Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calcasieu 
Caldwell 
Cameron 
Catahoula 
Claiborne 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
902 
295 
342 
567 
295 
2007 
971 
307 
339 
510 
239 
acres, 2012 
337,982 
62,265 
235,260 
223,900 
57,243 
2007 
367,822 
67,474 
216,193 
231,106 
48,582 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
308 
121 
139 
227 
128 
2007 
318 
160 
127 
212 
130 
acres, 2012 
35,146 
17,004 
18,140 
138,677 
9,164 
TENURE 
2007 
28,218 
20,585 
12,605 
138,186 
8,116 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
601 
217 
139 
394 
212 
2007 
639 
217 
158 
359 
182 
acres, 2012 
147,918 
39,028 
93,462 
70,177 
32,086 
2007 
84,838 
39,129 
61,989 
80,950 
32,709 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
174 
74 
40 
94 
82 
2007 
158 
99 
42 
91 
83 
acres, 2012 
9,608 
5,590 
7,145 
8,491 
3,708 
2007 
9,147 
5,471 
2,391 
10,548 
4,546 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
235 
64 
159 
98 
54 
2007 
267 
73 
146 
101 
50 
acres, 2012 
142,967 
19,518 
121,308 
79,475 
13,984 
2007 
175,981 
26,274 
138,988 
90,249 
12,693 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
41,974 
6,433 
27,791 
24,594 
6,813 
2007 
81,974 
9,318 
41,690 
24,374 
6,376 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
100,993 
13,085 
93,517 
54,881 
7,171 
2007 
94,007 
16,956 
97,298 
65,875 
6,317 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
112 
40 
81 
73 
29 
2007 
128 
51 
72 
77 
42 
acres, 2012 
14,477 
8,905 
7,690 
62,365 
1,833 
2007 
12,005 
13,589 
8,631 
68,624 
2,930 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
66 
14 
44 
75 
29 
2007 
65 
17 
35 
50 
7 
acres, 2012 
47,097 
3,719 
20,490 
74,248 
11,173 
2007 
107,003 
2,071 
15,216 
59,907 
3,180 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
7 
18 
60 
17 
2007 
32 
10 
13 
44 
5 
acres, 2012 
11,061 
2,509 
3,305 
67,821 
3,623 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
7,066 
1,525 
1,583 
59,014 
640 
Total operators 
number 
1,352 
445 
544 
786 
454 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
521 
155 
194 
382 
164 
2 operators 
332 
132 
113 
168 
105 
3 operators 
38 
6 
19 
9 
24 
4 operators 
2 
2 
13 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
3 
6 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
399 
143 
131 
237 
125 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
379 
137 
111 
218 
99 
2 operators 
10 
3 
10 
8 
7 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,400 
427 
525 
761 
335 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
603 
204 
208 
311 
158 
2 operators 
319 
87 
96 
175 
66 
3 operators 
37 
15 
25 
18 
15 
4 operators 
12 
1 
8 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
3 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
397 
100 
149 
250 
79 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
364 
96 
115 
202 
73 
2 operators 
15 
2 
11 
14 
3 
3 operators 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
791 
262 
318 
472 
259 
2007 
881 
274 
301 
426 
219 
acres, 2012 
325,365 
58,113 
224,563 
206,051 
51,966 
2007 
356,629 
62,387 
207,763 
213,729 
46,137 
Female 
farms, 2012 
111 
33 
24 
95 
36 
2007 
90 
33 
38 
84 
20 
acres, 2012 
12,617 
4,152 
10,697 
17,849 
5,277 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
11,193 
5,087 
8,430 
17,377 
2,445 
Farming 
2012 
324 
119 
116 
193 
124 
2007 
357 
107 
141 
198 
112 
Other 
2012 
578 
176 
226 
374 
171 
Place of residence: 
2007 
614 
200 
198 
312 
127 
On farm operated 
2012 
687 
216 
260 
261 
224 
2007 
735 
228 
264 
276 
167 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
215 
79 
82 
306 
71 
2007 
236 
79 
75 
234 
72 
-continued 
578 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
