Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
38,074 
24,403 
161 
1,424 
2,412 
6,225 
7,435 
6,746 
$1,000 
630,017 
554,470 
1,369 
20,850 
67,113 
168,026 
183,568 
113,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
3,531 
30 
152 
283 
649 
1,052 
1,365 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
5,820 
75 
409 
565 
1,265 
1,570 
1,936 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,990 
10,013 
50 
677 
997 
2,726 
3,109 
2,454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
2,515 
5 
105 
266 
787 
850 
502 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
2,524 
1 
81 
301 
798 
854 
489 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,759 
1 1 ,886 
108 
902 
1,427 
3,337 
3,513 
2,599 
$1,000 
454,402 
387,533 
2,280 
28,635 
60,489 
127,323 
110,394 
58,411 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
6,603 
54 
445 
720 
1,725 
2,000 
1,659 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
3,117 
36 
274 
384 
908 
890 
625 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
1,413 
15 
135 
213 
436 
409 
205 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
474 
2 
36 
61 
176 
134 
65 
$250,000 or more 
308 
279 
1 
12 
49 
92 
80 
45 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,907 
7,427 
83 
615 
914 
2,229 
2,150 
1,436 
$1,000 
186,105 
162,215 
1,021 
15,647 
25,878 
54,339 
41,577 
23,753 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 .748 
6,285 
50 
472 
796 
1,640 
1,856 
1,471 
$1,000 
268,297 
225,318 
1,260 
12,988 
34,611 
72,984 
68,817 
34,658 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
23,066 
176 
1,479 
2,540 
6,322 
6,988 
5,561 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
1,861,923 
7,482 
99,297 
272,681 
680,814 
556,448 
245,201 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
7,345 
43 
310 
556 
1,331 
2,302 
2,803 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
6,442 
58 
405 
672 
1,805 
1,953 
1,549 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
6,013 
56 
534 
819 
2,029 
1,770 
805 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
1,873 
16 
165 
283 
622 
560 
227 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
1,393 
3 
65 
210 
535 
403 
177 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
34,056 
216 
1,864 
3,227 
8,134 
10,022 
10,593 
$1,000 
542,992 
466,216 
2,037 
19,805 
58,972 
151,088 
149,645 
84,670 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
18,375 
125 
960 
1,471 
3,369 
5,012 
7,438 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
1 1 ,435 
82 
726 
1,226 
3,372 
3,605 
2,424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
2,312 
- 
110 
264 
759 
768 
411 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
1,934 
9 
68 
266 
634 
637 
320 
Utilities 
farms 
48,551 
28,925 
154 
1,455 
2,672 
7,180 
8,735 
8,729 
$1,000 
257,635 
222,745 
851 
9,616 
27,650 
73,210 
73,047 
38,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,873 
6,504 
24 
250 
439 
1,068 
1,744 
2,979 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
11,505 
47 
489 
853 
2,435 
3,598 
4,083 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
9,470 
81 
680 
1,170 
3,190 
2,907 
1,442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
880 
1 
25 
131 
286 
295 
142 
$50,000 or more 
605 
566 
1 
11 
79 
201 
191 
83 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
56,995 
31,473 
186 
1,691 
2,989 
7,645 
9,379 
9,583 
$1,000 
749,521 
658,030 
2,091 
28,631 
82,014 
215,496 
218,858 
110,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
14,071 
92 
662 
1,087 
2,494 
3,894 
5,842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
10,954 
77 
718 
1,106 
2,984 
3,377 
2,692 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
3,443 
10 
210 
429 
1,108 
1,091 
595 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
3,005 
7 
101 
367 
1,059 
1,017 
454 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
13,912 
63 
750 
1,435 
4,157 
4,330 
3,177 
$1,000 
878,266 
786,319 
936 
21,279 
94,468 
259,963 
276,270 
133,403 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
4,820 
29 
331 
431 
1,204 
1,318 
1,507 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
4,113 
25 
231 
414 
1,318 
1,312 
813 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
3,345 
8 
140 
366 
1,086 
1,135 
610 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
978 
- 
35 
137 
324 
341 
141 
$250,000 or more 
704 
656 
1 
13 
87 
225 
224 
106 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,597 
2,232 
12 
115 
219 
628 
689 
569 
$1,000 
41,964 
35,387 
143 
1,508 
3,729 
11,017 
13,281 
5,709 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
437 
- 
17 
34 
92 
141 
153 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
796 
6 
44 
60 
201 
255 
230 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
719 
4 
37 
84 
243 
204 
147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
142 
2 
10 
22 
55 
37 
16 
$50,000 or more 
146 
138 
- 
7 
19 
37 
52 
23 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
26,473 
17,259 
137 
1,075 
1,805 
4,603 
5,122 
4,517 
$1,000 
293,458 
257,802 
851 
9,994 
34,666 
87,643 
83,752 
40,896 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
3,171 
31 
158 
253 
711 
913 
1,105 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
6,675 
69 
448 
685 
1,614 
1,868 
1,991 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
5,613 
35 
400 
613 
1,683 
1,742 
1,140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
889 
1 
43 
101 
290 
300 
154 
$50,000 or more 
961 
911 
1 
26 
153 
305 
299 
127 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
21,456 
15,653 
135 
1,179 
1,848 
4,564 
4,808 
3,119 
$1,000 
558,864 
509,454 
1,808 
27,202 
70,466 
167,875 
166,550 
75,554 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
5,806 
55 
408 
603 
1,514 
1,798 
1,428 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
2,613 
26 
226 
310 
773 
789 
489 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
3,259 
40 
278 
412 
972 
968 
589 
$25,000 or more 
4,335 
3,975 
14 
267 
523 
1,305 
1,253 
613 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
