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 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
4,899 
242 
54 
24 
28 
2007 
4,845 
249 
78 
27 
45 
acres, 2012 
610,875 
35,809 
14,929 
2,330 
(D) 
2007 
713,979 
54,873 
20,962 
2,700 
11,148 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
4,022 
200 
42 
15 
7 
2007 
4,099 
221 
71 
17 
14 
acres, 2012 
443,430 
26,752 
10,305 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
582,623 
50,418 
20,878 
915 
1,251 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
519 
19 
3 
1 
- 
2007 
641 
23 
8 
6 
4 
acres, 2012 
37,225 
1,126 
98 
(D) 
- 
2007 
39,497 
1,211 
84 
70 
133 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
696 
34 
12 
8 
27 
2007 
291 
7 
- 
5 
34 
acres, 2012 
130,220 
7,931 
4,526 
2,058 
7,500 
2007 
91,859 
3,244 
- 
1,715 
9,764 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
10,486 
162 
171 
75 
17 
2007 
10,053 
127 
174 
63 
23 
acres, 2012 
1,255,635 
9,664 
16,816 
13,066 
2,991 
2007 
1,188,689 
9,363 
10,826 
4,285 
7,851 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
4,337 
58 
101 
48 
3 
2007 
4,112 
45 
81 
40 
7 
acres, 2012 
225,654 
1,184 
5,292 
5,675 
(D) 
2007 
210,997 
1,937 
2,652 
3,028 
246 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
7,372 
111 
87 
41 
14 
2007 
7,069 
89 
126 
30 
16 
acres, 2012 
1,029,981 
8,480 
11,524 
7,391 
(D) 
2007 
977,692 
7,426 
8,174 
1,257 
7,605 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
16,751 
469 
295 
184 
33 
2007 
15,844 
411 
223 
188 
38 
acres, 2012 
1,738,667 
26,996 
21,032 
14,562 
(D) 
2007 
1,544,080 
22,787 
20,183 
12,078 
2,184 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
15,572 
417 
250 
133 
48 
2007 
12,006 
332 
161 
89 
63 
acres, 2012 
630,925 
14,429 
3,016 
2,487 
(D) 
2007 
685,862 
15,154 
3,762 
2,068 
2,144 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
18,404 
521 
331 
196 
35 
2007 
20,721 
590 
309 
235 
46 
acres, 2012 
2,181,466 
35,041 
30,266 
20,602 
1,837 
2007 
2,390,394 
40,826 
33,703 
17,793 
2,498 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
2,966 
34 
10 
- 
- 
2007 
4,160 
62 
32 
4 
1 
acres, 2012 
309,282 
1,421 
638 
- 
- 
2007 
524,824 
3,703 
4,932 
705 
(D) 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
2,717 
97 
24 
6 
32 
2007 
2,689 
115 
19 
8 
35 
acres, 2012 
2,620,337 
103,920 
20,748 
7,609 
38,264 
2007 
2,296,014 
89,675 
8,956 
13,436 
32,926 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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