Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Evangeline 
Franklin 
Grant 
Iberia 
Iberville 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
663 
915 
238 
279 
165 
2007 
806 
1,273 
250 
345 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
42,595 
96,677 
7,229 
78,150 
43,760 
2007 
30,002 
82,123 
5,665 
49,317 
32,835 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
64,246 
105,658 
30,374 
280,109 
265,210 
2007 
37,223 
64,511 
22,659 
142,948 
187,627 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
310 
382 
114 
151 
86 
2007 
369 
617 
105 
174 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
7,501 
17,191 
(D) 
9,911 
3,269 
2007 
5,599 
13,111 
597 
6,393 
3,554 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
315 
375 
109 
161 
99 
2007 
309 
485 
92 
154 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
4,936 
10,425 
579 
8,399 
8,380 
2007 
3,094 
9,015 
420 
5,079 
3,326 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
209 
327 
75 
119 
68 
2007 
231 
436 
63 
101 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
4,313 
12,585 
600 
1,683 
2,105 
2007 
2,980 
8,152 
381 
967 
1,110 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
145 
125 
58 
70 
52 
2007 
156 
144 
32 
55 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
1,354 
980 
194 
309 
313 
2007 
861 
1,245 
245 
229 
637 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
101 
80 
35 
55 
23 
2007 
108 
100 
27 
29 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
712 
695 
169 
(D) 
157 
2007 
715 
898 
99 
163 
269 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
73 
54 
34 
36 
30 
2007 
64 
65 
17 
30 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
642 
284 
25 
(D) 
156 
2007 
146 
346 
146 
66 
369 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
442 
361 
166 
165 
113 
2007 
427 
407 
167 
196 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
2,891 
2,805 
793 
1,325 
1,391 
2007 
1,790 
4,700 
514 
624 
550 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
629 
846 
232 
269 
163 
2007 
765 
1,209 
247 
340 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
5,652 
7,907 
791 
7,833 
4,657 
2007 
3,836 
6,993 
593 
6,712 
3,678 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
444 
555 
141 
196 
129 
2007 
325 
523 
99 
173 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
1,417 
2,425 
202 
817 
862 
2007 
832 
2,285 
111 
397 
388 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
536 
716 
189 
233 
136 
2007 
717 
1,137 
222 
323 
160 
$1,000, 2012 
4,291 
7,927 
792 
10,195 
4,665 
2007 
3,549 
7,841 
917 
7,105 
3,951 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
188 
278 
58 
108 
69 
2007 
153 
287 
32 
90 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
2,707 
8,076 
(D) 
13,165 
7,216 
2007 
2,013 
9,914 
369 
8,926 
6,684 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
49 
68 
23 
49 
23 
2007 
33 
89 
16 
34 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
187 
2,958 
391 
921 
1,189 
2007 
139 
1,404 
55 
975 
455 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
74 
169 
33 
53 
23 
2007 
43 
207 
14 
32 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
1,401 
4,138 
153 
956 
1,540 
2007 
406 
2,080 
40 
755 
277 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
169 
222 
64 
80 
71 
2007 
152 
277 
40 
98 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
2,161 
7,610 
485 
3,725 
2,528 
2007 
1,201 
4,637 
287 
4,040 
2,069 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
28 
63 
7 
33 
21 
2007 
20 
52 
4 
22 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
133 
1,502 
5 
868 
852 
2007 
49 
771 
6 
528 
316 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
115 
322 
63 
65 
49 
2007 
125 
347 
48 
69 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
1,447 
3,791 
305 
951 
960 
2007 
1,402 
3,874 
313 
920 
1,244 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
73 
243 
42 
27 
13 
2007 
93 
250 
29 
36 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
709 
2,519 
241 
232 
96 
2007 
675 
1,912 
152 
296 
175 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
75 
201 
30 
49 
40 
2007 
80 
196 
26 
56 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
738 
1,272 
64 
719 
864 
2007 
727 
1,962 
161 
624 
1,069 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
608 
867 
223 
233 
121 
2007 
706 
1,077 
205 
287 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
350 
708 
210 
1,173 
339 
2007 
600 
977 
201 
406 
180 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
336 
402 
111 
171 
98 
2007 
358 
465 
120 
170 
112 
$1,000, 2012 
1,854 
5,651 
348 
15,920 
3,493 
2007 
1,650 
5,125 
616 
5,260 
4,415 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
273 
396 
85 
151 
68 
2007 
224 
449 
66 
122 
82 
$1,000, 2012 
3,815 
8,451 
882 
8,816 
6,785 
2007 
3,341 
6,738 
659 
4,410 
4,657 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 283 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
