Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
38,074 
32,237 
3,108 
2,342 
$1,000 
630,017 
371,911 
120,417 
104,592 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
8,461 
349 
236 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
9,318 
578 
387 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,990 
11,056 
1,101 
792 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
1,985 
484 
395 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
1,417 
596 
532 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
19,759 
17,079 
1,475 
1,090 
$1,000 
454,402 
272,911 
87,141 
80,942 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
11,796 
633 
421 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
3,547 
445 
330 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
1,218 
245 
203 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
356 
96 
84 
$250,000 or more 
308 
162 
56 
52 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
10,907 
9,220 
996 
754 
$1,000 
186,105 
108,003 
38,704 
36,239 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1 1 ,748 
10,337 
733 
524 
$1,000 
268,297 
164,908 
48,436 
44,703 
Feed purchased farms 
39,784 
34,536 
2,835 
2,085 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
1,096,017 
457,377 
421,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
17,698 
712 
461 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
8,996 
672 
441 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
5,753 
718 
534 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
1,374 
359 
302 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
715 
374 
347 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
65,994 
57,345 
4,420 
3,230 
$1,000 
542,992 
315,588 
100,053 
87,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
43,347 
2,149 
1,421 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
11,606 
1,245 
912 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
1,519 
508 
431 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
873 
518 
466 
Utilities farms 
48,551 
41,348 
3,692 
2,795 
$1,000 
257,635 
149,979 
47,031 
41,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,873 
16,331 
753 
507 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
16,470 
1,193 
856 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
7,965 
1,309 
1,026 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
412 
252 
229 
$50,000 or more 
605 
170 
185 
177 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
56,995 
49,054 
4,070 
3,009 
$1,000 
749,521 
457,849 
136,234 
120,572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
32,329 
1,657 
1,115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
12,160 
1,202 
873 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
2,866 
493 
384 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
1,699 
718 
637 
Hired farm labor farms 
18,931 
14,402 
2,078 
1,641 
$1,000 
878,266 
317,270 
190,072 
178,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
7,251 
524 
337 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
4,121 
552 
423 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
2,434 
580 
485 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
444 
239 
215 
$250,000 or more 
704 
152 
183 
181 
Contract labor farms 
3,597 
2,825 
323 
268 
$1,000 
41,964 
19,720 
7,644 
7,006 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
904 
40 
26 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
1,106 
87 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
649 
128 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
111 
28 
27 
$50,000 or more 
146 
55 
40 
37 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
26,473 
22,395 
2,253 
1,698 
$1,000 
293,458 
155,698 
70,377 
64,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
6,463 
360 
229 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
9,301 
695 
485 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
5,573 
760 
596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
632 
169 
143 
$50,000 or more 
961 
426 
269 
245 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
21,456 
17,591 
2,145 
1,675 
$1,000 
558,864 
307,621 
122,788 
107,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
8,669 
510 
358 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
3,046 
306 
219 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
3,206 
473 
364 
$25,000 or more 
4,335 
2,670 
856 
734 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
