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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,779 
(X) 
2,914 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,325 
(X) 
34,331 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
410 
946 
366 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,207 
2,884 
896 
2,012 
$5,000 to $9,999 
442 
3,007 
333 
2,261 
$10,000 to $24,999 
456 
7,081 
336 
5,188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
10,238 
244 
8,167 
$50,000 or more 
345 
42,706 
159 
16,338 
$50,000 to $99,999 
218 
14,630 
113 
7,488 
$100,000 or more 
127 
28,076 
46 
8,850 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
6,458 
(X) 
5,521 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
169,053 
(X) 
116,382 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.0 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,064 
278 
876 
224 
$500 to $999 
962 
638 
775 
514 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,079 
4,830 
1,676 
3,755 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
4,325 
631 
4,402 
$10,000 to $24,999 
599 
9,395 
600 
9,301 
$25,000 to $49,999 
351 
12,387 
347 
12,454 
$50,000 or more 
765 
137,201 
616 
85,732 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
1,602 
(X) 
1,174 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
43,404 
(X) 
20,554 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
412 
99 
216 
47 
$500 to $999 
139 
87 
131 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
923 
342 
825 
$5,000 to $9,999 
164 
1,123 
129 
839 
$10,000 to $24,999 
180 
2,719 
173 
2,698 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
4,271 
79 
2,657 
$50,000 or more 
182 
34,182 
104 
13,401 
Interest expense farms 
7,300 
(X) 
6,183 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
81,570 
(X) 
69,870 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,262 
563 
996 
485 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,693 
7,107 
2,266 
6,032 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,383 
9,685 
1,068 
7,372 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,156 
17,623 
1,071 
16,084 
$25,000 to $49,999 
513 
17,467 
492 
17,147 
$50,000 to $99,999 
217 
14,504 
247 
16,479 
$100,000 or more 
76 
14,622 
43 
6,270 
Secured by real estate farms 
4,722 
(X) 
4,310 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
45,832 
(X) 
39,136 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
311 
640 
322 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
4,759 
1,752 
4,662 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,085 
7,530 
819 
5,628 
$10,000 to $24,999 
718 
11,064 
721 
10,669 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
9,685 
239 
8,111 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
6,276 
128 
8,414 
$100,000 or more 
37 
6,207 
11 
1,330 
Not secured by real estate farms 
4,515 
(X) 
3,871 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
35,739 
(X) 
30,733 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
560 
1,257 
540 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
4,380 
1,386 
3,264 
$5,000 to $9,999 
522 
3,563 
431 
2,890 
$10,000 to $24,999 
452 
6,829 
465 
7,186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
7,920 
221 
7,509 
$50,000 to $99,999 
94 
6,270 
88 
5,753 
$100,000 or more 
30 
6,218 
23 
3,592 
Property taxes paid farms 
25,479 
(X) 
25,666 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
32,101 
(X) 
26,956 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
13,293 
2,563 
15,530 
2,782 
$500 to $999 
5,009 
3,533 
4,443 
3,093 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,213 
12,190 
4,867 
9,912 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
3,881 
461 
3,094 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
4,115 
295 
4,366 
$25,000 or more 
109 
5,819 
70 
3,709 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
13,849 
(X) 
13,298 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
207,424 
(X) 
180,138 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.4 
(X) 
8.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,885 
2,291 
5,690 
2,212 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,399 
9,838 
3,964 
8,783 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,158 
7,802 
1,204 
8,076 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,158 
17,671 
1,033 
15,730 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
20,841 
601 
21,057 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
24,828 
437 
30,968 
$100,000 or more 
295 
124,152 
369 
93,312 
$100,000 to $249,999 
196 
29,712 
283 
43,160 
$250,000 or more 
99 
94,440 
86 
50,152 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Louisiana 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
