Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Forest 
Grant 
Green 
Green Lake 
Iowa 
Iron 
Jackson 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
2,436 
1,545 
608 
1,588 
61 
864 
2007 
2,866 
1,534 
723 
1,813 
54 
945 
$1,000, 2012 
347,799 
195,530 
82,863 
177,271 
4,852 
137,852 
2007 
2,875 
244,032 
143,025 
53,236 
127,218 
1,676 
87,034 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
23,334 
142,775 
126,557 
136,287 
1 1 1 ,632 
79,549 
159,551 
2007 
16,618 
85,147 
93,237 
73,632 
70,170 
31,035 
92,100 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
37 
1,441 
833 
404 
818 
23 
509 
2007 
55 
1,593 
820 
425 
838 
16 
523 
$1,000, 2012 
167 
33,015 
23,090 
12,722 
16,760 
229 
11,913 
2007 
166 
18,459 
13,815 
6,549 
9,374 
70 
5,930 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
31 
1,508 
842 
383 
876 
10 
484 
2007 
33 
1,482 
759 
360 
845 
14 
424 
$1,000, 2012 
74 
14,515 
9,640 
4,597 
7,526 
119 
5,393 
2007 
55 
8,943 
6,713 
3,505 
4,717 
39 
3,157 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
33 
1,386 
804 
383 
752 
15 
472 
2007 
49 
1,389 
748 
376 
747 
17 
443 
$1,000, 2012 
80 
21,806 
15,230 
8,621 
10,878 
80 
7,914 
2007 
69 
10,706 
7,340 
4,952 
5,474 
39 
3,598 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
38 
884 
446 
168 
478 
10 
266 
2007 
42 
970 
401 
133 
458 
11 
242 
$1,000, 2012 
113 
30,797 
6,559 
3,585 
1 1 ,598 
(D) 
5,869 
2007 
260 
21,946 
6,404 
2,278 
7,894 
18 
5,514 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
23 
507 
245 
85 
285 
2 
170 
2007 
22 
550 
219 
62 
300 
4 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
32 
6,103 
3,913 
983 
3,015 
(D) 
3,282 
2007 
(D) 
4,772 
2,232 
494 
2,359 
16 
1,402 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
21 
552 
261 
124 
264 
8 
119 
2007 
30 
574 
234 
98 
223 
7 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
80 
24,694 
2,647 
2,602 
8,583 
6 
2,588 
2007 
(D) 
17,174 
4,172 
1,785 
5,535 
2 
4,112 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
99 
1,528 
953 
296 
885 
40 
490 
2007 
106 
1,571 
835 
287 
820 
26 
456 
$1,000, 2012 
615 
74,700 
37,416 
11,289 
38,524 
1,533 
24,256 
2007 
489 
43,796 
19,587 
5,745 
18,951 
206 
1 1 ,485 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
117 
2,322 
1,431 
569 
1,461 
59 
820 
2007 
165 
2,743 
1,464 
676 
1,728 
54 
908 
$1,000, 2012 
344 
20,422 
10,723 
4,732 
10,000 
345 
8,502 
2007 
270 
16,359 
9,288 
3,818 
8,006 
158 
5,755 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
90 
1,827 
1,050 
384 
1,095 
38 
624 
2007 
100 
1,710 
918 
369 
1,001 
30 
548 
$1,000, 2012 
124 
8,728 
4,865 
1,752 
4,494 
116 
3,449 
2007 
168 
7,289 
4,028 
1,260 
3,917 
(D) 
2,765 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
111 
2,041 
1,211 
481 
1,275 
36 
730 
2007 
137 
2,564 
1,371 
636 
1,623 
52 
861 
$1,000, 2012 
381 
30,321 
16,077 
6,902 
15,045 
368 
9,996 
2007 
265 
25,686 
16,164 
5,682 
13,581 
376 
7,827 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
14 
781 
432 
130 
415 
9 
267 
2007 
23 
710 
403 
123 
402 
8 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
156 
19,775 
12,996 
4,322 
1 1 ,325 
664 
17,762 
2007 
175 
17,144 
1 1 ,228 
4,030 
10,612 
(D) 
14,074 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
9 
111 
54 
22 
90 
5 
66 
2007 
7 
132 
82 
15 
87 
3 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
87 
1,467 
457 
210 
777 
15 
348 
2007 
13 
1,011 
524 
69 
380 
(D) 
724 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
17 
999 
551 
222 
616 
10 
346 
2007 
19 
884 
515 
186 
483 
7 
299 
$1,000, 2012 
49 
8,856 
5,668 
2,405 
5,104 
320 
3,437 
2007 
26 
5,838 
4,501 
1,079 
3,304 
19 
1,633 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
30 
686 
403 
212 
441 
12 
259 
2007 
22 
717 
407 
200 
403 
10 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
87 
25,949 
17,979 
7,883 
1 1 ,899 
21 
6,797 
2007 
106 
14,656 
10,355 
3,354 
7,432 
(D) 
3,191 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4 
219 
120 
70 
139 
2 
61 
2007 
7 
202 
100 
60 
127 
5 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
1 
2,660 
716 
603 
1,435 
(D) 
2,587 
2007 
17 
2,071 
805 
440 
1,021 
15 
398 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
41 
1,247 
751 
287 
743 
15 
433 
2007 
58 
1,247 
597 
239 
693 
18 
389 
$1,000, 2012 
138 
20,381 
12,072 
5,902 
10,546 
208 
10,144 
2007 
147 
20,852 
13,281 
4,242 
1 1 ,239 
123 
6,965 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
38 
1,003 
630 
217 
607 
13 
370 
2007 
40 
1,030 
501 
194 
575 
12 
329 
$1,000, 2012 
117 
15,041 
9,359 
4,488 
7,607 
201 
8,188 
2007 
109 
14,011 
9,624 
2,848 
7,719 
(D) 
5,224 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
18 
733 
370 
178 
389 
5 
228 
2007 
26 
749 
355 
154 
399 
11 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
20 
5,340 
2,713 
1,414 
2,939 
7 
1,956 
2007 
38 
6,840 
3,656 
1,394 
3,521 
(D) 
1,741 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
126 
2,315 
1,469 
576 
1,526 
56 
840 
2007 
161 
2,680 
1,429 
682 
1,715 
47 
903 
$1,000, 2012 
340 
9,894 
7,142 
2,772 
7,089 
159 
4,994 
2007 
333 
9,067 
6,108 
2,518 
7,671 
186 
5,000 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
81 
1,561 
984 
367 
930 
35 
541 
2007 
87 
1,727 
943 
386 
953 
31 
520 
$1,000, 2012 
207 
24,513 
14,901 
4,565 
14,273 
667 
14,490 
2007 
317 
20,208 
12,886 
3,715 
13,644 
(D) 
9,020 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
61 
1,423 
802 
359 
862 
17 
507 
2007 
73 
1,564 
806 
356 
940 
26 
532 
$1,000, 2012 
615 
34,107 
18,853 
10,901 
20,240 
383 
13,573 
2007 
719 
32,696 
17,077 
6,320 
15,235 
126 
9,988 
--continued 
270 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
