Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,312 
2,159 
2,136 
153 
144 
417 
$1,000 
131,314 
120,917 
118,151 
10,397 
9,065 
6,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
267 
226 
226 
41 
41 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
332 
302 
301 
30 
28 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
707 
669 
665 
38 
36 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
366 
358 
351 
8 
7 
21 
$50,000 or more 
640 
604 
593 
36 
32 
33 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
985 
921 
907 
64 
64 
220 
$1,000 
89,030 
79,299 
77,690 
9,732 
9,732 
5,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
409 
373 
371 
36 
36 
154 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
256 
251 
9 
9 
40 
$25,000 to $99,999 
154 
148 
144 
6 
6 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
72 
66 
66 
6 
6 
3 
$250,000 or more 
85 
78 
75 
7 
7 
5 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
583 
555 
546 
28 
28 
108 
$1,000 
35,368 
32,566 
31,103 
2,801 
2,801 
4,029 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
538 
492 
487 
46 
46 
140 
$1,000 
53,663 
46,732 
46,588 
6,930 
6,930 
1,290 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,945 
1,825 
1,806 
120 
119 
468 
$1,000 
484,453 
441,575 
398,601 
42,878 
(D) 
28,874 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
500 
464 
464 
36 
36 
256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
440 
406 
401 
34 
33 
107 
$25,000 to $99,999 
403 
386 
384 
17 
17 
58 
$100,000 to $249,999 
246 
239 
238 
7 
7 
23 
$250,000 or more 
356 
330 
319 
26 
26 
24 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,227 
2,980 
2,946 
247 
237 
1,002 
$1,000 
121,214 
113,240 
109,373 
7,974 
7,256 
6,137 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,359 
1,212 
1,205 
147 
143 
831 
$5,000 to $24,999 
855 
812 
804 
43 
43 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
384 
382 
22 
22 
33 
$50,000 or more 
607 
572 
555 
35 
29 
26 
Utilities 
farms 
2,836 
2,633 
2,604 
203 
194 
675 
$1,000 
57,123 
51,871 
48,994 
5,252 
4,435 
3,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
468 
425 
424 
43 
41 
321 
$1,000 to $4,999 
803 
721 
718 
82 
80 
220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,071 
1,032 
1,025 
39 
38 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
258 
241 
236 
17 
17 
13 
$50,000 or more 
236 
214 
201 
22 
18 
14 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,032 
2,810 
2,778 
222 
212 
839 
$1,000 
146,325 
135,597 
129,571 
10,728 
9,981 
9,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,078 
956 
953 
122 
118 
633 
$5,000 to $24,999 
839 
804 
796 
35 
35 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
397 
377 
373 
20 
20 
28 
$50,000 or more 
718 
673 
656 
45 
39 
43 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
2,156 
1,986 
1,959 
170 
161 
295 
$1,000 
347,498 
312,677 
294,838 
34,820 
30,539 
23,427 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
346 
305 
302 
41 
40 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
405 
369 
368 
36 
34 
73 
$25,000 to $99,999 
705 
671 
667 
34 
33 
64 
$100,000 to $249,999 
355 
327 
324 
28 
25 
30 
$250,000 or more 
345 
314 
298 
31 
29 
24 
Contract labor 
farms 
375 
341 
335 
34 
33 
74 
$1,000 
12,911 
11,049 
10,965 
1,862 
(D) 
1,689 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
52 
48 
47 
4 
4 
23 
$1,000 to $4,999 
115 
106 
105 
9 
9 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
128 
115 
113 
13 
12 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
33 
31 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
47 
39 
39 
8 
8 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,536 
1,442 
1,419 
94 
85 
289 
$1,000 
63,436 
57,099 
53,233 
6,337 
5,433 
3,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
184 
166 
165 
18 
17 
95 
$1,000 to $4,999 
416 
389 
387 
27 
26 
101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
518 
493 
486 
25 
24 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
166 
160 
159 
6 
4 
16 
$50,000 or more 
252 
234 
222 
18 
14 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,550 
1,479 
1,465 
71 
67 
170 
$1,000 
121,498 
113,662 
1 1 1 ,224 
7,836 
3,897 
6,957 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
342 
318 
318 
24 
24 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
174 
168 
168 
6 
6 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271 
257 
254 
14 
14 
27 
$25,000 or more 
763 
736 
725 
27 
23 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wisconsin 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
