Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
986 
8 
90 
154 
190 
270 
274 
$1,000 
43,404 
39,792 
163 
2,736 
6,187 
7,667 
14,684 
8,356 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
207 
- 
11 
21 
32 
53 
90 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
200 
3 
14 
31 
27 
50 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
295 
3 
38 
51 
64 
79 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
116 
- 
13 
24 
37 
27 
15 
$50,000 or more 
182 
168 
2 
14 
27 
30 
61 
34 
Interest expense 
farms 
7,300 
3,784 
30 
190 
421 
769 
1,156 
1,218 
$1,000 
81,570 
60,201 
116 
2,747 
7,962 
16,995 
21,031 
11,350 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
1,690 
21 
64 
155 
249 
513 
688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
1,445 
9 
94 
159 
332 
430 
421 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
577 
- 
30 
101 
166 
184 
96 
$100,000 or more 
76 
72 
2 
6 
22 
29 
13 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
4,722 
2,269 
9 
74 
250 
492 
674 
770 
$1,000 
45,832 
29,907 
41 
956 
3,489 
7,944 
10,826 
6,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
306 
- 
3 
30 
65 
73 
135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
715 
6 
24 
79 
114 
220 
272 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
943 
3 
38 
93 
223 
279 
307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
183 
- 
5 
34 
53 
53 
38 
$50,000 or more 
135 
122 
4 
14 
37 
49 
18 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
4,515 
2,584 
21 
157 
288 
518 
809 
791 
$1,000 
35,739 
30,294 
75 
1,791 
4,473 
9,051 
10,205 
4,699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
541 
9 
33 
34 
72 
150 
243 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
977 
6 
36 
95 
150 
328 
362 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
733 
6 
67 
106 
202 
210 
142 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
214 
- 
15 
37 
57 
73 
32 
$50,000 or more 
124 
119 
- 
6 
16 
37 
48 
12 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,479 
10,682 
38 
344 
860 
1,765 
2,961 
4,714 
$1,000 
32,101 
18,314 
40 
577 
1,597 
4,269 
6,187 
5,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
10,037 
36 
320 
795 
1,599 
2,754 
4,533 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
363 
- 
16 
35 
95 
103 
114 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
203 
2 
1 
25 
53 
75 
47 
$25,000 or more 
109 
79 
- 
7 
5 
18 
29 
20 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,849 
7,021 
40 
336 
669 
1,280 
2,021 
2,675 
$1,000 
207,424 
179,653 
229 
7,352 
24,126 
53,483 
55,508 
38,956 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
4,323 
27 
143 
325 
625 
1,172 
2,031 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
1,567 
10 
123 
170 
359 
472 
433 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
531 
3 
43 
92 
131 
163 
99 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
321 
- 
12 
54 
83 
113 
59 
$100,000 or more 
295 
279 
15 
28 
82 
101 
53 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
423 
347 
10 
15 
36 
87 
127 
72 
$1,000 
14,138 
13,163 
97 
960 
1,966 
4,128 
3,975 
2,037 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1 1 ,323 
6,039 
31 
307 
583 
1,120 
1,802 
2,196 
$1,000 
257,777 
207,704 
498 
12,153 
27,756 
54,635 
69,723 
42,940 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
1,227,303 
4,592 
81,213 
210,305 
314,116 
403,800 
213,277 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,879 
101,129 
54,666 
147,930 
202,801 
158,404 
121,444 
41,349 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
11,214 
5,716 
53 
321 
548 
1,033 
1,583 
2,178 
Average net gain 
dollars 
141,235 
246,581 
95,587 
273,638 
415,460 
346,901 
292,107 
123,108 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,092 
324 
9 
23 
16 
37 
95 
144 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,830 
968 
4 
19 
53 
96 
244 
552 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,539 
601 
2 
32 
36 
51 
154 
326 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,785 
812 
9 
24 
62 
112 
181 
424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,021 
564 
9 
33 
37 
117 
160 
208 
$50,000 or more 
2,947 
2,447 
20 
190 
344 
620 
749 
524 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,879 
6,420 
31 
228 
489 
950 
1,742 
2,980 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,138 
28,373 
15,298 
29,055 
35,515 
46,561 
33,643 
18,407 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,417 
485 
4 
21 
25 
76 
107 
252 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,062 
1,701 
12 
47 
123 
224 
443 
852 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,966 
1,465 
5 
39 
102 
201 
390 
728 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,909 
1,518 
8 
46 
132 
225 
418 
689 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,540 
653 
- 
47 
62 
116 
193 
235 
$50,000 or more 
985 
598 
2 
28 
45 
108 
191 
224 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
984,024 
970,689 
4,072 
65,994 
156,485 
241,540 
330,189 
172,408 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,027 
79,984 
48,472 
120,209 
150,902 
121,806 
99,305 
33,425 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
11,113 
5,634 
53 
316 
538 
1,005 
1,555 
2,167 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,568 
208,184 
84,451 
233,789 
329,272 
292,018 
252,621 
106,646 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
