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. Martin 
St. Mary 
St. Tammany 
Tangipahoa 
Tensas 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
340 
128 
604 
1,070 
251 
2007 
355 
142 
602 
1,188 
257 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
75,909 
76,085 
34,113 
106,710 
196,627 
2007 
78,878 
72,728 
45,506 
123,861 
225,382 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
223 
594 
56 
100 
783 
2007 
222 
512 
76 
104 
877 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
340 
128 
604 
1,070 
251 
2007 
355 
142 
602 
1,188 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
187,758 
190,843 
249,528 
439,310 
432,028 
2007 
189,904 
162,851 
245,688 
482,496 
363,543 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
552,228 
1,490,963 
413,126 
410,570 
1,721,227 
2007 
534,942 
1,146,836 
408,119 
406,142 
1,414,564 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,473 
2,508 
7,315 
4,117 
2,197 
2007 
2,408 
2,239 
5,399 
3,895 
1,613 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
66 
17 
48 
116 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
22 
38 
125 
20 
$100,000 to $199,999 
56 
21 
109 
193 
44 
$200,000 to $499,999 
84 
19 
249 
356 
56 
$500,000 to $999,999 
54 
4 
108 
197 
12 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8 
11 
46 
56 
27 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
20 
20 
3 
20 
21 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
12 
3 
7 
18 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
11 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
472,104 
355,546 
541,233 
506,438 
385,782 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
16.1 
21.4 
6.3 
21.1 
51.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
90 
32 
143 
160 
4 
acres 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
879 
16 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
128 
28 
306 
398 
64 
acres 
2,978 
631 
6,785 
9,422 
1,934 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
7 
44 
115 
13 
acres 
2,412 
399 
2,445 
6,680 
792 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
10 
4 
28 
95 
18 
acres 
848 
319 
2,266 
7,932 
1,414 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
9 
4 
25 
92 
17 
acres 
1,052 
500 
2,911 
10,503 
1,942 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
4 
4 
11 
48 
13 
acres 
650 
600 
1,687 
7,710 
2,123 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
2 
15 
27 
14 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
2,944 
5,347 
2,775 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
1 
7 
28 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1,622 
6,625 
1,389 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12 
5 
14 
75 
29 
acres 
4,514 
1,930 
4,958 
26,260 
10,091 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
16 
11 
10 
26 
19 
acres 
10,911 
7,556 
6,255 
16,316 
15,834 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
13 
14 
1 
6 
21 
acres 
18,382 
18,447 
(D) 
9,036 
29,628 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
12 
16 
- 
33 
acres 
33,124 
44,944 
- 
- 
128,689 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
85 
21 
140 
148 
8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
738 
790 
49 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
148 
49 
306 
433 
46 
acres 
3,328 
1,270 
7,363 
10,649 
1,598 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
23 
7 
51 
102 
7 
acres 
1,356 
407 
2,875 
5,876 
392 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
14 
- 
35 
118 
18 
acres 
1,174 
- 
2,916 
9,611 
1,434 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
10 
5 
10 
93 
14 
acres 
1,172 
595 
1,196 
10,790 
1,737 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
10 
10 
14 
67 
20 
acres 
1,475 
1,710 
2,067 
10,451 
3,277 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
3 
8 
60 
11 
acres 
(D) 
585 
1,544 
11,693 
2,106 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
1 
6 
40 
3 
acres 
998 
(D) 
1,457 
9,599 
718 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
16 
5 
18 
95 
36 
acres 
5,527 
1,549 
5,748 
32,179 
13,256 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
17 
13 
10 
28 
22 
acres 
11,141 
8,363 
6,037 
16,963 
16,360 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
16 
15 
2 
4 
42 
acres 
21,741 
21,192 
(D) 
5,260 
60,033 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10 
13 
2 
- 
30 
acres 
30,181 
36,738 
(D) 
- 
124,422 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
197 
77 
281 
636 
192 
2007 
245 
92 
315 
808 
185 
acres, 2012 
58,229 
63,044 
7,907 
36,280 
168,156 
2007 
58,553 
63,747 
10,403 
55,865 
188,771 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
178 
69 
235 
527 
105 
2007 
180 
66 
215 
625 
122 
acres, 2012 
49,351 
52,663 
5,590 
25,115 
156,494 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
43,628 
48,665 
5,416 
32,677 
177,808 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
8 
6 
43 
139 
4 
2007 
67 
31 
138 
335 
36 
acres, 2012 
69 
580 
933 
6,946 
347 
2007 
2,261 
3,471 
3,548 
18,700 
2,954 
-continued 
340 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
