Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Evangeline 
Franklin 
Grant 
Iberia 
Iberville 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
258 
416 
64 
108 
82 
2007 
281 
537 
71 
118 
64 
Any 
2012 
405 
499 
174 
171 
83 
2007 
525 
736 
179 
227 
111 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
32 
99 
15 
20 
4 
2007 
83 
121 
17 
22 
8 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
23 
43 
18 
12 
8 
2007 
28 
69 
21 
17 
4 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
70 
76 
26 
27 
8 
2007 
84 
88 
43 
46 
21 
200 days or more 
2012 
280 
281 
115 
112 
63 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
330 
458 
98 
142 
78 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
23 
7 
4 
5 
2007 
22 
100 
5 
16 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
62 
17 
13 
2 
2007 
47 
102 
34 
7 
6 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
88 
153 
30 
30 
22 
2007 
131 
258 
36 
65 
18 
10 years or more 
2012 
534 
677 
184 
232 
136 
2007 
606 
813 
175 
257 
138 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.6 
21.1 
21.1 
23.4 
22.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
20.3 
18.2 
18.7 
19.6 
21.2 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
18 
4 
- 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
48 
17 
12 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
79 
137 
29 
28 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
553 
712 
188 
239 
142 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
23.0 
21.7 
24.4 
24.8 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
6 
21 
- 
3 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
19 
43 
14 
7 
14 
2007 
31 
66 
7 
17 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
69 
77 
22 
22 
16 
2007 
101 
168 
37 
45 
32 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
191 
183 
63 
75 
43 
2007 
240 
285 
91 
84 
52 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
101 
165 
58 
39 
30 
2007 
114 
183 
30 
60 
20 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
88 
130 
20 
34 
16 
2007 
109 
135 
22 
52 
14 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
66 
77 
28 
46 
14 
2007 
71 
146 
27 
23 
12 
70 years and over 
2012 
127 
233 
33 
56 
32 
2007 
134 
269 
36 
61 
29 
Average age 
2012 
57.4 
59.4 
56.2 
59.4 
57.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
56.8 
57.0 
55.1 
56.2 
53.5 
Internet access 
2012 
402 
564 
168 
207 
121 
2007 
352 
531 
143 
159 
98 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
58 
11 
30 
5 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
260 
163 
77 
75 
31 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
47 
50 
21 
69 
59 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5 
4 
7 
15 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
40 
178 
27 
42 
11 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
190 
38 
14 
17 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
10 
- 
- 
- 
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 
25 
1 
1 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
637 
872 
236 
253 
155 
acres, 2012 
178,076 
217,365 
47,961 
66,714 
70,070 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
30 
43 
17 
32 
20 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
11,446 
23,642 
5,833 
24,085 
17,497 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
593 
809 
226 
202 
134 
2007 
694 
1,084 
237 
266 
139 
acres, 2012 
153,771 
(D) 
39,354 
22,604 
(D) 
2007 
120,635 
247,478 
38,173 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
43 
59 
3 
30 
10 
2007 
76 
101 
7 
39 
16 
acres, 2012 
32,527 
61,645 
(D) 
21,227 
7,793 
Corporation: 
2007 
40,383 
49,508 
1,816 
32,087 
10,263 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
16 
35 
7 
36 
16 
2007 
25 
69 
6 
36 
18 
acres, 2012 
3,415 
19,296 
5,798 
42,864 
104,197 
2007 
10,088 
30,117 
11,748 
52,273 
29,641 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
7 
- 
7 
4 
2007 
1 
7 
- 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
498 
- 
17,216 
8,835 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
5 
2 
4 
1 
2007 
10 
12 
- 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,343 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 593 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
