Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Natchitoches 
Orleans 
Ouachita 
Plaquemines 
Pointe Coupee 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
247 
1 
180 
41 
161 
2007 
227 
1 
154 
60 
175 
Any 
2012 
383 
13 
270 
99 
232 
2007 
344 
1 
348 
117 
266 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
46 
4 
30 
13 
25 
2007 
49 
- 
46 
14 
62 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
33 
2 
16 
6 
22 
2007 
39 
- 
36 
14 
23 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
91 
4 
62 
19 
72 
2007 
54 
- 
45 
19 
35 
200 days or more 
2012 
213 
3 
162 
61 
113 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
202 
1 
221 
70 
146 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
- 
17 
4 
20 
2007 
22 
- 
24 
1 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
48 
3 
24 
18 
10 
2007 
46 
- 
23 
9 
23 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
96 
3 
62 
11 
42 
2007 
111 
1 
92 
19 
84 
10 years or more 
2012 
481 
8 
347 
107 
321 
2007 
392 
1 
363 
148 
319 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.9 
14.9 
19,7 
24.2 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
20.2 
21.0 
19.6 
23.5 
21.1 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
- 
14 
4 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
1 
23 
8 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
93 
5 
54 
7 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
501 
8 
359 
121 
337 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.8 
19.4 
22.0 
27.5 
24.0 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
- 
- 
- 
9 
2007 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
27 
1 
18 
6 
21 
2007 
25 
1 
13 
4 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
70 
1 
41 
15 
65 
2007 
43 
57 
21 
68 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
125 
2 
121 
40 
87 
2007 
147 
- 
133 
47 
113 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
107 
6 
67 
18 
60 
2007 
75 
- 
68 
28 
55 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
106 
2 
62 
18 
36 
2007 
105 
1 
62 
18 
70 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
55 
- 
47 
12 
49 
2007 
59 
- 
61 
22 
46 
70 years and over 
2012 
133 
2 
94 
31 
66 
2007 
117 
- 
107 
33 
73 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
57.4 
58.4 
58.0 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
58.8 
47.0 
58.3 
57.1 
56.7 
Internet access 
2012 
384 
10 
313 
83 
259 
2007 
296 
2 
251 
87 
234 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
54 
- 
22 
5 
42 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
115 
- 
132 
52 
99 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
6 
85 
19 
91 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
8 
2 
12 
- 
4 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
73 
4 
61 
11 
32 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
101 
2 
21 
3 
36 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
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 
8 
7 
1 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
617 
14 
438 
139 
376 
acres, 2012 
193,950 
111 
87,612 
72,924 
165,338 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
65 
- 
28 
27 
57 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
50,271 
4,011 
17,933 
52,254 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
554 
9 
399 
114 
340 
2007 
493 
1 
427 
142 
373 
acres, 2012 
153,276 
105 
75,095 
(D) 
113,781 
2007 
143,350 
(D) 
48,153 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
39 
15 
3 
27 
2007 
46 
- 
20 
9 
50 
acres, 2012 
30,795 
- 
9,017 
(D) 
54,817 
Corporation: 
2007 
61,844 
“ 
9,718 
3,723 
65,479 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
24 
2 
31 
18 
15 
2007 
21 
1 
45 
20 
17 
acres, 2012 
15,736 
(D) 
5,885 
26,136 
10,271 
2007 
14,147 
(D) 
9,628 
27,093 
17,252 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
2 
5 
8 
2007 
2 
- 
5 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,131 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
(D) 
“ 
15,560 
5,013 
“ 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
1 
3 
- 
3 
2007 
9 
- 
5 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,214 
2007 
(D) 
2,282 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
596 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
