Table 19. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Louisiana: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
55 
66 
64 
104 
115 
48 
1 
34 
$50,000 or more 
1,506 
14 
20 
5 
62 
511 
694 
21 
179 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
12,357 
3,311 
4,526 
1,859 
438 
825 
844 
27 
527 
$1,000 
280,126 
3,921 
5,823 
4,551 
8,198 
47,114 
146,937 
17,334 
46,247 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,624 
3,180 
4,304 
1,632 
148 
103 
9 
1 
247 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
108 
194 
196 
164 
144 
38 
3 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
20 
19 
25 
84 
185 
49 
1 
32 
$50,000 or more 
1,404 
3 
9 
6 
42 
393 
748 
22 
181 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
8,696 
2,174 
2,931 
1,209 
364 
771 
827 
27 
393 
$1,000 
218,943 
4,040 
6,370 
4,274 
7,556 
40,916 
114,281 
12,105 
29,401 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,292 
1,561 
2,015 
622 
18 
23 
2 
- 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,704 
435 
675 
365 
78 
45 
22 
2 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
990 
152 
187 
189 
147 
129 
104 
1 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
20 
27 
28 
95 
185 
57 
- 
39 
$50,000 or more 
1,259 
6 
27 
5 
26 
389 
642 
24 
140 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
6,651 
1,899 
2,997 
1,166 
189 
177 
52 
6 
165 
$1,000 
134,875 
15,307 
26,774 
12,197 
23,468 
24,857 
7,944 
16,834 
7,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,319 
1,366 
2,065 
742 
24 
30 
3 
- 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,633 
417 
760 
309 
37 
50 
21 
- 
39 
$25,000 to $99,999 
392 
85 
110 
100 
34 
33 
11 
1 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
31 
55 
15 
65 
25 
8 
- 
12 
$250,000 or more 
96 
- 
7 
" 
29 
39 
9 
5 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
4,314 
1,295 
1,891 
739 
108 
134 
36 
1 
110 
$1,000 
42,909 
7,419 
13,540 
5,102 
4,820 
7,221 
1,777 
(D) 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
3,282 
851 
1,558 
589 
105 
69 
29 
5 
76 
$1,000 
91,965 
7,888 
13,234 
7,095 
18,648 
17,635 
6,166 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
18,356 
6,125 
8,229 
2,924 
265 
271 
108 
10 
424 
$1,000 
452,403 
56,916 
76,244 
45,138 
99,136 
95,139 
26,057 
17,032 
36,740 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,854 
4,230 
5,696 
1,631 
19 
32 
24 
1 
221 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,056 
1,582 
2,189 
1,015 
61 
54 
32 
1 
122 
$25,000 to $99,999 
976 
265 
281 
220 
56 
84 
30 
- 
40 
$100,000 to $249,999 
194 
18 
30 
25 
42 
45 
11 
- 
23 
$250,000 or more 
276 
30 
33 
33 
87 
56 
11 
8 
18 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
26,854 
8,765 
10,995 
3,804 
536 
888 
861 
33 
972 
$1,000 
235,089 
15,110 
20,978 
12,401 
9,605 
38,493 
94,588 
11,665 
32,250 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,188 
8,125 
10,215 
3,081 
76 
48 
13 
- 
630 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,798 
609 
718 
673 
325 
281 
64 
- 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
30 
44 
36 
112 
272 
169 
- 
42 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
1 
18 
14 
23 
287 
615 
33 
172 
Utilities 
...farms 
17,821 
5,357 
6,798 
2,645 
513 
885 
864 
33 
726 
$1,000 
60,426 
6,703 
8,364 
4,972 
4,503 
1 1 ,288 
15,748 
2,749 
6,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,996 
3,650 
4,511 
1,423 
58 
71 
20 
- 
263 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,571 
1,568 
2,071 
1,028 
213 
255 
178 
- 
258 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,729 
125 
196 
181 
196 
424 
469 
7 
131 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
11 
17 
9 
38 
98 
131 
6 
44 
$50,000 or more 
171 
3 
3 
4 
8 
37 
66 
20 
30 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
22,339 
7,080 
8,894 
3,239 
520 
892 
863 
33 
818 
$1,000 
232,318 
17,260 
23,007 
13,324 
10,973 
38,360 
85,412 
13,482 
30,500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,509 
6,356 
7,977 
2,535 
95 
66 
18 
- 
462 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
656 
826 
623 
237 
261 
114 
- 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
53 
60 
63 
143 
293 
161 
- 
60 
$50,000 or more 
1,119 
15 
31 
18 
45 
272 
570 
33 
135 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
7,838 
1,956 
2,434 
1,127 
350 
692 
808 
33 
438 
$1,000 
251,287 
13,768 
19,975 
13,707 
10,697 
32,412 
94,392 
23,287 
43,049 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,944 
1,379 
1,680 
633 
72 
51 
26 
- 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,859 
444 
542 
321 
127 
248 
101 
- 
76 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,497 
127 
196 
165 
135 
317 
400 
2 
155 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
6 
14 
8 
14 
63 
187 
4 
59 
$250,000 or more 
183 
- 
2 
- 
2 
13 
94 
27 
45 
Contract labor 
...farms 
2,860 
775 
960 
450 
110 
211 
215 
14 
125 
$1,000 
38,918 
3,594 
5,465 
2,620 
1,619 
5,814 
11,750 
4,349 
3,706 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
634 
187 
283 
116 
13 
6 
5 
- 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
415 
402 
178 
27 
35 
15 
1 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
769 
146 
238 
135 
48 
91 
81 
- 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
254 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
