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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
5,864 
156 
649 
225 
417 
451 
$1,000 
60,509 
361 
981 
681 
1,199 
1,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
100 
463 
130 
278 
260 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
37 
144 
66 
103 
154 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
17 
37 
27 
33 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
- 
3 
1 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
236 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
1,380 
5,852 
1,737 
2,942 
3,025 
$1,000 
492,131 
6,742 
34,646 
10,336 
18,101 
22,438 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
905 
3,400 
989 
1,636 
1,596 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
456 
2,316 
717 
1,241 
1,312 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
19 
130 
30 
64 
107 
$100,000 or more 
734 
- 
6 
1 
1 
10 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,451 
1,099 
4,910 
1,439 
2,482 
2,409 
$1,000 
368,282 
5,076 
28,350 
8,484 
15,008 
17,754 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
237 
699 
171 
311 
259 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
504 
2,048 
628 
1,046 
908 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,593 
344 
2,073 
615 
1,078 
1,169 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
13 
77 
20 
42 
53 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
1 
13 
5 
5 
20 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
17,172 
656 
2,525 
818 
1,427 
1,619 
$1,000 
123,848 
1,666 
6,296 
1,853 
3,093 
4,685 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
279 
1,113 
380 
644 
667 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
302 
1,139 
361 
639 
736 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
71 
254 
74 
135 
201 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
2 
10 
1 
8 
11 
$50,000 or more 
387 
2 
9 
2 
1 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
4,099 
17,058 
4,936 
7,610 
6,929 
$1,000 
311,228 
9,581 
46,830 
14,876 
22,592 
23,400 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
3,735 
14,918 
4,273 
6,597 
5,766 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
339 
1,929 
577 
909 
1,014 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
22 
200 
78 
96 
134 
$25,000 or more 
913 
3 
11 
8 
8 
15 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
2,248 
8,012 
2,327 
3,883 
4,053 
$1,000 
817,857 
10,402 
44,670 
8,701 
14,498 
25,143 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
1,881 
6,970 
2,059 
3,377 
3,256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
281 
864 
235 
431 
696 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
51 
99 
22 
43 
63 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
24 
39 
5 
19 
23 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
11 
40 
6 
13 
15 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
1,321 
19 
59 
30 
54 
62 
$1,000 
11,830 
41 
97 
39 
135 
141 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
37,021 
1,369 
5,946 
1,950 
3,478 
3,607 
$1,000 
931 ,746 
10,966 
40,490 
12,712 
28,664 
33,818 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
69,754 
4,603 
17,825 
5,154 
7,879 
7,208 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
6,113 
1 1 ,330 
14,806 
39,438 
84,884 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
1,328 
636 
2,873 
5,005 
1 1 ,776 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
36,938 
1,328 
5,634 
2,144 
3,553 
4,009 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,454 
32,061 
25,980 
22,734 
24,784 
33,297 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
220 
992 
280 
347 
292 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
372 
1,953 
669 
991 
690 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
226 
1,001 
360 
572 
604 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
211 
912 
513 
864 
1,006 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
111 
362 
215 
475 
795 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
188 
414 
107 
304 
622 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
32,816 
3,275 
12,191 
3,010 
4,326 
3,199 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,422 
11,134 
1 1 ,077 
11,274 
1 1 ,239 
15,193 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
268 
1,019 
286 
406 
276 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
1,086 
4,088 
1,039 
1,504 
943 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
908 
3,321 
704 
968 
712 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
736 
2,790 
661 
1,013 
816 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
184 
693 
223 
310 
313 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
93 
280 
97 
125 
139 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
69,754 
4,603 
17,825 
5,154 
7,879 
7,208 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
5,925 
-9,126 
11,889 
35,105 
81,236 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,897 
1,287 
-512 
2,307 
4,455 
1 1 ,270 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
36,874 
1,329 
5,623 
2,138 
3,552 
4,011 
Average net gain 
dollars 
97,168 
31,767 
23,160 
21,736 
23,559 
32,366 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,495 
219 
991 
276 
349 
298 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
