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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,864 
4,484 
691 
576 
$1,000 
60,509 
29,041 
14,866 
13,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
2,090 
178 
132 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
1,417 
229 
185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
756 
159 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
126 
63 
54 
$50,000 or more 
236 
95 
62 
57 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
26,494 
2,516 
1,919 
$1,000 
492,131 
313,305 
88,101 
78,111 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
12,290 
785 
530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
1 1 ,528 
988 
733 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
2,383 
532 
464 
$100,000 or more 
734 
293 
211 
192 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,451 
21,747 
1,990 
1,511 
$1,000 
368,282 
237,652 
64,884 
57,355 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
2,180 
125 
71 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
7,639 
459 
311 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,593 
10,046 
827 
616 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
1,249 
243 
210 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
633 
336 
303 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
17,172 
14,381 
1,545 
1,185 
$1,000 
123,848 
75,653 
23,217 
20,756 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
4,642 
324 
223 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
6,216 
530 
371 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
2,996 
473 
391 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
359 
107 
96 
$50,000 or more 
387 
168 
111 
104 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
58,247 
4,464 
3,258 
$1,000 
311,228 
228,608 
37,938 
31,967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
44,774 
2,441 
1,629 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
10,675 
1,098 
808 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
2,449 
678 
598 
$25,000 or more 
913 
349 
247 
223 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
35,605 
3,389 
2,555 
$1,000 
817,857 
379,537 
178,076 
163,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
23,895 
1,392 
931 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
8,705 
1,020 
780 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
1,730 
367 
302 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
766 
259 
225 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
509 
351 
317 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
1,321 
996 
167 
133 
$1,000 
11,830 
6,474 
2,560 
2,291 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
37,021 
30,931 
3,178 
2,431 
$1,000 
931,746 
565,692 
172,141 
153,134 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
69,754 
60,617 
4,667 
3,411 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
1,651,997 
676,165 
595,556 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
27,253 
144,882 
174,599 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
36,938 
31,002 
3,203 
2,388 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,454 
68,647 
230,879 
272,748 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
2,270 
124 
92 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
5,400 
286 
173 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
3,463 
222 
158 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
5,440 
349 
244 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
4,374 
371 
267 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
10,055 
1,851 
1,454 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,816 
29,615 
1,464 
1,023 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,422 
16,079 
43,265 
54,512 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
2,369 
106 
66 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
9,251 
375 
230 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
7,222 
270 
184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
7,003 
314 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
2,227 
168 
134 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
1,543 
231 
210 
Net cash farm inceme of operators 
farms 
69,754 
60,617 
4,667 
3,411 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
1,585,963 
655,205 
575,475 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,897 
26,164 
140,391 
168,712 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
36,874 
30,960 
3,194 
2,379 
Average net gain 
dollars 
97,168 
66,870 
226,056 
266,800 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
140 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
