Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Avoyelles 
Beauregard 
Bienville 
Bossier 
Caddo 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
937 
860 
233 
472 
614 
2007 
947 
909 
194 
493 
625 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
299,158 
146,203 
55,871 
81,300 
139,856 
2007 
278,465 
178,950 
40,703 
103,500 
151,215 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
319 
170 
240 
172 
228 
2007 
294 
197 
210 
210 
242 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
937 
860 
233 
472 
614 
2007 
947 
909 
194 
493 
625 
$1,000, 2012 
678,684 
365,086 
132,909 
273,375 
380,728 
2007 
494,691 
399,564 
87,326 
287,527 
323,101 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
724,315 
424,519 
570,425 
579,184 
620,079 
2007 
522,377 
439,565 
450,136 
583,220 
516,961 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,269 
2,497 
2,379 
3,363 
2,722 
2007 
1,776 
2,233 
2,145 
2,778 
2,137 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
160 
51 
20 
38 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
155 
82 
41 
59 
95 
$100,000 to $199,999 
179 
178 
35 
80 
109 
$200,000 to $499,999 
220 
347 
72 
150 
226 
$500,000 to $999,999 
95 
118 
31 
79 
72 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
46 
56 
20 
41 
37 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
55 
26 
13 
18 
31 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
20 
2 
- 
7 
8 
$10,000,000 or more 
7 
1 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
532,815 
740,699 
519,218 
537,617 
562,350 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
56.1 
19.7 
10.8 
15.1 
24.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
78 
51 
16 
74 
84 
acres 
369 
268 
66 
367 
412 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
326 
266 
61 
166 
250 
acres 
8,678 
7,137 
1,835 
3,795 
6,403 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
77 
96 
16 
36 
40 
acres 
4,315 
5,600 
896 
2,128 
2,280 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
86 
110 
25 
24 
39 
acres 
7,066 
8,926 
2,081 
2,004 
3,373 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
58 
91 
34 
45 
51 
acres 
6,693 
10,630 
3,676 
5,238 
5,828 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
41 
57 
14 
17 
20 
acres 
6,391 
9,074 
2,183 
2,598 
3,098 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
31 
42 
21 
14 
7 
acres 
6,080 
8,127 
4,160 
2,809 
1,375 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
26 
30 
5 
10 
15 
acres 
6,245 
6,988 
(D) 
2,384 
3,578 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
73 
66 
26 
47 
49 
acres 
24,748 
22,843 
8,994 
16,663 
17,202 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
59 
26 
5 
25 
26 
acres 
42,256 
17,660 
3,645 
16,231 
17,722 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
45 
19 
2 
8 
18 
acres 
62,615 
29,970 
(D) 
11,354 
24,686 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
37 
6 
8 
6 
15 
acres 
123,702 
18,980 
24,160 
15,729 
53,899 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
65 
75 
14 
75 
131 
acres 
308 
412 
70 
336 
605 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
304 
300 
54 
199 
216 
acres 
8,369 
7,787 
1,542 
4,702 
5,405 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
82 
79 
14 
27 
46 
acres 
4,674 
4,667 
808 
1,514 
2,529 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
78 
105 
16 
28 
37 
acres 
6,546 
8,574 
1,291 
2,319 
3,114 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
88 
82 
29 
30 
35 
acres 
10,114 
9,300 
3,238 
3,482 
3,908 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
59 
77 
6 
12 
20 
acres 
9,214 
12,146 
936 
1,826 
3,261 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
29 
42 
15 
14 
19 
acres 
5,878 
8,156 
2,967 
2,728 
3,751 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
33 
10 
7 
19 
acres 
4,103 
7,855 
2,372 
1,697 
4,636 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
103 
71 
25 
42 
35 
acres 
35,278 
22,797 
8,081 
14,891 
12,610 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
47 
26 
5 
38 
26 
acres 
33,618 
16,130 
3,105 
24,511 
17,820 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
44 
7 
3 
10 
22 
acres 
62,581 
9,707 
4,920 
14,300 
28,159 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
31 
12 
3 
11 
19 
acres 
97,782 
71,419 
11,373 
31,194 
65,417 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
657 
482 
124 
199 
304 
2007 
714 
538 
134 
270 
367 
acres, 2012 
203,474 
42,641 
16,214 
28,441 
58,556 
2007 
203,144 
44,257 
9,979 
37,807 
77,514 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
517 
415 
106 
167 
259 
2007 
509 
402 
106 
187 
274 
acres, 2012 
178,169 
26,271 
8,033 
24,304 
55,027 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
168,057 
21,574 
5,327 
24,595 
61,372 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
36 
75 
22 
22 
16 
2007 
149 
178 
40 
108 
121 
acres, 2012 
2,032 
6,694 
7,388 
1,720 
484 
2007 
13,240 
13,387 
3,290 
8,025 
12,790 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
