Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
91 
99 
103 
90 
83 
342 
$1,000 
347 
315 
133 
83 
76 
488 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
64 
68 
54 
56 
214 
$1,000 to $4,999 
32 
24 
28 
35 
25 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20 
10 
7 
1 
2 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
478 
687 
616 
525 
388 
2,212 
$1,000 
3,288 
2,893 
2,529 
2,150 
1,455 
12,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
298 
498 
433 
363 
275 
1,445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
180 
180 
160 
113 
675 
$25,000 to $99,999 
12 
9 
3 
2 
- 
91 
$100,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
299 
464 
421 
369 
263 
1,600 
$1,000 
2,146 
2,297 
2,009 
1,682 
1,060 
10,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
43 
68 
70 
77 
69 
306 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
235 
200 
164 
117 
632 
$5,000 to $24,999 
108 
152 
149 
126 
77 
583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
9 
2 
2 
- 
76 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
" 
- 
3 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
295 
391 
332 
284 
222 
1,210 
$1,000 
1,142 
596 
520 
469 
395 
2,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
115 
195 
150 
118 
78 
444 
$1,000 to $4,999 
113 
172 
163 
149 
133 
685 
$5,000 to $24,999 
63 
24 
18 
17 
11 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,454 
2,987 
2,903 
2,713 
2,347 
9,578 
$1,000 
1,742 
2,484 
2,197 
1,907 
1,457 
8,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,403 
2,952 
2,870 
2,694 
2,322 
9,366 
$5,000 to $9,999 
33 
27 
26 
14 
17 
150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17 
6 
3 
2 
7 
43 
$25,000 or more 
1 
2 
4 
3 
1 
19 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
968 
1,663 
1,471 
1,175 
1,019 
3,819 
$1,000 
3,811 
3,848 
2,542 
1,611 
1,335 
7,824 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
745 
1,483 
1,357 
1,110 
958 
3,503 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
171 
106 
63 
59 
293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
5 
4 
2 
2 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
2 
4 
- 
- 
4 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
19 
17 
17 
8 
8 
24 
$1,000 
105 
53 
30 
13 
6 
19 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
840 
1,327 
1,144 
922 
673 
2,892 
$1,000 
9,223 
9,949 
6,869 
4,869 
3,264 
21,351 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,632 
3,262 
3,140 
2,934 
2,555 
10,195 
$1,000 
3,206 
-6,534 
-18,520 
-16,357 
-16,747 
-60,861 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,965 
-2,003 
-5,898 
-5,575 
-6,555 
-5,970 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
994 
1,792 
1,275 
843 
410 
2,286 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,885 
12,015 
4,470 
3,946 
3,583 
15,202 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
22 
85 
178 
228 
163 
398 
$1,000 to $4,999 
89 
436 
730 
510 
195 
812 
$5,000 to $9,999 
139 
546 
283 
52 
34 
405 
$10,000 to $24,999 
424 
626 
69 
34 
16 
369 
$25,000 to $49,999 
279 
71 
13 
13 
- 
164 
$50,000 or more 
41 
28 
2 
6 
2 
138 
Farms with net losses 
number 
638 
1,470 
1,865 
2,091 
2,145 
7,909 
Average net loss 
dollars 
30,629 
19,092 
12,986 
9,413 
8,492 
12,089 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
35 
92 
192 
207 
232 
636 
$1,000 to $4,999 
82 
320 
568 
685 
805 
2,561 
$5,000 to $9,999 
95 
304 
416 
539 
565 
1,987 
$10,000 to $24,999 
165 
416 
439 
495 
439 
1,836 
$25,000 to $49,999 
168 
219 
184 
147 
70 
614 
$50,000 or more 
93 
119 
66 
18 
34 
275 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,632 
3,262 
3,140 
2,934 
2,555 
10,195 
$1,000 
2,925 
-6,710 
-18,577 
-16,400 
-16,748 
-60,848 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,792 
-2,057 
-5,916 
-5,590 
-6,555 
-5,968 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
989 
1,781 
1,267 
839 
411 
2,288 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,694 
12,033 
4,470 
3,971 
3,575 
15,189 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
23 
86 
179 
222 
163 
400 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Louisiana 89 
