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 
Calcasieu 
Caldwell 
Cameron 
Catahoula 
Claiborne 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
902 
295 
342 
567 
295 
2007 
971 
307 
339 
510 
239 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
337,982 
62,265 
235,260 
223,900 
57,243 
2007 
367,822 
67,474 
216,193 
231,106 
48,582 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
375 
211 
688 
395 
194 
2007 
379 
220 
638 
453 
203 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
902 
295 
342 
567 
295 
2007 
971 
307 
339 
510 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
867,189 
154,190 
413,929 
543,331 
144,161 
2007 
655,074 
127,375 
385,509 
378,118 
126,611 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
961,407 
522,677 
1,210,319 
958,257 
488,680 
2007 
674,638 
414,904 
1,137,196 
741,408 
529,754 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,566 
2,476 
1,759 
2,427 
2,518 
2007 
1,781 
1,888 
1,783 
1,636 
2,606 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
80 
28 
42 
59 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
138 
56 
19 
63 
31 
$100,000 to $199,999 
150 
62 
59 
101 
56 
$200,000 to $499,999 
290 
79 
84 
175 
89 
$500,000 to $999,999 
133 
37 
62 
67 
70 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
50 
15 
27 
31 
18 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
34 
14 
33 
38 
13 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
14 
4 
12 
29 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
13 
- 
4 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
680,756 
338,832 
822,330 
453,138 
483,122 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
49.6 
18.4 
28.6 
49.4 
11.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
145 
20 
21 
10 
9 
acres 
691 
63 
78 
42 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
318 
97 
67 
133 
87 
acres 
7,751 
3,115 
1,559 
3,826 
2,454 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
74 
28 
24 
61 
23 
acres 
4,338 
1,597 
1,363 
3,647 
1,365 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
69 
38 
16 
66 
24 
acres 
5,629 
3,197 
1,269 
5,356 
(D) 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
65 
25 
27 
53 
30 
acres 
7,450 
2,781 
3,262 
6,093 
3,466 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
41 
8 
23 
40 
35 
acres 
6,396 
1,226 
3,618 
6,290 
5,435 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
12 
26 
23 
18 
acres 
5,466 
2,374 
5,184 
4,621 
3,597 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
6 
16 
24 
12 
acres 
3,354 
1,444 
3,826 
5,648 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
65 
30 
52 
53 
34 
acres 
23,461 
10,991 
17,768 
17,851 
11,300 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
34 
18 
20 
34 
14 
acres 
21,981 
11,738 
14,098 
21,566 
9,091 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
17 
10 
22 
40 
8 
acres 
22,663 
14,775 
27,517 
57,337 
12,388 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
33 
3 
28 
30 
1 
acres 
228,802 
8,964 
155,718 
91,623 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
168 
13 
23 
24 
13 
acres 
794 
85 
102 
130 
52 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
348 
94 
99 
109 
75 
acres 
7,753 
2,662 
2,452 
3,113 
1,843 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
49 
35 
26 
27 
22 
acres 
2,790 
2,056 
1,490 
1,638 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
61 
23 
18 
40 
12 
acres 
4,927 
1,854 
1,440 
3,218 
994 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
70 
27 
22 
50 
17 
acres 
8,004 
2,840 
2,639 
5,857 
1,857 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
52 
21 
19 
37 
22 
acres 
8,481 
3,348 
2,954 
5,921 
3,408 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
19 
14 
12 
31 
14 
acres 
3,779 
2,769 
2,492 
6,053 
2,733 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
22 
12 
18 
15 
acres 
1,938 
5,445 
2,848 
4,408 
3,619 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
109 
31 
31 
64 
25 
acres 
39,475 
11,412 
10,752 
21,880 
9,473 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
38 
15 
32 
42 
16 
acres 
25,326 
10,045 
21,350 
29,189 
10,078 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
6 
25 
29 
6 
acres 
25,982 
8,952 
37,700 
39,554 
7,143 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
28 
6 
20 
39 
2 
acres 
238,573 
16,006 
129,974 
110,145 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
409 
174 
173 
404 
148 
2007 
498 
216 
193 
381 
163 
acres, 2012 
85,902 
28,828 
55,311 
166,155 
12,518 
2007 
125,156 
28,697 
55,369 
172,809 
13,227 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
308 
121 
139 
227 
128 
2007 
318 
160 
127 
212 
130 
acres, 2012 
35,146 
17,004 
18,140 
138,677 
9,164 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
28,218 
20,585 
12,605 
138,186 
8,116 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
74 
14 
33 
33 
20 
2007 
204 
46 
85 
106 
51 
acres, 2012 
32,288 
3,011 
22,278 
2,016 
1,090 
2007 
69,545 
2,987 
33,858 
13,493 
3,422 
-continued 
332 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
