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 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
2,490 
3,702 
3,164 
3,202 
3,614 
1,726 
172 
861 
workers 
79,590 
6,856 
10,486 
8,551 
9,169 
14,429 
16,216 
6,435 
7,448 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
10,577 
839 
1,235 
1,262 
2,009 
2,848 
1,604 
167 
613 
workers 
33,645 
1,396 
2,217 
2,149 
3,591 
7,124 
9,343 
4,026 
3,799 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
13,049 
1,893 
2,867 
2,329 
1,968 
2,164 
1,133 
123 
572 
workers 
45,945 
5,460 
8,269 
6,402 
5,578 
7,305 
6,873 
2,409 
3,649 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
264 
14 
17 
20 
21 
62 
102 
11 
17 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
16 
2 
7 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
27,576 
5,710 
11,207 
5,253 
2,478 
1,778 
480 
19 
651 
workers 
65,854 
12,386 
27,207 
13,521 
6,020 
4,003 
910 
43 
1,764 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,603 
991 
2,559 
827 
60 
50 
12 
1 
103 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17,825 
4,614 
9,862 
2,712 
147 
93 
43 
3 
351 
50 to 69 acres 
5,154 
1,496 
2,630 
849 
45 
20 
7 
2 
105 
70 to 99 acres 
7,879 
2,376 
3,650 
1,471 
128 
35 
12 
1 
206 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
7,208 
1,992 
3,008 
1,650 
318 
45 
5 
3 
187 
140 to 1 79 acres 
5,261 
1,400 
1,786 
1,338 
513 
76 
6 
2 
140 
180 to 219 acres 
4,132 
884 
1,148 
1,139 
712 
113 
9 
1 
126 
220 to 259 acres 
3,026 
569 
758 
719 
682 
206 
10 
1 
81 
260 to 499 acres 
8,530 
1,181 
1,381 
1,475 
2,414 
1,632 
118 
6 
323 
500 to 999 acres 
3,885 
229 
230 
194 
660 
1,823 
521 
12 
216 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,580 
14 
29 
23 
48 
623 
673 
31 
139 
2,000 acres or more 
671 
7 
7 
4 
9 
38 
411 
109 
86 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
19,730 
4,171 
7,681 
3,921 
1,423 
1,403 
541 
9 
581 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,318 
265 
424 
390 
40 
66 
61 
16 
56 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,264 
361 
491 
209 
41 
57 
54 
3 
48 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
1,754 
440 
696 
378 
65 
61 
29 
1 
84 
Other crop farming (1119) 
15,719 
5,781 
7,476 
1,688 
132 
99 
16 
- 
527 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
57 
14 
34 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
15,662 
5,767 
7,442 
1,679 
132 
99 
16 
. 
527 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,241 
2,294 
5,146 
2,049 
267 
241 
49 
5 
190 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
892 
126 
252 
219 
97 
132 
51 
2 
13 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
10,401 
333 
488 
2,017 
3,523 
2,571 
976 
122 
371 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
475 
46 
282 
88 
16 
23 
12 
1 
7 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,591 
359 
786 
277 
62 
43 
17 
9 
38 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,555 
334 
824 
354 
19 
5 
- 
- 
19 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,814 
1,243 
2,502 
811 
51 
53 
21 
4 
129 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
29,908 
4,123 
8,770 
6,302 
4,699 
3,732 
1,340 
134 
808 
number 
3,494,084 
128,537 
230,861 
323,749 
546,221 
826,664 
825,428 
353,872 
258,752 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,732 
1,273 
3,319 
966 
54 
41 
4 
75 
10 to 49 
10,111 
2,175 
4,257 
2,886 
400 
152 
40 
2 
199 
50 to 99 
5,183 
454 
824 
1,818 
1,680 
276 
28 
1 
102 
1 00 to 1 99 
4,844 
173 
293 
481 
2,202 
1,470 
76 
1 
148 
200 to 499 
2,776 
36 
67 
122 
323 
1,611 
451 
1 
165 
500 or more 
1,262 
12 
10 
29 
40 
182 
741 
129 
119 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,442 
3,058 
6,206 
4,918 
4,100 
3,203 
1,175 
129 
653 
number 
1,518,396 
53,765 
90,142 
121,244 
225,550 
319,678 
379,760 
196,247 
132,010 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,020 
2,709 
5,639 
2,827 
762 
615 
171 
10 
287 
number 
248,305 
39,757 
72,677 
57,470 
24,610 
29,117 
12,408 
3,546 
8,720 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,956 
1,315 
3,102 
1,034 
233 
146 
30 
2 
94 
10 to 49 
6,070 
1,280 
2,376 
1,560 
375 
263 
67 
3 
146 
50 to 99 
724 
97 
139 
196 
108 
115 
39 
1 
29 
100 to 199 
215 
15 
21 
31 
36 
75 
21 
1 
15 
200 to 499 
46 
2 
1 
6 
8 
15 
10 
1 
3 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
- 
Milk cows 
.... farms 
11,543 
419 
665 
2,315 
3,670 
2,855 
1,078 
125 
416 
number 
1,270,091 
14,008 
17,465 
63,774 
200,940 
290,561 
367,352 
192,701 
123,290 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
586 
86 
189 
265 
22 
10 
1 
13 
10 to 49 
3,990 
223 
341 
1,825 
1,387 
123 
8 
1 
82 
50 to 99 
4,181 
97 
130 
224 
2,146 
1,441 
37 
- 
106 
100 to 199 
1,584 
13 
5 
1 
115 
1,169 
178 
- 
103 
200 to 499 
815 
- 
- 
- 
- 
112 
637 
2 
64 
500 or more 
387 
- 
- 
- 
- 
217 
122 
48 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
26,802 
3,413 
7,338 
5,715 
4,553 
3,636 
1,291 
128 
728 
number 
1,975,688 
74,772 
140,719 
202,505 
320,671 
506,986 
445,668 
157,625 
126,742 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
25,614 
3,290 
6,631 
5,392 
4,454 
3,657 
1,328 
132 
730 
number 
1,784,697 
68,829 
111,599 
155,510 
245,857 
378,325 
427,319 
237,713 
159,545 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
60,030 
95,244 
113,440 
192,351 
350,214 
359,890 
131,091 
114,621 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 693 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
