Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calcasieu 
Caldwell 
Cameron 
Catahoula 
Claiborne 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
902 
295 
342 
567 
295 
2007 
971 
307 
339 
510 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
32,404 
11,428 
14,604 
73,668 
46,982 
2007 
24,120 
8,638 
9,786 
47,495 
45,712 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
35,925 
38,740 
42,701 
129,927 
159,262 
2007 
24,841 
28,137 
28,866 
93,127 
191,262 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
374 
118 
135 
204 
126 
2007 
442 
155 
140 
223 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
3,176 
2,025 
1,585 
12,334 
314 
2007 
2,636 
1,052 
1,095 
7,399 
425 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
359 
108 
152 
210 
128 
2007 
390 
108 
133 
156 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
2,016 
1,033 
855 
12,283 
196 
2007 
930 
599 
314 
8,777 
140 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
219 
75 
83 
186 
61 
2007 
224 
94 
60 
168 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
2,318 
1,307 
786 
9,497 
169 
2007 
788 
909 
237 
5,298 
(D) 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
258 
65 
132 
68 
108 
2007 
244 
46 
89 
39 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
1,748 
343 
838 
448 
7,046 
2007 
1,820 
235 
650 
191 
7,443 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
164 
35 
109 
53 
47 
2007 
170 
37 
71 
29 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
1,279 
270 
718 
254 
1,031 
2007 
1,410 
186 
572 
126 
263 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
135 
39 
44 
21 
73 
2007 
117 
14 
29 
14 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
469 
73 
120 
194 
6,015 
2007 
410 
49 
79 
64 
7,180 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
724 
184 
285 
200 
229 
2007 
697 
145 
202 
130 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
5,474 
1,025 
2,129 
2,373 
28,649 
2007 
3,393 
536 
1,006 
561 
25,495 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
879 
279 
340 
487 
286 
2007 
944 
306 
320 
470 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
2,971 
1,003 
1,662 
6,431 
1,417 
2007 
2,155 
1,066 
1,051 
4,078 
1,089 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
577 
177 
227 
322 
193 
2007 
449 
132 
149 
176 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
967 
426 
386 
745 
1,069 
2007 
657 
155 
220 
379 
942 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
713 
222 
279 
435 
254 
2007 
864 
280 
291 
445 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
3,761 
1,034 
1,449 
5,410 
1,564 
2007 
3,670 
969 
1,334 
4,429 
1,919 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
165 
84 
70 
150 
101 
2007 
177 
80 
43 
87 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
2,147 
997 
845 
4,624 
2,214 
2007 
1,589 
665 
461 
2,897 
1,582 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
69 
15 
11 
96 
58 
2007 
66 
26 
18 
33 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
604 
131 
152 
701 
677 
2007 
301 
171 
48 
783 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
98 
35 
16 
131 
73 
2007 
48 
26 
22 
69 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
861 
171 
354 
3,563 
567 
2007 
284 
310 
96 
1,968 
109 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
221 
56 
163 
145 
63 
2007 
185 
53 
104 
106 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
2,276 
466 
1,596 
6,362 
211 
2007 
1,571 
807 
1,635 
4,798 
124 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
36 
5 
11 
40 
14 
2007 
48 
11 
12 
19 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
107 
16 
40 
749 
32 
2007 
179 
82 
108 
578 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
213 
68 
57 
243 
79 
2007 
149 
71 
57 
165 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
949 
611 
396 
3,328 
1,261 
2007 
857 
515 
303 
1,866 
1,136 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
134 
64 
37 
168 
47 
2007 
102 
63 
40 
109 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
634 
463 
224 
2,166 
966 
2007 
580 
362 
219 
1,018 
1,021 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
118 
18 
32 
95 
45 
2007 
83 
27 
34 
89 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
315 
147 
172 
1,162 
295 
2007 
277 
153 
83 
848 
115 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
827 
283 
290 
496 
257 
2007 
849 
271 
290 
447 
218 
$1,000, 2012 
906 
313 
518 
611 
253 
2007 
1,275 
249 
660 
561 
171 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
467 
117 
199 
270 
168 
2007 
473 
124 
181 
167 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
2,125 
528 
1,012 
4,209 
1,343 
2007 
2,016 
320 
567 
2,932 
3,962 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
359 
98 
135 
220 
122 
2007 
326 
96 
116 
154 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
4,102 
1,269 
2,461 
7,077 
1,968 
2007 
3,258 
974 
2,156 
4,051 
1,994 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
