Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Terrebonne 
Union 
Vermilion 
Vernon 
Washington 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
189 
413 
1,184 
471 
826 
2007 
169 
426 
1,182 
479 
916 
$1,000, 2012 
31,205 
71,684 
87,433 
6,803 
31,696 
2007 
18,459 
104,926 
49,790 
9,388 
32,273 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
165,104 
173,570 
73,845 
14,445 
38,372 
2007 
109,225 
246,305 
42,124 
19,600 
35,232 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
57 
211 
465 
227 
476 
2007 
80 
188 
489 
277 
599 
$1,000, 2012 
2,855 
522 
12,142 
419 
3,895 
2007 
657 
661 
6,334 
584 
3,942 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
71 
168 
518 
161 
361 
2007 
80 
171 
487 
161 
332 
$1,000, 2012 
2,688 
147 
8,056 
51 
758 
2007 
578 
240 
4,386 
49 
829 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
47 
101 
373 
116 
289 
2007 
57 
67 
320 
99 
318 
$1,000, 2012 
692 
141 
4,598 
64 
1,126 
2007 
(D) 
230 
2,585 
58 
1,274 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
23 
179 
240 
113 
244 
2007 
29 
179 
208 
149 
200 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
10,623 
2,549 
493 
1,468 
2007 
152 
13,536 
915 
935 
1,120 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
11 
112 
171 
66 
165 
2007 
23 
84 
154 
95 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
876 
2,016 
215 
826 
2007 
83 
586 
663 
349 
908 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12 
91 
93 
73 
105 
2007 
14 
123 
79 
75 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
9,747 
534 
278 
642 
2007 
69 
12,950 
252 
585 
211 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
137 
344 
722 
397 
669 
2007 
88 
330 
622 
367 
637 
$1,000, 2012 
1,858 
48,530 
7,176 
2,199 
9,158 
2007 
326 
69,729 
2,300 
4,256 
8,189 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
184 
408 
1,135 
457 
807 
2007 
164 
417 
1,166 
471 
910 
$1,000, 2012 
3,192 
1,666 
9,513 
559 
1,630 
2007 
1,701 
2,496 
8,383 
566 
2,280 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
142 
272 
743 
257 
526 
2007 
106 
226 
576 
208 
469 
$1,000, 2012 
887 
1,399 
2,409 
245 
1,494 
2007 
498 
1,588 
1,291 
241 
1,095 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
160 
366 
940 
366 
638 
2007 
152 
392 
1,103 
441 
835 
$1,000, 2012 
2,913 
2,132 
9,866 
805 
1,912 
2007 
2,854 
2,349 
7,995 
793 
3,371 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
56 
132 
252 
102 
233 
2007 
40 
101 
194 
59 
242 
$1,000, 2012 
4,033 
1,549 
8,221 
683 
5,544 
2007 
2,425 
975 
4,467 
495 
3,025 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
22 
39 
80 
19 
67 
2007 
16 
42 
64 
20 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
1,030 
259 
1,286 
107 
156 
2007 
(D) 
189 
754 
57 
544 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
13 
86 
130 
27 
98 
2007 
12 
25 
102 
32 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
829 
1,619 
75 
473 
2007 
306 
48 
1,198 
54 
555 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
46 
81 
332 
43 
93 
2007 
46 
40 
282 
36 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
669 
328 
2,925 
68 
792 
2007 
1,338 
247 
2,602 
90 
538 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
15 
17 
77 
11 
40 
2007 
13 
8 
55 
11 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
16 
81 
484 
17 
42 
2007 
264 
98 
290 
5 
192 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
40 
144 
298 
73 
176 
2007 
25 
103 
199 
79 
198 
$1,000, 2012 
1,534 
1,989 
2,934 
369 
900 
2007 
500 
1,623 
2,238 
373 
1,432 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
30 
124 
146 
60 
145 
2007 
15 
92 
122 
65 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
1,007 
1,737 
1,166 
280 
695 
2007 
277 
1,393 
1,186 
303 
983 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
25 
75 
220 
48 
94 
2007 
15 
47 
158 
45 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
527 
252 
1,768 
90 
204 
2007 
222 
230 
1,053 
69 
449 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
172 
402 
1,081 
447 
793 
2007 
135 
391 
978 
413 
823 
$1,000, 2012 
415 
449 
1,010 
359 
681 
2007 
132 
366 
876 
229 
566 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
97 
275 
549 
188 
369 
2007 
86 
247 
522 
165 
399 
$1,000, 2012 
5,516 
1,039 
12,643 
291 
1,667 
2007 
2,096 
10,551 
3,177 
603 
3,321 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
65 
215 
442 
142 
328 
2007 
53 
162 
416 
138 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
2,992 
3,054 
8,989 
1,006 
3,158 
2007 
1,705 
3,508 
5,989 
1,074 
3,434 
-continued 
290 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
