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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
262 
125 
4 
9 
17 
25 
36 
34 
number 
901,305 
628,694 
8 
(D) 
480 
260,168 
171,355 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
46 
21 
2 
2 
4 
10 
3 
number 
1,096,198 
749,264 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
380,022 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
314 
226 
2 
9 
41 
58 
59 
57 
number 
151,933,586 
133,345,076 
(D) 
(D) 
36,931,330 
32,696,229 
36,955,033 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
92 
39 
2 
2 
4 
13 
5 
13 
2,000 to 59,999 
5 
4 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
214 
181 
- 
5 
36 
43 
54 
43 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
244 
95 
3 
6 
19 
14 
32 
21 
number 
1,400 
453 
9 
36 
99 
97 
113 
99 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
43 
16 
- 
3 
4 
2 
4 
3 
number 
320 
121 
- 
3 
42 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,009 
884 
9 
88 
147 
192 
289 
159 
acres 
524,008 
492,886 
3,188 
38,748 
83,153 
103,716 
174,417 
89,664 
bushels 
92,016,083 
86,404,996 
682,250 
7,264,142 
14,916,031 
18,192,315 
30,783,444 
14,566,814 
Irrigated 
farms 
642 
575 
6 
70 
97 
128 
185 
89 
acres 
291,312 
274,547 
2,645 
27,228 
45,417 
58,109 
94,472 
46,676 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
73 
41 
5 
4 
20 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
135 
100 
- 
10 
13 
23 
34 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
174 
6 
19 
29 
32 
57 
31 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
194 
1 
27 
33 
49 
54 
30 
500 acres or more 
391 
375 
2 
32 
67 
84 
124 
66 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
42 
31 
- 
- 
2 
11 
14 
4 
acres 
4,706 
4,158 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,455 
173 
tons 
73,499 
60,307 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
34,178 
2,580 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
788 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
7 
. 
. 
. 
5 
. 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
467 
410 
3 
30 
75 
93 
142 
67 
acres 
226,718 
215,813 
800 
9,263 
41,186 
48,914 
84,247 
31,403 
bales 
476,370 
454,543 
1,736 
21,030 
84,886 
102,281 
178,381 
66,229 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
200 
3 
19 
36 
37 
74 
31 
acres 
71,792 
70,080 
800 
4,156 
12,851 
15,026 
24,205 
13,042 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
7 
2 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
25 
- 
2 
3 
10 
5 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
115 
105 
1 
9 
15 
18 
38 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
131 
127 
2 
17 
26 
33 
39 
10 
500 acres or more 
156 
146 
- 
2 
31 
30 
55 
28 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
12 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
4 
acres 
2,868 
2,568 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
170 
bushels 
182,727 
168,777 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,450 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
5 
. 
_ 
2 
1 
2 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
11 
8 
2 
_ 
2 
_ 
4 
_ 
acres 
2,775 
2,759 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
980 
- 
pounds 
13,511,146 
13,469,146 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
5,476,000 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
5 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
707 
15 
79 
107 
194 
189 
123 
acres 
395,063 
373,891 
3,799 
31,774 
65,411 
122,887 
112,689 
37,331 
cwt 
25,490,218 
24,264,097 
247,629 
2,071,369 
4,370,200 
8,011,029 
7,186,593 
2,377,277 
Irrigated 
farms 
822 
707 
15 
79 
107 
194 
189 
123 
acres 
395,063 
373,891 
3,799 
31,774 
65,411 
122,887 
112,689 
37,331 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
40 
22 
1 
5 
4 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
137 
98 
3 
15 
8 
17 
14 
41 
1 00 to 249 acres 
163 
131 
5 
18 
14 
26 
48 
20 
250 to 499 acres 
186 
168 
5 
19 
27 
45 
47 
25 
500 acres or more 
296 
288 
2 
27 
57 
101 
76 
25 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
387 
347 
- 
34 
58 
83 
118 
54 
acres 
125,098 
120,584 
- 
10,500 
22,079 
29,448 
41,241 
17,316 
bushels 
12,523,687 
12,091,629 
- 
1,062,142 
2,261,780 
2,843,874 
4,263,878 
1,659,955 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
