Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Walworth 
Washburn 
Washington 
Waukesha 
Waupaca 
Waushara 
Winnebago 
Wood 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
870 
405 
712 
557 
1,145 
592 
1,117 
1,067 
2007 
1,000 
558 
831 
675 
1,330 
677 
1,001 
1,114 
$1,000, 2012 
154,488 
24,247 
103,555 
50,217 
132,746 
100,705 
104,488 
119,524 
2007 
115,103 
20,083 
76,961 
43,593 
103,302 
88,712 
75,294 
91,154 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
177,572 
59,870 
145,442 
90,157 
115,935 
170,110 
93,543 
112,019 
2007 
115,103 
35,992 
92,612 
64,582 
77,671 
131,038 
75,219 
81,826 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
485 
161 
409 
274 
684 
373 
563 
694 
2007 
526 
225 
463 
330 
748 
413 
534 
708 
$1,000, 2012 
17,829 
3,229 
8,166 
6,626 
12,075 
18,708 
10,281 
12,185 
2007 
9,650 
1,593 
4,848 
3,494 
7,413 
9,874 
5,774 
6,510 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
478 
140 
420 
281 
663 
347 
572 
665 
2007 
473 
125 
426 
269 
631 
341 
490 
575 
$1,000, 2012 
8,124 
694 
3,706 
3,376 
3,565 
6,602 
3,824 
4,209 
2007 
5,769 
672 
2,783 
2,686 
3,255 
6,774 
2,695 
2,794 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
483 
130 
425 
287 
705 
367 
581 
657 
2007 
472 
152 
461 
287 
712 
371 
502 
558 
$1,000, 2012 
13,567 
1,373 
7,677 
5,326 
7,784 
9,200 
7,335 
6,951 
2007 
7,969 
905 
6,104 
4,089 
5,658 
8,760 
4,417 
3,087 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
226 
122 
186 
132 
323 
146 
199 
319 
2007 
228 
139 
221 
109 
346 
149 
166 
323 
$1,000, 2012 
7,071 
742 
5,081 
700 
3,489 
2,049 
4,053 
3,772 
2007 
4,561 
723 
3,382 
691 
4,039 
1,358 
3,172 
1,888 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
102 
69 
103 
57 
156 
71 
84 
204 
2007 
118 
67 
117 
47 
178 
66 
75 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
2,053 
276 
2,309 
204 
1,443 
362 
2,691 
2,045 
2007 
1,271 
423 
1,610 
309 
2,309 
512 
962 
1,401 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
146 
78 
113 
92 
208 
101 
136 
179 
2007 
156 
97 
128 
74 
209 
104 
108 
185 
$1,000, 2012 
5,019 
466 
2,771 
495 
2,047 
1,687 
1,362 
1,726 
2007 
3,290 
300 
1,771 
383 
1,730 
846 
2,210 
488 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
468 
249 
416 
299 
646 
282 
495 
647 
2007 
426 
291 
434 
298 
661 
280 
377 
619 
$1,000, 2012 
27,278 
4,632 
20,026 
4,745 
33,794 
9,681 
24,276 
18,531 
2007 
16,345 
2,995 
9,647 
3,206 
17,411 
4,828 
1 1 ,428 
11,616 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
825 
388 
667 
521 
1,073 
575 
1,040 
1,041 
2007 
963 
540 
800 
654 
1,292 
657 
954 
1,091 
$1,000, 2012 
8,055 
1,699 
6,143 
2,789 
8,520 
5,276 
6,112 
8,848 
2007 
6,548 
1,415 
4,570 
2,767 
6,276 
5,103 
4,526 
6,067 
Utilities farms, 2012 
604 
253 
502 
401 
798 
412 
623 
830 
2007 
543 
263 
526 
367 
787 
371 
494 
769 
$1,000, 2012 
3,703 
916 
2,944 
1,369 
3,999 
3,221 
2,592 
3,956 
2007 
2,571 
768 
2,596 
1,312 
3,450 
2,520 
2,182 
3,256 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
726 
319 
578 
458 
946 
503 
843 
940 
2007 
891 
501 
751 
599 
1,206 
609 
894 
1,028 
$1,000, 2012 
10,480 
1,783 
9,676 
3,910 
12,492 
7,198 
8,334 
1 1 ,383 
2007 
9,468 
2,094 
7,614 
3,678 
10,991 
6,479 
7,270 
10,411 
Flired farm labor farms, 2012 
287 
84 
218 
156 
299 
152 
247 
305 
2007 
252 
69 
231 
165 
301 
150 
214 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
14,498 
2,798 
13,187 
6,888 
11,913 
10,957 
9,143 
19,938 
2007 
14,591 
2,815 
12,491 
7,296 
11,367 
16,179 
7,769 
16,592 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
76 
28 
32 
39 
57 
30 
49 
65 
2007 
62 
11 
52 
28 
59 
17 
27 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
678 
65 
330 
273 
286 
1,601 
611 
539 
2007 
652 
32 
338 
184 
526 
284 
409 
342 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
303 
83 
269 
130 
463 
218 
373 
476 
2007 
256 
71 
245 
126 
360 
164 
277 
359 
$1,000, 2012 
3,364 
460 
1,998 
1,109 
4,391 
2,392 
3,534 
3,336 
2007 
2,338 
273 
1,380 
809 
3,117 
1,602 
1,782 
1,724 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
320 
98 
261 
158 
368 
185 
281 
331 
2007 
341 
102 
293 
171 
392 
172 
296 
289 
$1,000, 2012 
15,140 
817 
7,111 
4,934 
5,179 
7,802 
6,104 
3,508 
2007 
10,765 
649 
4,983 
3,516 
4,174 
4,979 
4,608 
2,195 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
59 
12 
102 
31 
117 
56 
77 
91 
2007 
80 
16 
69 
38 
113 
54 
61 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
765 
121 
832 
263 
605 
652 
256 
512 
2007 
1,122 
135 
831 
242 
740 
787 
601 
541 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
332 
124 
239 
180 
482 
264 
408 
489 
2007 
312 
143 
251 
179 
477 
237 
307 
457 
$1,000, 2012 
9,693 
1,220 
4,204 
1,647 
7,381 
3,876 
4,238 
6,233 
2007 
8,750 
1,403 
5,286 
2,646 
7,602 
6,769 
6,008 
9,307 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
252 
105 
179 
135 
375 
208 
307 
420 
2007 
260 
124 
196 
132 
389 
209 
258 
402 
$1,000, 2012 
6,692 
1,073 
2,907 
1,190 
5,528 
2,751 
2,984 
5,004 
2007 
5,929 
1,120 
3,759 
1,887 
5,566 
5,149 
4,072 
6,725 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
196 
64 
132 
108 
276 
151 
230 
232 
2007 
189 
68 
149 
102 
281 
118 
185 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
3,001 
148 
1,297 
458 
1,853 
1,124 
1,254 
1,229 
2007 
2,822 
283 
1,527 
759 
2,037 
1,620 
1,937 
2,582 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
793 
392 
674 
520 
1,113 
574 
1,072 
1,033 
2007 
887 
527 
762 
606 
1,265 
633 
926 
1,069 
$1,000, 2012 
4,733 
1,165 
3,421 
2,575 
6,125 
3,504 
3,947 
5,022 
2007 
4,276 
1,497 
3,800 
2,995 
6,398 
3,491 
4,134 
4,805 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
533 
227 
439 
350 
639 
343 
561 
712 
2007 
568 
220 
537 
366 
740 
356 
546 
752 
$1,000, 2012 
9,509 
2,535 
9,053 
3,687 
11,149 
7,987 
9,848 
10,601 
2007 
9,726 
2,115 
6,307 
3,980 
10,885 
8,923 
8,518 
10,019 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
470 
163 
374 
270 
590 
341 
470 
616 
2007 
471 
192 
421 
287 
670 
330 
462 
671 
$1,000, 2012 
13,129 
2,837 
10,583 
4,781 
12,792 
8,869 
9,723 
15,519 
2007 
10,107 
2,636 
9,893 
4,293 
11,435 
7,592 
9,963 
12,205 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
