Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
69,754 
313 
187 
1,322 
352 
1,111 
1,061 
2007 
78,463 
408 
203 
1,484 
383 
1,053 
1,229 
$1,000, 2012 
9,419,263 
86,174 
9,933 
238,637 
12,699 
226,961 
180,941 
2007 
6,748,715 
61,259 
8,151 
164,944 
15,386 
158,608 
124,694 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
135,035 
275,318 
53,116 
180,512 
36,077 
204,286 
170,538 
2007 
86,011 
150,144 
40,154 
111,148 
40,173 
150,625 
101,460 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
39,174 
196 
71 
755 
119 
553 
675 
2007 
43,025 
227 
57 
788 
151 
632 
740 
$1,000, 2012 
896,548 
17,195 
454 
18,511 
461 
8,893 
12,848 
2007 
495,308 
7,474 
439 
9,771 
456 
6,400 
7,044 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
38,135 
187 
54 
693 
96 
558 
663 
2007 
35,784 
172 
41 
643 
80 
521 
604 
$1,000, 2012 
367,149 
5,385 
127 
6,425 
164 
6,279 
5,089 
2007 
263,235 
6,814 
75 
4,443 
165 
3,486 
3,258 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
38,074 
184 
65 
686 
120 
600 
641 
2007 
37,999 
209 
58 
702 
140 
596 
622 
$1,000, 2012 
630,017 
8,998 
339 
11,176 
318 
8,918 
8,667 
2007 
371,941 
6,757 
175 
6,382 
306 
5,807 
5,458 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
19,759 
74 
47 
448 
97 
274 
316 
2007 
19,948 
62 
49 
374 
86 
280 
334 
$1,000, 2012 
454,402 
1,450 
374 
16,056 
366 
10,398 
12,257 
2007 
356,954 
888 
318 
8,322 
274 
13,734 
1 1 ,236 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10,907 
32 
33 
285 
50 
113 
190 
2007 
10,799 
28 
31 
246 
46 
123 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
186,105 
1,302 
227 
6,899 
282 
5,148 
3,016 
2007 
139,475 
706 
198 
3,482 
134 
4,875 
2,058 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,748 
45 
20 
227 
59 
191 
178 
2007 
11,816 
51 
22 
182 
52 
181 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
268,297 
148 
146 
9,158 
84 
5,250 
9,241 
2007 
217,479 
182 
121 
4,840 
140 
8,858 
9,178 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
39,784 
146 
118 
850 
225 
657 
601 
2007 
38,826 
127 
103 
796 
182 
598 
601 
$1,000, 2012 
2,066,721 
3,720 
2,814 
55,323 
2,506 
74,654 
64,898 
2007 
1,091,862 
1,516 
1,602 
42,197 
2,467 
36,546 
36,171 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
65,994 
301 
178 
1,260 
339 
1,046 
987 
2007 
75,533 
388 
200 
1,422 
376 
1,016 
1,160 
$1,000, 2012 
542,992 
5,077 
713 
20,148 
1,005 
10,185 
9,688 
2007 
425,000 
3,551 
698 
1 1 ,046 
1,343 
8,006 
7,401 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
48,551 
228 
131 
974 
246 
735 
746 
2007 
45,030 
223 
105 
920 
222 
678 
680 
$1,000, 2012 
257,635 
3,403 
334 
6,264 
625 
5,406 
3,950 
2007 
204,032 
1,970 
319 
5,126 
780 
5,352 
3,065 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
56,995 
263 
149 
1,073 
284 
878 
865 
2007 
70,221 
358 
189 
1,320 
345 
958 
1,057 
$1,000, 2012 
749,521 
6,245 
1,032 
16,741 
1,200 
17,245 
12,747 
2007 
635,867 
3,960 
801 
1 1 ,093 
1,905 
13,092 
9,446 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
18,931 
95 
36 
418 
84 
334 
303 
2007 
17,889 
84 
35 
354 
79 
318 
274 
$1,000, 2012 
878,266 
12,139 
1,189 
24,475 
1,630 
22,049 
10,287 
2007 
785,018 
10,126 
637 
18,387 
2,155 
21,498 
8,875 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,597 
21 
2 
72 
25 
46 
49 
2007 
3,381 
13 
11 
53 
23 
40 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
41,964 
653 
(D) 
1,623 
172 
789 
622 
2007 
29,740 
347 
35 
994 
109 
495 
413 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
26,473 
122 
31 
674 
54 
486 
531 
2007 
22,496 
102 
25 
507 
44 
364 
408 
$1,000, 2012 
293,458 
2,458 
167 
9,324 
216 
7,394 
5,572 
2007 
169,816 
1,026 
84 
4,585 
347 
6,815 
3,046 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
21,456 
107 
54 
471 
83 
352 
304 
2007 
21,257 
88 
37 
479 
91 
405 
306 
$1,000, 2012 
558,864 
8,287 
638 
7,741 
1,284 
9,165 
8,675 
2007 
356,370 
4,308 
627 
5,689 
926 
6,088 
4,892 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
5,864 
35 
6 
111 
12 
95 
89 
2007 
5,382 
21 
10 
98 
20 
94 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
60,509 
1,368 
(D) 
1,725 
46 
1,428 
1,116 
2007 
53,828 
727 
49 
755 
106 
1,095 
523 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
31,208 
151 
72 
647 
117 
444 
551 
2007 
28,899 
143 
59 
611 
113 
401 
469 
$1,000, 2012 
492,131 
3,682 
518 
11,614 
691 
8,953 
8,089 
2007 
523,903 
4,904 
879 
10,481 
1,111 
10,652 
7,934 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
25,451 
123 
62 
520 
96 
365 
449 
2007 
23,834 
123 
50 
520 
95 
338 
386 
$1,000, 2012 
368,282 
2,897 
380 
8,286 
550 
6,446 
5,902 
2007 
374,491 
3,570 
625 
7,545 
773 
7,859 
5,089 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
17,172 
92 
44 
384 
54 
240 
295 
2007 
16,838 
82 
39 
372 
71 
227 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
123,848 
785 
138 
3,328 
141 
2,507 
2,187 
2007 
149,411 
1,334 
254 
2,937 
338 
2,794 
2,845 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
66,940 
309 
184 
1,282 
340 
1,067 
1,042 
2007 
73,764 
379 
185 
1,420 
346 
977 
1,174 
$1,000, 2012 
311,228 
2,412 
623 
6,311 
1,038 
4,862 
5,825 
2007 
307,453 
2,384 
662 
5,767 
1,423 
4,026 
4,982 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
42,132 
201 
120 
853 
214 
667 
666 
2007 
44,299 
197 
102 
906 
221 
674 
696 
$1,000, 2012 
817,857 
3,702 
563 
25,181 
977 
30,344 
10,611 
2007 
678,388 
4,507 
751 
19,907 
1,513 
15,517 
10,950 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
37,021 
162 
94 
738 
176 
535 
620 
2007 
39,448 
182 
79 
829 
192 
582 
665 
$1,000, 2012 
931,746 
10,690 
1,140 
19,419 
1,494 
20,907 
17,093 
2007 
817,853 
5,670 
1,106 
16,585 
1,980 
22,051 
14,740 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 267 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
