Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
St. Martin 
St. Mary 
St. Tammany 
Tangipahoa 
Tensas 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
340 
128 
604 
1,070 
251 
2007 
355 
142 
602 
1,188 
257 
acres, 2012 
75,909 
76,085 
34,113 
106,710 
196,627 
2007 
78,878 
72,728 
45,506 
123,861 
225,382 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
178 
69 
235 
527 
105 
2007 
180 
66 
215 
625 
122 
acres, 2012 
49,351 
52,663 
5,590 
25,115 
156,494 
TENURE 
2007 
43,628 
48,665 
5,416 
32,677 
177,808 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
214 
64 
496 
786 
161 
2007 
234 
65 
497 
819 
166 
acres, 2012 
16,296 
3,312 
20,069 
56,762 
36,611 
2007 
18,997 
2,053 
34,224 
66,496 
59,484 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
96 
24 
182 
355 
20 
2007 
103 
17 
159 
338 
33 
acres, 2012 
7,318 
357 
2,558 
9,724 
5,299 
2007 
6,244 
284 
(D) 
12,021 
24,187 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
71 
32 
80 
225 
46 
2007 
75 
39 
95 
292 
46 
acres, 2012 
44,951 
29,565 
11,487 
44,869 
85,138 
2007 
38,865 
26,791 
10,744 
48,769 
75,793 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,794 
1,984 
3,828 
22,399 
22,525 
2007 
4,933 
2,492 
4,455 
26,744 
26,435 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
40,157 
27,581 
7,659 
22,470 
62,613 
2007 
33,932 
24,299 
6,289 
22,025 
49,358 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
54 
23 
46 
158 
45 
2007 
48 
24 
54 
243 
44 
acres, 2012 
32,980 
18,491 
2,878 
14,270 
77,914 
2007 
24,265 
17,459 
2,928 
17,941 
65,519 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
55 
32 
28 
59 
44 
2007 
46 
38 
10 
77 
45 
acres, 2012 
14,662 
43,208 
2,557 
5,079 
74,878 
2007 
21,016 
43,884 
538 
8,596 
90,105 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
28 
22 
7 
14 
40 
2007 
29 
25 
2 
44 
45 
acres, 2012 
9,053 
33,815 
154 
1,121 
73,281 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
13,119 
30,922 
(D) 
2,715 
88,102 
Total operators 
number 
485 
193 
928 
1,716 
432 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
206 
68 
310 
548 
123 
2 operators 
124 
56 
270 
434 
103 
3 operators 
9 
3 
18 
66 
20 
4 operators 
1 
1 
6 
15 
3 
5 or more operators 
“ 
" 
- 
7 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
102 
57 
344 
543 
130 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
94 
55 
296 
496 
121 
2 operators 
4 
1 
24 
22 
3 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
507 
231 
926 
1,758 
398 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
222 
69 
306 
710 
155 
2 operators 
117 
59 
274 
398 
78 
3 operators 
13 
12 
17 
71 
18 
4 operators 
3 
2 
4 
7 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
114 
69 
354 
513 
131 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
102 
59 
317 
456 
109 
2 operators 
6 
5 
17 
18 
11 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
7 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
307 
117 
483 
947 
224 
2007 
330 
124 
486 
1,029 
198 
acres, 2012 
75,209 
76,036 
30,970 
93,745 
190,719 
2007 
78,320 
72,208 
36,893 
109,298 
219,702 
Female 
farms, 2012 
33 
11 
121 
123 
27 
2007 
25 
18 
116 
159 
59 
acres, 2012 
700 
49 
3,143 
12,965 
5,908 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
558 
520 
8,613 
14,563 
5,680 
Farming 
2012 
151 
65 
256 
472 
95 
2007 
144 
79 
257 
524 
109 
Other 
2012 
189 
63 
348 
598 
156 
Place of residence: 
2007 
211 
63 
345 
664 
148 
On farm operated 
2012 
200 
86 
502 
914 
122 
2007 
189 
73 
526 
989 
98 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
140 
42 
102 
156 
129 
2007 
166 
69 
76 
199 
159 
-continued 
586 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
