Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,918 
329 
168 
101 
54 
acres 
3,447,617 
144,459 
28,285 
17,646 
47,457 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,790 
162 
43 
10 
3 
acres 
1,078,596 
82,491 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
- 
4 
2 
- 
acres 
524,008 
- 
334 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
92,016,083 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
642 
- 
2 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
291,312 
" 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
73 
- 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
135 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
227 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
164 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
4,706 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
73,499 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
788 
" 
(D) 
“ 
” 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
467 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
226,718 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bales 
476,370 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
71,792 
" 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
115 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
131 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
103 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
Forage - land used for all hay and 
all haylage, grass silage, and 
53 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
8,376 
166 
123 
77 
15 
acres 
467,676 
8,512 
3,667 
1,790 
408 
tons, dry equivalent 
1,139,938 
25,015 
10,762 
3,696 
1,038 
Irrigated 
farms 
240 
4 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
9,503 
168 
(D) 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
3,593 
81 
80 
54 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
3,498 
64 
35 
20 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
976 
10 
8 
3 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
243 
10 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
59 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
2,868 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
182,727 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
2,775 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
13,511,146 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
154 
33 
_ 
_ 
acres 
395,063 
80,433 
17,402 
- 
- 
cwt 
25,490,218 
5,220,974 
1,099,821 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
822 
154 
33 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
395,063 
80,433 
17,402 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
40 
9 
4 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
137 
17 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
163 
31 
8 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
186 
30 
4 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
183 
47 
12 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
113 
20 
5 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
387 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
125,098 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
12,523,687 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6,655 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 461 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
