Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Natchitoches 
Orleans 
Ouachita 
Plaquemines 
Pointe Coupee 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
630 
14 
450 
140 
393 
2007 
571 
2 
502 
177 
441 
acres, 2012 
200,979 
111 
93,112 
88,929 
182,214 
2007 
221,756 
(D) 
85,341 
121,491 
190,550 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
338 
9 
192 
80 
254 
2007 
321 
1 
228 
81 
303 
acres, 2012 
64,013 
(D) 
41,780 
3,523 
140,038 
TENURE 
2007 
68,433 
(D) 
36,425 
1,600 
131,113 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
421 
11 
320 
74 
216 
2007 
375 
- 
376 
101 
231 
acres, 2012 
79,780 
(D) 
32,420 
7,007 
42,782 
2007 
87,827 
57,306 
11,123 
36,670 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
199 
6 
113 
59 
137 
2007 
178 
- 
159 
66 
151 
acres, 2012 
13,943 
(D) 
5,786 
1,190 
23,986 
2007 
13,517 
20,445 
(D) 
18,360 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
138 
1 
89 
26 
107 
2007 
148 
2 
97 
23 
138 
acres, 2012 
80,978 
(D) 
42,450 
37,169 
83,892 
2007 
98,191 
(D) 
20,242 
46,762 
94,483 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
26,891 
(D) 
15,906 
7,388 
19,510 
2007 
38,493 
(D) 
5,701 
5,827 
34,990 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
54,087 
(D) 
26,544 
29,781 
64,382 
2007 
59,698 
(D) 
14,541 
40,935 
59,493 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
101 
1 
60 
11 
80 
2007 
117 
1 
55 
11 
105 
acres, 2012 
24,617 
(D) 
19,238 
366 
65,933 
2007 
36,822 
(D) 
9,561 
817 
66,856 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
71 
2 
41 
40 
70 
2007 
48 
- 
29 
53 
72 
acres, 2012 
40,221 
(D) 
18,242 
44,753 
55,540 
2007 
35,738 
7,793 
63,606 
59,397 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
38 
2 
19 
10 
37 
2007 
26 
- 
14 
4 
47 
acres, 2012 
25,453 
(D) 
16,756 
1,967 
50,119 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
18,094 
6,419 
(D) 
45,897 
Total operators 
number 
933 
22 
631 
198 
579 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
382 
9 
283 
89 
230 
2 operators 
210 
2 
154 
46 
151 
3 operators 
24 
3 
12 
3 
7 
4 operators 
11 
- 
1 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
" 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
246 
6 
175 
42 
148 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
206 
6 
159 
42 
139 
2 operators 
9 
- 
8 
- 
- 
3 operators 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
824 
3 
737 
271 
599 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
360 
1 
297 
115 
299 
2 operators 
176 
1 
179 
42 
129 
3 operators 
29 
- 
22 
11 
11 
4 operators 
5 
- 
4 
8 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
224 
1 
216 
69 
113 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
204 
1 
184 
57 
111 
2 operators 
6 
- 
16 
3 
1 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
566 
12 
396 
126 
372 
2007 
507 
2 
441 
159 
419 
acres, 2012 
192,733 
(D) 
86,660 
79,245 
181,308 
2007 
211,307 
(D) 
80,150 
121,128 
188,765 
Female 
farms, 2012 
64 
2 
54 
14 
21 
2007 
64 
- 
61 
18 
22 
acres, 2012 
8,246 
(D) 
6,452 
9,684 
906 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,449 
5,191 
363 
1,785 
Farming 
2012 
249 
9 
185 
60 
185 
2007 
261 
1 
172 
101 
213 
Other 
2012 
381 
5 
265 
80 
208 
Place of residence: 
2007 
310 
1 
330 
76 
228 
On farm operated 
2012 
410 
7 
280 
69 
282 
2007 
391 
2 
362 
105 
299 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
220 
7 
170 
71 
111 
2007 
180 
- 
140 
72 
142 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 583 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
