Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
1,602 
109 
293 
94 
72 
119 
$1,000 
43,404 
163 
483 
110 
116 
253 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
66 
191 
62 
39 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
37 
79 
26 
28 
28 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
6 
19 
6 
5 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
182 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
7,300 
489 
1,798 
646 
543 
549 
$1,000 
81,570 
1,767 
8,631 
3,377 
3,018 
3,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
371 
1,250 
415 
364 
361 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
116 
513 
215 
162 
170 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
2 
33 
16 
16 
16 
$100,000 or more 
76 
- 
2 
" 
1 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,722 
337 
1,292 
476 
373 
374 
$1,000 
45,832 
1,216 
6,630 
2,667 
2,530 
2,886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
91 
293 
88 
57 
49 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
150 
553 
203 
146 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
95 
417 
173 
156 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
- 
24 
10 
10 
6 
$50,000 or more 
135 
1 
5 
2 
4 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,515 
276 
955 
321 
311 
321 
$1,000 
35,739 
551 
2,001 
710 
488 
664 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
113 
364 
100 
133 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
151 
509 
195 
166 
166 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
11 
81 
24 
12 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
124 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,479 
2,689 
8,628 
2,384 
2,270 
2,118 
$1,000 
32,101 
1,570 
6,105 
1,691 
1,868 
2,242 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
2,664 
8,522 
2,351 
2,227 
2,076 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
22 
77 
24 
31 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
3 
18 
8 
8 
10 
$25,000 or more 
109 
- 
11 
1 
4 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,849 
1,211 
3,814 
1,089 
969 
1,027 
$1,000 
207,424 
10,693 
13,492 
2,772 
2,537 
2,638 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
1,067 
3,395 
949 
869 
900 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
128 
367 
128 
92 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
2 
20 
8 
4 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
6 
19 
2 
2 
2 
$100,000 or more 
295 
8 
13 
2 
2 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
423 
19 
32 
6 
7 
2 
$1,000 
14,138 
(D) 
51 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
11,323 
760 
2,863 
860 
849 
880 
$1,000 
257,777 
5,549 
21,288 
7,701 
6,015 
8,721 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
8,923 
29,718 
6,859 
1,414 
12,826 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
3,007 
3,192 
2,616 
582 
5,562 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
11,214 
807 
2,554 
958 
898 
903 
Average net gain 
dollars 
141,235 
39,186 
39,099 
30,108 
25,128 
36,944 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
139 
510 
114 
106 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
319 
1,023 
360 
328 
281 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
118 
395 
187 
162 
184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
119 
316 
160 
186 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
54 
127 
78 
61 
79 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
58 
183 
59 
55 
88 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
16,879 
2,160 
6,755 
1,664 
1,529 
1,403 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,138 
10,509 
10,384 
13,212 
13,833 
14,636 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
213 
609 
148 
150 
99 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
796 
2,435 
482 
438 
337 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
565 
1,738 
414 
318 
377 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
443 
1,433 
409 
358 
376 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
88 
367 
166 
200 
164 
$50,000 or more 
985 
55 
173 
45 
65 
50 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
984,024 
9,061 
-6,879 
-4,659 
-6,793 
694 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,027 
3,054 
-739 
-1,777 
-2,799 
301 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
11,113 
806 
2,558 
949 
896 
894 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,568 
39,406 
24,782 
18,436 
15,893 
23,809 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,091 
137 
509 
114 
112 
71 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
