Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
8,696 
4,419 
2,961 
1,316 
4,884 
3,812 
$1,000 
218,943 
26,300 
106,243 
86,400 
102,359 
116,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,292 
2,926 
1,076 
290 
2,384 
1,908 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
922 
579 
203 
946 
758 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
347 
420 
223 
611 
379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
84 
233 
134 
297 
154 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
140 
653 
466 
646 
613 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,651 
3,906 
2,184 
561 
3,511 
3,140 
$1,000 
134,875 
83,673 
44,154 
7,048 
76,594 
58,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,319 
2,808 
1,209 
302 
2,266 
2,053 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,633 
758 
688 
187 
880 
753 
$25,000 to $99,999 
392 
150 
189 
53 
218 
174 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
132 
60 
19 
90 
121 
$250,000 or more 
96 
58 
38 
- 
57 
39 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,314 
2,267 
1,636 
411 
2,395 
1,919 
$1,000 
42,909 
18,057 
21,153 
3,700 
22,619 
20,290 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,282 
2,168 
864 
250 
1,592 
1,690 
$1,000 
91,965 
65,616 
23,002 
3,348 
53,975 
37,990 
Feed purchased 
farms 
18,356 
12,062 
4,881 
1,413 
10,528 
7,828 
$1,000 
452,403 
305,593 
133,626 
13,183 
237,920 
214,482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,854 
8,285 
2,712 
857 
6,910 
4,944 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,056 
3,047 
1,583 
426 
2,793 
2,263 
$25,000 to $99,999 
976 
426 
436 
114 
602 
374 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
105 
74 
15 
90 
104 
$250,000 or more 
276 
199 
76 
1 
133 
143 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
26,854 
17,734 
6,566 
2,554 
16,002 
10,852 
$1,000 
235,089 
52,693 
106,697 
75,698 
115,639 
119,449 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,188 
16,213 
4,428 
1,547 
13,380 
8,808 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,798 
1,223 
1,179 
396 
1,662 
1,136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
173 
355 
177 
408 
297 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
125 
604 
434 
552 
611 
Utilities 
farms 
17,821 
11,006 
5,015 
1,800 
10,186 
7,635 
$1,000 
60,426 
23,587 
24,275 
12,564 
29,881 
30,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,996 
6,987 
2,336 
673 
5,995 
4,001 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
3,277 
1,719 
575 
2,992 
2,579 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,729 
575 
726 
428 
951 
778 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
122 
149 
83 
172 
182 
$50,000 or more 
171 
45 
85 
41 
76 
95 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,339 
14,196 
5,938 
2,205 
13,134 
9,205 
$1,000 
232,318 
56,418 
107,602 
68,298 
113,720 
118,599 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,509 
12,600 
3,710 
1,199 
10,446 
7,063 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
1,282 
1,177 
419 
1,695 
1,183 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
165 
462 
206 
459 
374 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
149 
589 
381 
534 
585 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,838 
4,172 
2,633 
1,033 
4,434 
3,404 
$1,000 
251,287 
80,376 
102,205 
68,706 
110,861 
140,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,944 
2,532 
1,119 
293 
2,295 
1,649 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,859 
961 
689 
209 
1,104 
755 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,497 
550 
608 
339 
828 
669 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
81 
142 
132 
143 
212 
$250,000 or more 
183 
48 
75 
60 
64 
119 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,860 
1,762 
762 
336 
1,576 
1,284 
$1,000 
38,918 
15,309 
14,485 
9,125 
18,438 
20,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
634 
440 
139 
55 
297 
337 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
803 
239 
70 
678 
434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
769 
385 
257 
127 
423 
346 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
77 
69 
37 
101 
82 
$50,000 or more 
162 
57 
58 
47 
77 
85 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,779 
1,951 
1,272 
556 
2,217 
1,562 
$1,000 
66,325 
13,642 
28,556 
24,127 
32,475 
33,850 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
680 
300 
54 
608 
426 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,207 
726 
363 
118 
769 
438 
$5,000 to $24,999 
898 
436 
308 
154 
527 
371 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
54 
149 
92 
159 
136 
$50,000 or more 
345 
55 
152 
138 
154 
191 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,458 
30 
4,609 
1,819 
3,902 
2,556 
$1,000 
169,053 
50 
85,423 
83,580 
75,581 
93,472 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,105 
29 
3,111 
965 
2,537 
1,568 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
1 
457 
180 
404 
234 
$10,000 to $24,999 
599 
- 
418 
181 
373 
226 
$25,000 or more 
1,116 
- 
623 
493 
588 
528 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
