Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
38,074 
1,293 
5,471 
2,051 
3,609 
4,002 
$1,000 
630,017 
4,591 
16,606 
5,412 
10,657 
15,583 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
917 
3,250 
919 
1,330 
1,087 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
215 
1,894 
906 
1,625 
1,699 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,990 
124 
275 
216 
631 
1,193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
19 
27 
5 
13 
17 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
18 
25 
5 
10 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,759 
1,566 
4,307 
1,127 
1,800 
1,788 
$1,000 
454,402 
18,437 
37,295 
17,772 
19,691 
18,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
1,297 
3,587 
890 
1,367 
1,300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
168 
549 
189 
337 
390 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
51 
118 
41 
65 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
37 
31 
5 
25 
20 
$250,000 or more 
308 
13 
22 
2 
6 
6 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,907 
566 
1,645 
505 
906 
1,023 
$1,000 
186,105 
7,145 
1 1 ,350 
2,677 
1 1 ,554 
4,947 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,748 
1,196 
3,209 
801 
1,180 
1,047 
$1,000 
268,297 
1 1 ,293 
25,945 
15,095 
8,137 
13,445 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
3,002 
9,588 
2,516 
3,588 
3,605 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
59,382 
142,480 
34,789 
69,856 
92,479 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
2,107 
6,803 
1,724 
2,202 
1,908 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
632 
2,123 
578 
1,017 
1,077 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
151 
467 
162 
289 
542 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
65 
99 
39 
42 
48 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
47 
96 
13 
38 
30 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
3,975 
16,281 
4,799 
7,386 
6,869 
$1,000 
542,992 
6,577 
24,243 
7,759 
14,312 
19,173 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
3,709 
15,540 
4,561 
6,854 
5,892 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
242 
667 
215 
512 
940 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
16 
36 
16 
11 
24 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
8 
38 
7 
9 
13 
Utilities 
farms 
48,551 
2,511 
9,567 
2,879 
4,816 
4,974 
$1,000 
257,635 
4,970 
15,326 
4,979 
8,301 
12,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,873 
1,518 
6,018 
1,627 
2,557 
2,226 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
805 
3,112 
1,112 
1,993 
2,232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
161 
383 
132 
256 
497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
19 
35 
3 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
605 
8 
19 
5 
5 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
56,995 
3,077 
12,456 
3,878 
6,190 
6,010 
$1,000 
749,521 
8,176 
31,249 
10,891 
21,824 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
2,799 
1 1 ,490 
3,420 
5,169 
4,452 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
236 
825 
429 
936 
1,427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
21 
89 
16 
64 
96 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
21 
52 
13 
21 
35 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
814 
2,576 
711 
1,187 
1,351 
$1,000 
878,266 
14,311 
56,004 
15,177 
16,922 
22,872 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
463 
1,706 
470 
839 
892 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
212 
514 
147 
219 
333 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
106 
256 
78 
100 
99 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
25 
61 
9 
21 
13 
$250,000 or more 
704 
8 
39 
7 
8 
14 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,597 
178 
754 
248 
281 
306 
$1,000 
41,964 
1,221 
4,469 
731 
1,181 
1,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
59 
346 
111 
107 
107 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
68 
271 
93 
122 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
44 
115 
42 
45 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
4 
17 
1 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
146 
3 
5 
1 
2 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
26,473 
615 
3,580 
1,384 
2,523 
2,858 
$1,000 
293,458 
1,569 
10,661 
3,110 
7,778 
15,202 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
401 
2,170 
676 
969 
853 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
154 
1,209 
604 
1,270 
1,510 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
54 
173 
102 
261 
464 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
1 
12 
- 
18 
24 
$50,000 or more 
961 
5 
16 
2 
5 
7 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
21,456 
313 
1,607 
824 
1,323 
1,797 
$1,000 
558,864 
436 
3,781 
2,674 
5,558 
8,768 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
297 
1,444 
664 
1,003 
1,219 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
10 
104 
122 
191 
363 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
6 
53 
33 
112 
177 
$25,000 or more 
4,335 
- 
6 
5 
17 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
60 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
