Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
St. Martin 
St. Mary 
St. Tammany 
Tangipahoa 
Tensas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
111 
51 
216 
316 
144 
2007 
89 
42 
181 
457 
140 
Any 
2012 
229 
77 
388 
754 
107 
2007 
266 
100 
421 
731 
117 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
16 
5 
46 
44 
26 
2007 
25 
9 
67 
85 
15 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
20 
6 
24 
38 
10 
2007 
41 
9 
38 
62 
7 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
80 
18 
76 
212 
9 
2007 
57 
14 
71 
86 
28 
200 days or more 
2012 
113 
48 
242 
460 
62 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
143 
68 
245 
498 
67 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
6 
13 
35 
16 
2007 
20 
4 
32 
47 
3 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
37 
15 
32 
58 
20 
2007 
17 
15 
40 
81 
19 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
21 
122 
162 
29 
2007 
97 
22 
86 
191 
71 
10 years or more 
2012 
254 
86 
437 
815 
186 
2007 
221 
101 
444 
869 
164 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.2 
20.2 
20.3 
22.2 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
19.1 
16.9 
18.8 
20.5 
18.9 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
5 
11 
23 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
7 
20 
56 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
39 
29 
101 
145 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
261 
87 
472 
846 
189 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
19.0 
21.1 
22.4 
24.1 
23.4 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
2 
11 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
3 
8 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
14 
6 
13 
55 
3 
2007 
6 
16 
7 
58 
8 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
33 
18 
52 
87 
29 
2007 
55 
24 
65 
142 
49 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
88 
26 
112 
225 
42 
2007 
110 
42 
141 
322 
69 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
55 
21 
96 
192 
37 
2007 
40 
24 
98 
182 
43 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
48 
29 
81 
137 
37 
2007 
36 
17 
79 
159 
38 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
33 
19 
79 
121 
38 
2007 
38 
11 
85 
138 
17 
70 years and over 
2012 
69 
9 
169 
242 
65 
2007 
70 
8 
124 
179 
33 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
55.8 
61.0 
58.2 
60.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
57.0 
50.7 
59.1 
56.3 
54.6 
Internet access 
2012 
248 
106 
465 
739 
167 
2007 
157 
85 
395 
606 
142 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
3 
48 
79 
67 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
121 
51 
269 
293 
35 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
87 
22 
57 
117 
18 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
4 
16 
12 
1 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
33 
11 
52 
71 
16 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
17 
71 
242 
41 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
8 
8 
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 
1 
2 
6 
8 
3 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
326 
123 
591 
1,039 
231 
acres, 2012 
56,500 
65,204 
30,596 
101,540 
154,750 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
39 
10 
85 
56 
26 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
13,862 
6,950 
9,091 
12,928 
53,005 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
272 
95 
524 
967 
186 
2007 
268 
102 
520 
1,073 
182 
acres, 2012 
27,883 
(D) 
(D) 
90,669 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
30,329 
106,969 
107,587 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
25 
12 
40 
56 
53 
2007 
49 
8 
43 
72 
49 
acres, 2012 
21,507 
12,072 
5,505 
10,824 
101,619 
Corporation: 
2007 
23,608 
6,741 
10,854 
9,416 
90,991 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
35 
17 
38 
34 
11 
2007 
32 
31 
39 
36 
18 
acres, 2012 
25,091 
30,601 
2,380 
2,914 
1,359 
2007 
23,324 
41,431 
4,323 
5,618 
9,564 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
2 
- 
8 
- 
2007 
5 
1 
- 
2 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,650 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
7,389 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
2 
2 
5 
1 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
5 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
653 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 599 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
