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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
623 
409 
12 
38 
84 
118 
157 
500 or more 
195 
166 
2 
21 
32 
71 
40 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
12,205 
5,691 
32 
186 
402 
782 
1,505 
2,784 
number 
450,341 
282,612 
347 
9,949 
23,807 
53,314 
87,738 
107,457 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,115 
5,612 
32 
181 
398 
753 
1,478 
2,770 
number 
434,252 
267,533 
347 
9,009 
23,187 
47,257 
82,070 
105,663 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,121 
1,496 
20 
45 
127 
193 
388 
723 
1 0 to 49 
6,059 
2,894 
12 
90 
189 
331 
719 
1,553 
50 to 99 
1,045 
604 
- 
18 
34 
110 
169 
273 
100 to 199 
533 
350 
- 
22 
13 
69 
109 
137 
200 to 499 
290 
211 
- 
4 
24 
37 
78 
68 
500 or more 
67 
57 
- 
2 
11 
13 
15 
16 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
101 
- 
5 
5 
34 
38 
19 
number 
16,089 
15,079 
- 
940 
620 
6,057 
5,668 
1,794 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10 
3 
3 
10 to 49 
15 
9 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
3 
50 to 99 
37 
33 
- 
- 
1 
10 
14 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 
30 
29 
- 
1 
2 
12 
6 
8 
200 to 499 
23 
21 
- 
4 
1 
4 
12 
- 
500 or more 
6 
6 
“ 
- 
4 
2 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,423 
5,351 
27 
204 
400 
750 
1,407 
2,563 
number 
338,626 
209,206 
237 
6,901 
20,671 
45,651 
65,110 
70,636 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,121 
4,975 
24 
171 
353 
693 
1,256 
2,478 
number 
364,436 
248,548 
179 
8,371 
23,958 
69,449 
68,999 
77,592 
$1,000 
249,963 
166,872 
133 
5,488 
17,640 
38,974 
52,262 
52,375 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,291 
3,593 
14 
97 
242 
504 
909 
1,827 
number 
131,559 
85,852 
64 
2,476 
9,474 
16,911 
23,286 
33,641 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
7,705 
3,879 
17 
136 
286 
536 
987 
1,917 
number 
232,877 
162,696 
115 
5,895 
14,484 
52,538 
45,713 
43,951 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
36 
21 
- 
2 
3 
5 
1 
10 
number 
1,900 
1,254 
- 
(D) 
235 
(D) 
(D) 
568 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
241 
2 
11 
49 
44 
58 
77 
number 
6,806 
2,994 
(D) 
(D) 
502 
351 
530 
1,378 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
594 
212 
9 
44 
44 
50 
65 
25 to 49 
46 
18 
2 
2 
2 
- 
8 
4 
50 to 99 
14 
9 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
6 
100 to 199 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
395 
159 
2 
11 
42 
24 
31 
49 
number 
2,018 
919 
(D) 
(D) 
194 
75 
176 
406 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
491 
183 
2 
11 
29 
39 
51 
51 
number 
4,788 
2,075 
(D) 
(D) 
308 
276 
354 
972 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
382 
137 
2 
11 
26 
23 
30 
45 
number 
7,636 
1,871 
(D) 
(D) 
352 
162 
542 
731 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
29 
20 
58 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
643 
261 
11 
15 
22 
51 
60 
102 
number 
9,843 
4,298 
325 
287 
268 
654 
1,227 
1,537 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
410 
175 
11 
8 
10 
32 
38 
76 
number 
4,501 
2,119 
227 
134 
102 
308 
526 
822 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
291 
123 
3 
11 
19 
24 
21 
45 
number 
15,125 
13,186 
60 
76 
12,102 
173 
297 
478 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,385 
3,335 
12 
180 
324 
576 
929 
1,314 
number 
59,791 
27,361 
62 
1,294 
1,948 
5,563 
8,956 
9,538 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,199 
3,258 
12 
179 
316 
573 
906 
1,272 
number 
53,899 
23,932 
50 
1,145 
1,719 
4,439 
8,025 
8,554 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,874 
831 
- 
59 
69 
154 
262 
287 
number 
6,373 
3,338 
- 
260 
205 
706 
1,300 
867 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,412 
545 
15 
24 
93 
95 
127 
191 
number 
18,779 
7,035 
114 
143 
1,439 
1,154 
1,814 
2,371 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
651 
228 
6 
8 
47 
37 
52 
78 
number 
5,592 
1,909 
10 
43 
357 
365 
355 
779 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,303 
889 
6 
32 
111 
171 
237 
332 
number 
1,910,683 
(D) 
104 
(D) 
(D) 
270,014 
187,288 
163,279 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,270 
864 
6 
31 
110 
162 
229 
326 
400 to 3,199 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
14 
12 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
3 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
324 
129 
2 
2 
20 
32 
31 
42 
number 
652,377 
439,890 
(D) 
(D) 
284 
(D) 
(D) 
260,797 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
