Table 19. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Louisiana: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
11,214 
3,511 
3,645 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
141,235 
18,207 
18,820 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
444 
480 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
1,158 
1,260 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
635 
623 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
692 
687 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
322 
324 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
260 
271 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,879 
5,723 
7,953 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
19,138 
12,207 
13,241 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
579 
637 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
1,877 
2,501 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
1,334 
1,940 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
1,265 
1,907 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
462 
684 
$50,000 or more 
985 
206 
284 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
28,093 
9,234 
11,598 
$1,000 
984,024 
-16,737 
-49,433 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
35,027 
-1,813 
-4,262 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
11,113 
3,506 
3,624 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
119,568 
15,220 
15,752 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,091 
447 
473 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,815 
1,157 
1,251 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,551 
637 
629 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,826 
698 
686 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
332 
321 
$50,000 or more 
2,790 
235 
264 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
16,980 
5,728 
7,974 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
20,302 
12,238 
13,358 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,435 
581 
648 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,057 
1,873 
2,499 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,975 
1,335 
1,944 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,933 
1,268 
1,909 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,552 
463 
682 
$50,000 or more 
1,028 
208 
292 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
120 
15 
8 
$1,000 
18,335 
544 
593 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
6,962 
2,130 
2,396 
$1,000 
133,307 
20,304 
21,057 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
919 
200 
278 
$1,000 
18,080 
1,730 
2,046 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
2,209 
815 
739 
$1,000 
47,821 
9,179 
9,105 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
622 
272 
240 
$1,000 
13,900 
4,466 
3,161 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
361 
90 
135 
$1,000 
8,996 
466 
996 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
1,788 
445 
458 
$1,000 
9,956 
578 
406 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
510 
89 
125 
$1,000 
10,417 
197 
519 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
184 
57 
53 
$1,000 
1,293 
194 
266 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
1,273 
377 
540 
$1,000 
22,844 
3,495 
4,558 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
16,597 
5,326 
6,020 
acres 
4,275,637 
310,866 
365,901 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
12,918 
3,805 
4,430 
acres 
3,447,617 
160,635 
193,977 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
1,388 
445 
801 
827 
28 
569 
25,656 
188,367 
327,561 
910,870 
4,003,135 
358,697 
132 
1 
35 
304 
5 
4 
- 
- 
99 
213 
8 
8 
- 
- 
52 
319 
17 
12 
2 
- 
56 
250 
62 
18 
2 
- 
43 
170 
352 
759 
823 
28 
284 
2,514 
95 
93 
39 
5 
457 
22,201 
86,086 
227,793 
673,652 
1,689,117 
61,201 
155 
46 
548 
8 
1 
- 
- 
127 
588 
8 
3 
1 
- 
92 
642 
12 
7 
2 
- 
74 
330 
16 
7 
3 
- 
38 
251 
51 
75 
33 
5 
80 
3,902 
540 
894 
866 
33 
1,026 
-29,602 
32,988 
173,406 
632,575 
98,721 
142,106 
-7,586 
61,089 
193,966 
730,456 
2,991,536 
138,505 
1,368 
430 
785 
810 
27 
563 
19,482 
98,873 
252,266 
825,981 
4,045,415 
306,996 
135 
1 
35 
298 
5 
5 
2 
- 
97 
214 
10 
8 
- 
- 
53 
334 
34 
16 
3 
- 
55 
251 
59 
27 
4 
- 
46 
136 
321 
729 
801 
27 
277 
2,534 
110 
109 
56 
6 
463 
22,200 
86,614 
225,901 
651,236 
1,750,918 
66,376 
159 
1 
46 
548 
3 
1 
4 
- 
129 
595 
5 
2 
1 
- 
93 
645 
21 
13 
4 
- 
73 
335 
23 
8 
1 
- 
40 
252 
57 
85 
46 
6 
82 
7 
12 
36 
30 
3 
9 
44 
604 
4,611 
9,843 
536 
1,559 
1,037 
220 
443 
409 
9 
318 
9,711 
5,794 
24,255 
26,689 
366 
25,130 
156 
48 
85 
112 
1 
39 
1,617 
(D) 
4,286 
5,678 
(D) 
1,420 
290 
46 
107 
68 
4 
140 
3,436 
1,556 
10,019 
4,870 
296 
9,360 
80 
4 
6 
1 
19 
1,070 
(D) 
1,730 
(D) 
- 
2,727 
58 
19 
16 
9 
_ 
34 
437 
449 
388 
592 
- 
5,668 
281 
92 
190 
246 
4 
72 
423 
(D) 
1,588 
4,589 
(D) 
1,954 
30 
21 
111 
94 
_ 
40 
81 
376 
3,407 
4,100 
- 
1,738 
26 
10 
14 
13 
_ 
11 
104 
(D) 
190 
(D) 
- 
116 
218 
22 
43 
34 
- 
39 
2,544 
1,236 
2,647 
6,217 
' 
2,148 
2,317 
466 
842 
852 
29 
745 
204,403 
165,947 
750,785 
1,783,525 
138,759 
555,451 
1,961 
453 
834 
851 
27 
557 
116,605 
117,110 
614,733 
1,661,384 
134,592 
448,581 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
256 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
