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 
Terrebonne 
Union 
Vermilion 
Vernon 
Washington 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
189 
413 
1,184 
471 
826 
2007 
169 
426 
1,182 
479 
916 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
92,912 
62,640 
283,658 
48,995 
81,418 
2007 
178,472 
67,362 
290,318 
50,633 
97,687 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
492 
152 
240 
104 
99 
2007 
1,056 
158 
246 
106 
107 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
189 
413 
1,184 
471 
826 
2007 
169 
426 
1,182 
479 
916 
$1,000, 2012 
208,380 
182,238 
737,195 
154,848 
288,636 
2007 
212,283 
198,398 
580,713 
157,787 
321,882 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,102,540 
441,253 
622,631 
328,764 
349,438 
2007 
1,256,115 
465,724 
491,297 
329,409 
351,400 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,243 
2,909 
2,599 
3,160 
3,545 
2007 
1,189 
2,945 
2,000 
3,116 
3,295 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
11 
27 
217 
45 
98 
$50,000 to $99,999 
33 
40 
152 
73 
88 
$100,000 to $199,999 
15 
88 
187 
86 
214 
$200,000 to $499,999 
62 
146 
329 
194 
302 
$500,000 to $999,999 
32 
70 
135 
55 
60 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
13 
32 
73 
10 
52 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
16 
10 
66 
7 
10 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3 
- 
19 
1 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
" 
6 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
788,329 
561,272 
750,856 
849,862 
428,499 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
11.8 
11.2 
37.8 
5.8 
19.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
40 
28 
124 
55 
77 
acres 
143 
146 
623 
300 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
50 
100 
388 
195 
359 
acres 
1,237 
2,620 
10,118 
5,586 
9,221 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
53 
121 
55 
91 
acres 
818 
3,103 
7,056 
3,165 
5,181 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
10 
44 
110 
46 
90 
acres 
816 
(D) 
9,190 
3,896 
7,366 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
13 
39 
101 
32 
64 
acres 
1,466 
4,805 
11,379 
3,838 
7,365 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
8 
34 
42 
26 
48 
acres 
1,294 
5,246 
6,519 
4,095 
7,509 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
25 
52 
14 
28 
acres 
801 
4,945 
10,354 
(D) 
5,534 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
32 
29 
17 
19 
acres 
1,959 
7,442 
6,940 
4,139 
4,528 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14 
41 
88 
19 
24 
acres 
4,855 
14,147 
31,773 
6,906 
8,867 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
18 
15 
50 
7 
21 
acres 
13,059 
11,385 
32,191 
4,454 
14,076 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3 
- 
52 
4 
2 
acres 
3,712 
- 
70,186 
5,830 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
2 
27 
1 
3 
acres 
62,752 
(D) 
87,329 
(D) 
8,465 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
38 
34 
108 
35 
67 
acres 
(D) 
183 
614 
208 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
39 
112 
456 
223 
410 
acres 
988 
3,089 
11,144 
5,881 
10,705 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
51 
86 
57 
79 
acres 
847 
2,949 
4,885 
3,265 
4,498 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
39 
97 
35 
99 
acres 
496 
3,251 
7,901 
2,885 
8,192 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8 
48 
91 
46 
67 
acres 
918 
5,587 
10,421 
5,272 
7,628 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5 
36 
54 
21 
39 
acres 
767 
5,647 
8,469 
3,334 
6,134 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
8 
19 
56 
11 
34 
acres 
1,557 
3,797 
11,090 
(D) 
6,672 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
26 
12 
19 
24 
acres 
(D) 
6,152 
2,946 
4,681 
5,631 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
19 
36 
96 
12 
72 
acres 
6,555 
12,049 
35,307 
4,086 
25,843 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11 
18 
42 
13 
20 
acres 
8,152 
12,323 
31,268 
8,389 
13,452 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
4 
58 
5 
4 
acres 
14,694 
5,235 
80,135 
6,300 
5,146 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
3 
26 
2 
1 
acres 
142,851 
7,100 
86,138 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
119 
243 
754 
245 
483 
2007 
118 
267 
826 
293 
646 
acres, 2012 
21,516 
16,835 
171,871 
8,939 
28,627 
2007 
22,157 
18,631 
184,289 
11,797 
44,961 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
97 
210 
480 
202 
408 
2007 
99 
220 
485 
215 
457 
acres, 2012 
17,456 
12,632 
114,859 
5,706 
21,854 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
14,346 
13,572 
90,049 
7,095 
26,347 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
11 
24 
110 
38 
80 
2007 
38 
74 
287 
117 
307 
acres, 2012 
272 
2,694 
8,816 
959 
2,937 
2007 
4,112 
3,261 
33,175 
3,914 
12,838 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 341 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
