Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
38,074 
2,043 
2,434 
4,476 
6,677 
5,299 
$1,000 
630,017 
263,784 
113,269 
99,259 
77,537 
40,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
14 
18 
40 
204 
318 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
25 
66 
278 
1,509 
1,812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
228 
752 
2,787 
4,379 
3,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
392 
747 
1,019 
521 
127 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
1,384 
851 
352 
64 
23 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,759 
1,029 
1,252 
2,140 
2,910 
1,953 
$1,000 
454,402 
245,465 
83,251 
47,630 
36,105 
15,033 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
116 
298 
835 
1,489 
1,183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
200 
340 
786 
1,010 
635 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
311 
336 
401 
376 
133 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
192 
185 
114 
34 
2 
$250,000 or more 
308 
210 
93 
4 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,907 
726 
856 
1,577 
2,016 
1,083 
$1,000 
186,105 
97,408 
32,461 
21,786 
17,723 
5,865 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,748 
463 
608 
894 
1,326 
1,226 
$1,000 
268,297 
148,057 
50,790 
25,844 
18,381 
9,169 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
1,725 
2,050 
3,991 
5,642 
3,462 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
1,206,498 
293,727 
239,897 
167,384 
51,188 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
29 
74 
216 
808 
1,195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
66 
167 
740 
2,214 
1,627 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
163 
713 
2,341 
2,449 
608 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
353 
779 
662 
168 
32 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
1,114 
317 
32 
3 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
2,218 
2,606 
4,821 
7,463 
6,303 
$1,000 
542,992 
224,197 
85,537 
81,128 
65,083 
29,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
58 
147 
360 
2,268 
4,156 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
226 
988 
3,686 
4,978 
2,100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
498 
1,076 
645 
181 
36 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
1,436 
395 
130 
36 
11 
Utilities 
farms 
48,551 
2,220 
2,610 
4,828 
6,978 
5,339 
$1,000 
257,635 
101,243 
33,919 
42,488 
34,780 
14,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,873 
16 
41 
95 
528 
1,251 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
130 
458 
1,176 
3,373 
3,422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
920 
1,886 
3,467 
3,047 
653 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
632 
189 
60 
25 
6 
$50,000 or more 
605 
522 
36 
30 
5 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
56,995 
2,220 
2,610 
4,827 
7,230 
5,958 
$1,000 
749,521 
289,660 
117,101 
126,753 
102,114 
42,600 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
49 
91 
275 
1,489 
2,897 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
252 
776 
2,608 
4,707 
2,869 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
357 
856 
1,422 
882 
165 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
1,562 
887 
522 
152 
27 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
2,097 
2,071 
3,216 
3,522 
1,792 
$1,000 
878,266 
564,296 
115,906 
84,037 
52,247 
17,118 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
60 
186 
675 
1,460 
1,076 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
160 
520 
1,392 
1,459 
538 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
602 
1,070 
1,065 
558 
164 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
642 
252 
72 
42 
11 
$250,000 or more 
704 
633 
43 
12 
3 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,597 
339 
242 
380 
525 
319 
$1,000 
41,964 
22,523 
4,551 
4,024 
3,860 
1,842 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
9 
10 
32 
76 
73 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
42 
51 
143 
212 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
124 
133 
160 
210 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
57 
29 
35 
22 
5 
$50,000 or more 
146 
107 
19 
10 
5 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
26,473 
1,705 
1,885 
3,388 
4,924 
3,562 
$1,000 
293,458 
158,349 
35,377 
35,498 
29,812 
15,403 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
28 
90 
192 
523 
559 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
139 
398 
1,068 
2,316 
1,959 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
486 
940 
1,857 
1,982 
1,012 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
318 
321 
217 
81 
30 
$50,000 or more 
961 
734 
136 
54 
22 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
21,456 
1,892 
2,202 
3,721 
4,613 
3,053 
$1,000 
558,864 
287,132 
106,346 
74,978 
49,408 
22,796 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
51 
214 
899 
1,858 
1,614 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
68 
226 
724 
1,097 
784 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
239 
565 
1,109 
1,208 
536 
$25,000 or more 
4,335 
1,534 
1,197 
989 
450 
119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
86 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
