Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Natchitoches 
Orleans 
Ouachita 
Plaquemines 
Pointe Coupee 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
630 
14 
450 
140 
393 
2007 
571 
2 
502 
177 
441 
$1,000, 2012 
87,451 
354 
38,519 
11,200 
88,894 
2007 
68,581 
(D) 
31,644 
13,370 
53,066 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
138,811 
25,254 
85,598 
80,000 
226,193 
2007 
120,107 
(D) 
63,036 
75,534 
120,330 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
189 
7 
198 
69 
181 
2007 
252 
- 
267 
76 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
3,632 
15 
2,691 
280 
8,478 
2007 
3,654 
- 
2,368 
167 
6,095 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
245 
8 
183 
71 
242 
2007 
220 
1 
211 
64 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
2,695 
3 
2,828 
222 
15,013 
2007 
2,820 
(D) 
2,334 
448 
7,273 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
98 
7 
131 
48 
170 
2007 
121 
1 
140 
36 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
2,808 
22 
2,339 
626 
10,308 
2007 
2,085 
(D) 
1,477 
289 
5,102 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
167 
- 
99 
33 
88 
2007 
118 
- 
100 
20 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
19,940 
- 
1,386 
465 
983 
2007 
16,563 
- 
1,801 
162 
792 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
117 
- 
54 
27 
55 
2007 
79 
- 
55 
15 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
1,749 
- 
417 
391 
702 
2007 
1,504 
- 
130 
(D) 
627 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
66 
- 
53 
9 
43 
2007 
52 
- 
62 
5 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
18,191 
- 
969 
74 
281 
2007 
15,059 
- 
1,670 
(D) 
164 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
440 
3 
298 
59 
219 
2007 
324 
- 
276 
30 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
35,243 
7 
7,230 
457 
2,332 
2007 
18,412 
- 
8,345 
194 
913 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
600 
11 
440 
132 
389 
2007 
563 
2 
489 
173 
438 
$1,000, 2012 
3,248 
22 
2,529 
1,254 
9,306 
2007 
3,029 
(D) 
1,953 
1,620 
5,745 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
393 
5 
261 
108 
275 
2007 
254 
1 
215 
110 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
1,290 
9 
943 
551 
1,298 
2007 
1,160 
(D) 
972 
849 
771 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
504 
10 
341 
119 
336 
2007 
540 
2 
449 
161 
402 
$1,000, 2012 
3,956 
36 
2,364 
1,107 
8,569 
2007 
4,216 
(D) 
2,640 
1,571 
5,084 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
152 
7 
156 
55 
152 
2007 
126 
2 
101 
71 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
3,253 
97 
5,366 
3,737 
7,489 
2007 
3,178 
(D) 
3,548 
4,465 
6,417 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
73 
3 
45 
27 
54 
2007 
54 
- 
45 
23 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
1,040 
109 
629 
480 
1,834 
2007 
593 
- 
315 
1,000 
719 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
90 
2 
41 
6 
63 
2007 
60 
1 
36 
13 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
1,286 
(D) 
1,052 
(D) 
1,293 
2007 
765 
(D) 
262 
289 
1,099 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
168 
2 
87 
56 
125 
2007 
139 
2 
65 
56 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
2,957 
(D) 
2,909 
682 
8,687 
2007 
2,917 
(D) 
659 
1,063 
3,283 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
14 
2 
27 
15 
38 
2007 
18 
- 
25 
7 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
974 
(D) 
1,280 
(D) 
1,501 
2007 
365 
601 
65 
1,064 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
133 
2 
156 
31 
118 
2007 
145 
1 
106 
23 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
1,710 
(D) 
1,194 
99 
2,757 
2007 
2,315 
(D) 
743 
245 
1,601 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
100 
_ 
118 
10 
50 
2007 
96 
1 
84 
12 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
1,205 
- 
801 
39 
627 
2007 
1,436 
(D) 
477 
123 
510 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
73 
2 
81 
25 
85 
2007 
95 
- 
67 
15 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
505 
(D) 
394 
60 
2,129 
2007 
879 
266 
122 
1,091 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
555 
12 
410 
112 
332 
2007 
493 
2 
433 
116 
371 
$1,000, 2012 
764 
14 
537 
102 
636 
2007 
668 
(D) 
472 
130 
569 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
296 
3 
228 
70 
218 
2007 
259 
1 
244 
72 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
2,656 
10 
3,242 
783 
8,410 
2007 
5,842 
(D) 
3,156 
811 
6,541 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
240 
2 
194 
58 
209 
2007 
238 
2 
169 
56 
200 
$1,000, 2012 
4,467 
(D) 
2,683 
981 
10,251 
2007 
3,869 
(D) 
2,067 
1,139 
4,439 
-continued 
286 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
