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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,864 
900 
646 
952 
1,045 
580 
$1,000 
60,509 
37,725 
8,397 
6,603 
4,085 
1,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
80 
108 
279 
451 
269 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
221 
215 
382 
380 
227 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
271 
232 
252 
201 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
145 
62 
20 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
236 
183 
29 
19 
3 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
1,958 
2,140 
3,571 
4,810 
3,448 
$1,000 
492,131 
198,022 
67,395 
62,609 
51,952 
26,755 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
123 
288 
858 
1,807 
1,788 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
360 
871 
1,915 
2,559 
1,504 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
871 
905 
768 
436 
145 
$100,000 or more 
734 
604 
76 
30 
8 
11 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,451 
1,703 
1,801 
2,859 
3,691 
2,614 
$1,000 
368,282 
142,429 
49,586 
45,438 
38,863 
19,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
30 
59 
118 
218 
247 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
85 
206 
570 
1,120 
1,021 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,593 
398 
840 
1,667 
2,044 
1,253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
369 
445 
397 
254 
73 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
821 
251 
107 
55 
20 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
17,172 
1,316 
1,378 
2,336 
3,146 
2,132 
$1,000 
123,848 
55,594 
17,808 
17,172 
13,089 
7,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
55 
92 
339 
732 
728 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
193 
358 
879 
1,539 
1,090 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
446 
737 
1,022 
844 
285 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
304 
154 
72 
26 
26 
$50,000 or more 
387 
318 
37 
24 
5 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
2,153 
2,541 
4,638 
7,109 
5,965 
$1,000 
31 1 ,228 
58,087 
26,821 
31,540 
34,742 
24,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
232 
572 
1,973 
4,477 
4,376 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
406 
981 
1,926 
2,192 
1,318 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
934 
841 
668 
410 
244 
$25,000 or more 
913 
581 
147 
71 
30 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
2,220 
2,607 
4,827 
6,459 
4,679 
$1,000 
817,857 
492,622 
100,252 
92,195 
65,099 
22,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
83 
280 
879 
2,540 
3,272 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
346 
1,008 
2,787 
3,452 
1,309 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
349 
697 
854 
362 
74 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
463 
423 
263 
75 
20 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
979 
199 
44 
30 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
1,321 
235 
186 
239 
260 
135 
$1,000 
1 1 ,830 
6,484 
1,498 
1,377 
1,196 
493 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
37,021 
2,220 
2,610 
4,827 
5,825 
4,166 
$1,000 
931,746 
377,781 
153,281 
157,591 
102,873 
47,956 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
69,754 
2,220 
2,610 
4,829 
7,487 
6,379 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
1,584,982 
545,278 
598,503 
413,790 
103,437 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
713,956 
208,919 
123,939 
55,268 
16,215 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
36,938 
1,956 
2,318 
4,393 
6,531 
4,973 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,454 
859,813 
256,374 
146,157 
72,176 
31,768 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
- 
6 
5 
27 
56 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
3 
10 
14 
91 
244 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
2 
15 
42 
122 
299 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
10 
50 
125 
507 
1,414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
30 
88 
249 
1,389 
2,155 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
1,911 
2,149 
3,958 
4,395 
805 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,816 
264 
292 
436 
956 
1,406 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,422 
366,712 
167,801 
99,914 
60,246 
38,795 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
- 
2 
2 
20 
45 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
4 
11 
21 
73 
183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
5 
8 
31 
88 
198 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
11 
25 
62 
214 
382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
15 
47 
67 
207 
251 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
229 
199 
253 
354 
347 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
69,754 
2,220 
2,610 
4,829 
7,487 
6,379 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
1 ,459,438 
534,439 
590,141 
408,909 
102,607 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,897 
657,404 
204,766 
122,208 
54,616 
16,085 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
36,874 
1,934 
2,317 
4,380 
6,507 
4,969 
Average net gain 
dollars 
97,168 
815,471 
251,769 
144,830 
71,912 
31,693 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,495 
- 
3 
5 
25 
60 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
