Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
8,696 
1,047 
542 
492 
544 
520 
$1,000 
218,943 
152,305 
32,782 
15,112 
8,595 
2,990 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,292 
9 
6 
33 
30 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
47 
28 
65 
129 
242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
139 
70 
143 
282 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
68 
106 
153 
75 
17 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
784 
332 
98 
28 
5 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,651 
257 
112 
136 
260 
407 
$1,000 
134,875 
75,911 
8,519 
10,092 
9,922 
7,169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,319 
5 
17 
19 
51 
139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,633 
26 
26 
31 
104 
159 
$25,000 to $99,999 
392 
16 
41 
53 
71 
108 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
130 
22 
29 
28 
1 
$250,000 or more 
96 
80 
6 
4 
6 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,314 
87 
80 
118 
197 
328 
$1,000 
42,909 
6,416 
4,080 
6,826 
6,001 
4,618 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,282 
210 
52 
50 
99 
143 
$1,000 
91,965 
69,494 
4,439 
3,266 
3,921 
2,551 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,356 
319 
185 
212 
410 
704 
$1,000 
452,403 
285,886 
29,966 
19,722 
16,341 
15,010 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,854 
27 
21 
18 
62 
168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,056 
36 
38 
48 
144 
350 
$25,000 to $99,999 
976 
31 
42 
67 
167 
162 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
12 
30 
70 
37 
24 
$250,000 or more 
276 
213 
54 
9 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
26,854 
1,251 
619 
577 
819 
1,063 
$1,000 
235,089 
139,031 
29,254 
14,479 
11,192 
7,346 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,188 
31 
30 
71 
218 
575 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,798 
168 
164 
297 
498 
449 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
234 
190 
140 
83 
26 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
818 
235 
69 
20 
13 
Utilities 
farms 
17,821 
1,252 
620 
566 
686 
855 
$1,000 
60,426 
27,528 
8,266 
4,936 
3,155 
1,934 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,996 
26 
46 
60 
120 
342 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
218 
158 
223 
367 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,729 
652 
318 
234 
190 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
226 
75 
37 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
171 
130 
23 
12 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,339 
1,253 
622 
580 
781 
977 
$1,000 
232,318 
129,473 
28,697 
16,666 
11,934 
7,868 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,509 
36 
21 
87 
218 
494 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
229 
180 
243 
405 
422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
241 
201 
165 
124 
40 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
747 
220 
85 
34 
21 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,838 
1,148 
498 
399 
453 
427 
$1,000 
251,287 
151,564 
26,061 
17,592 
12,119 
6,308 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,944 
44 
34 
50 
127 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,859 
171 
169 
149 
174 
149 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,497 
547 
229 
164 
134 
65 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
233 
53 
25 
15 
7 
$250,000 or more 
183 
153 
13 
11 
3 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,860 
327 
136 
130 
187 
168 
$1,000 
38,918 
20,246 
3,819 
3,090 
2,859 
1,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
634 
6 
1 
17 
25 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
30 
29 
21 
45 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
769 
123 
54 
49 
83 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
64 
26 
31 
21 
9 
$50,000 or more 
162 
104 
26 
12 
13 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,779 
681 
277 
219 
297 
230 
$1,000 
66,325 
42,950 
9,733 
3,913 
3,376 
982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
2 
6 
9 
29 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,207 
43 
33 
72 
106 
114 
$5,000 to $24,999 
898 
239 
109 
87 
122 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
140 
72 
39 
29 
5 
$50,000 or more 
345 
257 
57 
12 
11 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,458 
752 
392 
325 
442 
540 
$1,000 
169,053 
113,954 
20,612 
9,761 
7,516 
5,089 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,105 
47 
52 
46 
136 
287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
43 
32 
38 
100 
147 
$10,000 to $24,999 
599 
79 
78 
109 
124 
72 
$25,000 or more 
1,116 
583 
230 
132 
82 
34 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
