Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jefferson 
Juneau 
Kenosha 
Kewaunee 
La Crosse 
Lafayette 
Langlade 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,225 
827 
359 
734 
748 
1,252 
396 
2007 
1,434 
797 
460 
893 
845 
1,342 
487 
$1,000, 2012 
219,542 
92,227 
56,733 
211,527 
69,979 
264,334 
78,029 
2007 
160,869 
71,515 
47,257 
133,117 
52,177 
161,753 
58,874 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
179,218 
111,519 
158,031 
288,183 
93,555 
211,130 
197,042 
2007 
112,182 
89,731 
102,732 
149,068 
61,748 
120,531 
120,891 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
722 
441 
189 
474 
459 
754 
212 
2007 
826 
450 
247 
534 
466 
758 
286 
$1,000, 2012 
18,552 
12,192 
7,180 
9,526 
8,114 
25,116 
8,483 
2007 
10,814 
6,752 
4,916 
6,159 
3,802 
14,471 
5,487 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
755 
430 
195 
473 
439 
768 
200 
2007 
757 
354 
215 
494 
388 
703 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
9,520 
5,410 
3,064 
4,341 
2,739 
12,561 
5,003 
2007 
6,671 
3,882 
1,841 
3,497 
1,901 
6,815 
3,183 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
726 
398 
182 
463 
447 
746 
202 
2007 
738 
407 
220 
496 
407 
713 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
1 7,699 
7,673 
5,987 
11,819 
5,430 
16,243 
5,012 
2007 
9,911 
5,535 
4,564 
10,757 
2,537 
8,553 
3,575 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
314 
152 
83 
203 
226 
427 
91 
2007 
320 
169 
108 
246 
227 
407 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
17,673 
2,730 
804 
4,627 
1,885 
23,770 
1,306 
2007 
8,158 
7,948 
823 
6,065 
2,977 
1 1 ,562 
834 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
120 
78 
29 
120 
122 
275 
54 
2007 
139 
83 
39 
138 
121 
270 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
2,037 
492 
109 
2,993 
803 
11,651 
566 
2007 
1,926 
(D) 
347 
3,777 
894 
3,417 
622 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
226 
105 
64 
110 
134 
213 
51 
2007 
210 
110 
81 
135 
132 
219 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
15,636 
2,238 
696 
1,634 
1,082 
12,119 
740 
2007 
6,232 
(D) 
476 
2,288 
2,083 
8,145 
212 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
592 
397 
189 
431 
435 
784 
208 
2007 
577 
338 
237 
470 
418 
768 
247 
$1,000, 2012 
46,971 
14,525 
5,944 
67,000 
14,620 
60,432 
13,045 
2007 
25,717 
5,664 
3,690 
25,490 
8,158 
25,621 
5,715 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,175 
770 
338 
703 
704 
1,185 
391 
2007 
1,385 
751 
444 
864 
819 
1,287 
480 
$1,000, 2012 
9,738 
5,833 
3,303 
10,872 
4,157 
14,240 
5,023 
2007 
7,598 
4,384 
2,713 
7,811 
3,544 
10,476 
3,941 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
877 
510 
274 
560 
538 
929 
291 
2007 
782 
405 
261 
593 
466 
874 
300 
$1,000, 2012 
7,046 
2,377 
1,334 
5,468 
2,249 
5,246 
2,426 
2007 
3,767 
1,904 
1,397 
3,949 
1,632 
4,401 
1,950 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,030 
612 
306 
639 
638 
1,054 
332 
2007 
1,277 
708 
403 
821 
783 
1,218 
448 
$1,000, 2012 
13,187 
8,163 
3,873 
14,127 
6,540 
19,847 
7,886 
2007 
1 1 ,466 
5,927 
3,783 
1 1 ,059 
5,534 
15,789 
5,725 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
272 
146 
120 
238 
171 
419 
139 
2007 
267 
139 
111 
250 
189 
377 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
23,241 
11,703 
8,032 
27,804 
4,455 
16,828 
11,155 
2007 
25,358 
8,159 
8,487 
21,213 
4,709 
10,621 
1 1 .705 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
71 
31 
19 
44 
61 
56 
26 
2007 
51 
34 
29 
32 
30 
55 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
2,161 
257 
202 
374 
330 
535 
358 
2007 
556 
281 
149 
255 
111 
358 
315 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
394 
238 
94 
340 
251 
525 
127 
2007 
405 
209 
97 
352 
232 
451 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
4,911 
2,242 
933 
10,826 
1,745 
5,779 
2,447 
2007 
3,440 
1,231 
945 
3,464 
1,160 
4,310 
878 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
391 
202 
121 
263 
225 
386 
137 
2007 
436 
197 
121 
307 
236 
416 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
14,365 
4,350 
6,819 
6,319 
4,508 
18,995 
3,881 
2007 
10,248 
2,955 
5,021 
5,276 
2,815 
12,411 
2,584 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
104 
61 
22 
101 
57 
114 
46 
2007 
97 
43 
29 
102 
51 
99 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
1,075 
459 
177 
1,465 
414 
2,238 
650 
2007 
1,240 
869 
403 
1,054 
271 
1,361 
665 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
474 
326 
142 
328 
357 
727 
170 
2007 
496 
275 
136 
321 
269 
681 
156 
$1,000, 2012 
7,357 
5,382 
2,888 
12,687 
4,633 
15,846 
2,953 
2007 
9,914 
5,562 
2,218 
9,363 
4,486 
15,010 
3,493 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
384 
265 
91 
269 
298 
620 
138 
2007 
391 
223 
85 
260 
221 
572 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
5,300 
4,203 
2,485 
9,222 
3,496 
1 1 ,522 
2,063 
2007 
7,128 
4,118 
1,563 
5,732 
2,990 
9,506 
2,482 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
245 
171 
101 
187 
181 
405 
87 
2007 
291 
179 
88 
191 
162 
408 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
2,057 
1,179 
403 
3,465 
1,136 
4,324 
890 
2007 
2,786 
1,444 
656 
3,631 
1,496 
5,504 
1,011 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,168 
807 
329 
713 
708 
1,180 
387 
2007 
1,337 
745 
411 
863 
792 
1,246 
468 
$1,000, 2012 
7,121 
3,420 
2,420 
3,678 
3,290 
6,528 
2,371 
2007 
7,149 
3,302 
2,145 
3,322 
3,518 
5,823 
2,453 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
754 
464 
223 
487 
469 
846 
253 
2007 
756 
393 
263 
508 
448 
913 
272 
$1,000, 2012 
18,926 
5,512 
3,772 
20,593 
4,870 
20,129 
6,029 
2007 
18,862 
7,160 
4,162 
14,383 
5,023 
14,171 
6,374 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
659 
345 
185 
420 
426 
758 
209 
2007 
670 
363 
213 
472 
396 
808 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
15,879 
12,395 
5,743 
18,494 
8,835 
23,211 
8,545 
2007 
16,035 
7,789 
4,754 
17,719 
5,489 
19,261 
6,768 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 271 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
