Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
38,074 
18,208 
17,726 
2,140 
19,413 
18,661 
$1,000 
630,017 
104,664 
490,410 
34,943 
244,101 
385,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,196 
7,382 
1,492 
322 
4,817 
4,379 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,346 
6,034 
3,579 
733 
5,645 
4,701 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,990 
4,250 
7,901 
839 
6,766 
6,224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,856 
339 
2,393 
124 
1,228 
1,628 
$50,000 or more 
2,686 
203 
2,361 
122 
957 
1,729 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
19,759 
10,658 
8,144 
957 
8,653 
11,106 
$1,000 
454,402 
148,446 
275,614 
30,343 
181,098 
273,304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,992 
8,215 
4,233 
544 
5,712 
7,280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,297 
1,759 
2,260 
278 
1,953 
2,344 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,635 
456 
1,088 
91 
654 
981 
$100,000 to $249,999 
527 
158 
348 
21 
223 
304 
$250,000 or more 
308 
70 
215 
23 
111 
197 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
10,907 
4,877 
5,425 
605 
4,709 
6,198 
$1,000 
186,105 
43,998 
126,494 
15,612 
61,939 
124,166 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,748 
7,117 
4,100 
531 
5,152 
6,596 
$1,000 
268,297 
104,447 
149,119 
14,730 
119,159 
149,138 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
23,208 
14,982 
1,594 
17,854 
21,930 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
552,139 
1,431,297 
83,285 
688,076 
1 ,378,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,166 
14,538 
4,052 
576 
9,073 
10,093 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,215 
5,659 
4,073 
483 
4,730 
5,485 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,932 
2,300 
4,272 
360 
2,917 
4,015 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,002 
398 
1,486 
118 
704 
1,298 
$250,000 or more 
1,469 
313 
1,099 
57 
430 
1,039 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
42,211 
20,917 
2,866 
33,677 
32,317 
$1,000 
542,992 
133,204 
385,126 
24,663 
205,107 
337,885 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,686 
37,182 
8,540 
1,964 
25,466 
22,220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,818 
4,482 
8,626 
710 
6,743 
7,075 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,466 
299 
2,064 
103 
882 
1,584 
$50,000 or more 
2,024 
248 
1,687 
89 
586 
1,438 
Utilities 
farms 
48,551 
28,062 
18,765 
1,724 
23,844 
24,707 
$1,000 
257,635 
73,212 
171,690 
12,733 
93,609 
164,026 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 7,873 
14,261 
3,100 
512 
9,415 
8,458 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,686 
10,756 
7,257 
673 
9,784 
8,902 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,452 
2,803 
7,183 
466 
4,224 
6,228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
140 
756 
39 
267 
668 
$50,000 or more 
605 
102 
469 
34 
154 
451 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
56,995 
34,439 
20,069 
2,487 
28,586 
28,409 
$1,000 
749,521 
176,997 
540,548 
31,976 
270,871 
478,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,697 
27,680 
6,549 
1,468 
18,799 
16,898 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,336 
5,544 
8,035 
757 
7,212 
7,124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,784 
806 
2,843 
135 
1,579 
2,205 
$50,000 or more 
3,178 
409 
2,642 
127 
996 
2,182 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
8,181 
9,849 
901 
8,298 
10,633 
$1 ,000 
878,266 
234,325 
599,906 
44,035 
240,212 
638,054 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,225 
4,830 
2,995 
400 
4,168 
4,057 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,151 
1,990 
2,917 
244 
2,240 
2,911 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,783 
968 
2,651 
164 
1,408 
2,375 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,068 
227 
792 
49 
334 
734 
$250,000 or more 
704 
166 
494 
44 
148 
556 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,597 
2,002 
1,430 
165 
1,693 
1,904 
$1,000 
41,964 
14,497 
25,658 
1,808 
16,690 
25,274 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,019 
714 
261 
44 
530 
489 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,334 
826 
456 
52 
633 
701 
$5,000 to $24,999 
922 
386 
483 
53 
415 
$25,000 to $49,999 
176 
45 
123 
8 
64 
112 
$50,000 or more 
146 
31 
107 
8 
51 
95 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
26,473 
12,269 
12,762 
1,442 
13,095 
13,378 
$1,000 
293,458 
61,383 
217,684 
14,392 
100,520 
192,938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,102 
4,964 
1,843 
295 
3,724 
3,378 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,513 
5,093 
4,770 
650 
5,452 
5,061 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,914 
1,970 
4,534 
410 
3,266 
3,648 
$25,000 to $49,999 
983 
133 
813 
37 
388 
595 
$50,000 or more 
961 
109 
802 
50 
265 
696 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
21,456 
72 
18,854 
2,530 
10,521 
10,935 
$1,000 
558,864 
340 
492,222 
66,302 
203,018 
355,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,598 
55 
8,527 
1,016 
4,981 
4,617 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,546 
9 
3,038 
499 
1,853 
1,693 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,977 
7 
3,427 
543 
1,929 
2,048 
$25,000 or more 
4,335 
1 
3,862 
472 
1,758 
2,577 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
