Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Terrebonne 
Union 
Vermilion 
Vernon 
Washington 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
189 
413 
1,184 
471 
826 
2007 
169 
426 
1,182 
479 
916 
acres, 2012 
92,912 
62,640 
283,658 
48,995 
81,418 
2007 
178,472 
67,362 
290,318 
50,633 
97,687 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
97 
210 
480 
202 
408 
2007 
99 
220 
485 
215 
457 
acres, 2012 
17,456 
12,632 
114,859 
5,706 
21,854 
TENURE 
2007 
14,346 
13,572 
90,049 
7,095 
26,347 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
129 
309 
683 
373 
630 
2007 
103 
333 
666 
370 
686 
acres, 2012 
10,773 
38,288 
62,415 
33,525 
50,356 
2007 
10,348 
43,913 
67,482 
34,221 
61,051 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
59 
139 
177 
156 
284 
2007 
55 
143 
178 
154 
288 
acres, 2012 
2,765 
5,577 
7,676 
4,000 
8,842 
2007 
1,025 
5,165 
9,369 
4,214 
12,404 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
39 
93 
393 
88 
166 
2007 
41 
82 
394 
95 
208 
acres, 2012 
62,197 
23,899 
173,172 
14,604 
29,966 
2007 
134,643 
22,682 
164,693 
15,907 
35,459 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,653 
12,437 
33,009 
5,411 
16,134 
2007 
8,784 
14,308 
31,944 
5,772 
16,739 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
52,544 
11,462 
140,163 
9,193 
13,832 
2007 
125,859 
8,374 
132,749 
10,135 
18,720 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
68 
234 
44 
113 
2007 
28 
73 
239 
56 
159 
acres, 2012 
7,656 
(D) 
78,534 
(D) 
12,657 
2007 
8,218 
8,325 
51,273 
2,827 
13,495 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
21 
11 
108 
10 
30 
2007 
25 
11 
122 
14 
22 
acres, 2012 
19,942 
453 
48,071 
866 
1,096 
2007 
33,481 
767 
58,143 
505 
1,177 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
3 
69 
2 
11 
2007 
16 
4 
68 
5 
10 
acres, 2012 
7,035 
(D) 
28,649 
(D) 
355 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
5,103 
82 
29,407 
54 
448 
Total operators 
number 
322 
624 
1,590 
678 
1,254 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
91 
221 
839 
278 
458 
2 operators 
70 
180 
292 
179 
319 
3 operators 
23 
6 
47 
14 
40 
4 operators 
4 
5 
4 
- 
7 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
2 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
98 
201 
389 
223 
404 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
80 
189 
357 
213 
378 
2 operators 
6 
6 
13 
5 
13 
3 operators 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
271 
631 
1,622 
722 
1,344 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
101 
243 
821 
259 
566 
2 operators 
48 
164 
295 
198 
286 
3 operators 
9 
16 
54 
21 
51 
4 operators 
10 
3 
11 
1 
12 
5 or more operators 
1 
“ 
1 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
73 
198 
398 
245 
419 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
61 
176 
360 
235 
368 
2 operators 
3 
11 
16 
5 
24 
3 operators 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
144 
346 
1,047 
393 
721 
2007 
148 
363 
1,044 
417 
777 
acres, 2012 
84,503 
51,895 
275,040 
43,258 
75,705 
2007 
175,411 
58,459 
278,162 
46,999 
86,722 
Female 
farms, 2012 
45 
67 
137 
78 
105 
2007 
21 
63 
138 
62 
139 
acres, 2012 
8,409 
10,745 
8,618 
5,737 
5,713 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,061 
8,903 
12,156 
3,634 
10,965 
Farming 
2012 
111 
199 
636 
234 
364 
2007 
72 
226 
521 
225 
377 
Other 
2012 
78 
214 
548 
237 
462 
Place of residence: 
2007 
97 
200 
661 
254 
539 
On farm operated 
2012 
115 
351 
777 
419 
678 
2007 
115 
353 
776 
441 
760 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
74 
62 
407 
52 
148 
2007 
54 
73 
406 
38 
156 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 587 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
