Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,093 
(X) 
30,106 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,820,092 
(X) 
2,118,965 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
100,384 
(X) 
70,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,937 
19,709 
11,158 
25,712 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,629 
40,959 
5,819 
41,796 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,654 
105,342 
6,141 
96,537 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,840 
99,990 
2,477 
85,474 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,652 
111,972 
1,335 
93,530 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,110 
176,474 
1,258 
206,249 
$250,000 to $499,999 
791 
281,693 
838 
298,353 
$500,000 or more 
1,480 
1,983,953 
1,080 
1,271,313 
$500,000 to $999,999 
776 
558,658 
645 
460,637 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
578 
854,869 
368 
529,250 
$2,500,000 or more 
126 
570,426 
67 
281,425 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
12,515 
(X) 
14,696 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
315,831 
(X) 
228,664 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.2 
(X) 
10.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,859 
646 
3,434 
783 
$500 to $999 
1,742 
1,157 
2,268 
1,540 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,178 
9,453 
4,780 
10,631 
$5,000 to $9,999 
965 
6,489 
1,189 
8,146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
778 
11,961 
1,040 
16,413 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
16,901 
660 
23,345 
$50,000 to $99,999 
526 
37,839 
719 
50,092 
$100,000 or more 
980 
231,384 
606 
117,714 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,357 
(X) 
11,837 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
280,126 
(X) 
179,158 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.9 
(X) 
8.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,098 
1,163 
6,091 
1,170 
$500 to $999 
1,595 
1,003 
1,455 
915 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,931 
3,873 
1,823 
3,681 
$5,000 to $9,999 
406 
2,806 
411 
2,778 
$10,000 to $24,999 
508 
8,045 
540 
8,659 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
14,623 
509 
17,783 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
248,614 
1,008 
144,172 
$50,000 to $99,999 
545 
39,135 
451 
31,472 
$100,000 or more 
859 
209,478 
557 
112,700 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
8,696 
(X) 
8,500 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
218,943 
(X) 
130,179 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.8 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,176 
669 
3,217 
651 
$500 to $999 
1,116 
738 
1,130 
750 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
3,635 
1,700 
3,649 
$5,000 to $9,999 
468 
3,165 
533 
3,680 
$10,000 to $24,999 
522 
8,343 
624 
9,695 
$25,000 or more 
1,710 
202,392 
1,296 
111,754 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
15,866 
512 
17,888 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
186,526 
784 
93,865 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,651 
(X) 
5,909 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
134,875 
(X) 
120,621 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
5.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,546 
644 
1,364 
608 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,773 
6,599 
2,632 
6,170 
$5,000 to $9,999 
912 
6,071 
763 
5,129 
$10,000 to $24,999 
721 
11,228 
521 
7,801 
$25,000 to $49,999 
265 
8,863 
189 
6,113 
$50,000 to $99,999 
127 
8,191 
167 
1 1 ,424 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
35,418 
187 
27,307 
$250,000 or more 
96 
57,861 
86 
56,068 
$250,000 to $499,999 
65 
21,448 
62 
21,383 
$500,000 to $999,999 
21 
12,422 
16 
10,558 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
10 
23,991 
8 
24,126 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,314 
(X) 
3,899 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
42,909 
(X) 
27,852 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
700 
357 
741 
378 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,132 
5,024 
1,989 
4,623 
$5,000 to $9,999 
675 
4,420 
537 
3,626 
$10,000 to $24,999 
494 
7,728 
406 
6,029 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
5,277 
138 
4,490 
$50,000 to $99,999 
86 
5,350 
62 
4,045 
$100,000 to $249,999 
49 
7,703 
20 
2,497 
$250,000 or more 
18 
7,051 
6 
2,165 
$250,000 to $499,999 
14 
3,983 
6 
2,165 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,282 
(X) 
2,804 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
91,965 
(X) 
92,769 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,252 
443 
998 
372 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,113 
2,444 
1,023 
2,282 
$5,000 to $9,999 
254 
1,662 
237 
1,555 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Louisiana 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
