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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
43 
5 
5 
10 
16 
7 
acres 
6,655 
5,761 
- 
1,154 
498 
1,777 
926 
1,406 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
13 
2 
2 
6 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
57 
36 
- 
1 
3 
8 
17 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
103 
- 
14 
14 
22 
37 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
123 
123 
- 
14 
27 
33 
32 
17 
500 acres or more 
75 
72 
- 
5 
12 
18 
26 
11 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,933 
1,646 
16 
154 
239 
405 
500 
332 
acres 
1,113,650 
1,049,337 
4,275 
89,199 
156,780 
277,471 
346,165 
175,447 
bushels 
51,467,676 
48,678,784 
154,380 
4,122,712 
7,737,640 
12,392,570 
16,225,061 
8,046,421 
Irrigated 
farms 
661 
578 
6 
82 
89 
125 
172 
104 
acres 
279,966 
262,928 
1,140 
31,394 
36,221 
62,671 
79,879 
51,623 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
104 
60 
2 
12 
9 
13 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
262 
151 
- 
7 
14 
29 
38 
63 
1 00 to 249 acres 
364 
297 
6 
22 
44 
67 
89 
69 
250 to 499 acres 
402 
368 
10 
54 
52 
86 
107 
59 
500 acres or more 
801 
770 
- 
69 
117 
214 
253 
117 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
386 
341 
- 
13 
53 
115 
106 
54 
acres 
398,800 
381,022 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
138,461 
124,609 
60,560 
tons 
13,853,665 
13,187,993 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,773,906 
4,321,593 
2,105,549 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
2,285 
2,285 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
pounds 
160,550 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
849 
679 
1 
57 
85 
144 
239 
153 
acres 
275,408 
251,457 
(D) 
(D) 
39,061 
54,960 
86,803 
49,750 
bushels 
13,509,354 
12,359,544 
(D) 
(D) 
1,964,576 
2,742,454 
4,061,668 
2,496,647 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
73 
7 
8 
14 
17 
27 
acres 
17,580 
14,577 
- 
945 
931 
5,157 
3,417 
4,127 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
54 
21 
1 
1 
2 
2 
7 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
187 
120 
- 
5 
12 
21 
46 
36 
1 00 to 249 acres 
250 
210 
- 
22 
20 
46 
65 
57 
250 to 499 acres 
163 
141 
- 
13 
18 
32 
58 
20 
500 acres or more 
195 
187 
- 
16 
33 
43 
63 
32 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
8,376 
4,112 
9 
124 
281 
593 
1,117 
1,988 
acres 
467,676 
272,534 
532 
10,430 
22,549 
50,542 
78,997 
109,484 
tons, dry 
1,139,938 
664,166 
809 
22,253 
57,790 
123,742 
199,695 
259,877 
Irrigated 
farms 
240 
107 
- 
3 
11 
20 
41 
32 
acres 
9,503 
5,113 
- 
233 
412 
1,665 
1,974 
829 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,593 
1,511 
4 
42 
100 
186 
399 
780 
25 to 99 acres 
3,498 
1,780 
4 
57 
118 
240 
474 
887 
1 00 to 249 acres 
976 
592 
1 
12 
40 
120 
171 
248 
250 to 499 acres 
243 
179 
- 
7 
16 
36 
53 
67 
500 acres or more 
66 
50 
- 
6 
7 
11 
20 
6 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
58 
35 
_ 
4 
_ 
9 
6 
16 
acres 
1,905 
1,585 
- 
20 
- 
381 
475 
709 
tons, dry 
3,825 
2,859 
- 
4 
- 
276 
445 
2,134 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
" 
" 
(D) 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
5,551 
2,800 
9 
88 
219 
424 
771 
1,289 
acres 
320,962 
188,501 
532 
7,064 
17,816 
37,246 
52,290 
73,553 
tons, dry 
809,294 
471,997 
809 
13,973 
45,778 
91,886 
140,895 
178,656 
Irrigated 
farms 
180 
79 
- 
1 
10 
13 
32 
23 
acres 
7,494 
3,897 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1,360 
1,551 
687 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
57 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
661 
355 
4 
10 
32 
57 
96 
156 
acres 
12,010 
11,014 
8 
283 
1,292 
2,007 
1,081 
6,343 
Irrigated 
farms 
244 
124 
- 
5 
21 
12 
44 
42 
acres 
4,764 
4,584 
- 
(D) 
198 
183 
555 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
508 
243 
4 
7 
16 
36 
71 
109 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
108 
72 
- 
- 
13 
8 
16 
35 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
27 
23 
- 
2 
2 
6 
8 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
9 
8 
- 
1 
- 
5 
- 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
9 
9 
1 
2 
1 
5 
Beans, snap 
farms 
257 
123 
4 
5 
16 
17 
37 
44 
acres 
154 
83 
8 
1 
18 
11 
19 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
