Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Webster 
West Baton Rouge 
West Carroll 
West Feliciana 
Winn 
Farms 
number 
447 
106 
733 
163 
179 
Land in farms 
acres 
52,281 
30,300 
165,723 
101,261 
24,960 
Average size of farm 
acres 
117 
286 
226 
621 
139 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
29 
80 
200 
70 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
407,367 
1,071,957 
482,630 
1,639,713 
337,183 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,483 
3,750 
2,135 
2,639 
2,418 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
23,035 
23,624 
63,149 
16,262 
10,671 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,532 
222,871 
86,151 
99,768 
59,614 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
22 
17 
6 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
155 
48 
192 
40 
53 
50 to 1 79 acres 
182 
17 
347 
35 
74 
180 to 499 acres 
72 
3 
107 
36 
32 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
3 
31 
25 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
13 
39 
21 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
220 
50 
470 
98 
91 
acres 
10,061 
25,632 
115,890 
28,872 
4,123 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
192 
49 
220 
80 
77 
acres 
8,575 
22,451 
92,472 
26,849 
3,375 
Irrigated land 
farms 
16 
6 
101 
14 
8 
acres 
(D) 
82 
45,232 
20 
9 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
10,058 
31,369 
72,542 
18,663 
18,003 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,501 
295,938 
98,965 
114,494 
100,573 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,740 
27,839 
70,412 
14,340 
712 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,318 
3,530 
2,129 
4,323 
17,290 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
198 
34 
515 
64 
86 
$2,500 to $4,999 
54 
18 
23 
20 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
12 
49 
12 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
81 
7 
31 
19 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
11 
21 
18 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
5 
11 
17 
1 
$100,000 or more 
10 
19 
83 
13 
8 
Government payments 
farms 
32 
35 
614 
50 
25 
$1,000 
81 
181 
5,879 
273 
118 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
55 
36 
180 
84 
34 
$1,000 
1,760 
111 
3,928 
1,906 
376 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,092 
26,988 
49,288 
9,482 
13,582 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,289 
254,601 
67,242 
58,169 
75,877 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
447 
106 
733 
163 
179 
$1,000 
-1,193 
4,673 
33,060 
11,359 
4,914 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,670 
44,089 
45,103 
69,689 
27,455 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
200 
54 
183 
66 
78 
Other 
number 
247 
52 
550 
97 
101 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
252 
79 
446 
119 
124 
200 days or more 
number 
207 
48 
340 
89 
77 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
240 
56 
135 
83 
101 
number 
6,114 
1,682 
6,631 
14,216 
2,851 
Beef cows 
farms 
208 
44 
129 
71 
87 
number 
3,388 
882 
4,213 
7,768 
1,710 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
179 
48 
94 
66 
72 
number 
2,598 
938 
2,709 
7,259 
1,076 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
- 
18 
4 
4 
number 
(D) 
- 
164 
20 
73 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
- 
11 
2 
4 
number 
48 
- 
77 
(D) 
78 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
9 
number 
315 
- 
- 
- 
121 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
42 
2 
16 
15 
12 
number 
98,050 
(D) 
268 
204 
327,370 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
55 
7 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
21,054 
5,000 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
3,685,157 
640,000 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
1 
85 
7 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
23,256 
9,914 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
1,210,713 
405,688 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
85 
7 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
23,256 
9,914 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
1,210,713 
405,688 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Louisiana 239 
