Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Webster 
West Baton Rouge 
West Carroll 
West Feliciana 
Winn 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
195 
27 
287 
44 
55 
2007 
154 
35 
480 
51 
36 
Any 
2012 
252 
79 
446 
119 
124 
2007 
276 
93 
598 
125 
114 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
15 
4 
62 
10 
4 
2007 
26 
4 
79 
15 
19 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
6 
6 
13 
13 
15 
2007 
27 
2 
34 
8 
5 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
24 
21 
31 
7 
28 
2007 
45 
35 
61 
21 
28 
200 days or more 
2012 
207 
48 
340 
89 
77 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
178 
52 
424 
81 
62 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
- 
17 
1 
6 
2007 
14 
6 
41 
3 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
9 
40 
17 
8 
2007 
23 
6 
61 
12 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
55 
11 
84 
24 
38 
2007 
81 
28 
168 
17 
20 
10 years or more 
2012 
352 
86 
592 
121 
127 
2007 
312 
88 
808 
144 
102 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.9 
20.9 
23.0 
22.3 
21.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
20.4 
19.2 
22.6 
21.3 
20.5 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
- 
14 
1 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
9 
37 
15 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
55 
8 
77 
19 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
362 
89 
605 
128 
132 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.9 
22.6 
24.6 
24.1 
22.9 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
- 
2 
- 
6 
2007 
3 
- 
12 
6 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
9 
9 
45 
4 
18 
2007 
15 
9 
35 
6 
12 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
50 
10 
38 
15 
15 
2007 
54 
44 
88 
16 
23 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
83 
39 
99 
41 
46 
2007 
77 
34 
257 
43 
38 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
50 
7 
107 
24 
10 
2007 
72 
9 
141 
26 
24 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
68 
9 
161 
29 
26 
2007 
44 
14 
103 
29 
11 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
55 
14 
62 
24 
25 
2007 
54 
10 
166 
16 
11 
70 years and over 
2012 
129 
18 
219 
26 
33 
2007 
111 
8 
276 
34 
31 
Average age 
2012 
60.9 
55.7 
61.6 
58.3 
55.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
59.6 
49.4 
60.2 
56.9 
56.1 
Internet access 
2012 
261 
65 
459 
131 
126 
2007 
184 
84 
387 
105 
73 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
4 
35 
8 
17 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
93 
18 
232 
60 
33 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
42 
38 
13 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
3 
" 
2 
4 
" 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
50 
11 
102 
16 
31 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
76 
4 
70 
41 
58 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
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 
15 
2 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
437 
96 
710 
158 
174 
acres, 2012 
50,735 
16,914 
151,282 
64,981 
23,775 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
22 
12 
19 
28 
10 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
1,850 
8,291 
11,206 
13,284 
1,768 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
415 
87 
644 
147 
164 
2007 
399 
103 
941 
153 
141 
acres, 2012 
48,387 
12,858 
123,371 
58,503 
21,434 
2007 
44,411 
14,332 
156,193 
(D) 
18,712 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
12 
11 
32 
6 
10 
2007 
21 
18 
59 
7 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
8,761 
26,821 
4,360 
1,409 
Corporation: 
2007 
3,504 
7,485 
19,614 
1,881 
2,377 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
8 
39 
4 
3 
2007 
7 
7 
63 
9 
2 
acres, 2012 
2,479 
8,681 
14,144 
2,220 
(D) 
2007 
1,311 
4,003 
19,838 
2,232 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
4 
5 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
550 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
" 
482 
245 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
15 
4 
- 
2007 
3 
- 
11 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
837 
(D) 
- 
2007 
270 
" 
683 
(D) 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 601 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
