Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
12,515 
2,088 
437 
472 
420 
1,750 
- 
$1,000 
315,831 
215,936 
1,777 
1,368 
5,858 
62,623 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,779 
284 
396 
435 
295 
1,176 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,743 
415 
26 
32 
76 
233 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
263 
4 
4 
21 
69 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
1,126 
11 
1 
28 
272 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
12,357 
2,253 
430 
554 
443 
1,907 
- 
$1,000 
280,126 
189,837 
2,677 
1,004 
2,583 
76,605 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
392 
399 
514 
362 
1,422 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
518 
12 
35 
58 
96 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
299 
1 
3 
7 
79 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
1,044 
18 
2 
16 
310 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
8,696 
2,205 
409 
318 
362 
1,272 
- 
$1,000 
218,943 
178,532 
1,128 
560 
7,965 
25,157 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,292 
96 
306 
250 
94 
544 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
266 
68 
48 
113 
305 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
421 
23 
14 
98 
233 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
335 
5 
6 
21 
69 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
1,087 
7 
- 
36 
121 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
6,651 
140 
93 
66 
27 
520 
- 
$1,000 
134,875 
2,163 
172 
385 
139 
2,624 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,319 
51 
90 
60 
18 
397 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,633 
71 
1 
3 
7 
108 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
392 
15 
2 
1 
2 
13 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$250,000 or more 
96 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
4,314 
113 
36 
32 
17 
353 
- 
$1,000 
42,909 
1,702 
131 
121 
48 
1,636 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,282 
47 
71 
45 
20 
238 
- 
$1,000 
91,965 
461 
41 
264 
91 
988 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
18,356 
329 
193 
192 
79 
1,454 
- 
$1,000 
452,403 
5,728 
393 
838 
249 
5,370 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,854 
136 
183 
132 
63 
1,195 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,056 
123 
10 
56 
16 
233 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
976 
63 
- 
4 
- 
26 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
276 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
26,854 
2,337 
500 
785 
616 
6,043 
- 
$1,000 
235,089 
116,481 
2,481 
1,387 
4,027 
63,380 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,188 
545 
454 
742 
477 
5,233 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,798 
597 
28 
36 
104 
467 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
413 
10 
6 
21 
72 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
782 
8 
1 
14 
271 
- 
Utilities farms 
17,821 
2,073 
294 
492 
505 
3,396 
_ 
$1,000 
60,426 
23,188 
1,088 
626 
2,844 
8,678 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,996 
305 
188 
299 
170 
1,945 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
690 
76 
171 
208 
1,145 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,729 
799 
20 
21 
94 
254 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
200 
5 
1 
25 
29 
- 
$50,000 or more 
171 
79 
5 
" 
8 
23 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
22,339 
2,212 
404 
637 
545 
4,990 
- 
$1,000 
232,318 
96,728 
3,917 
1,751 
4,145 
68,028 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,509 
482 
359 
556 
391 
4,081 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
612 
28 
71 
112 
522 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
443 
5 
10 
26 
94 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
675 
12 
16 
293 
- 
Hired farm labor farms 
7,838 
1,487 
143 
227 
334 
1,742 
_ 
$1,000 
251,287 
67,035 
9,459 
2,660 
27,855 
81,453 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,944 
249 
84 
136 
78 
947 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,859 
450 
34 
60 
79 
343 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,497 
636 
9 
28 
114 
231 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
130 
4 
3 
36 
128 
- 
$250,000 or more 
183 
22 
12 
- 
27 
93 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
