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 
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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
183 
21 
28 
21 
15 
44 
46 
1 
$50,000 or more 
162 
6 
9 
- 
7 
35 
68 
12 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
3,779 
927 
1,076 
510 
245 
359 
431 
14 
$1,000 
66,325 
3,109 
3,743 
2,366 
3,371 
11,025 
30,304 
4,313 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,034 
377 
438 
164 
10 
12 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,207 
368 
423 
223 
55 
40 
36 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
898 
168 
196 
105 
147 
147 
76 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
10 
16 
11 
25 
107 
98 
2 
$50,000 or more 
345 
4 
3 
7 
8 
53 
218 
11 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
6,458 
1,366 
2,258 
1,102 
257 
548 
600 
18 
$1,000 
169,053 
6,576 
7,767 
6,807 
4,903 
23,783 
80,131 
13,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,105 
1,130 
1,889 
816 
59 
73 
24 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
638 
111 
206 
161 
42 
58 
26 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
599 
82 
122 
82 
76 
140 
58 
1 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
1,116 
43 
41 
43 
80 
277 
492 
16 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
. farms 
1,602 
285 
448 
194 
59 
192 
298 
16 
$1,000 
43,404 
380 
930 
668 
548 
5,056 
21,567 
6,188 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
551 
177 
257 
82 
4 
10 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
402 
89 
153 
66 
15 
34 
24 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
19 
33 
44 
36 
78 
101 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
- 
4 
1 
4 
45 
56 
- 
$50,000 or more 
182 
- 
1 
1 
- 
25 
116 
14 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
7,300 
1,805 
2,586 
1,038 
283 
574 
643 
24 
$1,000 
81,570 
9,364 
14,589 
6,335 
4,268 
12,778 
27,241 
2,051 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,955 
1,242 
1,674 
631 
100 
87 
59 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,539 
508 
823 
377 
131 
327 
248 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
730 
55 
88 
28 
50 
144 
293 
15 
$100,000 or more 
76 
- 
1 
2 
2 
16 
43 
6 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
4,722 
1,264 
1,789 
679 
182 
317 
309 
10 
$1,000 
45,832 
7,222 
1 1 ,337 
4,488 
3,090 
7,339 
10,010 
565 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
741 
272 
290 
100 
13 
12 
14 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,750 
542 
767 
274 
40 
49 
30 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,803 
405 
650 
281 
93 
163 
140 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
43 
73 
14 
17 
59 
74 
1 
$50,000 or more 
135 
2 
9 
10 
19 
34 
51 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
4,515 
1,056 
1,402 
647 
204 
431 
520 
19 
$1,000 
35,739 
2,142 
3,252 
1,847 
1,178 
5,439 
17,231 
1,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,289 
416 
542 
208 
32 
31 
6 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,898 
554 
683 
355 
92 
83 
65 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
83 
175 
79 
74 
263 
226 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
230 
3 
2 
3 
5 
44 
133 
8 
$50,000 or more 
124 
- 
- 
2 
1 
10 
90 
10 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
25,479 
8,642 
10,714 
3,477 
460 
706 
627 
25 
$1,000 
32,101 
7,284 
9,219 
3,622 
1,080 
2,811 
3,772 
810 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,515 
8,511 
10,516 
3,380 
420 
528 
400 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
587 
91 
146 
65 
23 
111 
111 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
26 
39 
18 
10 
56 
93 
6 
$25,000 or more 
109 
14 
13 
14 
7 
11 
23 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
13,849 
3,893 
5,167 
1,992 
461 
887 
856 
33 
$1,000 
207,424 
9,161 
13,531 
6,602 
7,164 
22,719 
85,730 
29,909 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,284 
3,465 
4,550 
1,630 
126 
167 
49 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,316 
394 
564 
330 
263 
414 
220 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
596 
27 
38 
28 
44 
209 
208 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
358 
3 
14 
4 
22 
70 
204 
5 
$100,000 or more 
295 
4 
1 
- 
6 
27 
175 
26 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
423 
33 
55 
37 
36 
122 
101 
2 
$1,000 
14,138 
66 
(D) 
226 
585 
4,593 
5,211 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
1 1 ,323 
3,186 
3,875 
1,518 
449 
877 
846 
33 
$1,000 
257,777 
25,179 
32,656 
15,986 
12,226 
37,502 
90,975 
12,981 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
28,093 
9,234 
11,598 
3,902 
540 
894 
866 
33 
$1,000 
1,260,779 
-5,939 
-36,705 
-20,203 
75,645 
241,192 
727,017 
103,642 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
44,879 
-643 
-3,165 
-5,178 
140,084 
269,790 
839,511 
3,140,673 
Non-family 
farms 
7 
25 
217 
8,093 
30 
62 
58 
26 
41 
309 
25,308 
113 
34 
38 
124 
110 
8,068 
20 
20 
32 
13 
25 
347 
4,945 
161 
123 
57 
6 
172 
1,781 
40 
46 
68 
12 
6 
236 
3,165 
54 
66 
73 
32 
11 
828 
3,504 
37 
20 
18 
560 
32,608 
297 
130 
41 
36 
56 
37 
1,861 
539 
30,271 
1,026 
176,130 
171,667 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 255 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
