Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Oconto 
Oneida 
Outagamie 
Ozaukee 
Pepin 
Pierce 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,926 
929 
150 
1,170 
416 
459 
1,259 
2007 
2,115 
1,244 
179 
1,362 
513 
503 
1,531 
$1,000, 2012 
155,543 
125,912 
15,433 
248,321 
51,776 
59,242 
126,404 
2007 
121,060 
83,215 
14,088 
169,317 
45,165 
38,074 
94,310 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
80,760 
135,535 
102,884 
212,240 
124,462 
129,068 
100,400 
2007 
57,239 
66,893 
78,706 
124,315 
88,042 
75,693 
61,600 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
988 
517 
53 
733 
231 
302 
735 
2007 
1,194 
713 
57 
783 
253 
309 
780 
$1,000, 2012 
12,648 
11,519 
1,057 
19,279 
3,380 
5,517 
16,188 
2007 
8,196 
7,168 
908 
12,002 
2,478 
2,976 
8,208 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
916 
503 
49 
726 
230 
280 
699 
2007 
876 
497 
32 
721 
221 
254 
664 
$1,000, 2012 
5,051 
4,978 
717 
7,485 
1,580 
1,568 
4,465 
2007 
3,454 
3,110 
754 
5,563 
1,777 
1,723 
3,520 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
963 
517 
52 
734 
235 
281 
682 
2007 
964 
594 
49 
758 
234 
258 
736 
$1,000, 2012 
8,450 
7,715 
879 
14,862 
2,932 
3,835 
10,690 
2007 
4,465 
4,605 
1,099 
9,501 
3,757 
1,898 
6,120 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
576 
259 
36 
362 
77 
143 
348 
2007 
535 
258 
19 
365 
95 
121 
405 
$1,000, 2012 
5,757 
3,310 
141 
15,732 
1,710 
4,743 
4,831 
2007 
7,316 
4,971 
190 
13,136 
791 
2,934 
5,472 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
359 
121 
19 
180 
41 
74 
214 
2007 
319 
125 
7 
201 
45 
54 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
2,844 
1,252 
(D) 
10,397 
448 
3,081 
2,544 
2007 
3,343 
1,645 
(D) 
4,188 
451 
1,211 
1,571 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
335 
168 
21 
230 
47 
95 
175 
2007 
314 
161 
17 
210 
60 
81 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
2,913 
2,058 
(D) 
5,335 
1,263 
1,662 
2,287 
2007 
3,973 
3,326 
(D) 
8,948 
340 
1,722 
3,901 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,115 
523 
80 
674 
212 
229 
746 
2007 
1,046 
612 
91 
656 
201 
197 
803 
$1,000, 2012 
30,229 
28,868 
821 
64,592 
12,257 
13,199 
18,635 
2007 
16,918 
12,481 
746 
29,204 
6,434 
5,497 
10,797 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,836 
890 
143 
1,128 
396 
428 
1,210 
2007 
2,045 
1,195 
173 
1,319 
493 
477 
1,489 
$1,000, 2012 
9,866 
10,121 
1,205 
13,641 
2,940 
3,842 
7,969 
2007 
7,986 
6,566 
863 
8,949 
3,028 
2,372 
6,366 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1,193 
654 
102 
873 
293 
327 
887 
2007 
1,123 
634 
81 
793 
266 
300 
887 
$1,000, 2012 
4,739 
3,174 
638 
6,044 
1,527 
1,720 
3,802 
2007 
4,235 
2,693 
435 
4,783 
1,363 
1,230 
3,249 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,535 
756 
111 
1,022 
349 
374 
1,080 
2007 
1,833 
1,098 
153 
1,231 
462 
453 
1,399 
$1,000, 2012 
15,042 
9,204 
734 
17,881 
4,451 
4,771 
1 1 ,376 
2007 
12,122 
7,920 
1,464 
16,506 
4,195 
3,694 
9,390 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
474 
283 
43 
409 
141 
110 
345 
2007 
383 
251 
33 
350 
138 
121 
358 
$1,000, 2012 
17,184 
12,466 
5,271 
23,310 
7,515 
4,027 
9,880 
2007 
15,411 
9,787 
3,747 
19,052 
6,893 
3,484 
9,305 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
117 
47 
8 
56 
27 
29 
76 
2007 
83 
48 
7 
61 
34 
23 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
584 
739 
73 
1,177 
752 
183 
523 
2007 
866 
307 
34 
890 
299 
284 
306 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
717 
363 
19 
531 
143 
191 
492 
2007 
568 
319 
12 
467 
119 
182 
422 
$1,000, 2012 
4,457 
5,836 
(D) 
9,373 
1,031 
2,532 
5,432 
2007 
2,521 
2,591 
101 
6,017 
952 
1,284 
3,249 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
494 
288 
8 
463 
145 
148 
385 
2007 
501 
295 
11 
445 
170 
132 
370 
$1,000, 2012 
6,658 
5,804 
(D) 
14,496 
2,471 
3,065 
8,994 
2007 
4,289 
3,613 
145 
7,456 
2,287 
2,162 
5,311 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
147 
71 
6 
151 
44 
25 
76 
2007 
135 
62 
7 
115 
40 
37 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
852 
811 
(D) 
1,788 
355 
184 
429 
2007 
677 
443 
94 
1,352 
315 
339 
685 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
908 
398 
44 
534 
149 
220 
521 
2007 
781 
411 
31 
514 
152 
207 
543 
$1,000, 2012 
10,917 
5,825 
670 
10,131 
2,877 
3,537 
6,517 
2007 
13,896 
5,578 
1,020 
12,130 
4,289 
3,053 
7,358 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
719 
350 
30 
443 
109 
169 
405 
2007 
662 
330 
24 
403 
113 
182 
456 
$1,000, 2012 
8,232 
4,468 
627 
7,376 
2,064 
2,788 
4,999 
2007 
11,105 
3,892 
879 
8,107 
3,150 
2,238 
5,598 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
501 
205 
22 
278 
87 
143 
327 
2007 
438 
243 
23 
296 
97 
123 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
2,685 
1,357 
44 
2,755 
814 
749 
1,518 
2007 
2,791 
1,686 
140 
4,023 
1,139 
815 
1,760 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,856 
911 
145 
1,114 
396 
445 
1,222 
2007 
2,017 
1,183 
169 
1,279 
478 
488 
1,457 
$1,000, 2012 
7,181 
3,398 
959 
6,565 
1,758 
2,095 
6,048 
2007 
7,248 
3,737 
905 
6,137 
2,045 
1,933 
6,277 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,138 
548 
77 
790 
264 
289 
758 
2007 
1,167 
655 
78 
825 
264 
276 
860 
$1,000, 2012 
15,927 
12,145 
1,579 
21,967 
4,240 
4,424 
10,624 
2007 
1 1 ,463 
7,645 
1,585 
16,639 
4,261 
3,211 
8,696 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
953 
458 
68 
681 
231 
251 
705 
2007 
947 
531 
57 
696 
245 
267 
803 
$1,000, 2012 
20,059 
10,707 
1,286 
22,917 
4,746 
6,626 
16,644 
2007 
19,904 
10,028 
1,040 
22,355 
5,686 
5,215 
13,294 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
