Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Lafayette 
Lafourche 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
196 
57 
656 
632 
407 
2007 
197 
71 
706 
713 
440 
acres, 2012 
18,607 
7,748 
265,036 
55,691 
158,168 
2007 
20,081 
15,100 
288,100 
67,422 
106,119 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
100 
17 
262 
305 
222 
2007 
90 
19 
303 
325 
235 
acres, 2012 
3,308 
(D) 
98,683 
28,292 
39,862 
TENURE 
2007 
3,311 
(D) 
119,226 
36,106 
36,136 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
147 
32 
372 
437 
180 
2007 
162 
41 
432 
494 
198 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,344 
624 
71,136 
17,107 
65,466 
2007 
15,958 
2,513 
85,450 
14,652 
28,086 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
5 
99 
175 
91 
2007 
65 
11 
137 
188 
78 
acres, 2012 
1,482 
(D) 
15,703 
3,610 
2,898 
2007 
2,292 
(D) 
16,634 
3,735 
4,707 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
45 
10 
192 
153 
133 
2007 
28 
9 
191 
171 
142 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,458 
132,131 
24,824 
50,829 
2007 
3,883 
928 
150,772 
42,785 
35,992 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
907 
38,678 
5,654 
15,212 
2007 
1,416 
221 
36,231 
6,718 
8,540 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,484 
551 
93,453 
19,170 
35,617 
2007 
2,467 
707 
114,541 
36,067 
27,452 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
8 
109 
95 
83 
2007 
24 
6 
123 
111 
84 
acres, 2012 
1,826 
432 
48,419 
13,040 
15,646 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
64,848 
25,593 
9,796 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4 
15 
92 
42 
94 
2007 
7 
21 
83 
48 
100 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,666 
61,769 
13,760 
41,873 
2007 
240 
11,659 
51,878 
9,985 
42,041 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
4 
54 
35 
48 
2007 
1 
2 
43 
26 
73 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
34,561 
11,642 
21,318 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
37,744 
6,778 
21,633 
Total operators 
number 
301 
87 
941 
942 
603 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
104 
32 
423 
408 
253 
2 operators 
79 
20 
196 
161 
125 
3 operators 
13 
5 
26 
50 
21 
4 operators 
- 
- 
7 
9 
5 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
4 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
92 
28 
238 
249 
139 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
81 
26 
215 
201 
135 
2 operators 
1 
1 
7 
16 
2 
3 operators 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
291 
95 
1,025 
972 
676 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
106 
51 
463 
503 
250 
2 operators 
88 
16 
188 
169 
156 
3 operators 
3 
4 
41 
35 
25 
4 operators 
- 
- 
11 
4 
6 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
2 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
92 
31 
266 
230 
183 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
89 
27 
229 
209 
151 
2 operators 
- 
2 
9 
9 
10 
3 operators 
1 
- 
5 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
179 
49 
597 
568 
365 
2007 
178 
58 
641 
637 
395 
acres, 2012 
17,710 
(D) 
259,300 
50,178 
156,281 
2007 
19,118 
14,980 
277,658 
62,761 
104,409 
Female 
farms, 2012 
17 
8 
59 
64 
42 
2007 
19 
13 
65 
76 
45 
acres, 2012 
897 
(D) 
5,736 
5,513 
1,887 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
963 
120 
10,442 
4,661 
1,710 
Farming 
2012 
97 
8 
319 
196 
149 
2007 
81 
30 
314 
268 
200 
Other 
2012 
99 
49 
337 
436 
258 
Place of residence: 
2007 
116 
41 
392 
445 
240 
On farm operated 
2012 
158 
41 
419 
439 
225 
2007 
172 
31 
474 
535 
277 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
38 
16 
237 
193 
182 
2007 
25 
40 
232 
178 
163 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 581 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
