Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Concordia 
De Soto 
East Baton Rouge 
East Carroll 
East Feliciana 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
154 
278 
159 
124 
124 
2007 
151 
218 
156 
145 
133 
Any 
2012 
307 
391 
273 
103 
275 
2007 
311 
401 
355 
135 
306 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
67 
78 
33 
12 
14 
2007 
64 
45 
52 
22 
36 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
18 
35 
13 
7 
23 
2007 
29 
31 
25 
12 
21 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
45 
72 
24 
4 
33 
2007 
32 
66 
61 
21 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
177 
206 
203 
80 
205 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
186 
259 
217 
80 
205 
2 years or less 
2012 
58 
22 
22 
11 
6 
2007 
17 
22 
24 
4 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
38 
38 
27 
3 
22 
2007 
27 
38 
28 
6 
32 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
64 
99 
49 
29 
75 
2007 
77 
104 
87 
50 
89 
10 years or more 
2012 
301 
510 
334 
184 
296 
2007 
341 
455 
372 
220 
302 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.7 
23.5 
22.2 
23.8 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
22.1 
20.3 
20.9 
24.9 
19.5 
2 years or less 
2012 
57 
21 
18 
11 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
35 
24 
- 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
50 
88 
42 
28 
64 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
324 
525 
348 
188 
307 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.8 
25.0 
24.6 
26.3 
23.9 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
22 
31 
16 
17 
29 
2007 
12 
15 
8 
13 
34 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
69 
37 
25 
33 
28 
2007 
53 
65 
43 
23 
57 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
85 
137 
95 
58 
58 
2007 
89 
164 
139 
75 
106 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
67 
95 
61 
30 
80 
2007 
83 
76 
81 
50 
74 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
78 
123 
86 
36 
50 
2007 
68 
92 
75 
27 
44 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
50 
77 
45 
16 
62 
2007 
52 
75 
55 
29 
52 
70 years and over 
2012 
90 
165 
104 
37 
92 
2007 
104 
130 
110 
63 
72 
Average age 
2012 
58.1 
60.1 
60.5 
55.6 
59.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
59.3 
58.6 
59.1 
59.1 
56.0 
Internet access 
2012 
319 
465 
272 
169 
258 
2007 
191 
311 
302 
136 
229 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
61 
10 
10 
37 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
108 
155 
74 
58 
62 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
55 
96 
20 
27 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
6 
4 
11 
" 
" 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
61 
62 
36 
43 
43 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
119 
167 
57 
61 
106 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
10 
8 
1 
2 
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 
4 
6 
1 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
439 
657 
410 
196 
391 
acres, 2012 
206,013 
154,147 
47,615 
227,513 
90,313 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
26 
62 
37 
10 
37 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
19,989 
21,668 
6,114 
21,425 
13,005 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
403 
616 
386 
140 
364 
2007 
404 
561 
452 
163 
385 
acres, 2012 
162,449 
(D) 
39,143 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
121,510 
56,975 
100,313 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
31 
24 
16 
51 
20 
2007 
36 
30 
30 
70 
26 
acres, 2012 
41,066 
9,722 
6,291 
138,511 
18,319 
Corporation: 
2007 
35,696 
32,585 
5,546 
124,345 
11,466 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
16 
27 
14 
34 
10 
2007 
18 
25 
17 
44 
22 
acres, 2012 
15,497 
37,181 
4,334 
22,240 
16,446 
2007 
7,121 
12,717 
4,022 
25,201 
19,928 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
1 
- 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
“ 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
101 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
10 
- 
15 
2 
3 
2007 
4 
3 
12 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
612 
5,622 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
592 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
