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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
8 
21 
14 
14 
49 
52 
6 
12 
$50,000 or more 
146 
1 
1 
5 
2 
31 
70 
20 
16 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
26,473 
4,077 
7,560 
5,091 
4,007 
3,402 
1,379 
147 
810 
$1,000 
293,458 
11,453 
20,529 
17,014 
28,829 
52,244 
84,268 
48,704 
30,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
1,690 
3,229 
1,485 
373 
129 
14 
1 
181 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
1,792 
3,240 
2,580 
1,666 
849 
134 
1 
251 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
564 
1,032 
994 
1,843 
1,840 
394 
9 
238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
20 
47 
23 
104 
424 
293 
12 
60 
$50,000 or more 
961 
11 
12 
9 
21 
160 
544 
124 
80 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
21,456 
2,071 
4,936 
4,047 
3,911 
3,970 
1,625 
146 
750 
$1,000 
558,864 
10,706 
27,485 
24,606 
49,950 
138,388 
203,689 
56,962 
47,076 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
1,472 
3,354 
2,529 
1,423 
566 
37 
2 
215 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
298 
822 
790 
908 
554 
60 
1 
113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
234 
597 
602 
1,023 
1,152 
224 
- 
145 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
4,335 
67 
163 
126 
557 
1,698 
1,304 
143 
277 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
5,864 
636 
1,221 
860 
981 
1,076 
713 
97 
280 
$1,000 
60,509 
973 
2,306 
1,712 
4,712 
11,372 
20,364 
10,143 
8,926 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
425 
734 
503 
365 
231 
69 
1 
92 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
171 
373 
257 
376 
394 
181 
14 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
36 
102 
99 
221 
341 
245 
17 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
2 
10 
1 
14 
77 
100 
20 
25 
$50,000 or more 
236 
2 
2 
- 
5 
33 
118 
45 
31 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
31,208 
4,612 
10,173 
5,918 
4,027 
3,778 
1,623 
161 
916 
$1,000 
492,131 
28,420 
65,033 
41,245 
53,199 
94,253 
127,997 
47,115 
34,870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
2,780 
5,478 
3,173 
1,240 
654 
103 
3 
334 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
1,684 
4,440 
2,531 
2,236 
1,775 
314 
5 
336 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
143 
249 
207 
541 
1,268 
798 
24 
158 
$100,000 or more 
734 
5 
6 
7 
10 
81 
408 
129 
88 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
25,451 
3,716 
8,592 
4,607 
3,179 
3,107 
1,426 
143 
681 
$1,000 
368,282 
23,358 
53,555 
32,281 
39,200 
68,447 
93,341 
33,454 
24,646 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
569 
1,010 
494 
152 
112 
17 
1 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
1,589 
3,500 
1,858 
807 
460 
73 
5 
162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,593 
1,458 
3,895 
2,110 
1,854 
1,627 
358 
11 
280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
76 
160 
119 
311 
624 
352 
9 
64 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
24 
27 
26 
55 
284 
626 
117 
119 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
17,172 
2,221 
4,641 
3,428 
2,647 
2,487 
1,101 
114 
533 
$1,000 
123,848 
5,062 
11,478 
8,964 
13,998 
25,806 
34,656 
13,661 
10,223 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
961 
2,011 
1,299 
472 
246 
54 
- 
140 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
1,014 
2,139 
1,674 
1,222 
759 
171 
4 
174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
240 
471 
421 
908 
1,256 
402 
19 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
4 
17 
34 
35 
177 
258 
26 
47 
$50,000 or more 
387 
2 
3 
- 
10 
49 
216 
65 
42 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
66,940 
15,427 
25,916 
11,664 
5,464 
4,616 
1,779 
170 
1,904 
$1,000 
311,228 
50,564 
80,765 
42,088 
29,915 
40,717 
34,117 
15,944 
17,119 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
12,656 
21,651 
9,262 
3,063 
1,393 
179 
7 
1,178 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
2,380 
3,725 
2,063 
1,907 
1,931 
375 
10 
391 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
370 
504 
299 
467 
1,125 
851 
24 
216 
$25,000 or more 
913 
21 
36 
40 
27 
167 
374 
129 
119 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
42,132 
7,446 
13,078 
8,205 
5,377 
4,750 
1,827 
172 
1,277 
$1,000 
817,857 
21,252 
35,360 
37,078 
70,766 
141,052 
223,490 
173,763 
115,095 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
6,396 
1 1 ,380 
6,058 
1,481 
575 
58 
- 
543 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
965 
1,523 
1,967 
3,277 
2,244 
295 
- 
381 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
60 
134 
135 
468 
1,221 
321 
4 
113 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
22 
35 
32 
123 
517 
449 
4 
86 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
3 
6 
13 
28 
193 
704 
164 
154 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
1,321 
124 
205 
184 
239 
303 
208 
22 
36 
$1,000 
11,830 
486 
749 
678 
996 
1,998 
4,694 
1,277 
952 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
37,021 
6,807 
10,408 
6,797 
5,090 
4,754 
1,827 
172 
1,166 
$1,000 
931,746 
45,840 
73,529 
67,099 
115,422 
225,901 
241,029 
94,068 
68,858 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
69,754 
15,753 
27,048 
12,401 
5,736 
4,754 
1,827 
172 
2,063 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
49,154 
16,088 
78,699 
440,490 
853,353 
977,723 
377,207 
280,512 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
44,058 
3,120 
595 
6,346 
76,794 
179,502 
535,152 
2,193,062 
135,973 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 687 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
