Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
10,482 
366 
124 
53 
38 
2007 
10,413 
291 
130 
66 
54 
Any 
2012 
17,611 
475 
305 
197 
43 
2007 
19,693 
614 
275 
211 
60 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,923 
52 
17 
10 
8 
2007 
2,858 
95 
46 
36 
7 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,237 
28 
21 
11 
2 
2007 
1,753 
73 
17 
27 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,004 
76 
71 
21 
5 
2007 
3,216 
104 
44 
15 
16 
200 days or more 
2012 
11,447 
319 
196 
155 
28 
2007 
11,866 
342 
168 
133 
34 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
968 
32 
10 
15 
2 
2007 
1,397 
42 
22 
7 
3 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,799 
90 
27 
10 
2 
2007 
2,119 
69 
39 
18 
9 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,327 
130 
60 
59 
10 
2007 
5,507 
181 
48 
39 
16 
10 years or more 
2012 
20,999 
589 
332 
166 
67 
2007 
21,083 
613 
296 
213 
86 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.3 
20.0 
21.6 
21.3 
21.5 
2007 
20.2 
18.9 
21.3 
21.9 
20.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
764 
26 
6 
11 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,448 
60 
20 
8 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,816 
121 
60 
49 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
22,065 
634 
343 
182 
70 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
21.4 
24.2 
23.0 
24.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
147 
4 
2 
4 
- 
2007 
171 
1 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,338 
47 
16 
6 
2 
2007 
1,234 
50 
16 
10 
8 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,019 
99 
41 
42 
15 
2007 
3,916 
143 
51 
43 
23 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5,874 
192 
102 
61 
31 
2007 
7,552 
235 
94 
64 
35 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,151 
134 
56 
38 
17 
2007 
4,214 
113 
52 
43 
16 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
4,071 
107 
57 
29 
5 
2007 
3,826 
96 
51 
50 
16 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,242 
116 
57 
32 
6 
2007 
3,405 
103 
46 
16 
9 
70 years and over 
2012 
6,251 
142 
98 
38 
5 
2007 
5,788 
164 
95 
51 
7 
Average age 
2012 
58.5 
57.0 
59.1 
56.4 
52.5 
2007 
57.3 
56.1 
58.6 
57.2 
51.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
18,484 
533 
261 
194 
65 
2007 
14,746 
400 
168 
163 
70 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
1,667 
27 
12 
3 
5 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
7,235 
197 
155 
69 
12 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
3,494 
122 
20 
44 
43 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
576 
6 
8 
64 
" 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
2,999 
64 
13 
32 
11 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
4,214 
122 
58 
10 
5 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
311 
16 
1 
2 
2 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
280 
44 
8 
- 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
27,067 
799 
419 
245 
77 
acres, 2012 
6,904,162 
187,891 
84,977 
44,909 
58,143 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,081 
78 
27 
15 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,030,019 
31,077 
19,262 
6,066 
17,769 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
24,525 
737 
387 
222 
51 
2007 
25,716 
732 
353 
240 
68 
acres, 2012 
4,874,651 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
4,999,169 
138,407 
69,413 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,788 
72 
23 
11 
10 
2007 
2,395 
107 
23 
25 
10 
acres, 2012 
1,675,718 
74,875 
23,934 
8,209 
18,345 
2007 
1,636,954 
83,933 
9,598 
8,273 
7,949 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,359 
21 
17 
16 
19 
2007 
1,639 
58 
25 
11 
27 
acres, 2012 
935,543 
6,668 
970 
10,516 
23,365 
2007 
1,026,510 
8,858 
4,014 
10,921 
34,516 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
193 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2007 
136 
2 
- 
1 
8 
acres, 2012 
260,446 
3,282 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
274,837 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,733 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
228 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2007 
220 
6 
4 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
154,506 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
172,505 
(D) 
148 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 589 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
