Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Concordia 
De Soto 
East Baton Rouge 
East Carroll 
East Feliciana 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
461 
669 
227 
399 
2007 
462 
619 
280 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
80,151 
29,833 
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120,501 
14,803 
2007 
43,574 
22,126 
11,405 
79,017 
9,682 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
173,863 
44,594 
30,048 
530,840 
37,100 
2007 
94,317 
35,745 
22,318 
282,203 
22,054 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
202 
256 
216 
126 
233 
2007 
216 
278 
286 
154 
230 
$1,000, 2012 
11,920 
2,109 
549 
15,016 
1,997 
2007 
6,598 
1,572 
968 
11,626 
1,529 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
196 
236 
178 
152 
170 
2007 
178 
220 
183 
153 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
14,133 
399 
193 
19,254 
707 
2007 
7,572 
338 
170 
13,414 
154 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
173 
139 
154 
147 
143 
2007 
157 
121 
146 
145 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
10,787 
369 
321 
17,014 
1,097 
2007 
5,802 
291 
318 
9,159 
272 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
45 
179 
134 
10 
117 
2007 
20 
163 
99 
16 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
717 
2,983 
1,276 
123 
1,749 
2007 
65 
2,062 
674 
151 
906 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
35 
123 
83 
7 
70 
2007 
12 
119 
62 
11 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
272 
1,835 
641 
(D) 
865 
2007 
38 
746 
415 
(D) 
770 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
23 
74 
66 
3 
59 
2007 
8 
69 
55 
5 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
446 
1,148 
635 
(D) 
885 
2007 
27 
1,316 
259 
(D) 
136 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
106 
579 
366 
23 
296 
2007 
75 
433 
352 
22 
278 
$1,000, 2012 
2,030 
10,756 
4,482 
343 
2,408 
2007 
417 
5,873 
1,890 
313 
1,626 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
410 
652 
415 
213 
394 
2007 
440 
611 
498 
277 
427 
$1,000, 2012 
7,248 
1,997 
1,220 
1 1 ,042 
1,081 
2007 
3,374 
1,584 
974 
6,805 
926 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
255 
392 
273 
156 
263 
2007 
163 
296 
222 
122 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
1,332 
658 
394 
1,347 
222 
2007 
332 
635 
373 
899 
210 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
344 
526 
340 
200 
324 
2007 
399 
565 
458 
264 
405 
$1,000, 2012 
6,171 
2,801 
836 
7,631 
1,337 
2007 
4,092 
2,373 
1,358 
5,658 
1,262 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
172 
172 
101 
115 
122 
2007 
81 
141 
97 
96 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
4,601 
2,330 
1,334 
7,844 
1,276 
2007 
1,863 
1,944 
1,917 
5,944 
711 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
68 
86 
20 
24 
34 
2007 
40 
61 
37 
22 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
410 
1,102 
134 
348 
211 
2007 
512 
782 
123 
269 
127 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
106 
83 
46 
73 
64 
2007 
74 
73 
43 
41 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
3,870 
1,006 
135 
3,437 
407 
2007 
1,782 
483 
82 
1,949 
165 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
104 
146 
93 
100 
97 
2007 
102 
120 
96 
110 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
7,749 
599 
406 
19,427 
541 
2007 
5,504 
738 
294 
10,583 
187 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
51 
45 
19 
55 
18 
2007 
32 
22 
22 
51 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
2,698 
142 
31 
5,513 
35 
2007 
960 
118 
26 
3,322 
40 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
161 
106 
72 
129 
78 
2007 
124 
122 
70 
99 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
2,536 
606 
290 
4,368 
564 
2007 
1,611 
857 
807 
2,684 
776 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
80 
70 
42 
60 
47 
2007 
79 
76 
54 
58 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
1,183 
423 
220 
1,590 
451 
2007 
786 
636 
632 
1,057 
674 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
122 
59 
40 
110 
45 
2007 
84 
83 
37 
70 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
1,354 
183 
69 
2,778 
113 
2007 
826 
220 
175 
1,627 
102 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
392 
620 
385 
165 
367 
2007 
388 
524 
428 
210 
393 
$1,000, 2012 
540 
670 
778 
366 
512 
2007 
550 
605 
448 
543 
336 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
239 
270 
224 
133 
201 
2007 
160 
286 
265 
124 
194 
$1,000, 2012 
3,408 
1,308 
602 
7,427 
658 
2007 
2,540 
1,871 
981 
5,699 
454 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
192 
228 
128 
150 
164 
2007 
159 
258 
169 
120 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
6,675 
2,744 
949 
10,564 
1,939 
2007 
4,005 
3,501 
1,044 
7,268 
1,085 
-continued 
282 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
