Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
28,093 
841 
429 
250 
81 
2007 
30,106 
905 
405 
277 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
2,820,092 
90,113 
20,644 
13,270 
36,747 
2007 
2,118,965 
53,949 
1 1 ,242 
14,869 
28,272 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
100,384 
107,150 
48,121 
53,081 
453,672 
2007 
70,383 
59,612 
27,759 
53,679 
248,003 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,515 
361 
209 
110 
45 
2007 
14,696 
350 
203 
127 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
315,831 
15,710 
3,908 
1,065 
2,287 
2007 
228,664 
10,059 
1,817 
1,224 
2,349 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,357 
399 
176 
116 
57 
2007 
11,837 
387 
139 
109 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
280,126 
13,072 
1,966 
1,019 
4,718 
2007 
179,158 
6,767 
971 
1,320 
3,126 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
8,696 
261 
113 
78 
48 
2007 
8,500 
233 
94 
85 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
218,943 
9,155 
2,791 
512 
1,437 
2007 
130,179 
4,934 
767 
123 
460 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,651 
179 
119 
82 
17 
2007 
5,909 
157 
90 
74 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
134,875 
941 
591 
413 
63 
2007 
120,621 
763 
783 
364 
218 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,314 
121 
62 
56 
10 
2007 
3,899 
105 
57 
51 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
42,909 
597 
394 
289 
41 
2007 
27,852 
589 
428 
265 
196 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,282 
91 
73 
29 
9 
2007 
2,804 
68 
46 
29 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
91,965 
343 
197 
124 
22 
2007 
92,769 
175 
355 
100 
21 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
18,356 
494 
321 
199 
41 
2007 
16,578 
462 
227 
197 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
452,403 
3,343 
2,106 
2,216 
709 
2007 
369,975 
1,854 
667 
846 
490 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
26,854 
814 
420 
245 
79 
2007 
29,217 
882 
383 
262 
111 
$1,000, 2012 
235,089 
10,473 
1,995 
1,499 
5,167 
2007 
179,282 
7,639 
1,555 
1,912 
3,656 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
17,821 
547 
270 
158 
70 
2007 
13,666 
413 
158 
108 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
60,426 
3,246 
625 
377 
507 
2007 
42,129 
1,617 
366 
214 
385 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
22,339 
680 
325 
206 
75 
2007 
27,193 
814 
368 
248 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
232,318 
9,327 
1,705 
1,586 
5,366 
2007 
200,444 
6,698 
1,422 
1,646 
4,387 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
7,838 
218 
100 
49 
51 
2007 
6,278 
154 
56 
53 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
251,287 
8,141 
1,224 
2,257 
7,618 
2007 
191,748 
4,036 
646 
2,819 
6,900 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
2,860 
63 
30 
13 
20 
2007 
2,225 
37 
18 
14 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
38,918 
944 
237 
128 
917 
2007 
28,534 
469 
121 
247 
392 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3,779 
95 
38 
24 
13 
2007 
2,914 
73 
12 
13 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
66,325 
2,373 
179 
223 
86 
2007 
34,331 
1,142 
99 
220 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
6,458 
212 
82 
45 
32 
2007 
5,521 
173 
59 
32 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
169,053 
5,154 
969 
617 
2,911 
2007 
116,382 
2,842 
602 
308 
2,290 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,602 
28 
7 
4 
7 
2007 
1,174 
23 
11 
8 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
43,404 
613 
63 
2 
565 
2007 
20,554 
240 
27 
224 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
7,300 
225 
115 
35 
29 
2007 
6,183 
157 
70 
38 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
81,570 
2,354 
773 
286 
895 
2007 
69,870 
1,602 
520 
472 
849 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
4,722 
134 
73 
17 
10 
2007 
4,310 
103 
46 
22 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
45,832 
1,100 
453 
117 
79 
2007 
39,136 
719 
179 
118 
216 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
4,515 
149 
65 
23 
23 
2007 
3,871 
108 
51 
27 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
35,739 
1,254 
320 
169 
816 
2007 
30,733 
882 
341 
354 
634 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
25,479 
747 
386 
230 
57 
2007 
25,666 
749 
348 
228 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
32,101 
707 
522 
335 
259 
2007 
26,956 
470 
279 
266 
120 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13,849 
423 
180 
124 
58 
2007 
13,298 
405 
131 
110 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
207,424 
4,560 
990 
734 
3,242 
2007 
180,138 
2,817 
602 
2,666 
2,378 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,323 
341 
175 
75 
55 
2007 
10,537 
294 
114 
112 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
257,777 
7,708 
1,705 
2,281 
8,768 
2007 
181,939 
4,118 
1,235 
1,115 
3,769 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
