Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
69,754 
(X) 
78,463 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,419,263 
(X) 
6,748,715 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
135,035 
(X) 
86,011 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,696 
32,609 
18,798 
50,135 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,325 
82,354 
14,215 
102,529 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15,417 
249,399 
16,195 
259,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,007 
319,605 
8,805 
311,799 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,285 
519,894 
7,512 
541 ,236 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,840 
1,253,610 
7,741 
1,216,767 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,481 
1,198,362 
2,898 
1,006,764 
$500,000 or more 
3,703 
5,763,429 
2,299 
3,260,355 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,062 
1,444,521 
1,352 
923,362 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,195 
1,812,227 
699 
1 ,040,835 
$2,500,000 or more 
446 
2,506,681 
248 
1,296,158 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
39,174 
(X) 
43,025 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
896,548 
(X) 
495,308 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.5 
(X) 
7.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,767 
1,044 
8,054 
1,786 
$500 to $999 
3,206 
2,232 
4,585 
3,199 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,804 
27,295 
13,181 
32,024 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,593 
39,288 
6,091 
42,527 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,298 
114,222 
6,494 
99,613 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,666 
126,634 
2,600 
88,144 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,996 
134,802 
1,262 
86,338 
$100,000 or more 
1,844 
451,030 
758 
141,678 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
38,135 
(X) 
35,784 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
367,149 
(X) 
263,235 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
3.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,881 
1,973 
10,321 
2,039 
$500 to $999 
4,214 
2,918 
4,018 
2,757 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,440 
30,521 
1 1 ,963 
29,363 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,624 
31,776 
4,215 
28,635 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,026 
60,695 
3,383 
50,284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,640 
55,991 
1,055 
35,642 
$50,000 or more 
1,310 
183,276 
829 
114,514 
$50,000 to $99,999 
818 
54,992 
475 
31,648 
$100,000 or more 
492 
128,283 
354 
82,865 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
38,074 
(X) 
37,999 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
630,017 
(X) 
371,941 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.7 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,873 
1,364 
7,503 
1,686 
$500 to $999 
3,323 
2,322 
4,269 
2,961 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
26,418 
12,612 
31,929 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,091 
42,952 
5,726 
39,694 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,899 
105,743 
4,954 
74,587 
$25,000 or more 
5,542 
451,218 
2,935 
221,084 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
97,964 
1,683 
57,324 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
353,254 
1,252 
163,760 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1 9,759 
(X) 
19,948 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
454,402 
(X) 
356,954 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,923 
2,149 
6,410 
2,435 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,069 
16,728 
7,078 
16,274 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,153 
14,819 
2,099 
14,562 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,144 
33,409 
1,923 
29,812 
$25,000 to $49,999 
950 
32,739 
929 
31,840 
$50,000 to $99,999 
685 
45,646 
717 
49,873 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
80,106 
558 
83,795 
$250,000 or more 
308 
228,806 
234 
128,363 
$250,000 to $499,999 
175 
59,329 
161 
54,266 
$500,000 to $999,999 
76 
52,481 
48 
32,324 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
57 
116,996 
25 
41,774 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,907 
(X) 
10,799 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
186,105 
(X) 
139,475 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,737 
1,108 
3,145 
1,341 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,678 
10,555 
4,481 
9,806 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,229 
8,323 
1,135 
7,735 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,125 
17,568 
1,008 
15,349 
$25,000 to $49,999 
492 
16,899 
458 
15,749 
$50,000 to $99,999 
362 
22,013 
304 
20,556 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
25,083 
210 
30,006 
$250,000 or more 
120 
84,556 
58 
38,934 
$250,000 to $499,999 
75 
25,089 
40 
13,091 
$500,000 to $999,999 
23 
15,238 
8 
5,292 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
22 
44,229 
10 
20,551 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,748 
(X) 
11,816 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
268,297 
(X) 
217,479 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,780 
1,524 
4,856 
1,616 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,423 
8,198 
3,461 
7,960 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,089 
7,500 
1,059 
7,283 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wisconsin 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
