Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
74 
27 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
92 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
3,019 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
36 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
« 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
7 
$1,000 
3,300 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
3,019 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,513 
2,248 
5 
73 
183 
386 
607 
994 
$1,000 
635,274 
583,078 
808 
13,189 
69,818 
201,035 
196,437 
101,791 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
524 
431 
2 
18 
56 
131 
137 
87 
$1,000 
600,565 
565,043 
(D) 
(D) 
68,502 
198,047 
191,747 
93,418 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,121 
4,975 
24 
171 
353 
693 
1,256 
2,478 
$1,000 
249,963 
166,872 
133 
5,488 
17,640 
38,974 
52,262 
52,375 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
986 
668 
- 
25 
65 
121 
228 
229 
$1,000 
166,055 
120,978 
- 
3,661 
14,701 
32,508 
41,102 
29,006 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
125 
104 
- 
5 
5 
36 
37 
21 
$1,000 
42,628 
40,244 
- 
2,471 
2,147 
16,506 
14,489 
4,631 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
110 
97 
- 
5 
5 
33 
35 
19 
$1,000 
42,512 
40,173 
- 
2,471 
2,147 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
382 
137 
2 
11 
26 
23 
30 
45 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
29 
20 
58 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
894 
346 
9 
19 
64 
58 
75 
121 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
19 
(D) 
94 
(D) 
185 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,489 
1,489 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,963 
872 
- 
59 
76 
157 
274 
306 
$1,000 
17,203 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
443 
(D) 
3,324 
2,529 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
29 
- 
1 
9 
9 
10 
$1,000 
5,561 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,962 
1,386 
672 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,504 
755 
6 
24 
119 
168 
202 
236 
$1,000 
574,239 
497,610 
3 
18,166 
120,222 
113,893 
155,516 
89,811 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
255 
213 
- 
5 
38 
52 
64 
54 
$1,000 
572,887 
496,955 
- 
18,110 
120,147 
113,704 
155,312 
89,682 
Aquaculture 
farms 
667 
384 
7 
20 
45 
112 
110 
90 
$1,000 
122,989 
103,111 
183 
2,477 
9,057 
32,439 
25,165 
33,790 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
219 
169 
- 
15 
24 
52 
55 
23 
$1,000 
117,626 
99,887 
- 
2,416 
8,679 
31,430 
24,417 
32,945 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
550 
265 
9 
14 
40 
42 
78 
82 
$1,000 
(D) 
13,718 
(Z) 
181 
(D) 
3,175 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
16 
- 
- 
3 
8 
2 
3 
$1,000 
12,315 
(D) 
" 
- 
(D) 
3,039 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
4,487 
54 
279 
423 
845 
1,300 
1,586 
$1,000 
138,164 
106,894 
782 
7,918 
14,840 
26,990 
33,983 
22,381 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,538 
1,255 
22 
122 
185 
320 
382 
224 
$1,000 
173,358 
166,165 
617 
11,890 
28,038 
51,311 
48,937 
25,373 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
577 
9 
11 
57 
113 
161 
226 
$1,000 
7,452 
5,469 
21 
193 
898 
654 
1,918 
1,786 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
2,820,092 
2,383,056 
8,817 
127,903 
372,393 
636,125 
784,958 
452,861 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,384 
196,363 
104,960 
232,974 
359,106 
320,789 
236,078 
87,798 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
12,515 
6,648 
51 
323 
639 
1,167 
1,948 
2,520 
$1,000 
315,831 
286,817 
1,747 
19,970 
45,750 
76,832 
98,979 
43,539 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
3,777 
22 
101 
285 
507 
1,071 
1,791 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
1,061 
16 
50 
86 
190 
310 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
396 
3 
47 
46 
86 
111 
103 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
1,414 
10 
125 
222 
384 
456 
217 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
6,627 
52 
392 
679 
1,223 
1,932 
2,349 
$1,000 
280,126 
260,621 
893 
16,740 
40,525 
73,275 
89,868 
39,320 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
4,283 
23 
176 
342 
642 
1,203 
1,897 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
646 
21 
57 
69 
143 
197 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
367 
2 
40 
63 
68 
108 
86 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
1,331 
6 
119 
205 
370 
424 
207 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
