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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
27,067 
1 1 ,633 
81 
530 
984 
1,859 
3,178 
5,001 
acres 
6,904,162 
4,866,615 
19,705 
275,790 
628,304 
1,143,144 
1,510,326 
1,289,346 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,081 
982 
5 
57 
134 
212 
277 
297 
acres 
1,030,019 
716,275 
188 
36,601 
124,803 
181,754 
220,779 
152,150 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
24,525 
10,270 
72 
491 
838 
1,574 
2,737 
4,558 
acres 
4,874,651 
3,291,590 
16,235 
217,029 
416,136 
791,213 
927,166 
923,811 
Partnership 
farms 
1,788 
1,022 
5 
48 
101 
208 
313 
347 
acres 
1,675,718 
1,396,436 
3,540 
75,640 
194,644 
328,646 
495,782 
298,184 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,276 
750 
2 
37 
83 
169 
234 
225 
acres 
1,358,971 
1,124,195 
(D) 
(D) 
165,787 
263,974 
383,458 
252,148 
Corporation 
farms 
1,552 
758 
7 
10 
92 
192 
241 
216 
acres 
1,195,989 
823,584 
470 
7,074 
86,311 
186,436 
408,006 
135,287 
Family held 
farms 
1,359 
689 
7 
10 
83 
169 
218 
202 
acres 
935,543 
724,898 
470 
7,074 
78,706 
157,516 
355,393 
125,739 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
59 
25 
- 
1 
6 
10 
6 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,300 
664 
7 
9 
77 
159 
212 
200 
Other than family held 
farms 
193 
69 
- 
_ 
9 
23 
23 
14 
acres 
260,446 
98,686 
- 
- 
7,605 
28,920 
52,613 
9,548 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
15 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
178 
60 
- 
- 
7 
21 
19 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
228 
86 
6 
9 
34 
37 
acres 
154,506 
115,887 
- 
- 
4,522 
39,719 
18,059 
53,587 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,838 
4,484 
15 
217 
501 
951 
1,306 
1,494 
workers 
26,632 
17,760 
65 
633 
2,162 
4,528 
5,136 
5,236 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
3,602 
2,508 
3 
125 
337 
619 
754 
670 
workers 
10,520 
7,972 
5 
251 
1,033 
2,296 
2,538 
1,849 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
5,746 
3,109 
15 
154 
305 
622 
916 
1,097 
workers 
16,112 
9,788 
60 
382 
1,129 
2,232 
2,598 
3,387 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
387 
332 
3 
12 
42 
114 
104 
57 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
53 
35 
2 
2 
9 
8 
10 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
12,569 
4,953 
37 
223 
391 
805 
1,328 
2,169 
workers 
28,436 
10,870 
87 
568 
914 
1,892 
2,934 
4,475 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,967 
1,036 
16 
29 
74 
162 
296 
459 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,309 
3,326 
5 
118 
315 
522 
917 
1,449 
50 to 69 acres 
2,622 
1,009 
14 
66 
65 
124 
211 
529 
70 to 99 acres 
2,427 
937 
10 
24 
59 
114 
251 
479 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
2,306 
892 
3 
34 
59 
102 
229 
465 
140 to 179 acres 
1,368 
589 
9 
20 
31 
72 
144 
313 
180 to 219 acres 
1,031 
456 
6 
10 
31 
63 
125 
221 
220 to 259 acres 
771 
357 
- 
9 
11 
54 
104 
179 
260 to 499 acres 
2,043 
1,033 
7 
63 
66 
161 
269 
467 
500 to 999 acres 
1,323 
853 
9 
79 
70 
167 
244 
284 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,051 
886 
5 
57 
130 
228 
294 
172 
2,000 acres or more 
875 
762 
- 
40 
126 
214 
241 
141 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,396 
1,936 
32 
187 
280 
441 
566 
430 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
510 
279 
4 
10 
26 
45 
80 
114 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
808 
289 
- 
1 
22 
49 
62 
155 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
648 
298 
2 
3 
29 
70 
89 
105 
Other crop farming (1119) 
6,732 
2,102 
3 
85 
149 
333 
603 
929 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
137 
107 
- 
4 
10 
26 
46 
21 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
6,595 
1,995 
3 
81 
139 
307 
557 
908 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,218 
4,929 
30 
162 
332 
605 
1,270 
2,530 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
28 
16 
- 
- 
1 
5 
1 
9 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
111 
96 
- 
5 
5 
32 
34 
20 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
202 
65 
- 
7 
4 
9 
16 
29 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
717 
385 
- 
16 
55 
86 
113 
115 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
607 
206 
7 
10 
33 
31 
41 
84 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,116 
1,535 
6 
63 
101 
277 
450 
638 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,687 
6,245 
38 
220 
460 
871 
1,644 
3,012 
number 
788,967 
491,818 
584 
16,850 
44,478 
98,965 
152,848 
178,093 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,377 
1,131 
19 
37 
82 
163 
291 
539 
1 0 to 49 
6,904 
3,060 
19 
92 
226 
362 
791 
1,570 
50 to 99 
1,695 
932 
- 
54 
59 
106 
212 
501 
100 to 199 
893 
547 
- 
23 
34 
124 
161 
205 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
