Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
13,671 
47 
918 
1,972 
4,197 
4,230 
2,307 
$1,000 
75,547 
194 
5,814 
10,038 
24,206 
22,137 
13,158 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,665 
10 
254 
812 
1,680 
1,896 
1,013 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,526 
27 
375 
631 
1,432 
1,356 
705 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,977 
10 
250 
462 
910 
823 
522 
$25,000 to $49,999 
341 
- 
27 
48 
125 
98 
43 
$50,000 or more 
162 
- 
12 
19 
50 
57 
24 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,873 
59 
600 
1,430 
2,603 
2,266 
915 
$1,000 
66,869 
1,155 
3,700 
11,605 
19,368 
15,068 
15,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,389 
42 
463 
1,158 
2,135 
1,874 
717 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,180 
9 
112 
203 
387 
315 
154 
$25,000 to $99,999 
222 
6 
20 
55 
59 
56 
26 
$100,000 to $249,999 
53 
1 
4 
10 
10 
16 
12 
$250,000 or more 
29 
1 
1 
4 
12 
5 
6 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,480 
27 
304 
639 
1,106 
1,010 
394 
$1,000 
23,890 
167 
2,067 
4,841 
6,382 
4,210 
6,223 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,463 
42 
377 
1,018 
1,876 
1,523 
627 
$1,000 
42,979 
988 
1,633 
6,764 
12,986 
10,858 
9,751 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,718 
80 
1,020 
2,550 
5,526 
5,169 
2,373 
$1,000 
204,799 
3,019 
12,362 
40,018 
52,808 
61,280 
35,312 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,821 
48 
717 
1,800 
3,923 
3,637 
1,696 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,773 
18 
216 
579 
1,279 
1,181 
500 
$25,000 to $99,999 
919 
8 
68 
139 
268 
290 
146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
129 
1 
11 
15 
38 
39 
25 
$250,000 or more 
76 
5 
8 
17 
18 
22 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
31,938 
100 
1,676 
4,052 
9,515 
10,037 
6,558 
$1,000 
76,776 
199 
3,887 
9,833 
20,355 
20,345 
22,156 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,311 
92 
1,496 
3,656 
8,692 
9,294 
6,081 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,383 
8 
171 
359 
754 
673 
418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
154 
- 
5 
23 
45 
43 
38 
$50,000 or more 
90 
- 
4 
14 
24 
27 
21 
Utilities 
farms 
19,626 
48 
893 
2,433 
5,928 
6,382 
3,942 
$1,000 
34,890 
118 
1,342 
5,387 
9,287 
10,672 
8,083 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 1 ,369 
26 
483 
1,319 
3,389 
3,731 
2,421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,181 
15 
377 
969 
2,225 
2,294 
1,301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
982 
7 
30 
135 
290 
324 
196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
- 
2 
7 
17 
19 
10 
$50,000 or more 
39 
- 
1 
3 
7 
14 
14 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
25,522 
78 
1,356 
3,266 
7,554 
8,125 
5,143 
$1,000 
91,492 
192 
4,710 
13,311 
25,804 
28,127 
19,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,626 
70 
1,110 
2,714 
6,319 
6,963 
4,450 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,382 
7 
224 
471 
1,087 
1,007 
586 
$25,000 to $49,999 
341 
1 
19 
52 
101 
94 
74 
$50,000 or more 
173 
- 
3 
29 
47 
61 
33 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
5,019 
12 
211 
552 
1,508 
1,600 
1,136 
$1,000 
91,948 
185 
1,226 
13,457 
17,198 
31,325 
28,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,405 
6 
178 
365 
1,027 
1,102 
727 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,038 
3 
24 
128 
314 
315 
254 
$25,000 to $99,999 
438 
3 
5 
44 
132 
135 
119 
$100,000 to $249,999 
90 
- 
4 
9 
27 
28 
22 
$250,000 or more 
48 
- 
- 
6 
8 
20 
14 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,365 
_ 
46 
147 
390 
456 
326 
$1,000 
6,576 
- 
110 
499 
1,706 
1,799 
2,463 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
582 
- 
22 
66 
180 
198 
116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
538 
- 
19 
59 
137 
170 
153 
$5,000 to $24,999 
203 
- 
5 
18 
58 
72 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
- 
- 
4 
12 
13 
5 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,214 
28 
639 
1,275 
2,780 
2,883 
1,609 
$1,000 
35,656 
78 
1,987 
5,090 
12,886 
8,728 
6,888 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,931 
7 
249 
520 
1,159 
1,294 
702 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,838 
17 
281 
541 
1,162 
1,157 
680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,301 
4 
103 
184 
401 
398 
211 
$25,000 to $49,999 
94 
- 
3 
19 
39 
24 
9 
$50,000 or more 
50 
- 
3 
11 
19 
10 
7 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
5,803 
37 
669 
1,004 
1,811 
1,591 
691 
$1,000 
49,410 
249 
5,074 
7,979 
15,830 
12,914 
7,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,792 
20 
429 
630 
1,171 
1,069 
473 
$5,000 to $9,999 
933 
5 
115 
168 
280 
271 
94 
$10,000 to $24,999 
718 
12 
89 
141 
251 
156 
69 
$25,000 or more 
360 
- 
36 
65 
109 
95 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wisconsin 193 
