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 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,938 
7,175 
10,485 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
100,454 
20,405 
19,480 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,491 
794 
1,281 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,947 
1,955 
2,839 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,887 
1,182 
1,689 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,114 
1,572 
2,268 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,023 
877 
1,350 
$50,000 or more 
13,476 
795 
1,058 
Farms with net losses 
number 
32,816 
8,578 
16,563 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
19,422 
1 1 ,337 
11,360 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,592 
829 
1,346 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,995 
3,041 
5,460 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,795 
2,150 
4,248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,688 
1,818 
3,981 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,625 
532 
1,086 
$50,000 or more 
2,121 
208 
442 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
69,754 
15,753 
27,048 
$1,000 
2,922,510 
45,696 
7,454 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
41,897 
2,901 
276 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
36,874 
7,180 
10,463 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
97,168 
19,923 
18,794 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,495 
800 
1,275 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,979 
1,956 
2,846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,892 
1,183 
1,695 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,094 
1,574 
2,250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,047 
886 
1,353 
$50,000 or more 
13,367 
781 
1,044 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
32,880 
8,573 
16,585 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
20,087 
11,356 
11,407 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,595 
824 
1,355 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,968 
3,040 
5,443 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,803 
2,149 
4,256 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,730 
1,820 
3,987 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,637 
532 
1,095 
$50,000 or more 
2,147 
208 
449 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
477 
20 
44 
$1,000 
36,970 
260 
597 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
39,603 
8,456 
12,762 
$1,000 
510,707 
51,929 
77,062 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
5,188 
462 
969 
$1,000 
82,518 
2,042 
6,398 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
15,067 
4,768 
6,494 
$1,000 
116,197 
33,662 
38,361 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
2,502 
675 
882 
$1,000 
18,174 
4,492 
5,267 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
692 
146 
241 
$1,000 
12,865 
990 
2,337 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
22,941 
3,775 
5,664 
$1,000 
49,272 
2,086 
2,865 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
4,515 
410 
831 
$1,000 
176,672 
5,027 
12,273 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
1,071 
169 
230 
$1,000 
4,527 
330 
546 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
3,487 
642 
981 
$1,000 
50,331 
3,301 
9,016 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
60,936 
13,610 
22,331 
acres 
9,910,991 
784,286 
1,144,304 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
52,083 
10,185 
18,024 
acres 
9,149,273 
573,910 
893,484 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
6,803 
5,106 
4,321 
1,618 
151 
1,279 
29,555 
95,626 
212,163 
649,355 
2,570,050 
246,355 
339 
10 
6 
61 
936 
47 
12 
2 
1 
155 
803 
68 
25 
2 
- 
118 
1,732 
287 
80 
12 
- 
163 
1,799 
648 
166 
31 
- 
152 
1,194 
4,046 
4,032 
1,571 
150 
630 
5,598 
630 
433 
209 
21 
784 
21,859 
75,834 
146,430 
348,966 
517,661 
44,103 
338 
8 
1 
70 
1,247 
50 
11 
4 
- 
182 
1,174 
53 
21 
4 
- 
145 
1,543 
114 
48 
12 
1 
171 
735 
118 
57 
14 
- 
83 
561 
287 
295 
175 
20 
133 
12,401 
5,736 
4,754 
1,827 
172 
2,063 
57,082 
426,480 
833,476 
936,045 
343,765 
272,512 
4,603 
74,351 
175,321 
512,340 
1,998,634 
132,095 
6,771 
5,115 
4,309 
1,614 
148 
1,274 
26,821 
92,608 
209,584 
627,667 
2,454,425 
242,225 
343 
12 
3 
62 
949 
55 
12 
3 
1 
157 
798 
70 
25 
2 
- 
119 
1,737 
282 
77 
11 
- 
163 
1,817 
647 
172 
26 
- 
146 
1,127 
4,049 
4,020 
1,572 
147 
627 
5,630 
621 
445 
213 
24 
789 
22,117 
76,019 
156,455 
361,545 
812,080 
45,732 
337 
7 
1 
71 
1,247 
41 
10 
3 
- 
184 
1,170 
55 
24 
4 
- 
145 
1,563 
126 
51 
10 
1 
172 
742 
110 
57 
19 
1 
81 
571 
282 
302 
177 
22 
136 
42 
78 
149 
122 
3 
19 
268 
2,282 
10,975 
20,600 
138 
1,850 
7,384 
4,474 
3,831 
1,347 
140 
1,209 
46,155 
53,999 
116,271 
111,775 
23,802 
29,714 
868 
956 
1,167 
550 
44 
172 
6,081 
9,692 
24,556 
25,784 
3,442 
4,523 
2,458 
381 
327 
123 
18 
498 
17,584 
5,502 
7,159 
5,907 
2,532 
5,490 
466 
190 
146 
66 
7 
70 
2,435 
1,822 
2,460 
748 
114 
836 
176 
49 
33 
13 
3 
31 
1,732 
2,380 
2,627 
707 
20 
2,072 
4,542 
3,784 
3,257 
1,149 
124 
646 
2,757 
5,980 
12,088 
14,254 
6,297 
2,945 
642 
871 
1,054 
465 
55 
187 
7,691 
21,307 
55,556 
56,311 
8,509 
9,997 
227 
196 
165 
45 
7 
32 
562 
754 
1,170 
870 
68 
228 
771 
380 
433 
157 
23 
100 
7,310 
6,549 
10,576 
7,137 
2,819 
3,623 
10,926 
5,627 
4,662 
1,781 
162 
1,837 
952,731 
1,304,770 
2,319,124 
2,284,897 
461,054 
659,825 
10,239 
5,581 
4,636 
1,771 
158 
1,489 
839,579 
1,250,246 
2,266,292 
2,252,383 
454,625 
618,754 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
688 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
