52 
80 
62 
46 
43 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,102,540 
441,253 
622,631 
328,764 
349,438 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,243 
2,909 
2,599 
3,160 
3,545 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
27,884 
31,032 
119,080 
20,718 
45,420 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,534 
75,139 
100,574 
43,986 
54,988 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
40 
28 
124 
55 
77 
1 0 to 49 acres 
50 
100 
388 
195 
359 
50 to 179 acres 
45 
170 
374 
159 
293 
180 to 499 acres 
26 
98 
169 
50 
71 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
15 
50 
7 
21 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
2 
79 
5 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
119 
243 
754 
245 
483 
acres 
21,516 
16,835 
171,871 
8,939 
28,627 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
97 
210 
480 
202 
408 
acres 
17,456 
12,632 
114,859 
5,706 
21,854 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
4 
205 
18 
48 
acres 
618 
44 
59,172 
23 
376 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
37,123 
92,919 
141,141 
3,200 
28,298 
Average per farm 
dollars 
196,416 
224,984 
119,207 
6,794 
34,259 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
16,175 
1,389 
98,433 
929 
1 1 ,379 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
20,947 
91,530 
42,708 
2,270 
16,919 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
66 
161 
521 
259 
371 
$2,500 to $4,999 
23 
50 
100 
74 
129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
30 
34 
129 
72 
136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
65 
149 
42 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
28 
109 
17 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
12 
54 
4 
19 
$100,000 or more 
25 
63 
122 
3 
36 
Government payments 
farms 
17 
38 
678 
19 
121 
$1,000 
95 
166 
6,832 
89 
434 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
44 
110 
308 
94 
164 
$1,000 
430 
884 
2,895 
989 
852 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
31,205 
71,684 
87,433 
6,803 
31,696 
Average per farm 
dollars 
165,104 
173,570 
73,845 
14,445 
38,372 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
189 
413 
1,184 
471 
826 
$1,000 
6,443 
22,285 
63,436 
-2,526 
-2,112 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,090 
53,958 
53,577 
-5,363 
-2,556 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
111 
199 
636 
234 
364 
Other 
number 
78 
214 
548 
237 
462 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
102 
263 
710 
300 
476 
200 days or more 
number 
58 
159 
367 
199 
276 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
91 
244 
575 
288 
578 
number 
9,847 
16,767 
29,486 
6,674 
24,281 
Beef cows 
farms 
83 
244 
540 
248 
508 
number 
5,340 
10,112 
18,568 
4,175 
10,490 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,872 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
75 
192 
453 
186 
411 
number 
5,376 
7,025 
12,168 
2,291 
8,851 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
13 
13 
27 
29 
number 
(D) 
251 
151 
213 
230 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
10 
8 
19 
8 
number 
(D) 
276 
77 
103 
100 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
- 
41 
18 
13 
number 
34 
- 
575 
376 
231 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
12 
23 
69 
97 
87 
number 
363 
74,077 
1,550 
2,421 
1,945 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
50 
7 
3 
5 
number 
(D) 
26,973,413 
330 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
1 
9 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
386 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33,531 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
12 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,426 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21,753 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
238 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
