Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dodge 
Door 
Douglas 
Dunn 
Eau Claire 
Florence 
Fond du Lac 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
2,012 
803 
364 
1,404 
1,313 
90 
1,399 
2007 
1,979 
854 
333 
1,690 
1,223 
115 
1,643 
$1,000, 2012 
286,372 
68,832 
7,923 
197,980 
100,036 
1,293 
325,878 
2007 
207,030 
49,112 
7,387 
141,124 
66,922 
2,724 
199,455 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
142,332 
85,718 
21,768 
141,011 
76,189 
14,364 
232,936 
2007 
104,613 
57,508 
22,183 
83,505 
54,719 
23,684 
121,397 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,259 
413 
46 
783 
606 
35 
936 
2007 
1,304 
511 
93 
805 
690 
45 
1,004 
$1,000, 2012 
31,602 
6,076 
177 
23,345 
9,687 
79 
24,662 
2007 
17,027 
3,898 
253 
11,218 
5,084 
166 
13,689 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,252 
437 
21 
747 
613 
21 
969 
2007 
1,217 
435 
27 
644 
535 
25 
972 
$1,000, 2012 
12,611 
2,913 
78 
7,826 
3,117 
8 
9,425 
2007 
9,489 
2,495 
200 
5,784 
2,056 
97 
8,138 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,228 
387 
61 
753 
616 
25 
934 
2007 
1,219 
421 
68 
719 
604 
35 
968 
$1,000, 2012 
25,169 
4,568 
275 
14,520 
6,877 
(D) 
18,111 
2007 
12,444 
3,473 
222 
7,665 
5,119 
96 
10,829 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
539 
124 
88 
436 
373 
20 
374 
2007 
519 
160 
92 
415 
303 
26 
337 
$1,000, 2012 
9,707 
4,462 
730 
10,921 
5,108 
94 
1 1 ,276 
2007 
10,943 
1,477 
449 
6,872 
3,460 
(D) 
8,189 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
248 
57 
49 
268 
182 
13 
224 
2007 
254 
89 
47 
233 
186 
13 
184 
$1,000, 2012 
4,228 
(D) 
208 
2,272 
2,855 
(D) 
6,982 
2007 
3,477 
861 
87 
2,407 
1,599 
(D) 
4,397 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
338 
78 
54 
259 
249 
11 
196 
2007 
323 
86 
61 
236 
175 
13 
196 
$1,000, 2012 
5,478 
(D) 
522 
8,649 
2,253 
(D) 
4,294 
2007 
7,466 
616 
362 
4,465 
1,861 
47 
3,793 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,093 
330 
223 
834 
715 
48 
702 
2007 
977 
302 
193 
800 
592 
65 
725 
$1,000, 2012 
56,252 
1 1 ,058 
1,739 
36,143 
20,546 
231 
93,342 
2007 
31,534 
5,429 
1,032 
22,627 
10,079 
360 
37,733 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,874 
756 
341 
1,323 
1,201 
82 
1,318 
2007 
1,930 
821 
330 
1,611 
1,155 
112 
1,576 
$1,000, 2012 
17,086 
4,092 
730 
12,349 
6,076 
176 
15,873 
2007 
12,938 
3,983 
535 
9,167 
4,102 
216 
12,043 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1,470 
493 
214 
1,022 
760 
52 
1,004 
2007 
1,303 
493 
187 
925 
660 
77 
969 
$1,000, 2012 
7,025 
2,126 
321 
5,483 
3,149 
50 
8,352 
2007 
5,474 
1,654 
263 
4,024 
2,442 
125 
5,783 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,652 
618 
270 
1,170 
973 
68 
1,172 
2007 
1,812 
764 
307 
1,485 
1,059 
106 
1,489 
$1,000, 2012 
25,470 
6,256 
786 
15,013 
7,602 
209 
24,695 
2007 
20,652 
5,700 
703 
12,677 
6,513 
322 
18,529 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
529 
200 
64 
364 
260 
7 
443 
2007 
543 
201 
58 
304 
254 
14 
451 
$1,000, 2012 
21,057 
9,199 
450 
13,740 
8,305 
(D) 
33,134 
2007 
20,348 
5,568 
935 
14,202 
5,434 
160 
23,664 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
67 
34 
16 
71 
47 
3 
76 
2007 
73 
52 
14 
55 
58 
2 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
566 
258 
40 
1,136 
1,284 
(D) 
1,733 
2007 
823 
126 
38 
409 
517 
(D) 
1,273 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
802 
244 
45 
519 
437 
9 
620 
2007 
717 
236 
30 
473 
328 
19 
595 
$1,000, 2012 
7,196 
1,225 
73 
5,370 
2,191 
(D) 
15,291 
2007 
4,658 
1,203 
81 
3,216 
1,424 
90 
5,172 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
665 
192 
60 
420 
297 
20 
520 
2007 
689 
246 
51 
379 
271 
25 
570 
$1,000, 2012 
23,186 
4,749 
361 
11,410 
4,019 
37 
15,743 
2007 
15,669 
2,797 
526 
6,230 
2,754 
220 
10,141 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
177 
40 
10 
108 
84 
1 
185 
2007 
203 
42 
10 
101 
53 
7 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
2,269 
842 
13 
2,297 
542 
(D) 
1,355 
2007 
1,937 
634 
48 
1,393 
375 
39 
1,534 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
943 
297 
119 
704 
579 
16 
698 
2007 
838 
256 
98 
625 
443 
34 
676 
$1,000, 2012 
15,571 
3,664 
647 
12,166 
7,156 
72 
15,335 
2007 
15,607 
3,660 
707 
1 1 ,882 
6,280 
190 
15,438 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
764 
226 
87 
608 
453 
10 
578 
2007 
689 
208 
81 
541 
376 
27 
576 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,976 
3,066 
505 
9,529 
5,642 
46 
1 1 ,960 
2007 
1 1 ,632 
2,709 
566 
9,212 
4,856 
140 
1 1 ,084 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
527 
162 
78 
370 
291 
12 
366 
2007 
489 
152 
52 
373 
240 
26 
394 
$1,000, 2012 
3,595 
597 
142 
2,637 
1,514 
26 
3,375 
2007 
3,974 
952 
142 
2,671 
1,424 
50 
4,354 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,936 
784 
353 
1,363 
1,261 
89 
1,330 
2007 
1,857 
804 
301 
1,621 
1,143 
112 
1,539 
$1,000, 2012 
9,107 
2,352 
1,022 
8,332 
4,816 
224 
6,548 
2007 
8,592 
2,442 
807 
8,401 
4,275 
302 
6,597 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,251 
413 
155 
882 
678 
35 
895 
2007 
1,293 
465 
176 
881 
643 
66 
991 
$1,000, 2012 
22,498 
4,990 
481 
17,932 
9,561 
(D) 
31,005 
2007 
18,895 
4,570 
586 
15,357 
7,008 
279 
20,705 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,123 
369 
132 
793 
619 
34 
876 
2007 
1,202 
399 
131 
791 
642 
58 
967 
$1,000, 2012 
33,458 
6,889 
1,196 
20,940 
10,307 
(D) 
30,698 
2007 
28,629 
6,550 
1,113 
12,947 
8,954 
558 
26,179 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 269 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
