Table 50. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Wisconsin: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
... farms 
1,521 
240 
477 
461 
126 
88 
34 
3 
92 
$1,000 
201,140 
6,555 
15,083 
(D) 
13,236 
30,748 
52,168 
(D) 
59,660 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
478 
43 
102 
112 
67 
72 
33 
3 
46 
$1,000 
187,470 
4,138 
10,874 
(D) 
12,284 
30,413 
(D) 
(D) 
59,011 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
689 
254 
294 
99 
15 
12 
1 
- 
14 
$1,000 
12,598 
1,638 
1,900 
1,581 
(D) 
2,642 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
43 
8 
6 
9 
9 
8 
- 
3 
$1,000 
9,240 
607 
595 
681 
(D) 
2,624 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
683 
253 
290 
99 
15 
12 
1 
- 
13 
$1,000 
12,557 
(□) 
1,882 
(D) 
(D) 
2,642 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
43 
8 
6 
9 
9 
8 
- 
3 
$1,000 
9,240 
(□) 
595 
(D) 
(D) 
2,624 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
11 
2 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
41 
(D) 
18 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
.. farms 
17,779 
4,524 
6,702 
3,508 
1,342 
944 
310 
20 
429 
$1,000 
227,219 
27,350 
32,457 
32,448 
37,632 
43,505 
34,301 
4,789 
14,736 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
952 
62 
51 
67 
236 
317 
155 
13 
51 
$1,000 
109,287 
4,103 
4,073 
4,536 
17,816 
31,403 
31,135 
4,704 
11,518 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
1,131 
293 
461 
243 
65 
37 
6 
1 
25 
$1,000 
2,422 
(□) 
764 
(D) 
193 
138 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
188 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
25,614 
3,290 
6,631 
5,392 
4,454 
3,657 
1,328 
132 
730 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
60,030 
95,244 
113,440 
192,351 
350,214 
359,890 
131,091 
114,621 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
4,906 
199 
313 
460 
771 
1,622 
1,121 
131 
289 
$1,000 
1,121,327 
(D) 
35,002 
52,468 
122,596 
294,388 
353,774 
(D) 
106,792 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
11,295 
367 
503 
2,178 
3,729 
2,895 
1,085 
125 
413 
$1,000 
4,952,039 
39,760 
48,710 
145,051 
636,133 
1,057,625 
1,587,440 
914,527 
522,792 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
10,226 
275 
356 
1,444 
3,669 
2,881 
1,083 
125 
393 
$1,000 
4,920,940 
(D) 
44,627 
123,562 
634,181 
1,057,200 
(D) 
914,527 
522,297 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
2,210 
206 
1,003 
557 
165 
148 
59 
2 
70 
$1,000 
90,589 
(D) 
6,987 
6,012 
8,250 
18,497 
31,003 
(D) 
14,930 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
181 
5 
14 
14 
31 
54 
37 
1 
25 
$1,000 
82,616 
312 
4,188 
(D) 
7,349 
17,653 
30,850 
(D) 
14,632 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
... farms 
2,737 
508 
1,243 
721 
122 
83 
15 
1 
44 
$1,000 
29,673 
2,325 
7,297 
8,116 
4,463 
3,368 
(D) 
(D) 
3,337 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
129 
6 
29 
49 
27 
11 
3 
4 
$1,000 
17,666 
(D) 
2,426 
3,802 
4,080 
2,965 
675 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
.. farms 
2,404 
474 
1,094 
657 
103 
34 
7 
- 
35 
$1,000 
11,512 
2,012 
5,015 
3,303 
(D) 
152 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
26 
4 
10 
11 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,123 
(□) 
900 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
5,350 
909 
2,316 
1,405 
390 
170 
44 
10 
106 
$1,000 
465,717 
11,947 
24,245 
50,411 
58,554 
45,564 
33,024 
206,129 
35,843 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
284 
16 
39 
76 
66 
49 
20 
9 
9 
$1,000 
459,527 
(D) 
22,077 
47,956 
58,194 
45,385 
33,017 
(D) 
35,689 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
158 
27 
61 
44 
5 
2 
2 
17 
$1,000 
13,847 
(D) 
1,799 
(D) 
782 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
4,928 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
41 
5 
10 
9 
4 
2 
2 
- 
9 
$1,000 
12,851 
(D) 
1,435 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
4,854 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
... farms 
1,707 
378 
732 
393 
76 
47 
23 
5 
53 
$1,000 
162,731 
3,193 
3,723 
2,683 
4,062 
15,220 
33,405 
45,672 
54,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
120 
15 
13 
14 
20 
29 
16 
5 
8 
$1,000 
156,660 
1,771 
1,155 
(D) 
3,869 
15,139 
(D) 
45,672 
54,468 
Value of- 
Government payments 
... farms 
38,945 
8,428 
11,704 
6,550 
4,891 
4,293 
1,615 
135 
1,329 
$1,000 
237,304 
22,109 
27,974 
18,472 
33,855 
61,091 
53,587 
6,404 
13,812 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
... farms 
569 
77 
194 
143 
51 
52 
30 
- 
22 
$1,000 
13,526 
1,188 
1,250 
2,502 
1,545 
1,927 
3,652 
1,461 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
... farms 
5,848 
1,164 
2,585 
1,454 
289 
188 
50 
3 
115 
$1,000 
46,949 
5,444 
9,547 
1 1 ,897 
6,738 
7,049 
3,912 
(D) 
(D) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
... farms 
69,754 
15,753 
27,048 
12,401 
5,736 
4,754 
1,827 
172 
2,063 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
370,284 
653,432 
603,877 
1,013,463 
1,929,800 
2,626,023 
1,302,278 
920,106 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
135,035 
23,506 
24,158 
48,696 
176,685 
405,932 
1 ,437,342 
7,571,384 
446,004 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
... farms 
39,174 
6,563 
1 1 ,582 
7,876 
5,430 
4,576 
1,754 
155 
1,238 
$1,000 
896,548 
39,293 
68,089 
56,669 
101,496 
236,681 
261,096 
63,739 
69,485 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,777 
4,466 
7,968 
4,486 
1,103 
264 
49 
1 
440 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,891 
1,789 
3,068 
2,979 
3,023 
1,470 
214 
9 
339 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 685 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
