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 
Rapides 
Red River 
Richland 
Sabine 
St. Bernard 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
853 
252 
762 
392 
56 
2007 
977 
251 
866 
366 
45 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
210,996 
135,346 
278,986 
51,829 
31,889 
2007 
177,300 
103,336 
291,216 
50,568 
32,060 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
247 
537 
366 
132 
569 
2007 
181 
412 
336 
138 
712 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
853 
252 
762 
392 
56 
2007 
977 
251 
866 
366 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
536,477 
264,407 
640,442 
164,834 
53,021 
2007 
444,483 
173,241 
466,911 
149,941 
37,701 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
628,929 
1,049,233 
840,476 
420,495 
946,799 
2007 
454,947 
690,202 
539,159 
409,674 
837,797 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,543 
1,954 
2,296 
3,180 
1,663 
2007 
2,507 
1,676 
1,603 
2,965 
1,176 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
109 
26 
98 
30 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
91 
34 
122 
37 
6 
$100,000 to $199,999 
183 
50 
145 
75 
6 
$200,000 to $499,999 
280 
51 
166 
134 
15 
$500,000 to $999,999 
94 
38 
86 
85 
16 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
36 
17 
61 
22 
4 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
34 
19 
62 
9 
3 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
21 
13 
15 
- 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
4 
7 
- 
" 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
843,525 
249,018 
357,788 
554,657 
241,606 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
25.0 
54.4 
78.0 
9.3 
13.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
134 
19 
27 
20 
8 
acres 
691 
106 
129 
74 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
332 
64 
215 
127 
18 
acres 
8,631 
1,668 
6,606 
3,797 
412 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
64 
7 
58 
49 
- 
acres 
3,752 
405 
3,336 
2,809 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
49 
20 
84 
43 
6 
acres 
3,955 
1,539 
7,085 
3,604 
508 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
67 
22 
65 
49 
2 
acres 
7,707 
2,479 
7,574 
5,625 
(D) 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
38 
11 
49 
24 
2 
acres 
5,965 
1,777 
7,765 
3,829 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
8 
37 
24 
acres 
5,339 
1,543 
7,295 
4,779 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
24 
12 
16 
13 
2 
acres 
5,716 
2,797 
3,854 
3,072 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
37 
36 
65 
26 
5 
acres 
13,564 
12,781 
23,734 
8,919 
2,054 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
27 
19 
68 
13 
6 
acres 
18,694 
13,254 
48,583 
9,023 
4,959 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
27 
18 
53 
4 
2 
acres 
38,066 
20,345 
72,380 
6,298 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
27 
16 
25 
- 
5 
acres 
98,916 
76,652 
90,645 
- 
20,300 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
153 
14 
22 
32 
4 
acres 
813 
69 
112 
115 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
378 
63 
230 
120 
7 
acres 
9,229 
1,836 
7,309 
3,449 
187 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
77 
20 
58 
29 
1 
acres 
4,534 
1,083 
3,451 
1,705 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
65 
27 
82 
29 
2 
acres 
5,394 
2,131 
6,880 
2,394 
(D) 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
69 
35 
90 
41 
2 
acres 
8,198 
4,018 
10,260 
4,601 
(D) 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
25 
13 
59 
23 
1 
acres 
3,988 
2,056 
9,503 
3,580 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
53 
13 
53 
23 
1 
acres 
10,461 
2,595 
10,371 
4,579 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
5 
39 
17 
2 
acres 
3,113 
1,178 
8,998 
3,924 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
72 
26 
95 
34 
2 
acres 
23,982 
9,249 
35,067 
10,987 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
33 
13 
70 
15 
12 
acres 
23,439 
9,170 
47,215 
9,706 
8,845 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
24 
9 
38 
2 
6 
acres 
34,139 
11,406 
50,053 
(D) 
6,981 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
15 
13 
30 
1 
5 
acres 
50,010 
58,545 
101,997 
(D) 
13,920 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
576 
146 
554 
216 
33 
2007 
659 
162 
660 
248 
20 
acres, 2012 
132,124 
34,276 
189,464 
12,030 
4,347 
2007 
103,109 
37,290 
203,207 
13,731 
3,242 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
505 
129 
369 
192 
22 
2007 
548 
124 
366 
207 
10 
acres, 2012 
107,478 
29,015 
154,085 
9,873 
399 
2007 
84,571 
24,982 
151,788 
9,668 
130 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
44 
4 
29 
27 
- 
2007 
166 
42 
172 
80 
5 
acres, 2012 
18,871 
2,040 
1,862 
1,143 
- 
2007 
10,084 
9,506 
13,902 
3,445 
1,753 
-continued 
338 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
