Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burnett 
Calumet 
Chippewa 
Clark 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Dane 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
406 
719 
1,757 
2,317 
1,564 
1,105 
2,749 
2007 
531 
732 
1,575 
2,170 
1,585 
1,347 
3,331 
$1,000, 2012 
31,192 
156,612 
183,317 
287,679 
179,614 
62,701 
400,524 
2007 
20,950 
104,549 
125,240 
192,226 
134,029 
50,946 
339,246 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
76,827 
217,819 
104,335 
124,160 
114,843 
56,743 
145,698 
2007 
39,453 
142,826 
79,518 
88,584 
84,561 
37,822 
101,845 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
185 
442 
944 
1,546 
919 
523 
1,556 
2007 
272 
503 
958 
1,460 
928 
530 
1,765 
$1,000, 2012 
3,464 
9,087 
18,527 
20,754 
27,742 
6,625 
39,050 
2007 
1,624 
5,343 
9,268 
1 1 ,829 
14,971 
3,569 
24,102 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
182 
456 
850 
1,432 
913 
516 
1,582 
2007 
196 
439 
726 
1,156 
851 
466 
1,576 
$1,000, 2012 
1,386 
4,986 
7,254 
6,781 
9,151 
2,704 
18,845 
2007 
962 
3,139 
4,054 
4,421 
8,075 
1,970 
14,753 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
184 
455 
873 
1,448 
874 
524 
1,503 
2007 
228 
469 
822 
1,289 
853 
496 
1,537 
$1,000, 2012 
2,041 
7,734 
13,441 
15,438 
16,850 
4,684 
29,928 
2007 
1,222 
4,199 
5,560 
7,553 
9,903 
2,659 
18,144 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
111 
212 
473 
845 
390 
280 
703 
2007 
143 
210 
428 
681 
421 
355 
687 
$1,000, 2012 
1,449 
7,915 
9,272 
11,241 
5,176 
2,074 
17,946 
2007 
1,028 
6,451 
5,466 
9,802 
7,802 
1,785 
18,266 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
60 
114 
279 
537 
190 
164 
303 
2007 
75 
108 
270 
491 
187 
191 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
485 
3,357 
5,360 
5,742 
2,482 
1,008 
5,127 
2007 
373 
4,084 
3,192 
7,485 
1,737 
863 
7,748 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
67 
121 
276 
468 
253 
147 
484 
2007 
95 
124 
215 
296 
280 
204 
440 
$1,000, 2012 
964 
4,558 
3,912 
5,498 
2,694 
1,066 
12,820 
2007 
655 
2,367 
2,274 
2,317 
6,065 
923 
10,518 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
243 
395 
1,002 
1,659 
745 
630 
1,371 
2007 
297 
380 
846 
1,347 
752 
643 
1,480 
$1,000, 2012 
6,694 
39,717 
36,957 
81,195 
28,052 
10,264 
82,756 
2007 
2,447 
21,650 
24,230 
43,354 
16,593 
6,919 
45,323 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
389 
700 
1,630 
2,211 
1,461 
1,033 
2,559 
2007 
507 
714 
1,534 
2,123 
1,548 
1,268 
3,166 
$1,000, 2012 
1,806 
7,949 
1 1 ,782 
16,507 
9,973 
4,132 
21,466 
2007 
1,504 
5,579 
9,495 
1 1 ,284 
9,221 
3,506 
22,083 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
291 
544 
1,168 
1,692 
1,017 
721 
1,901 
2007 
319 
486 
1,033 
1,504 
922 
628 
1,741 
$1,000, 2012 
785 
4,145 
5,736 
9,623 
3,618 
2,072 
10,602 
2007 
646 
3,208 
4,887 
7,432 
2,969 
1,971 
8,377 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
326 
592 
1,341 
1,921 
1,218 
889 
2,255 
2007 
477 
656 
1,441 
1,966 
1,442 
1,168 
2,886 
$1,000, 2012 
2,122 
9,881 
15,567 
26,136 
13,830 
5,986 
31,203 
2007 
1,812 
8,853 
13,903 
21,553 
1 1 ,783 
5,964 
28,980 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
76 
242 
442 
674 
343 
223 
749 
2007 
88 
244 
401 
601 
335 
222 
722 
$1,000, 2012 
2,608 
16,084 
14,563 
24,774 
10,699 
4,418 
36,047 
2007 
2,691 
12,814 
10,789 
17,893 
9,326 
4,078 
43,157 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
15 
30 
77 
76 
81 
40 
167 
2007 
8 
38 
80 
71 
71 
47 
161 
$1,000, 2012 
189 
399 
994 
800 
350 
164 
1,880 
2007 
47 
341 
541 
847 
948 
115 
1,973 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
107 
366 
677 
1,262 
499 
350 
957 
2007 
97 
332 
525 
995 
443 
290 
821 
$1,000, 2012 
901 
5,850 
5,636 
10,584 
3,682 
1,487 
9,436 
2007 
452 
3,159 
2,958 
6,001 
2,783 
804 
7,164 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
112 
279 
467 
803 
484 
280 
835 
2007 
103 
317 
441 
718 
480 
247 
835 
$1,000, 2012 
1,438 
6,761 
11,962 
10,580 
17,054 
4,322 
28,801 
2007 
1,155 
4,726 
5,674 
4,516 
1 1 ,438 
2,689 
20,488 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
18 
106 
116 
293 
147 
71 
248 
2007 
19 
90 
94 
186 
135 
44 
252 
$1,000, 2012 
68 
1,602 
690 
1,677 
1,839 
334 
1,836 
2007 
154 
1,203 
751 
1,186 
1,025 
203 
5,303 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
176 
319 
785 
1,239 
702 
470 
1,182 
2007 
145 
312 
664 
1,006 
628 
433 
1,087 
$1,000, 2012 
1,847 
7,448 
9,795 
16,131 
11,198 
4,058 
22,098 
2007 
1,395 
7,054 
8,457 
17,521 
10,930 
5,222 
27,149 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
152 
255 
650 
1,011 
574 
384 
945 
2007 
127 
268 
550 
803 
488 
359 
868 
$1,000, 2012 
1,379 
4,990 
7,001 
12,072 
8,822 
3,094 
14,971 
2007 
1,010 
4,822 
6,009 
11,871 
7,736 
4,026 
18,425 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
82 
163 
440 
740 
371 
258 
653 
2007 
75 
178 
374 
658 
353 
239 
653 
$1,000, 2012 
468 
2,458 
2,794 
4,058 
2,376 
964 
7,127 
2007 
386 
2,232 
2,447 
5,650 
3,194 
1,196 
8,723 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
400 
684 
1,720 
2,215 
1,481 
1,044 
2,575 
2007 
513 
698 
1,497 
2,020 
1,487 
1,262 
3,098 
$1,000, 2012 
1,239 
3,529 
5,948 
8,439 
7,285 
3,921 
15,313 
2007 
1,490 
3,590 
5,549 
7,962 
6,003 
4,013 
13,835 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
211 
460 
1,002 
1,504 
896 
594 
1,632 
2007 
285 
503 
1,004 
1,495 
921 
633 
1,725 
$1,000, 2012 
3,153 
23,525 
15,193 
27,020 
13,114 
5,456 
33,315 
2007 
2,321 
13,237 
13,657 
19,071 
10,259 
5,478 
40,151 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
186 
419 
857 
1,261 
842 
518 
1,477 
2007 
236 
433 
914 
1,219 
875 
605 
1,593 
$1,000, 2012 
2,941 
15,199 
20,310 
32,196 
18,685 
7,264 
34,328 
2007 
2,743 
14,174 
16,027 
29,745 
17,265 
5,584 
34,809 
--continued 
268 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
