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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,864 
926 
647 
958 
1,043 
570 
$1,000 
60,509 
38,236 
8,112 
6,541 
4,000 
1,518 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
82 
112 
286 
453 
266 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
225 
222 
381 
380 
225 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
287 
224 
253 
198 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
145 
62 
20 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
236 
187 
27 
18 
2 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
2,016 
2,182 
3,641 
4,773 
3,464 
$1 ,000 
492,131 
200,575 
66,912 
62,633 
51,332 
26,369 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
131 
298 
900 
1,799 
1,823 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
370 
910 
1,952 
2,540 
1,495 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
908 
901 
759 
423 
137 
$100,000 or more 
734 
607 
73 
30 
11 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,451 
1,751 
1,841 
2,896 
3,660 
2,638 
$1,000 
368,282 
144,209 
49,458 
45,416 
38,229 
19,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
30 
64 
122 
217 
248 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
88 
219 
582 
1,121 
1,048 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,593 
416 
869 
1,690 
2,023 
1,253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
387 
440 
401 
242 
71 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
830 
249 
101 
57 
18 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
17,172 
1,362 
1,395 
2,381 
3,124 
2,128 
$1,000 
123,848 
56,366 
17,454 
17,217 
13,103 
6,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
61 
98 
345 
732 
755 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
201 
374 
908 
1,527 
1,077 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
470 
737 
1,034 
829 
273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
308 
153 
70 
31 
20 
$50,000 or more 
387 
322 
33 
24 
5 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
2,222 
2,597 
4,755 
7,090 
6,029 
$1,000 
311,228 
58,981 
27,080 
31,800 
34,386 
25,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
239 
600 
2,048 
4,504 
4,451 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
425 
1,018 
1,972 
2,164 
1,305 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
970 
833 
670 
392 
244 
$25,000 or more 
913 
588 
146 
65 
30 
29 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
2,290 
2,661 
4,955 
6,396 
4,706 
$1,000 
817,857 
496,772 
99,921 
92,240 
62,362 
22,544 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
87 
290 
926 
2,581 
3,340 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
367 
1,045 
2,894 
3,373 
1,267 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
362 
715 
838 
347 
75 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
480 
421 
257 
67 
19 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
994 
190 
40 
28 
5 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
1,321 
244 
186 
238 
254 
144 
$1,000 
1 1 ,830 
6,616 
1,456 
1,307 
1,198 
514 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
37,021 
2,290 
2,665 
4,955 
5,750 
4,197 
$1,000 
931,746 
383,041 
153,286 
158,310 
99,491 
47,798 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
69,754 
2,290 
2,665 
4,957 
7,471 
6,453 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
1,606,557 
543,945 
598,292 
399,234 
102,261 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
701,553 
204,107 
120,696 
53,438 
15,847 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
36,938 
2,023 
2,361 
4,507 
6,495 
5,028 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,454 
842,124 
251,634 
142,685 
70,284 
31,271 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
- 
6 
5 
28 
58 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
3 
11 
14 
95 
265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
2 
15 
43 
123 
313 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
13 
52 
136 
527 
1,467 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
31 
91 
268 
1,453 
2,144 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
1,974 
2,186 
4,041 
4,269 
781 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,816 
267 
304 
450 
976 
1,425 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,422 
363,524 
165,011 
99,528 
58,667 
38,576 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
- 
2 
2 
26 
42 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
4 
11 
23 
76 
192 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
5 
9 
32 
90 
199 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
12 
25 
64 
223 
391 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
15 
48 
73 
208 
254 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
231 
209 
256 
353 
347 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
69,754 
2,290 
2,665 
4,957 
7,471 
6,453 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
1,480,883 
533,078 
589,906 
394,503 
101,489 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,897 
646,674 
200,029 
119,005 
52,805 
15,727 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
36,874 
2,001 
2,360 
4,492 
6,473 
5,026 
Average net gain 
dollars 
97,168 
799,008 
247,071 
141,484 
69,991 
31,193 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
114 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
