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 
Natchitoches 
Orleans 
Ouachita 
Plaquemines 
Pointe Coupee 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
630 
14 
450 
140 
393 
2007 
571 
2 
502 
177 
441 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
200,979 
111 
93,112 
88,929 
182,214 
2007 
221,756 
(D) 
85,341 
121,491 
190,550 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
319 
8 
207 
635 
464 
2007 
388 
(D) 
170 
686 
432 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
630 
14 
450 
140 
393 
2007 
571 
2 
502 
177 
441 
$1,000, 2012 
487,716 
1,719 
271,539 
112,219 
500,085 
2007 
366,487 
(D) 
191,001 
153,234 
375,755 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
774,152 
122,802 
603,421 
801,563 
1,272,481 
2007 
641,833 
(D) 
380,479 
865,730 
852,053 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,427 
15,489 
2,916 
1,262 
2,744 
2007 
1,653 
(D) 
2,238 
1,261 
1,972 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
58 
5 
40 
24 
56 
$50,000 to $99,999 
86 
- 
39 
14 
30 
$100,000 to $199,999 
108 
4 
123 
18 
47 
$200,000 to $499,999 
186 
5 
122 
41 
132 
$500,000 to $999,999 
87 
- 
59 
13 
44 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
49 
_ 
43 
13 
30 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
40 
- 
19 
14 
29 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
12 
- 
3 
1 
11 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
- 
2 
2 
14 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
801,447 
108,430 
390,657 
499,149 
356,701 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
25.1 
0.1 
23.8 
17.8 
51.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
32 
10 
55 
33 
36 
acres 
170 
11 
262 
114 
164 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
169 
4 
162 
40 
119 
acres 
4,602 
100 
3,955 
1,058 
3,125 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
64 
- 
50 
4 
31 
acres 
3,682 
- 
2,894 
(D) 
1,768 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
61 
- 
35 
8 
29 
acres 
4,981 
- 
2,892 
632 
2,380 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
64 
- 
32 
4 
29 
acres 
7,394 
- 
3,657 
450 
3,285 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
38 
- 
17 
- 
26 
acres 
5,979 
- 
2,628 
- 
4,060 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
33 
- 
16 
2 
17 
acres 
6,475 
- 
3,180 
(D) 
3,285 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
- 
5 
2 
16 
acres 
2,335 
" 
1,193 
(D) 
3,839 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
60 
- 
37 
18 
19 
acres 
21,237 
- 
12,667 
6,182 
5,977 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
52 
- 
20 
7 
17 
acres 
35,621 
- 
14,491 
5,468 
12,313 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
26 
- 
14 
16 
15 
acres 
35,349 
- 
20,033 
20,823 
21,373 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
21 
- 
7 
6 
39 
acres 
73,154 
- 
25,260 
53,152 
120,645 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
22 
- 
61 
35 
45 
acres 
142 
- 
311 
124 
231 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
165 
- 
193 
59 
136 
acres 
4,688 
- 
4,584 
1,182 
3,504 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
1 
53 
2 
44 
acres 
1,860 
(D) 
3,028 
(D) 
2,495 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
34 
34 
9 
42 
acres 
2,758 
- 
2,739 
731 
3,524 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
62 
_ 
40 
5 
25 
acres 
7,166 
- 
4,498 
508 
2,873 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
29 
- 
16 
2 
19 
acres 
4,590 
- 
2,399 
(D) 
2,903 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
22 
- 
24 
5 
12 
acres 
4,268 
- 
4,696 
1,020 
2,285 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
- 
14 
2 
5 
acres 
4,596 
- 
3,435 
(D) 
1,183 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
78 
- 
35 
16 
38 
acres 
26,269 
- 
12,163 
5,531 
13,903 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
59 
1 
18 
19 
25 
acres 
38,726 
(D) 
12,449 
12,594 
17,942 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
22 
10 
7 
23 
acres 
31,129 
- 
15,847 
10,024 
31,923 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
26 
- 
4 
16 
27 
acres 
95,564 
- 
19,192 
88,889 
107,784 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
390 
9 
243 
93 
270 
2007 
413 
1 
308 
127 
338 
acres, 2012 
70,330 
26 
47,443 
8,511 
143,774 
2007 
98,031 
(D) 
50,479 
38,350 
143,377 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
338 
9 
192 
80 
254 
2007 
321 
1 
228 
81 
303 
acres, 2012 
64,013 
(D) 
41,780 
3,523 
140,038 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
68,433 
(D) 
36,425 
1,600 
131,113 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
26 
- 
30 
5 
12 
2007 
111 
- 
82 
33 
56 
acres, 2012 
1,150 
- 
1,428 
117 
801 
2007 
15,335 
- 
8,044 
31,678 
5,237 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 337 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
