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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
1,602 
1,147 
283 
217 
$1,000 
43,404 
15,677 
23,882 
20,690 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
467 
38 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
313 
43 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
216 
71 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
72 
42 
37 
$50,000 or more 
182 
79 
89 
68 
Interest expense farms 
7,300 
5,930 
720 
535 
$1,000 
81,570 
53,782 
18,405 
15,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
3,398 
244 
159 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
2,034 
279 
217 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
468 
163 
127 
$100,000 or more 
76 
30 
34 
32 
Secured by real estate farms 
4,722 
3,983 
369 
266 
$1,000 
45,832 
33,954 
6,752 
5,275 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
644 
53 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
1,540 
92 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
1,509 
144 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
202 
50 
39 
$50,000 or more 
135 
88 
30 
27 
Not secured by real estate farms 
4,515 
3,568 
516 
397 
$1,000 
35,739 
19,828 
11,653 
9,965 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
1,111 
72 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
1,603 
126 
87 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
668 
199 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
130 
67 
52 
$50,000 or more 
124 
56 
52 
44 
Property taxes paid farms 
25,479 
22,466 
1,474 
1,044 
$1,000 
32,101 
22,647 
4,396 
3,831 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
21,840 
1,301 
890 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
415 
86 
78 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
161 
59 
48 
$25,000 or more 
109 
50 
28 
28 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
13,849 
11,643 
1,111 
844 
$1,000 
207,424 
81,113 
59,985 
51,366 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
9,203 
516 
367 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
1,771 
259 
198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
367 
139 
123 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
197 
85 
66 
$100,000 or more 
295 
105 
112 
90 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
423 
301 
89 
57 
$1,000 
14,138 
6,073 
5,464 
4,366 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
11,323 
9,328 
1,040 
812 
$1,000 
257,777 
148,897 
58,758 
49,628 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
28,093 
24,525 
1,788 
1,276 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
621,182 
391,707 
320,633 
Average per farm dollars 
44,879 
25,329 
219,076 
251,280 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
11,214 
9,310 
1,025 
755 
Average net gain dollars 
141,235 
90,458 
421,106 
471,111 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
996 
50 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
2,575 
136 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
1,365 
87 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
1,571 
100 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
852 
69 
43 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
1,951 
583 
460 
Farms with net losses number 
16,879 
15,215 
763 
521 
Average net loss dollars 
19,138 
14,524 
52,329 
67,286 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
1,297 
52 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
4,685 
179 
118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
3,666 
152 
81 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
3,522 
176 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
1,349 
81 
60 
$50,000 or more 
985 
696 
123 
101 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
28,093 
24,525 
1,788 
1,276 
$1,000 
984,024 
467,283 
325,495 
265,138 
Average per farm dollars 
35,027 
19,053 
182,044 
207,789 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
11,113 
9,238 
1,005 
739 
Average net gain dollars 
119,568 
75,279 
371,667 
416,119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
