Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
277 
4,201 
146 
2,174 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
3,128 
61 
2,060 
$50,000 to $99,999 
62 
4,200 
97 
6,963 
$100,000 to $249,999 
154 
26,543 
161 
23,884 
$250,000 or more 
78 
49,344 
81 
53,479 
$250,000 to $499,999 
53 
17,628 
58 
19,781 
$500,000 to $999,999 
17 
10,625 
16 
10,710 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
8 
21,091 
7 
22,989 
Feed purchased farms 
18,356 
(X) 
16,578 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
452,403 
(X) 
369,975 
percent of total 
(X) 
16.0 
(X) 
17.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,709 
1,452 
3,825 
1,903 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,145 
22,927 
8,499 
20,278 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,160 
21,012 
2,226 
14,784 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,896 
26,817 
1,165 
16,996 
$25,000 to $49,999 
706 
24,812 
259 
8,846 
$50,000 to $99,999 
270 
17,867 
157 
10,841 
$100,000 or more 
470 
337,516 
447 
296,326 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
29,253 
136 
20,390 
$250,000 to $499,999 
53 
18,926 
99 
34,063 
$500,000 to $999,999 
106 
80,777 
135 
92,157 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
117 
208,561 
77 
149,715 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
26,854 
(X) 
29,217 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
235,089 
(X) 
179,282 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.3 
(X) 
8.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,237 
5,360 
15,064 
5,624 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,951 
19,810 
9,197 
19,614 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,661 
10,568 
1,847 
12,327 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,137 
17,098 
1,429 
21,948 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
24,844 
822 
28,545 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
157,408 
858 
91,223 
Utilities farms 
17,821 
(X) 
13,666 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
60,426 
(X) 
42,129 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.1 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,488 
1,620 
5,349 
1,242 
$500 to $999 
3,508 
2,328 
2,554 
1,684 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
11,562 
3,946 
8,345 
$5,000 to $9,999 
903 
5,976 
846 
5,792 
$10,000 to $24,999 
826 
12,454 
679 
10,191 
$25,000 or more 
525 
26,487 
292 
14,874 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
1 1 ,902 
199 
6,737 
$50,000 or more 
171 
14,584 
93 
8,137 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
22,339 
(X) 
27,193 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
232,318 
(X) 
200,444 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.2 
(X) 
9.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,856 
3,340 
11,388 
4,647 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,653 
21,399 
9,820 
21,973 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,573 
10,020 
2,349 
15,677 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,305 
19,666 
1,854 
28,344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
29,026 
927 
32,002 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
148,867 
855 
97,802 
$50,000 to $99,999 
618 
41,900 
532 
36,232 
$100,000 or more 
501 
106,967 
323 
61,570 
Hired farm labor farms 
7,838 
(X) 
6,278 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
251,287 
(X) 
191,748 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.9 
(X) 
9.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,502 
702 
1,637 
696 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,442 
6,137 
1,721 
3,934 
$5,000 to $9,999 
798 
5,265 
594 
3,989 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,061 
16,979 
873 
13,723 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
28,760 
579 
20,020 
$50,000 to $99,999 
664 
45,632 
428 
29,512 
$100,000 or more 
538 
147,813 
446 
119,875 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
52,522 
308 
47,883 
$250,000 to $499,999 
118 
38,590 
89 
29,348 
$500,000 or more 
65 
56,701 
49 
42,644 
Contract labor farms 
2,860 
(X) 
2,225 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
38,918 
(X) 
28,534 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
634 
325 
569 
260 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
2,734 
772 
1,766 
$5,000 to $9,999 
418 
2,854 
299 
1,995 
$10,000 to $24,999 
351 
5,337 
315 
4,754 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
6,084 
169 
5,584 
$50,000 or more 
162 
21,585 
101 
14,175 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
6,663 
65 
4,313 
$100,000 or more 
64 
14,922 
36 
9,862 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
