Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Calcasieu 
Caldwell 
Cameron 
Catahoula 
Claiborne 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
213 
104 
83 
180 
112 
2007 
293 
108 
83 
166 
109 
Any 
2012 
689 
191 
259 
387 
183 
2007 
678 
199 
256 
344 
130 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
52 
29 
14 
80 
24 
2007 
70 
33 
39 
66 
23 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
45 
8 
35 
10 
10 
2007 
43 
20 
24 
31 
4 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
92 
25 
36 
43 
32 
2007 
106 
30 
40 
48 
19 
200 days or more 
2012 
500 
129 
174 
254 
117 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
459 
116 
153 
199 
84 
2 years or less 
2012 
42 
7 
15 
39 
12 
2007 
42 
20 
24 
23 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
70 
7 
16 
27 
15 
2007 
84 
22 
17 
43 
17 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
140 
61 
55 
118 
44 
2007 
225 
58 
43 
98 
38 
10 years or more 
2012 
650 
220 
256 
383 
224 
2007 
620 
207 
255 
346 
170 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.2 
24.4 
22.0 
19.2 
21.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
17.5 
21.0 
21.5 
19.5 
19.3 
2 years or less 
2012 
34 
3 
10 
31 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
58 
7 
10 
25 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
115 
51 
47 
98 
45 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
695 
234 
275 
413 
229 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.0 
25.2 
24.6 
20.5 
22.9 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
- 
3 
10 
- 
2007 
3 
- 
3 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
38 
7 
18 
67 
15 
2007 
42 
27 
13 
34 
18 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
115 
47 
45 
53 
37 
2007 
144 
40 
74 
53 
26 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
211 
68 
99 
82 
43 
2007 
261 
68 
103 
122 
41 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
151 
33 
45 
105 
44 
2007 
141 
42 
32 
89 
38 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
119 
34 
37 
100 
44 
2007 
147 
31 
35 
72 
21 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
107 
25 
42 
54 
43 
2007 
119 
33 
31 
54 
37 
70 years and over 
2012 
158 
81 
53 
96 
69 
2007 
114 
66 
48 
85 
58 
Average age 
2012 
56.8 
59.2 
56.1 
55.8 
59.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
55.4 
57.0 
54.2 
56.9 
58.5 
Internet access 
2012 
576 
180 
229 
344 
190 
2007 
517 
130 
162 
226 
106 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
13 
7 
20 
11 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
282 
65 
85 
123 
18 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
91 
2 
63 
39 
13 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
35 
2 
55 
8 
1 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
151 
49 
19 
49 
37 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
64 
64 
20 
127 
108 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
7 
5 
3 
- 
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 
3 
1 
1 
1 
8 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
870 
280 
319 
546 
287 
acres, 2012 
237,524 
58,224 
167,701 
216,899 
54,388 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
83 
9 
31 
19 
20 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
28,593 
2,996 
16,589 
9,478 
4,693 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
796 
249 
299 
479 
267 
2007 
871 
266 
283 
417 
205 
acres, 2012 
157,431 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
48,355 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
131,354 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
52 
22 
28 
57 
11 
2007 
41 
23 
47 
57 
15 
acres, 2012 
44,610 
8,439 
17,886 
67,552 
2,161 
Corporation: 
2007 
16,539 
10,868 
31,501 
85,334 
2,489 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
37 
22 
11 
26 
10 
2007 
48 
16 
7 
28 
16 
acres, 2012 
30,078 
13,411 
(D) 
3,041 
4,548 
2007 
126,713 
7,454 
4,545 
7,278 
7,370 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
1 
3 
- 
2 
2007 
7 
1 
1 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
53,079 
(D) 
48,981 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,404 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
9 
1 
1 
5 
5 
2007 
4 
1 
1 
4 
1 
acres, 2012 
52,784 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,736 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 591 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
