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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
423 
(X) 
392 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
14,138 
(X) 
13,312 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
25 
5 
28 
6 
$500 to $999 
17 
12 
13 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
122 
327 
93 
247 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
401 
48 
355 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85 
1,423 
98 
1,568 
$25,000 or more 
115 
11,970 
112 
11,126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
1,654 
50 
1,731 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
2,668 
33 
2,511 
$100,000 or more 
30 
7,649 
29 
6,884 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
11,323 
(X) 
10,537 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
257,777 
(X) 
181,939 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.1 
(X) 
8.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
616 
167 
736 
178 
$500 to $999 
586 
392 
757 
517 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,672 
9,098 
3,675 
9,399 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,026 
13,726 
1,797 
12,342 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,086 
31,591 
1,908 
29,046 
$25,000 or more 
2,337 
202,804 
1,664 
130,457 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,092 
36,577 
850 
29,733 
$50,000 to $99,999 
664 
44,571 
454 
31,207 
$100,000 or more 
581 
121,656 
360 
69,517 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
28,093 
1,260,779 
30,106 
761,740 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
44,879 
(X) 
25,302 
Farms with net gains 1 
11,214 
1,583,807 
13,174 
973,843 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
141,235 
(X) 
73,922 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
537 
1,593 
772 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
7,666 
3,642 
9,651 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
11,158 
1,968 
14,129 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
28,541 
2,008 
31,765 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
36,792 
1,115 
39,304 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
1,499,113 
2,848 
878,223 
Farms with net losses 
16,879 
323,028 
16,932 
212,103 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,138 
(X) 
12,527 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
693 
2,250 
1,111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
14,380 
6,372 
17,484 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
28,494 
3,537 
25,209 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
60,542 
2,999 
46,623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
53,338 
1,060 
35,918 
$50,000 or more 
985 
165,581 
714 
85,758 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
28,093 
984,024 
30,106 
568,615 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
35,027 
(X) 
18,887 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
11,113 
1,328,754 
13,003 
795,326 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
119,568 
(X) 
61,165 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,091 
541 
1,596 
775 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,815 
7,622 
3,638 
9,638 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,551 
1 1 ,244 
1,995 
14,349 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,826 
29,272 
2,035 
32,282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
37,401 
1,168 
41,428 
$50,000 or more 
2,790 
1,242,673 
2,571 
696,854 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
16,980 
344,730 
17,103 
226,711 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,302 
(X) 
13,256 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,435 
700 
2,267 
1,118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,057 
14,371 
6,394 
17,555 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,975 
28,565 
3,530 
25,167 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,933 
60,952 
3,041 
47,295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,552 
53,864 
1,072 
36,207 
$50,000 or more 
1,028 
186,279 
799 
99,371 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
