Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Avoyelles 
Beauregard 
Bienville 
Bossier 
Caddo 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
263 
318 
111 
221 
229 
2007 
337 
304 
56 
153 
229 
Any 
2012 
674 
542 
122 
251 
385 
2007 
610 
605 
138 
340 
396 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
47 
42 
15 
22 
35 
2007 
147 
81 
13 
43 
47 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
35 
40 
7 
21 
26 
2007 
50 
52 
10 
40 
31 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
105 
123 
23 
56 
60 
2007 
91 
101 
19 
62 
46 
200 days or more 
2012 
487 
337 
77 
152 
264 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
322 
371 
96 
195 
272 
2 years or less 
2012 
26 
20 
10 
12 
14 
2007 
43 
49 
12 
31 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
61 
33 
19 
38 
55 
2007 
62 
80 
4 
29 
46 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
131 
155 
15 
59 
141 
2007 
147 
158 
34 
76 
145 
10 years or more 
2012 
719 
652 
189 
363 
404 
2007 
695 
622 
144 
357 
398 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
21.2 
22.6 
21.0 
18.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
22.2 
20.4 
20.6 
19.4 
18.8 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
9 
6 
11 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
47 
29 
18 
31 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
115 
148 
12 
49 
131 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
754 
674 
197 
381 
433 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.3 
22.7 
24.2 
23.0 
20.0 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
4 
5 
- 
- 
2007 
10 
3 
- 
3 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
44 
47 
3 
6 
23 
2007 
41 
24 
4 
4 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
117 
105 
15 
53 
79 
2007 
124 
141 
20 
59 
78 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
186 
168 
44 
71 
133 
2007 
249 
196 
43 
122 
169 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
148 
91 
38 
62 
73 
2007 
143 
139 
26 
76 
79 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
136 
129 
43 
89 
82 
2007 
99 
111 
21 
51 
83 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
99 
83 
21 
64 
83 
2007 
89 
107 
34 
55 
58 
70 years and over 
2012 
202 
233 
64 
127 
141 
2007 
192 
188 
46 
123 
134 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
59.1 
60.8 
61.1 
58.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
56.5 
58.1 
60.2 
59.0 
57.9 
Internet access 
2012 
635 
614 
152 
369 
436 
2007 
393 
471 
87 
271 
354 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
43 
129 
11 
48 
39 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
277 
215 
77 
170 
170 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
148 
77 
11 
40 
121 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
12 
28 
7 
7 
4 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
70 
63 
22 
84 
79 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
140 
168 
36 
98 
71 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
14 
4 
- 
7 
8 
Other Internet service farms, 2012 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
7 
3 
2 
3 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
898 
852 
225 
452 
577 
acres, 2012 
284,050 
141,805 
51,084 
76,811 
115,143 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
59 
33 
19 
58 
41 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
33,562 
9,668 
18,160 
18,284 
17,245 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
804 
798 
199 
412 
521 
2007 
790 
810 
155 
426 
542 
acres, 2012 
175,190 
122,396 
25,516 
63,507 
80,951 
2007 
176,707 
140,329 
(D) 
62,354 
78,460 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
81 
26 
27 
33 
32 
2007 
87 
44 
29 
31 
54 
acres, 2012 
80,614 
5,779 
27,385 
8,654 
42,679 
Corporation: 
2007 
61,904 
14,075 
12,700 
15,194 
65,270 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
37 
26 
4 
23 
52 
2007 
53 
43 
9 
33 
24 
acres, 2012 
40,374 
15,903 
2,382 
7,710 
11,791 
2007 
35,803 
18,465 
4,649 
23,334 
2,175 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
6 
3 
- 
6 
2007 
2 
6 
- 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
758 
1,187 
588 
- 
3,930 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
(D) 
1,398 
(D) 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
4 
- 
4 
3 
2007 
15 
6 
1 
2 
4 
acres, 2012 
2,222 
938 
- 
1,429 
505 
2007 
(D) 
4,683 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
590 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
