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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,602 
372 
153 
83 
85 
101 
$1,000 
43,404 
34,745 
5,121 
1,043 
640 
412 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
2 
5 
7 
14 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
31 
26 
19 
35 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
124 
59 
39 
32 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
64 
35 
18 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
182 
151 
28 
- 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
7,300 
920 
415 
300 
394 
365 
$1,000 
81,570 
37,426 
8,095 
4,634 
3,691 
2,792 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
93 
64 
97 
184 
205 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
346 
247 
157 
178 
139 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
421 
100 
40 
31 
21 
$100,000 or more 
76 
60 
4 
6 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,722 
476 
231 
154 
227 
218 
$1,000 
45,832 
15,599 
3,740 
2,779 
2,355 
1,908 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
20 
8 
10 
38 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
46 
39 
48 
64 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
207 
131 
70 
99 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
109 
44 
12 
19 
11 
$50,000 or more 
135 
94 
9 
14 
7 
3 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,515 
705 
305 
238 
282 
251 
$1,000 
35,739 
21,827 
4,355 
1,855 
1,336 
885 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
8 
18 
31 
63 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
113 
58 
75 
112 
125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
300 
182 
121 
105 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
172 
38 
10 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
124 
112 
9 
1 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,479 
927 
473 
449 
704 
944 
$1,000 
32,101 
7,227 
1,853 
1,470 
1,689 
1,514 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
632 
368 
369 
637 
902 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
138 
60 
49 
41 
32 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
114 
33 
27 
14 
2 
$25,000 or more 
109 
43 
12 
4 
12 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,849 
1,243 
618 
578 
583 
712 
$1,000 
207,424 
148,187 
17,472 
11,104 
5,938 
3,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
81 
98 
171 
264 
514 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
397 
300 
275 
266 
179 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
262 
144 
99 
33 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
247 
49 
26 
18 
4 
$100,000 or more 
295 
256 
27 
7 
2 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
423 
143 
81 
51 
42 
13 
$1,000 
14,138 
9,399 
2,849 
1,311 
312 
43 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1 1 ,323 
1,229 
615 
573 
537 
571 
$1,000 
257,777 
136,932 
28,589 
17,325 
1 1 ,484 
7,920 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,093 
1,256 
623 
581 
828 
1,087 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
1,107,277 
172,135 
58,133 
28,904 
10,144 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
881,590 
276,300 
100,057 
34,908 
9,332 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
11,214 
1,191 
554 
485 
622 
762 
Average net gain 
dollars 
141,235 
972,709 
330,278 
159,954 
76,356 
36,407 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
- 
- 
- 
5 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
- 
3 
2 
12 
41 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
1 
6 
5 
14 
54 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
4 
6 
19 
60 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
5 
8 
40 
124 
304 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
1,181 
531 
419 
407 
192 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,879 
65 
69 
96 
206 
325 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,138 
787,990 
157,089 
202,549 
90,242 
54,148 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
- 
- 
- 
6 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
1 
- 
4 
10 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
2 
1 
6 
20 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
4 
8 
11 
33 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
3 
5 
7 
40 
83 
$50,000 or more 
985 
55 
55 
68 
97 
105 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,093 
1,256 
623 
581 
828 
1,087 
$1,000 
984,024 
873,084 
144,026 
48,908 
24,782 
9,581 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,027 
695,131 
231,181 
84,180 
29,930 
8,814 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
11,113 
1,167 
546 
461 
606 
758 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,568 
805,492 
288,480 
152,003 
73,969 
35,941 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,091 
- 
- 
- 
5 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
