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 
St. Charles 
St. Helena 
St. James 
St. John the Baptist 
St. Landry 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
70 
373 
63 
23 
1,338 
2007 
58 
364 
64 
31 
1,401 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,216 
53,101 
39,942 
10,758 
300,821 
2007 
(D) 
52,363 
43,251 
13,699 
298,369 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
232 
142 
634 
468 
225 
2007 
(D) 
144 
676 
442 
213 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
70 
373 
63 
23 
1,338 
2007 
58 
364 
64 
31 
1,401 
$1,000, 2012 
35,131 
177,697 
140,581 
31,309 
723,486 
2007 
(D) 
159,394 
112,383 
39,463 
586,680 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
501,876 
476,400 
2,231,445 
1,361,241 
540,722 
2007 
(D) 
437,896 
1,755,985 
1,273,012 
418,758 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,166 
3,346 
3,520 
2,910 
2,405 
2007 
(D) 
3,044 
2,598 
2,881 
1,966 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2 
30 
10 
- 
223 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
29 
5 
1 
225 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11 
62 
8 
4 
301 
$200,000 to $499,999 
39 
159 
9 
10 
315 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
56 
12 
3 
121 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3 
16 
4 
_ 
73 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
19 
2 
2 
53 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
2 
8 
3 
21 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
" 
5 
- 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
177,830 
261,381 
154,584 
137,149 
591,299 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
9.1 
20.3 
25.8 
7.8 
50.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
34 
8 
6 
162 
acres 
27 
143 
(D) 
(D) 
878 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25 
120 
21 
3 
520 
acres 
548 
3,737 
532 
54 
13,760 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6 
42 
4 
2 
152 
acres 
332 
2,491 
270 
(D) 
8,530 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4 
38 
3 
3 
124 
acres 
318 
3,251 
270 
248 
10,250 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8 
48 
3 
2 
87 
acres 
892 
5,694 
355 
(D) 
9,999 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1 
26 
1 
48 
acres 
(D) 
4,000 
(D) 
- 
7,311 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
14 
- 
43 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
8,644 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
14 
5 
- 
24 
acres 
950 
3,290 
1,130 
5,591 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
7 
10 
2 
4 
36 
acres 
2,285 
3,304 
(D) 
1,190 
11,602 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1 
18 
3 
- 
61 
acres 
(D) 
12,473 
2,434 
- 
43,434 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
4 
- 
44 
acres 
- 
9,865 
6,250 
- 
65,620 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
1 
9 
3 
37 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
27,799 
8,929 
115,202 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
11 
6 
3 
199 
acres 
20 
65 
32 
8 
1,105 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
18 
128 
17 
11 
602 
acres 
441 
3,617 
328 
203 
15,468 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4 
44 
3 
1 
120 
acres 
226 
2,583 
177 
(D) 
6,780 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3 
29 
8 
1 
93 
acres 
243 
2,325 
647 
(D) 
7,654 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
36 
3 
2 
73 
acres 
805 
4,259 
336 
(D) 
8,589 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2 
28 
- 
3 
59 
acres 
(D) 
4,251 
- 
505 
9,197 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
28 
1 
1 
33 
acres 
(D) 
5,561 
(D) 
(D) 
6,541 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
8 
1 
- 
25 
acres 
730 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
5,949 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8 
40 
2 
1 
63 
acres 
2,639 
14,428 
(D) 
(D) 
20,574 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4 
5 
5 
4 
45 
acres 
2,137 
3,277 
3,702 
3,247 
32,957 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
6 
10 
1 
51 
acres 
- 
7,945 
13,396 
(D) 
69,880 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
1 
8 
3 
38 
acres 
" 
(D) 
23,436 
7,909 
113,675 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
31 
209 
41 
17 
782 
2007 
39 
245 
50 
22 
922 
acres, 2012 
1,866 
17,006 
37,056 
7,960 
223,939 
2007 
(D) 
17,078 
33,602 
9,787 
220,294 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
31 
187 
38 
17 
599 
2007 
29 
187 
47 
17 
637 
acres, 2012 
1,618 
11,179 
28,926 
(D) 
184,906 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
(D) 
9,393 
25,541 
7,502 
173,901 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4 
39 
4 
1 
80 
2007 
14 
91 
6 
3 
351 
acres, 2012 
248 
4,568 
80 
(D) 
2,952 
2007 
(D) 
6,856 
(D) 
(D) 
20,236 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 339 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
