Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Avoyelles 
Beauregard 
Bienville 
Bossier 
Caddo 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
937 
860 
233 
472 
614 
2007 
947 
909 
194 
493 
625 
$1,000, 2012 
81,316 
18,553 
35,921 
17,746 
40,377 
2007 
58,506 
14,243 
20,794 
14,868 
32,286 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
86,783 
21,573 
154,168 
37,597 
65,761 
2007 
61,781 
15,669 
107,183 
30,158 
51,658 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
417 
424 
101 
186 
210 
2007 
489 
475 
106 
162 
268 
$1,000, 2012 
10,041 
2,473 
346 
1,333 
5,422 
2007 
7,957 
1,836 
261 
938 
4,510 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
468 
371 
95 
184 
228 
2007 
431 
349 
64 
162 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
10,491 
753 
223 
685 
4,501 
2007 
8,135 
733 
62 
591 
4,650 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
329 
234 
40 
147 
180 
2007 
310 
232 
35 
93 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
9,513 
867 
(D) 
891 
4,685 
2007 
4,476 
465 
28 
715 
3,064 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
190 
207 
60 
124 
135 
2007 
156 
207 
50 
118 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
739 
1,084 
2,453 
1,095 
852 
2007 
859 
1,104 
6,137 
1,618 
935 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
142 
125 
47 
80 
76 
2007 
121 
139 
32 
81 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
651 
536 
1,124 
462 
525 
2007 
715 
696 
535 
661 
524 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
71 
113 
21 
68 
89 
2007 
51 
93 
24 
55 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
88 
548 
1,330 
633 
328 
2007 
144 
408 
5,602 
957 
410 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
517 
665 
192 
385 
449 
2007 
427 
575 
147 
363 
410 
$1,000, 2012 
2,890 
3,767 
20,994 
4,124 
2,930 
2007 
1,568 
2,065 
8,800 
3,230 
2,835 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
891 
836 
231 
460 
592 
2007 
909 
874 
189 
479 
618 
$1,000, 2012 
7,476 
1,832 
1,022 
1,355 
3,515 
2007 
6,619 
1,405 
628 
1,161 
2,250 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
589 
519 
134 
323 
386 
2007 
406 
371 
91 
252 
264 
$1,000, 2012 
1,750 
587 
564 
598 
880 
2007 
948 
334 
628 
361 
579 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
762 
643 
176 
387 
477 
2007 
871 
812 
177 
458 
560 
$1,000, 2012 
9,636 
1,946 
901 
1,368 
2,911 
2007 
7,196 
2,206 
888 
1,511 
2,471 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
346 
159 
63 
157 
152 
2007 
235 
95 
51 
107 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
7,781 
1,133 
1,770 
2,033 
3,050 
2007 
5,838 
505 
1,118 
1,039 
2,250 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
86 
74 
22 
60 
82 
2007 
57 
50 
16 
59 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
1,536 
241 
(D) 
396 
450 
2007 
757 
151 
51 
457 
490 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
171 
56 
18 
66 
81 
2007 
116 
74 
17 
50 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
1,628 
141 
(D) 
420 
1,831 
2007 
1,639 
136 
22 
288 
954 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
277 
138 
27 
84 
131 
2007 
237 
82 
26 
67 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
6,371 
942 
(D) 
863 
3,455 
2007 
5,183 
134 
95 
673 
2,371 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
33 
15 
8 
35 
36 
2007 
46 
20 
8 
13 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
1,025 
11 
19 
72 
850 
2007 
819 
106 
9 
14 
357 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
221 
141 
36 
100 
166 
2007 
229 
167 
32 
88 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
2,452 
701 
616 
662 
1,309 
2007 
2,135 
803 
369 
605 
1,367 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
155 
97 
27 
57 
120 
2007 
151 
124 
22 
67 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
1,504 
541 
498 
290 
901 
2007 
1,137 
598 
314 
455 
773 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
136 
94 
17 
76 
79 
2007 
150 
98 
20 
58 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
948 
160 
118 
372 
408 
2007 
997 
204 
54 
150 
595 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
860 
829 
227 
452 
568 
2007 
809 
806 
162 
441 
521 
$1,000, 2012 
801 
898 
450 
539 
864 
2007 
547 
1,046 
143 
599 
734 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
486 
379 
89 
252 
303 
2007 
397 
371 
93 
217 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
7,185 
1,174 
(D) 
1,312 
2,873 
2007 
3,830 
1,214 
1,555 
1,066 
2,469 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
399 
305 
87 
229 
290 
2007 
322 
327 
71 
177 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
9,700 
3,057 
2,374 
2,711 
3,511 
2007 
5,816 
2,491 
1,372 
1,607 
3,491 
-continued 
280 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
