Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
2,113 
2,486 
4,590 
6,657 
5,325 
$1,000 
630,017 
268,534 
112,292 
99,699 
75,569 
39,553 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
14 
18 
41 
211 
332 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
25 
70 
296 
1,538 
1,848 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,990 
236 
806 
2,894 
4,358 
2,996 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
413 
764 
1,016 
493 
128 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
1,425 
828 
343 
57 
21 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,759 
1,060 
1,282 
2,178 
2,884 
1,955 
$1,000 
454,402 
246,379 
84,060 
47,133 
35,876 
14,497 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
122 
310 
873 
1,476 
1,190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
210 
361 
786 
998 
639 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
324 
330 
406 
374 
125 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
194 
187 
110 
35 
1 
$250,000 or more 
308 
210 
94 
3 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,907 
755 
877 
1,614 
1,969 
1,089 
$1,000 
186,105 
98,065 
32,820 
21,585 
17,133 
5,876 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,748 
471 
622 
897 
1,346 
1,219 
$1,000 
268,297 
148,314 
51,240 
25,548 
18,742 
8,621 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
1,780 
2,099 
4,100 
5,563 
3,482 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
1,215,826 
294,146 
238,465 
161,223 
50,567 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
29 
77 
229 
824 
1,238 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
70 
177 
802 
2,212 
1,618 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
174 
747 
2,401 
2,369 
597 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
382 
785 
643 
155 
29 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
1,125 
313 
25 
3 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
2,288 
2,661 
4,949 
7,445 
6,375 
$1,000 
542,992 
227,440 
84,803 
81,852 
63,374 
29,172 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
58 
150 
379 
2,353 
4,277 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
234 
1,061 
3,824 
4,884 
2,054 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
537 
1,077 
613 
176 
33 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
1,459 
373 
133 
32 
11 
Utilities 
farms 
48,551 
2,290 
2,665 
4,956 
6,935 
5,390 
$1 ,000 
257,635 
102,679 
33,798 
42,984 
33,639 
14,252 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,873 
16 
43 
98 
554 
1,308 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
137 
474 
1,226 
3,443 
3,436 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
965 
1,941 
3,541 
2,909 
632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
646 
175 
60 
25 
7 
$50,000 or more 
605 
526 
32 
31 
4 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
56,995 
2,290 
2,665 
4,955 
7,205 
6,016 
$1,000 
749,521 
293,647 
117,567 
127,495 
99,214 
42,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
49 
94 
289 
1,546 
2,980 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
265 
817 
2,721 
4,682 
2,847 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
377 
874 
1,434 
841 
164 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
1,599 
880 
511 
136 
25 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
2,164 
2,111 
3,275 
3,426 
1,805 
$1,000 
878,266 
569,460 
113,752 
83,327 
50,650 
16,897 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
63 
205 
706 
1,443 
1,099 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
171 
551 
1,437 
1,401 
530 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
633 
1,081 
1,049 
536 
163 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
664 
231 
71 
43 
10 
$250,000 or more 
704 
633 
43 
12 
3 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,597 
352 
246 
379 
520 
320 
$1,000 
41,964 
22,697 
4,564 
3,983 
3,783 
1,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
9 
11 
33 
74 
78 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
46 
49 
146 
214 
150 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
131 
139 
154 
207 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
59 
28 
36 
20 
6 
$50,000 or more 
146 
107 
19 
10 
5 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
26,473 
1,759 
1,924 
3,469 
4,889 
3,605 
$1,000 
293,458 
160,015 
35,142 
35,387 
29,259 
15,406 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
29 
94 
195 
538 
577 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
148 
406 
1,117 
2,313 
1,989 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
507 
975 
1,899 
1,937 
1,005 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
329 
321 
207 
80 
30 
$50,000 or more 
961 
746 
128 
51 
21 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
21,456 
1,957 
2,238 
3,808 
4,555 
3,059 
$1,000 
558,864 
292,386 
104,054 
74,950 
47,810 
22,612 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
53 
229 
939 
1,852 
1,627 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
70 
233 
761 
1,085 
786 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
247 
595 
1,121 
1,196 
528 
$25,000 or more 
4,335 
1,587 
1,181 
987 
422 
118 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
112 Wisconsin 201 2 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
