Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Terrebonne 
Union 
Vermilion 
Vernon 
Washington 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
87 
150 
474 
171 
350 
2007 
51 
172 
405 
188 
315 
Any 
2012 
102 
263 
710 
300 
476 
2007 
118 
254 
777 
291 
601 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
70 
84 
26 
72 
2007 
20 
21 
136 
18 
95 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
11 
5 
55 
27 
49 
2007 
7 
26 
109 
22 
53 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
24 
29 
204 
48 
79 
2007 
16 
57 
130 
36 
160 
200 days or more 
2012 
58 
159 
367 
199 
276 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
75 
150 
402 
215 
293 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
16 
37 
19 
29 
2007 
11 
25 
89 
29 
46 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
20 
86 
32 
33 
2007 
15 
24 
89 
27 
59 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
22 
64 
193 
73 
178 
2007 
23 
73 
211 
91 
137 
10 years or more 
2012 
144 
313 
868 
347 
586 
2007 
120 
304 
793 
332 
674 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.9 
22.4 
22.2 
22.0 
21.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
18.6 
21.1 
20.7 
22.1 
20.9 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
11 
26 
19 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
16 
68 
30 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
22 
53 
194 
64 
144 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
147 
333 
896 
358 
627 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.3 
24.2 
23.4 
23.0 
23.3 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
13 
- 
- 
2007 
10 
- 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
6 
16 
54 
27 
30 
2007 
- 
17 
58 
17 
39 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
45 
119 
70 
63 
2007 
23 
50 
154 
55 
117 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
61 
80 
215 
88 
142 
2007 
51 
97 
302 
95 
193 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
29 
72 
185 
36 
105 
2007 
16 
62 
153 
86 
125 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
15 
66 
176 
68 
169 
2007 
22 
65 
119 
72 
156 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
22 
51 
123 
89 
112 
2007 
18 
55 
145 
54 
131 
70 years and over 
2012 
44 
83 
299 
93 
205 
2007 
29 
80 
249 
100 
155 
Average age 
2012 
59.6 
58.8 
59.2 
58.1 
60.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
55.7 
58.2 
57.6 
58.2 
57.9 
Internet access 
2012 
139 
268 
715 
341 
467 
2007 
85 
235 
518 
265 
457 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
15 
88 
39 
62 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
45 
99 
263 
59 
161 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
75 
10 
186 
60 
41 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4 
15 
34 
9 
10 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
13 
66 
138 
16 
47 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
71 
79 
178 
186 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
3 
1 
15 
3 
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 
1 
15 
2 
5 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
176 
408 
1,146 
464 
807 
acres, 2012 
91,666 
60,670 
256,680 
48,726 
79,412 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
16 
37 
63 
17 
46 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
3,649 
8,108 
18,795 
2,769 
7,162 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
147 
372 
1,095 
455 
729 
2007 
136 
384 
1,016 
456 
811 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
211,985 
46,662 
64,100 
2007 
(D) 
54,324 
219,304 
42,784 
79,677 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
13 
26 
58 
5 
46 
2007 
11 
31 
107 
19 
56 
acres, 2012 
5,226 
9,806 
50,765 
1,460 
4,829 
Corporation: 
2007 
2,274 
10,141 
55,056 
4,659 
7,508 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
27 
13 
21 
4 
41 
2007 
16 
11 
50 
3 
41 
acres, 2012 
54,900 
3,468 
19,328 
458 
10,460 
2007 
70,437 
2,897 
12,568 
(D) 
8,994 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
5 
1 
4 
2007 
3 
- 
5 
- 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
166 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
77 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
5 
6 
6 
2007 
3 
- 
4 
1 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,863 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,431 
-continued 
600 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
