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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,091 
330 
9 
23 
16 
37 
96 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,815 
959 
4 
20 
54 
89 
246 
546 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,551 
609 
2 
31 
37 
52 
156 
331 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,826 
852 
12 
31 
76 
113 
188 
432 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
582 
6 
32 
32 
132 
165 
215 
$50,000 or more 
2,790 
2,302 
20 
179 
323 
582 
704 
494 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
16,980 
6,502 
31 
233 
499 
978 
1,770 
2,991 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
20,302 
31,101 
13,039 
33,832 
41,409 
53,106 
35,388 
19,623 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,435 
494 
4 
21 
24 
78 
112 
255 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,057 
1,698 
12 
47 
122 
227 
439 
851 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,975 
1,469 
5 
39 
101 
201 
395 
728 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,933 
1,541 
8 
47 
133 
240 
422 
691 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,552 
667 
- 
47 
67 
117 
202 
234 
$50,000 or more 
1,028 
633 
2 
32 
52 
115 
200 
232 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
120 
109 
2 
11 
13 
23 
39 
21 
$1,000 
18,335 
17,612 
(D) 
(D) 
1,836 
4,914 
6,273 
3,129 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,962 
3,538 
21 
173 
308 
655 
990 
1,391 
$1,000 
133,307 
81,561 
237 
3,713 
6,437 
17,616 
30,695 
22,863 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
919 
580 
1 
65 
67 
133 
162 
152 
$1,000 
18,080 
14,641 
(D) 
1,872 
(D) 
4,658 
3,940 
2,430 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,209 
964 
- 
10 
67 
157 
239 
491 
$1,000 
47,821 
24,254 
- 
23 
1,015 
4,500 
7,860 
10,855 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
622 
258 
2 
11 
36 
73 
136 
$1,000 
13,900 
6,432 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
493 
3,130 
2,434 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
361 
144 
6 
11 
17 
30 
37 
43 
$1,000 
8,996 
2,221 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
827 
579 
555 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,788 
1,159 
6 
58 
108 
228 
388 
371 
$1,000 
9,956 
8,265 
1 
495 
859 
2,177 
3,535 
1,199 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
510 
327 
10 
34 
32 
60 
94 
97 
$1,000 
10,417 
9,406 
179 
761 
1,739 
1,537 
3,018 
2,171 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
184 
105 
_ 
6 
15 
15 
36 
33 
$1,000 
1,293 
962 
- 
19 
162 
334 
246 
200 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,273 
596 
29 
67 
135 
143 
222 
$1,000 
22,844 
15,381 
- 
426 
461 
3,089 
8,386 
3,019 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
16,597 
8,083 
48 
380 
733 
1,404 
2,266 
3,252 
acres 
4,275,637 
3,595,871 
17,260 
244,625 
543,359 
960,510 
1,154,678 
675,439 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,918 
7,096 
46 
332 
657 
1,294 
1,979 
2,788 
acres 
3,447,617 
3,074,935 
13,216 
213,356 
467,088 
811,768 
1,005,878 
563,629 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,643 
3,349 
10 
90 
228 
462 
870 
1,689 
50 to 99 acres 
1,652 
859 
7 
28 
75 
130 
228 
391 
100 to 199 acres 
1,013 
624 
12 
15 
50 
121 
168 
258 
200 to 499 acres 
882 
645 
9 
48 
46 
145 
204 
193 
500 to 999 acres 
563 
503 
6 
75 
68 
117 
153 
84 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
726 
697 
2 
57 
117 
187 
215 
119 
2,000 acres or more 
439 
419 
- 
19 
73 
132 
141 
54 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,775 
856 
4 
46 
86 
143 
249 
328 
acres 
217,145 
144,433 
(D) 
(D) 
10,169 
47,633 
50,436 
28,364 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
519 
262 
2 
20 
23 
46 
60 
111 
acres 
37,225 
26,977 
(D) 
(D) 
7,466 
(D) 
6,750 
4,092 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
4,022 
1,412 
5 
61 
118 
267 
376 
585 
acres 
443,430 
238,144 
705 
14,073 
41,446 
65,119 
60,523 
56,278 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
696 
475 
6 
29 
56 
120 
142 
122 
acres 
130,220 
1 1 1 ,382 
(D) 
6,941 
17,190 
(D) 
31,091 
23,076 
Total woodland 
farms 
10,486 
4,199 
5 
97 
274 
597 
1,211 
2,015 
acres 
1,255,635 
584,219 
385 
5,800 
35,949 
93,069 
235,509 
213,507 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,337 
1,990 
2 
62 
142 
258 
567 
959 
acres 
225,654 
127,060 
(D) 
(D) 
6,969 
27,943 
40,262 
48,763 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
7,372 
2,794 
3 
39 
165 
405 
814 
1,368 
acres 
1,029,981 
457,159 
(D) 
(D) 
28,980 
65,126 
195,247 
164,744 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
