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) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
26,473 
(X) 
22,496 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
293,458 
(X) 
169,816 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
3,151 
6,478 
2,924 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
26,498 
9,190 
22,683 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,873 
26,753 
3,374 
23,165 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,041 
45,910 
2,271 
34,067 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
32,547 
629 
21,263 
$50,000 or more 
961 
158,600 
554 
65,714 
$50,000 to $99,999 
523 
36,416 
348 
23,870 
$100,000 or more 
438 
122,184 
206 
41,844 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
21,456 
(X) 
21,257 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
558,864 
(X) 
356,370 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.9 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,791 
481 
2,157 
577 
$500 to $999 
1,571 
1,077 
2,076 
1,448 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,236 
16,522 
7,392 
18,548 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
24,848 
3,164 
22,276 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
62,347 
3,314 
51,355 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,957 
68,412 
1,564 
53,724 
$50,000 or more 
2,378 
385,177 
1,590 
208,442 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
5,864 
(X) 
5,382 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
60,509 
(X) 
53,828 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,542 
341 
1,398 
329 
$500 to $999 
878 
582 
803 
542 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
4,174 
1,742 
3,914 
$5,000 to $9,999 
573 
3,776 
557 
3,695 
$10,000 to $24,999 
542 
8,273 
451 
7,016 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
8,477 
181 
6,109 
$50,000 or more 
236 
34,887 
250 
32,224 
Interest expense farms 
31,208 
(X) 
28,899 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
492,131 
(X) 
523,903 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.2 
(X) 
7.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,702 
1,750 
3,312 
1,531 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,063 
27,126 
8,603 
23,645 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,072 
50,120 
6,166 
43,805 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
6,249 
94,674 
6,766 
104,250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,307 
78,569 
2,346 
80,126 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,081 
74,684 
977 
65,524 
$100,000 or more 
734 
165,209 
729 
205,023 
Secured by real estate farms 
25,451 
(X) 
23,834 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
368,282 
(X) 
374,491 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
1,229 
2,337 
1,167 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
23,221 
7,620 
21,197 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,304 
43,960 
5,693 
40,271 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
5,289 
79,043 
5,390 
81,070 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
57,889 
1,621 
54,706 
$50,000 to $99,999 
776 
53,587 
659 
43,592 
$100,000 or more 
502 
109,354 
514 
132,489 
Not secured by real estate farms 
17,172 
(X) 
16,838 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
123,848 
(X) 
149,411 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
2,261 
5,182 
2,113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
17,243 
6,180 
15,167 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,177 
14,732 
2,415 
16,641 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,670 
25,193 
2,016 
29,925 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
20,090 
580 
19,327 
$50,000 to $99,999 
245 
16,551 
245 
16,211 
$100,000 or more 
142 
27,778 
220 
50,028 
Property taxes paid farms 
66,940 
(X) 
73,764 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
311,228 
(X) 
307,453 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
4.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,911 
1,172 
6,363 
1,550 
$500 to $999 
4,132 
3,015 
5,522 
4,058 
$1,000 to $4,999 
40,346 
115,902 
47,049 
128,808 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
84,449 
11,167 
73,398 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
54,463 
2,943 
41,417 
$25,000 or more 
913 
52,227 
720 
58,221 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
42,132 
(X) 
44,299 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
817,857 
(X) 
678,388 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.7 
(X) 
10.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,252 
5,291 
12,692 
5,418 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,239 
33,183 
14,923 
35,451 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,247 
36,095 
5,792 
40,496 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,405 
84,237 
6,122 
94,990 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
84,412 
2,585 
88,734 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
87,367 
1,231 
82,272 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
487,273 
954 
331,028 
$100,000 to $249,999 
821 
123,133 
641 
96,995 
$250,000 or more 
444 
364,140 
313 
234,033 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wisconsin 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
