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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,602 
389 
148 
85 
81 
98 
$1,000 
43,404 
35,595 
4,553 
948 
474 
404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
2 
5 
8 
13 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
31 
28 
20 
42 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
132 
53 
45 
24 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
71 
36 
11 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
182 
153 
26 
1 
1 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
7,300 
951 
418 
291 
392 
399 
$1,000 
81,570 
38,174 
8,052 
4,292 
3,675 
3,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
96 
66 
102 
191 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
365 
251 
146 
170 
160 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
430 
96 
37 
29 
23 
$100,000 or more 
76 
60 
5 
6 
2 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,722 
493 
226 
154 
228 
252 
$1,000 
45,832 
15,920 
3,786 
2,666 
2,409 
2,167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
20 
11 
8 
40 
38 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
49 
37 
48 
67 
83 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
217 
123 
77 
94 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
112 
42 
11 
19 
11 
$50,000 or more 
135 
95 
13 
10 
8 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,515 
729 
311 
226 
279 
269 
$1,000 
35,739 
22,254 
4,266 
1,626 
1,266 
974 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
11 
17 
32 
64 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
116 
58 
80 
114 
122 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
314 
192 
104 
99 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
176 
34 
10 
2 
5 
$50,000 or more 
124 
112 
10 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,479 
960 
477 
447 
728 
1,031 
$1,000 
32,101 
7,347 
1,825 
1,458 
1,764 
1,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
661 
371 
366 
661 
981 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
139 
62 
52 
37 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
116 
33 
25 
17 
7 
$25,000 or more 
109 
44 
11 
4 
13 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,849 
1,284 
629 
567 
594 
757 
$1,000 
207,424 
150,040 
16,319 
10,896 
5,687 
3,957 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
87 
108 
167 
286 
554 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
412 
311 
275 
257 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
275 
139 
94 
30 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
248 
50 
24 
19 
3 
$100,000 or more 
295 
262 
21 
7 
2 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
423 
146 
88 
51 
33 
21 
$1,000 
14,138 
9,460 
3,271 
913 
231 
123 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1 1 ,323 
1,270 
626 
562 
532 
626 
$1,000 
257,777 
138,541 
28,556 
16,581 
11,112 
8,820 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,093 
1,298 
633 
570 
850 
1,178 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
1,121,644 
167,127 
51,570 
28,465 
13,371 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
864,132 
264,024 
90,473 
33,488 
11,351 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
11,214 
1,231 
564 
468 
637 
827 
Average net gain 
dollars 
141,235 
953,288 
315,141 
152,211 
74,687 
37,883 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
- 
- 
- 
5 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
- 
4 
3 
14 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
1 
6 
5 
14 
59 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
4 
8 
18 
62 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
5 
9 
43 
132 
341 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
1,221 
537 
399 
410 
200 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,879 
67 
69 
102 
213 
351 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,138 
773,944 
153,800 
192,795 
89,723 
51,163 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
- 
- 
- 
6 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
1 
- 
4 
10 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
2 
1 
6 
21 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
4 
8 
11 
37 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
3 
5 
11 
39 
92 
$50,000 or more 
985 
57 
55 
70 
100 
107 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,093 
1,298 
633 
570 
850 
1,178 
$1,000 
984,024 
885,372 
139,567 
43,360 
24,832 
12,874 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,027 
682,105 
220,486 
76,070 
29,215 
10,929 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
11,113 
1,205 
556 
443 
624 
821 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,568 
790,893 
274,848 
146,387 
72,440 
37,541 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
