Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
8,696 
7,208 
835 
635 
$1,000 
218,943 
114,709 
82,001 
67,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,292 
3,980 
141 
95 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
1,442 
131 
95 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
701 
115 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
336 
57 
45 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
749 
391 
306 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
6,651 
5,954 
322 
246 
$1,000 
134,875 
85,026 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,319 
3,995 
139 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,633 
1,430 
117 
97 
$25,000 to $99,999 
392 
313 
25 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
157 
32 
31 
$250,000 or more 
96 
59 
9 
9 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
4,314 
3,860 
228 
175 
$1,000 
42,909 
31,674 
(D) 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,282 
2,943 
142 
116 
$1,000 
91,965 
53,352 
7,636 
7,422 
Feed purchased farms 
18,356 
16,683 
781 
539 
$1,000 
452,403 
314,862 
35,446 
32,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,854 
11,017 
421 
267 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,056 
4,546 
229 
166 
$25,000 to $99,999 
976 
803 
82 
65 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
125 
32 
24 
$250,000 or more 
276 
192 
17 
17 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
26,854 
23,452 
1,715 
1,235 
$1,000 
235,089 
129,098 
66,457 
55,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,188 
20,102 
999 
658 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,798 
2,268 
223 
180 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
484 
128 
96 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
598 
365 
301 
Utilities farms 
17,821 
15,164 
1,345 
1,000 
$1,000 
60,426 
38,189 
11,840 
10,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,996 
9,078 
457 
300 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
4,670 
438 
331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,729 
1,116 
323 
260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
222 
76 
64 
$50,000 or more 
171 
78 
51 
45 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
22,339 
19,347 
1,494 
1,104 
$1,000 
232,318 
127,244 
57,568 
48,074 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,509 
15,912 
715 
478 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
2,277 
286 
237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
567 
169 
130 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
591 
324 
259 
Hired farm labor farms 
7,838 
6,137 
846 
670 
$1,000 
251,287 
104,312 
62,295 
53,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,944 
3,536 
199 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,859 
1,511 
156 
119 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,497 
911 
310 
256 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
138 
127 
107 
$250,000 or more 
183 
41 
54 
47 
Contract labor farms 
2,860 
2,219 
284 
245 
$1,000 
38,918 
19,200 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
634 
539 
51 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
921 
74 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
769 
573 
86 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
118 
31 
25 
$50,000 or more 
162 
68 
42 
36 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,779 
3,012 
447 
326 
$1,000 
66,325 
36,354 
19,885 
17,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
923 
63 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,207 
1,012 
86 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
898 
683 
122 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
198 
66 
56 
$50,000 or more 
345 
196 
110 
92 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
6,458 
5,313 
667 
509 
$1,000 
169,053 
82,739 
68,749 
59,412 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,105 
3,651 
229 
164 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
504 
68 
50 
$10,000 to $24,999 
599 
472 
72 
52 
$25,000 or more 
1,116 
686 
298 
243 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
