Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,088 
552 
482 
542 
547 
$1,000 
218,943 
156,152 
31,843 
13,237 
7,822 
3,154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,292 
9 
6 
33 
31 
125 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
48 
28 
68 
146 
256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
141 
73 
158 
277 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
71 
134 
135 
64 
15 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
819 
311 
88 
24 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,651 
262 
111 
135 
286 
422 
$1,000 
134,875 
76,089 
8,375 
10,359 
10,181 
7,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,319 
5 
18 
18 
64 
147 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,633 
30 
25 
28 
114 
167 
$25,000 to $99,999 
392 
16 
41 
54 
76 
107 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
131 
21 
31 
26 
1 
$250,000 or more 
96 
80 
6 
4 
6 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,314 
91 
79 
117 
218 
343 
$1,000 
42,909 
6,473 
4,047 
6,992 
6,081 
4,695 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,282 
212 
51 
50 
109 
145 
$1,000 
91,965 
69,616 
4,328 
3,366 
4,100 
2,361 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,356 
328 
185 
212 
450 
751 
$1,000 
452,403 
286,522 
29,579 
19,757 
17,148 
14,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,854 
29 
23 
16 
73 
193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,056 
40 
37 
46 
163 
379 
$25,000 to $99,999 
976 
33 
41 
72 
177 
155 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
12 
31 
69 
37 
24 
$250,000 or more 
276 
214 
53 
9 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
26,854 
1,293 
629 
566 
840 
1,152 
$1,000 
235,089 
141,441 
28,855 
13,262 
11,053 
7,783 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,188 
31 
33 
71 
244 
636 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,798 
178 
168 
307 
501 
474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
246 
201 
131 
73 
29 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
838 
227 
57 
22 
13 
Utilities 
farms 
17,821 
1,294 
629 
553 
706 
916 
$1,000 
60,426 
28,058 
8,566 
4,314 
3,105 
2,018 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,996 
27 
45 
63 
145 
368 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
230 
163 
231 
362 
454 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,729 
674 
319 
220 
191 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
231 
76 
32 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
171 
132 
26 
7 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,339 
1,295 
632 
569 
796 
1,066 
$1,000 
232,318 
131,557 
28,318 
16,182 
11,740 
8,036 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,509 
36 
24 
87 
234 
555 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
238 
191 
239 
413 
454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
255 
206 
161 
113 
43 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
766 
211 
82 
36 
14 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,838 
1,181 
494 
394 
455 
453 
$1,000 
251,287 
153,693 
24,677 
17,284 
12,373 
6,605 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,944 
45 
35 
56 
128 
212 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,859 
180 
171 
146 
171 
166 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,497 
567 
225 
156 
137 
69 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
234 
52 
25 
16 
6 
$250,000 or more 
183 
155 
11 
11 
3 
“ 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,860 
334 
139 
129 
190 
188 
$1,000 
38,918 
20,346 
3,831 
3,268 
2,667 
1,687 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
634 
7 
- 
19 
23 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
32 
29 
20 
49 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
769 
126 
58 
44 
88 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
65 
26 
30 
21 
12 
$50,000 or more 
162 
104 
26 
16 
9 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,779 
708 
263 
225 
292 
233 
$1,000 
66,325 
45,219 
7,774 
3,936 
3,300 
961 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
3 
5 
9 
30 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,207 
44 
33 
74 
109 
113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
898 
243 
111 
94 
113 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
144 
72 
36 
29 
4 
$50,000 or more 
345 
274 
42 
12 
11 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,458 
783 
394 
318 
445 
572 
$1,000 
169,053 
116,417 
19,164 
9,295 
7,201 
5,298 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,105 
48 
52 
51 
147 
307 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
45 
33 
37 
103 
154 
$10,000 to $24,999 
599 
81 
93 
100 
123 
73 
$25,000 or more 
1,116 
609 
216 
130 
72 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
