Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
La Salle 
Lincoln 
Livingston 
Madison 
Morehouse 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
186 
346 
405 
295 
434 
2007 
165 
321 
476 
355 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
2,083 
76,893 
7,332 
94,396 
109,777 
2007 
(D) 
92,716 
6,747 
58,231 
87,295 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
11,201 
222,233 
18,103 
319,985 
252,942 
2007 
(D) 
288,835 
14,174 
164,030 
184,557 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
76 
156 
224 
155 
210 
2007 
78 
151 
275 
203 
274 
$1,000, 2012 
211 
571 
456 
14,099 
20,376 
2007 
152 
668 
457 
9,341 
14,404 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
55 
175 
222 
169 
224 
2007 
48 
141 
219 
182 
245 
$1,000, 2012 
33 
296 
143 
16,445 
13,928 
2007 
22 
236 
154 
10,469 
1 1 ,403 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
25 
57 
155 
167 
186 
2007 
21 
79 
167 
161 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
13 
85 
157 
15,110 
16,199 
2007 
8 
511 
238 
7,770 
9,766 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
49 
130 
140 
10 
58 
2007 
39 
124 
137 
14 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
11,528 
1,064 
78 
1,205 
2007 
(D) 
15,096 
692 
133 
894 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
28 
68 
97 
8 
43 
2007 
24 
69 
88 
12 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
64 
978 
314 
(D) 
1,108 
2007 
44 
410 
187 
(D) 
811 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
24 
84 
69 
2 
20 
2007 
16 
76 
74 
2 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
10,550 
749 
(D) 
96 
2007 
(D) 
14,685 
505 
(D) 
83 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
147 
285 
338 
40 
147 
2007 
120 
242 
363 
25 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
624 
52,681 
1,510 
294 
975 
2007 
531 
56,449 
1,332 
144 
765 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
182 
337 
395 
275 
404 
2007 
160 
320 
469 
335 
461 
$1,000, 2012 
253 
1,780 
621 
7,021 
10,384 
2007 
233 
1,834 
601 
5,136 
7,431 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
98 
212 
252 
221 
297 
2007 
75 
165 
223 
142 
214 
$1,000, 2012 
68 
1,775 
386 
1,244 
2,129 
2007 
(D) 
1,627 
200 
601 
1,577 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
147 
276 
344 
243 
349 
2007 
148 
301 
437 
309 
422 
$1,000, 2012 
265 
1,967 
722 
7,793 
7,539 
2007 
288 
1,949 
1,006 
5,416 
7,153 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
33 
88 
82 
174 
174 
2007 
29 
75 
72 
95 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
73 
1,824 
804 
5,653 
7,350 
2007 
(D) 
2,758 
445 
3,078 
6,740 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
8 
49 
40 
47 
64 
2007 
20 
37 
19 
29 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
430 
318 
1,415 
1,062 
2007 
37 
322 
242 
422 
640 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
23 
65 
29 
104 
110 
2007 
20 
32 
21 
59 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
20 
802 
53 
3,333 
2,749 
2007 
24 
(D) 
25 
1,091 
2,695 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
27 
41 
46 
103 
182 
2007 
31 
34 
31 
127 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
55 
125 
156 
10,154 
12,971 
2007 
93 
106 
167 
6,936 
10,513 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3 
10 
11 
59 
59 
2007 
1 
6 
8 
27 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
(Z) 
11 
36 
4,205 
4,715 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
49 
1,126 
2,395 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
38 
125 
62 
164 
179 
2007 
21 
92 
83 
109 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
87 
1,324 
259 
3,125 
2,799 
2007 
41 
1,594 
408 
1,787 
2,798 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
29 
93 
44 
85 
104 
2007 
13 
79 
67 
63 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
67 
1,121 
203 
1,675 
1,582 
2007 
(D) 
1,400 
323 
829 
879 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
13 
69 
32 
135 
121 
2007 
11 
52 
39 
81 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
19 
203 
56 
1,451 
1,217 
2007 
(D) 
193 
85 
958 
1,919 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
178 
329 
387 
240 
348 
2007 
144 
297 
417 
278 
356 
$1,000, 2012 
163 
411 
290 
729 
752 
2007 
112 
343 
227 
691 
504 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
65 
176 
170 
203 
249 
2007 
55 
158 
217 
170 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,284 
357 
3,698 
4,644 
2007 
(D) 
9,052 
504 
4,091 
7,618 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
46 
159 
149 
196 
201 
2007 
46 
125 
138 
136 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
428 
3,509 
711 
6,287 
7,466 
2007 
272 
2,980 
1,023 
4,440 
6,107 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 285 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
