Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
4,798 
408 
936 
238 
231 
285 
acres 
2,222,104 
1,070 
11,634 
6,550 
7,580 
13,617 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
8,459 
539 
1,922 
564 
516 
666 
acres 
3,087,652 
1,794 
27,604 
16,614 
18,648 
33,495 
Nematodes 
... farms 
592 
40 
90 
19 
19 
30 
acres 
236,018 
101 
1,026 
443 
603 
1,296 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,966 
134 
260 
66 
49 
65 
acres 
1,161,858 
338 
2,826 
1,689 
1,798 
3,039 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,313 
52 
119 
52 
23 
34 
acres on which used 
695,807 
147 
1,533 
1,592 
789 
1,814 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
318 
15 
97 
20 
27 
42 
acres 
39,232 
56 
1,548 
723 
1,395 
2,941 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
7,289 
668 
2,105 
638 
560 
564 
acres 
2,395,260 
2,964 
43,351 
28,623 
32,718 
45,930 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
753 
13 
134 
52 
65 
71 
acres 
145,463 
52 
2,801 
1,849 
3,096 
5,142 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,468 
106 
295 
62 
81 
68 
acres 
479,652 
211 
2,334 
898 
2,082 
1,625 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,190 
26 
73 
39 
18 
35 
acres 
913,285 
56 
1,051 
1,132 
521 
2,176 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
3,268 
171 
461 
199 
168 
200 
acres 
1,734,569 
420 
5,681 
5,236 
5,052 
10,727 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
591 
40 
126 
51 
35 
51 
acres 
59,206 
77 
1,134 
1,088 
662 
898 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
370 
33 
114 
38 
32 
41 
Solar panels 
... farms 
353 
33 
109 
37 
32 
38 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
27 
2 
6 
- 
11 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
18,840 
2,653 
7,563 
1,890 
1,725 
1,452 
Part owners 
... farms 
6,621 
137 
1,169 
501 
537 
661 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,632 
177 
577 
231 
165 
193 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
25,561 
2,796 
8,765 
2,395 
2,274 
2,119 
acres 
4,364,172 
26,904 
263,398 
147,499 
193,710 
231,173 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
25,461 
2,790 
8,732 
2,391 
2,262 
2,113 
acres 
3,758,862 
13,136 
207,839 
120,533 
159,800 
199,858 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
9,298 
319 
1,765 
732 
706 
858 
acres 
4,188,298 
3,109 
37,607 
30,897 
39,534 
65,831 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
9,253 
314 
1,746 
732 
702 
854 
acres 
4,142,002 
1,264 
35,904 
30,695 
39,048 
65,360 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
2,354 
161 
574 
225 
204 
199 
acres 
651,606 
15,613 
57,262 
27,168 
34,396 
31,786 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
41,592 
4,397 
13,649 
3,782 
3,491 
3,349 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
16,820 
1,724 
5,515 
1,611 
1,522 
1,407 
2 operators 
9,664 
1,105 
3,378 
904 
779 
789 
3 operators 
1,210 
105 
323 
77 
104 
80 
4 operators 
272 
28 
68 
20 
15 
26 
5 or more operators 
127 
5 
25 
10 
7 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
12,062 
1,525 
4,463 
1,119 
985 
981 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,700 
1,342 
4,012 
1,000 
896 
882 
2 operators 
516 
73 
185 
44 
32 
36 
3 operators 
90 
11 
23 
7 
5 
9 
4 operators 
10 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
24,636 
2,436 
7,936 
2,281 
2,159 
2,044 
Female 
3,457 
531 
1,373 
341 
268 
262 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,136 
1,036 
3,326 
1,009 
937 
892 
Other 
15,957 
1,931 
5,983 
1,613 
1,490 
1,414 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
