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 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Corn for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
642 
24 
32 
22 
46 
186 
263 
9 
60 
acres 
291,312 
1,402 
2,184 
(D) 
5,912 
49,371 
170,953 
(D) 
47,159 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
73 
20 
26 
18 
3 
- 
4 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
135 
14 
27 
22 
21 
36 
8 
- 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
7 
12 
3 
44 
78 
36 
- 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
- 
3 
- 
5 
122 
76 
1 
8 
500 acres or more 
391 
- 
- 
- 
- 
33 
288 
9 
61 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
5 
5 
3 
7 
12 
4 
- 
6 
acres 
4,706 
(D) 
42 
39 
733 
2,150 
(D) 
- 
1,001 
tons 
73,499 
642 
908 
312 
10,320 
31,950 
1 1 ,323 
- 
18,044 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
acres 
788 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
5 
5 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
2 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
467 
22 
22 
16 
45 
113 
200 
5 
44 
acres 
226,718 
1,739 
1,047 
1,444 
10,294 
40,616 
132,068 
8,719 
30,791 
bales 
476,370 
3,031 
1,857 
2,298 
19,328 
80,705 
282,730 
19,658 
66,763 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
9 
10 
8 
17 
46 
108 
5 
14 
acres 
71,792 
1,080 
266 
497 
2,158 
11,437 
45,907 
4,293 
6,154 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
5 
9 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
7 
8 
7 
5 
7 
3 
- 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
115 
10 
5 
5 
19 
34 
34 
- 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
131 
- 
- 
- 
20 
37 
59 
- 
15 
500 acres or more 
156 
- 
- 
- 
" 
33 
104 
5 
14 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
3 
3 
_ 
4 
1 
4 
- 
3 
acres 
2,868 
(D) 
45 
- 
87 
(D) 
599 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
182,727 
11,550 
2,700 
- 
3,120 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
11 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
acres 
2,775 
- 
16 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
13,511,146 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
61 
70 
86 
77 
237 
214 
5 
72 
acres 
395,063 
4,719 
7,360 
7,671 
17,175 
118,108 
170,616 
6,852 
62,562 
cwt 
25,490,218 
299,927 
418,362 
398,858 
1,024,148 
7,439,570 
11,326,485 
447,322 
4,135,546 
Irrigated 
farms 
822 
61 
70 
86 
77 
237 
214 
5 
72 
acres 
395,063 
4,719 
7,360 
7,671 
17,175 
118,108 
170,616 
6,852 
62,562 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
40 
15 
11 
6 
- 
1 
1 
- 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
137 
32 
30 
47 
4 
9 
8 
- 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
163 
10 
22 
31 
45 
20 
25 
- 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
186 
4 
7 
2 
27 
88 
46 
- 
12 
500 acres or more 
296 
- 
- 
- 
1 
119 
134 
5 
37 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
387 
9 
19 
11 
22 
122 
167 
3 
34 
acres 
125,098 
629 
1,602 
615 
2,910 
32,650 
72,166 
3,304 
1 1 ,222 
bushels 
12,523,687 
56,663 
128,718 
56,909 
265,855 
3,280,390 
7,258,443 
368,229 
1,108,480 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10 
28 
- 
7 
acres 
6,655 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,015 
4,812 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
2 
5 
3 
1 
5 
- 
- 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
57 
5 
13 
6 
6 
11 
8 
- 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
2 
- 
2 
13 
47 
42 
- 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
123 
- 
- 
- 
2 
48 
66 
- 
7 
500 acres or more 
75 
- 
1 
- 
- 
11 
51 
3 
9 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,933 
137 
177 
140 
151 
502 
627 
18 
181 
acres 
1,113,650 
12,041 
15,994 
12,841 
38,767 
230,242 
615,800 
40,592 
147,373 
bushels 
51,467,676 
420,716 
615,741 
460,332 
1,510,304 
9,683,626 
29,347,521 
2,414,999 
7,014,437 
Irrigated 
farms 
661 
26 
49 
23 
58 
167 
261 
5 
72 
acres 
279,966 
1,527 
4,093 
1,791 
11,128 
46,544 
157,764 
10,825 
46,294 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
104 
36 
25 
27 
2 
7 
2 
- 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
262 
59 
95 
51 
12 
23 
4 
- 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
364 
33 
45 
56 
63 
110 
44 
1 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 263 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
