Table 50. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Wisconsin: 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 
3,666 
242 
414 
336 
931 
1,257 
305 
12 
169 
$50,000 or more 
3,840 
66 
132 
75 
373 
1,585 
1,186 
133 
290 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
38,135 
6,548 
11,094 
7,372 
5,361 
4,586 
1,763 
158 
1,253 
$1,000 
367,149 
14,325 
24,134 
21,560 
38,364 
86,842 
105,908 
42,891 
33,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,535 
5,797 
9,786 
6,148 
3,043 
1,010 
95 
2 
654 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,650 
706 
1,249 
1,159 
2,097 
2,495 
558 
14 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,640 
38 
50 
55 
179 
708 
486 
29 
95 
$50,000 or more 
1,310 
7 
9 
10 
42 
373 
624 
113 
132 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
38,074 
6,424 
11,239 
7,636 
5,191 
4,501 
1,737 
156 
1,190 
$1,000 
630,017 
26,787 
46,524 
40,374 
71,627 
160,059 
180,833 
52,301 
51,513 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
2,599 
4,604 
1,708 
82 
26 
6 
1 
170 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
2,209 
3,852 
3,028 
851 
158 
15 
1 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,990 
1,474 
2,534 
2,765 
3,556 
2,035 
204 
8 
414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
116 
220 
119 
601 
1,285 
371 
5 
139 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
26 
29 
16 
101 
997 
1,141 
141 
235 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
19,759 
2,748 
6,796 
4,201 
2,495 
2,126 
815 
78 
500 
$1,000 
454,402 
15,107 
29,139 
32,027 
55,603 
88,581 
129,463 
62,291 
42,190 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
2,205 
5,606 
2,942 
1,193 
690 
117 
3 
236 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
469 
992 
1,004 
800 
704 
192 
8 
128 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
52 
177 
211 
359 
473 
282 
19 
62 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
16 
18 
41 
112 
195 
102 
13 
30 
$250,000 or more 
308 
6 
3 
3 
31 
64 
122 
35 
44 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
10,907 
1,251 
2,999 
2,309 
1,839 
1,539 
606 
64 
300 
$1,000 
186,105 
7,179 
11,170 
13,743 
30,457 
31,162 
50,257 
24,922 
17,214 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
1 1 ,748 
1,807 
4,728 
2,599 
1,009 
966 
332 
20 
287 
$1,000 
268,297 
7,928 
17,969 
18,285 
25,146 
57,419 
79,206 
37,369 
24,976 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
39,784 
6,504 
14,132 
7,922 
4,817 
3,851 
1,382 
146 
1,030 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
47,369 
100,918 
131,448 
243,665 
368,186 
564,405 
386,307 
224,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
4,626 
10,071 
3,544 
382 
195 
29 
1 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
1,550 
3,238 
3,136 
1,476 
472 
61 
1 
281 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
285 
751 
1,112 
2,543 
1,883 
158 
- 
200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
27 
46 
77 
323 
1,072 
348 
3 
106 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
16 
26 
53 
93 
229 
786 
141 
125 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
65,994 
14,658 
24,914 
12,049 
5,730 
4,749 
1,825 
172 
1,897 
$1,000 
542,992 
28,471 
42,674 
43,569 
65,422 
121,276 
143,343 
55,469 
42,769 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
13,304 
22,966 
9,084 
1,021 
230 
23 
1 
1,057 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
1,290 
1,898 
2,888 
4,382 
2,700 
182 
2 
476 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
57 
42 
54 
255 
1,403 
495 
5 
155 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
7 
8 
23 
72 
416 
1,125 
164 
209 
Utilities 
...farms 
48,551 
9,780 
15,559 
9,400 
5,582 
4,754 
1,827 
172 
1,477 
$1,000 
257,635 
14,233 
21,011 
23,123 
36,500 
53,679 
57,244 
29,918 
21,927 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,873 
5,353 
8,952 
2,924 
200 
64 
9 
- 
371 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
3,990 
5,953 
5,334 
1,926 
903 
108 
1 
471 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
420 
636 
1,128 
3,421 
3,542 
849 
3 
453 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
14 
10 
9 
23 
198 
577 
13 
91 
$50,000 or more 
605 
3 
8 
5 
12 
47 
284 
155 
91 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
56,995 
12,007 
20,105 
10,792 
5,652 
4,753 
1,827 
172 
1,687 
$1,000 
749,521 
37,029 
57,805 
59,762 
105,333 
178,836 
185,478 
68,934 
56,344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
10,038 
17,076 
6,963 
589 
166 
23 
- 
842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
1,816 
2,792 
3,541 
3,729 
1,835 
197 
- 
426 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
131 
196 
246 
1,102 
1,609 
340 
4 
156 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
22 
41 
42 
232 
1,143 
1,267 
168 
263 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
18,931 
2,490 
3,702 
3,164 
3,202 
3,614 
1,726 
172 
861 
$1,000 
878,266 
22,195 
28,519 
28,187 
55,086 
150,879 
293,326 
179,035 
121,040 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
1,790 
2,646 
2,001 
1,058 
469 
37 
- 
224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
519 
758 
875 
1,431 
1,236 
151 
- 
181 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
158 
269 
264 
680 
1,619 
573 
4 
216 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
16 
26 
21 
31 
247 
588 
8 
131 
$250,000 or more 
704 
7 
3 
3 
2 
43 
377 
160 
109 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,597 
651 
1,020 
652 
408 
407 
282 
29 
148 
$1,000 
41,964 
2,106 
3,140 
3,416 
2,998 
6,755 
11,001 
8,761 
3,787 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
254 
468 
186 
53 
25 
9 
- 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
304 
387 
291 
151 
112 
41 
2 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
84 
143 
156 
188 
190 
110 
1 
50 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
686 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
