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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,864 
4,283 
45 
373 
545 
1,237 
1,280 
803 
$1,000 
60,509 
54,854 
550 
4,285 
8,128 
14,795 
19,597 
7,498 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,420 
1,481 
20 
115 
162 
376 
442 
366 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,844 
1,395 
22 
141 
189 
410 
402 
231 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,115 
968 
2 
90 
136 
320 
284 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
220 
- 
12 
29 
67 
78 
34 
$50,000 or more 
236 
219 
1 
15 
29 
64 
74 
36 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
18,694 
116 
1,289 
2,245 
5,364 
5,673 
4,007 
$1,000 
492,131 
399,478 
852 
19,070 
52,677 
129,342 
127,341 
70,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,765 
7,089 
77 
443 
681 
1,732 
2,120 
2,036 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,321 
7,955 
33 
666 
1,052 
2,370 
2,398 
1,436 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,388 
2,954 
5 
158 
417 
1,014 
942 
418 
$100,000 or more 
734 
696 
1 
22 
95 
248 
213 
117 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25,451 
14,907 
55 
969 
1,852 
4,461 
4,551 
3,019 
$1,000 
368,282 
295,128 
421 
13,449 
38,139 
97,044 
93,684 
52,390 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,411 
1,167 
1 
66 
113 
284 
340 
363 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,454 
4,225 
29 
257 
464 
1,114 
1,302 
1,059 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,593 
6,846 
22 
528 
915 
2,127 
2,056 
1,198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,715 
1,468 
3 
66 
198 
502 
491 
208 
$50,000 or more 
1,278 
1,201 
- 
52 
162 
434 
362 
191 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
17,172 
1 1 ,429 
94 
861 
1,451 
3,253 
3,432 
2,338 
$1,000 
123,848 
104,350 
430 
5,620 
14,539 
32,298 
33,657 
17,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,183 
2,760 
24 
206 
272 
668 
826 
764 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
4,570 
55 
352 
578 
1,256 
1,362 
967 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,847 
3,194 
14 
260 
470 
1,040 
944 
466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
598 
545 
- 
28 
79 
173 
179 
86 
$50,000 or more 
387 
360 
1 
15 
52 
116 
121 
55 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
33,307 
137 
1,527 
3,100 
7,953 
9,954 
10,636 
$1,000 
311,228 
202,258 
473 
6,508 
19,350 
56,912 
64,419 
54,595 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
49,389 
21,493 
110 
1,179 
2,050 
4,614 
6,096 
7,444 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,782 
7,885 
24 
252 
667 
2,154 
2,518 
2,270 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,856 
3,108 
1 
71 
296 
906 
1,081 
753 
$25,000 or more 
913 
821 
2 
25 
87 
279 
259 
169 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
25,932 
168 
1,436 
2,617 
6,742 
7,934 
7,035 
$1,000 
817,857 
731,736 
2,397 
26,253 
94,779 
242,373 
255,388 
110,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,491 
12,635 
98 
645 
1,099 
2,556 
3,619 
4,618 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,652 
8,687 
51 
573 
918 
2,632 
2,797 
1,716 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,456 
2,212 
13 
132 
267 
737 
707 
356 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,268 
1,187 
4 
51 
159 
387 
402 
184 
$100,000 or more 
1,265 
1,211 
2 
35 
174 
430 
409 
161 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ’ 
farms 
1,321 
1,080 
6 
67 
119 
328 
330 
230 
$1,000 
1 1 ,830 
10,859 
20 
639 
1,303 
4,093 
2,881 
1,923 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
37,021 
23,638 
109 
1,207 
2,361 
6,114 
7,302 
6,545 
$1,000 
931,746 
813,089 
2,595 
38,736 
105,201 
257,731 
265,792 
143,035 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
2,900,634 
12,467 
131,231 
361,919 
934,490 
946,603 
513,924 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
83,447 
54,679 
69,141 
109,939 
113,203 
92,623 
47,292 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
36,938 
22,920 
143 
1,372 
2,258 
5,787 
6,774 
6,586 
Average net gain 
dollars 
100,454 
143,747 
103,334 
108,786 
182,458 
180,866 
158,510 
90,834 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
698 
6 
29 
74 
103 
181 
305 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
2,038 
17 
72 
120 
318 
549 
962 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
1,681 
9 
106 
111 
251 
422 
782 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
3,229 
12 
199 
241 
636 
910 
1,231 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
3,373 
23 
218 
292 
782 
986 
1,072 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
11,901 
76 
748 
1,420 
3,697 
3,726 
2,234 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,816 
1 1 ,840 
85 
526 
1,034 
2,468 
3,446 
4,281 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,422 
33,280 
27,175 
34,267 
48,425 
45,453 
36,896 
19,694 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
736 
6 
16 
38 
129 
207 
340 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
2,873 
21 
100 
222 
455 
799 
1,276 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
2,499 
11 
88 
205 
434 
693 
1,068 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
2,880 
15 
152 
239 
668 
879 
927 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
1,293 
17 
80 
122 
306 
402 
366 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
1,559 
15 
90 
208 
476 
466 
304 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
2,764,937 
12,128 
125,013 
334,444 
888,154 
902,424 
502,775 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,897 
79,544 
53,194 
65,865 
101,593 
107,590 
88,300 
46,266 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
36,874 
22,879 
143 
1,365 
2,246 
5,784 
6,760 
6,581 
Average net gain 
dollars 
97,168 
138,893 
100,949 
105,549 
176,664 
173,404 
152,647 
89,282 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
194 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
