Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
1,321 
(X) 
854 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1 1 ,830 
(X) 
10,020 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
176 
43 
73 
18 
$500 to $999 
141 
103 
85 
61 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
520 
1,335 
330 
870 
$5,000 to $9,999 
194 
1,382 
145 
1,034 
$10,000 to $24,999 
183 
2,923 
127 
1,959 
$25,000 or more 
107 
6,044 
94 
6,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
2,781 
48 
1,673 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
1,384 
34 
2,286 
$100,000 or more 
10 
1,879 
12 
2,119 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
37,021 
(X) 
39,448 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
931,746 
(X) 
817,853 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.9 
(X) 
12.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,926 
485 
2,499 
635 
$500 to $999 
1,941 
1,309 
2,589 
1,809 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,730 
27,158 
12,447 
32,137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,823 
39,758 
6,351 
43,995 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,726 
121,048 
7,734 
121,555 
$25,000 or more 
8,875 
741,987 
7,828 
617,721 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,479 
152,957 
4,092 
141,687 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,436 
162,698 
2,182 
147,159 
$100,000 or more 
1,960 
426,332 
1,554 
328,875 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
69,754 
3,073,224 
78,463 
2,739,043 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
44,058 
(X) 
34,909 
Farms with net gains ^ 
36,938 
3,710,562 
40,240 
3,143,124 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
100,454 
(X) 
78,109 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
1,174 
3,594 
1,741 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
16,211 
7,877 
20,981 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
28,489 
4,378 
31,798 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
101,221 
6,143 
100,847 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
180,433 
4,987 
179,734 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
3,383,034 
13,261 
2,808,023 
Farms with net losses 
32,816 
637,338 
38,223 
404,081 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,422 
(X) 
10,572 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
1,319 
4,474 
2,215 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
29,465 
14,554 
41,259 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
56,188 
8,663 
61,959 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
120,524 
7,242 
1 1 1 ,540 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
91,042 
2,156 
72,996 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
338,799 
1,134 
114,111 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
69,754 
2,922,510 
78,463 
2,677,445 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,897 
(X) 
34,124 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
36,874 
3,582,979 
40,117 
3,092,084 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
97,168 
(X) 
77,077 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,495 
1,179 
3,600 
1,741 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,979 
16,322 
7,910 
21,098 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,892 
28,522 
4,389 
31,891 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,094 
100,959 
6,109 
100,424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,047 
181,100 
4,963 
178,911 
$50,000 or more 
13,367 
3,254,897 
13,146 
2,758,019 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
32,880 
660,469 
38,346 
414,639 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,087 
(X) 
10,813 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,595 
1,319 
4,482 
2,222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,968 
29,401 
14,576 
41,312 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,803 
56,296 
8,691 
62,152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,730 
121,217 
7,266 
112,008 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,637 
91,446 
2,176 
73,787 
$50,000 or more 
2,147 
360,790 
1,155 
123,159 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
