Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Lafayette 
Lafourche 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
86 
6 
272 
216 
94 
2007 
71 
12 
245 
203 
121 
Any 
2012 
110 
51 
384 
416 
313 
2007 
126 
59 
461 
510 
319 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
11 
45 
50 
26 
2007 
11 
8 
85 
80 
51 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
- 
24 
27 
7 
2007 
11 
2 
30 
60 
44 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
13 
19 
86 
46 
35 
2007 
14 
17 
74 
39 
45 
200 days or more 
2012 
72 
21 
229 
293 
245 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
90 
32 
272 
331 
179 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
6 
24 
39 
16 
2007 
2 
6 
24 
28 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
- 
51 
33 
22 
2007 
19 
2 
57 
54 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
27 
9 
107 
72 
51 
2007 
39 
13 
137 
110 
79 
10 years or more 
2012 
150 
42 
474 
488 
318 
2007 
137 
50 
488 
521 
296 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.2 
16.9 
19.6 
22.8 
19.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
21.2 
19.1 
19.8 
20.9 
18.8 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
6 
16 
33 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
- 
38 
30 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
18 
4 
103 
67 
46 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
159 
47 
499 
502 
325 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.9 
17.9 
21.7 
24.1 
20.9 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
4 
8 
5 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
17 
2 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
6 
- 
44 
28 
31 
2007 
9 
2 
42 
26 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
16 
5 
127 
30 
39 
2007 
13 
11 
118 
88 
73 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
53 
19 
143 
138 
123 
2007 
64 
14 
160 
182 
131 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
26 
1 
82 
99 
59 
2007 
30 
25 
93 
97 
59 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
36 
17 
73 
90 
56 
2007 
19 
11 
84 
91 
33 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
17 
10 
52 
89 
27 
2007 
21 
5 
67 
80 
37 
70 years and over 
2012 
42 
1 
127 
153 
69 
2007 
41 
3 
125 
147 
91 
Average age 
2012 
59.2 
54.2 
55.2 
60.7 
55.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
57.4 
54.2 
54.9 
58.4 
56.1 
Internet access 
2012 
127 
39 
370 
411 
307 
2007 
107 
32 
365 
353 
204 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
- 
35 
26 
13 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
73 
3 
177 
101 
76 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
33 
35 
258 
125 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
3 
3 
7 
2 
30 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
17 
11 
73 
38 
35 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
- 
71 
25 
11 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
7 
2 
45 
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 
1 
12 
2 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
195 
56 
634 
595 
386 
acres, 2012 
18,557 
7,603 
244,203 
46,594 
150,431 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
10 
39 
55 
36 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
1,969 
930 
31,659 
7,002 
19,229 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
181 
42 
557 
538 
341 
2007 
186 
50 
596 
626 
348 
acres, 2012 
16,218 
(D) 
187,712 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
18,899 
8,195 
212,418 
(D) 
63,720 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
6 
6 
41 
52 
29 
2007 
9 
6 
66 
46 
51 
acres, 2012 
1,671 
(D) 
51,560 
9,456 
13,379 
Corporation: 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
49,773 
12,666 
9,958 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
7 
28 
37 
24 
2007 
2 
12 
36 
35 
27 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,549 
8,224 
8,112 
16,702 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
20,127 
15,545 
28,533 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
14 
1 
12 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
9,734 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
2 
16 
4 
1 
2007 
- 
3 
6 
4 
12 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
7,806 
183 
(D) 
2007 
- 
57 
(D) 
146 
(D) 
-continued 
594 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
