Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
St. Martin 
St. Mary 
St. Tammany 
Tangipahoa 
Tensas 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
340 
128 
604 
1,070 
251 
2007 
355 
142 
602 
1,188 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
40,384 
56,582 
22,213 
49,284 
76,895 
2007 
25,432 
30,281 
14,643 
50,771 
65,964 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
118,777 
442,048 
36,776 
46,060 
306,356 
2007 
71,638 
213,243 
24,324 
42,737 
256,669 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
172 
79 
313 
601 
99 
2007 
164 
73 
368 
714 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
5,380 
5,273 
811 
4,235 
11,137 
2007 
3,644 
3,819 
814 
4,131 
9,621 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
182 
88 
244 
459 
100 
2007 
148 
72 
233 
448 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
5,818 
6,923 
166 
916 
14,845 
2007 
2,291 
2,894 
267 
807 
16,085 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
126 
67 
202 
350 
100 
2007 
99 
32 
174 
367 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
1,610 
1,104 
801 
2,089 
12,259 
2007 
904 
478 
828 
1,715 
8,652 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
87 
34 
185 
354 
10 
2007 
47 
30 
152 
278 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
917 
(D) 
843 
2,386 
(D) 
2007 
175 
134 
665 
2,544 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
54 
19 
98 
242 
6 
2007 
18 
14 
90 
195 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
793 
89 
389 
1,400 
12 
2007 
28 
85 
429 
1,773 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
44 
15 
106 
176 
10 
2007 
37 
20 
77 
125 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
124 
(D) 
454 
985 
(D) 
2007 
147 
49 
235 
771 
18 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
214 
69 
474 
886 
37 
2007 
198 
84 
464 
855 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
1,191 
717 
5,263 
16,595 
125 
2007 
673 
372 
2,710 
14,871 
40 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
336 
116 
580 
1,038 
218 
2007 
346 
141 
575 
1,171 
249 
$1,000, 2012 
5,366 
5,869 
1,062 
2,946 
6,287 
2007 
3,732 
4,199 
1,043 
2,680 
4,391 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
252 
91 
406 
703 
143 
2007 
183 
89 
305 
648 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
687 
512 
690 
1,415 
885 
2007 
472 
373 
445 
1,780 
512 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
269 
104 
463 
847 
197 
2007 
327 
127 
541 
1,057 
242 
$1,000, 2012 
5,451 
6,525 
1,614 
4,133 
4,766 
2007 
3,941 
4,875 
1,793 
4,964 
4,495 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
100 
45 
163 
257 
105 
2007 
84 
51 
125 
268 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
4,676 
7,801 
5,744 
8,165 
5,756 
2007 
3,660 
5,346 
2,374 
6,234 
5,256 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
43 
29 
61 
88 
18 
2007 
36 
26 
49 
89 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
1,196 
1,085 
572 
419 
(D) 
2007 
586 
473 
384 
722 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
54 
12 
39 
126 
48 
2007 
23 
18 
34 
167 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
953 
213 
90 
502 
1,809 
2007 
287 
404 
94 
806 
1,601 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
72 
41 
55 
175 
59 
2007 
58 
45 
23 
163 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
754 
2,599 
304 
782 
8,417 
2007 
1,511 
2,017 
205 
1,110 
5,603 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
33 
2 
27 
46 
26 
2007 
23 
6 
16 
37 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
468 
(D) 
14 
240 
3,202 
2007 
267 
(D) 
101 
109 
1,068 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
57 
37 
137 
270 
121 
2007 
52 
35 
101 
258 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
559 
627 
766 
1,592 
2,109 
2007 
539 
842 
1,173 
2,513 
2,240 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
34 
9 
98 
181 
69 
2007 
24 
10 
78 
197 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
152 
44 
557 
1,191 
716 
2007 
142 
119 
863 
1,834 
779 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
42 
31 
75 
163 
86 
2007 
35 
29 
64 
160 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
407 
584 
209 
401 
1,393 
2007 
396 
723 
310 
679 
1,461 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
281 
101 
568 
1,004 
224 
2007 
283 
111 
516 
1,052 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
361 
295 
880 
813 
474 
2007 
227 
(D) 
619 
1,203 
672 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
169 
83 
321 
527 
120 
2007 
170 
82 
313 
557 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
4,999 
16,915 
2,593 
2,055 
4,445 
2007 
2,523 
3,640 
1,130 
4,582 
5,363 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
128 
63 
202 
399 
123 
2007 
135 
78 
224 
438 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
4,068 
6,645 
1,687 
4,196 
6,173 
2007 
2,369 
3,717 
1,736 
4,982 
6,337 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 289 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
