Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
La Salle 
Lincoln 
Livingston 
Madison 
Morehouse 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
48 
130 
180 
143 
189 
2007 
45 
111 
131 
176 
193 
Any 
2012 
138 
216 
225 
152 
245 
2007 
120 
210 
345 
179 
280 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
9 
17 
15 
31 
2007 
17 
45 
38 
44 
32 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
14 
12 
51 
12 
2007 
17 
5 
25 
9 
28 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
53 
17 
28 
19 
39 
2007 
26 
28 
69 
28 
52 
200 days or more 
2012 
73 
176 
168 
67 
163 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
60 
132 
213 
98 
168 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
11 
13 
11 
18 
2007 
3 
15 
19 
4 
19 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
8 
19 
10 
37 
2007 
20 
27 
40 
13 
31 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
33 
33 
69 
32 
82 
2007 
24 
84 
98 
106 
70 
10 years or more 
2012 
135 
294 
304 
242 
297 
2007 
118 
195 
319 
232 
353 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.5 
22.1 
21.5 
23.1 
21.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
22.3 
17.6 
19.8 
23.1 
20.2 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
6 
13 
1 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
15 
7 
17 
8 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
27 
29 
58 
26 
62 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
141 
304 
317 
260 
330 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.3 
23.8 
22.8 
26.1 
24.6 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
4 
7 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
15 
11 
12 
24 
30 
2007 
6 
11 
28 
19 
22 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
23 
53 
45 
33 
34 
2007 
20 
34 
55 
37 
72 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
50 
44 
91 
37 
62 
2007 
42 
104 
151 
82 
128 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
25 
55 
67 
60 
62 
2007 
21 
38 
68 
62 
44 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
18 
66 
44 
40 
71 
2007 
26 
43 
47 
24 
71 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
24 
44 
46 
22 
66 
2007 
14 
38 
55 
51 
48 
70 years and over 
2012 
31 
73 
100 
75 
102 
2007 
36 
53 
72 
79 
83 
Average age 
2012 
56.1 
58.8 
59.2 
58.3 
59.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
58.1 
56.3 
56.0 
58.9 
56.7 
Internet access 
2012 
123 
249 
278 
169 
267 
2007 
90 
193 
277 
175 
230 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
42 
19 
1 
15 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
105 
75 
103 
63 
149 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
32 
94 
22 
52 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4 
36 
“ 
5 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
2 
49 
40 
55 
42 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
85 
24 
46 
32 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
8 
2 
9 
5 
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 
8 
2 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
182 
339 
401 
280 
398 
acres, 2012 
19,274 
53,776 
27,388 
210,054 
223,265 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
6 
37 
16 
12 
47 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
100 
6,697 
(D) 
21,846 
52,454 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
180 
305 
377 
231 
338 
2007 
159 
280 
453 
255 
378 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
43,201 
25,779 
139,502 
121,011 
2007 
(D) 
36,184 
27,421 
(D) 
148,692 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3 
16 
9 
38 
62 
2007 
5 
21 
8 
45 
49 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,261 
1,138 
67,381 
131,835 
Corporation: 
2007 
(D) 
10,150 
1,958 
64,095 
85,859 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
17 
17 
20 
22 
2007 
1 
12 
15 
49 
36 
acres, 2012 
180 
4,393 
(D) 
14,647 
22,523 
2007 
(D) 
3,742 
608 
22,759 
24,382 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
3 
6 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
“ 
(D) 
" 
2,692 
13,148 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
6 
2 
4 
10 
2007 
- 
6 
- 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,595 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 595 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
