Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
593 
532 
498 
61 
48 
60 
$1,000 
21,282 
18,174 
17,158 
3,108 
2,353 
951 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
152 
131 
125 
21 
20 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
103 
98 
9 
7 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
143 
131 
19 
16 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
52 
48 
2 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
113 
103 
96 
10 
5 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
334 
291 
284 
43 
35 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
26,437 
26,104 
(D) 
1,036 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
160 
141 
141 
19 
19 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
60 
59 
14 
12 
12 
$25,000 to $99,999 
50 
46 
41 
4 
- 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
22 
18 
17 
4 
3 
- 
$250,000 or more 
28 
26 
26 
2 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
201 
165 
164 
36 
29 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
597 
(D) 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
177 
160 
154 
17 
15 
20 
$1,000 
30,837 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
141 
Feed purchased 
farms 
779 
693 
678 
86 
78 
113 
$1,000 
98,915 
86,770 
85,998 
12,145 
4,412 
3,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
353 
313 
309 
40 
40 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
248 
219 
210 
29 
29 
33 
$25,000 to $99,999 
83 
76 
75 
7 
5 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
30 
30 
2 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
63 
55 
54 
8 
4 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,478 
1,295 
1,240 
183 
168 
209 
$1,000 
38,013 
31,299 
27,200 
6,714 
4,545 
1,520 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
919 
798 
777 
121 
120 
168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
280 
253 
238 
27 
27 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
80 
78 
7 
5 
6 
$50,000 or more 
192 
164 
147 
28 
16 
8 
Utilities 
farms 
1,178 
1,046 
999 
132 
117 
134 
$1,000 
9,543 
8,009 
7,456 
1,533 
699 
855 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
396 
349 
334 
47 
47 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
420 
369 
360 
51 
47 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
273 
254 
237 
19 
17 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
44 
41 
6 
2 
6 
$50,000 or more 
39 
30 
27 
9 
4 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,323 
1,155 
1,104 
168 
153 
175 
$1,000 
45,530 
37,920 
33,926 
7,611 
3,472 
1,976 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
738 
645 
627 
93 
93 
144 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
256 
243 
42 
40 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
85 
84 
8 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
194 
169 
150 
25 
16 
10 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
760 
656 
623 
104 
89 
95 
$1,000 
78,088 
64,207 
57,582 
13,881 
7,866 
6,593 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
177 
146 
138 
31 
31 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
170 
153 
151 
17 
17 
22 
$25,000 to $99,999 
252 
215 
206 
37 
27 
24 
$100,000 to $249,999 
84 
75 
71 
9 
8 
6 
$250,000 or more 
77 
67 
57 
10 
6 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
334 
293 
281 
41 
36 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
8,465 
7,895 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
37 
37 
35 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
107 
89 
87 
18 
18 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104 
94 
90 
10 
10 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
29 
28 
5 
5 
- 
$50,000 or more 
52 
44 
41 
8 
3 
" 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
295 
248 
241 
47 
42 
25 
$1,000 
9,913 
7,861 
7,681 
2,052 
(D) 
173 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
44 
32 
32 
12 
12 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
94 
76 
74 
18 
18 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
85 
83 
4 
4 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
27 
25 
3 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
38 
28 
27 
10 
5 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
454 
395 
380 
59 
58 
24 
$1,000 
17,247 
13,215 
12,602 
4,032 
(D) 
317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
210 
176 
171 
34 
33 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
62 
55 
2 
2 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
51 
49 
49 
2 
2 
4 
$25,000 or more 
129 
108 
105 
21 
21 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Louisiana 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
