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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
24 
59 
27 
39 
15 
10 
_ 
7 
acres 
810 
65 
230 
101 
217 
73 
104 
- 
20 
pounds 
1,800,756 
148,966 
435,039 
212,402 
417,581 
174,277 
361,214 
- 
51,277 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
17 
3 
8 
2 
1 
1 
1 
. 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
39 
11 
16 
7 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
38 
3 
19 
4 
6 
1 
2 
- 
3 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
33 
1 
7 
10 
7 
6 
- 
- 
2 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
35 
5 
8 
1 
15 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
1 
- 
3 
7 
1 
5 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
1 
- 
" 
" 
1 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,211 
668 
954 
732 
816 
1,198 
576 
48 
219 
acres 
261,519 
18,135 
23,918 
17,953 
29,137 
73,232 
68,001 
12,021 
19,122 
bushels 
18,368,973 
1,135,494 
1,572,033 
1,112,776 
1,981,705 
5,258,296 
5,168,389 
814,160 
1,326,120 
Irrigated 
farms 
57 
6 
7 
7 
6 
8 
16 
3 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
188 
25 
51 
274 
1,030 
(D) 
80 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,296 
412 
593 
471 
382 
317 
57 
4 
60 
25 to 99 acres 
2,276 
231 
339 
253 
390 
664 
282 
14 
103 
1 00 to 249 acres 
507 
25 
22 
7 
42 
192 
172 
13 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
106 
- 
- 
1 
2 
22 
50 
12 
19 
500 acres or more 
26 
- 
- 
- 
3 
15 
5 
3 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
37,020 
6,831 
11,815 
7,380 
4,749 
3,761 
1,357 
131 
996 
acres 
2,396,640 
226,127 
318,731 
339,020 
406,261 
486,475 
375,852 
114,920 
129,254 
tons, dry 
7,218,964 
470,091 
623,751 
759,249 
1,256,652 
1,702,735 
1,490,555 
469,918 
446,013 
Irrigated 
farms 
374 
36 
51 
54 
36 
82 
72 
16 
27 
acres 
27,526 
619 
967 
935 
1,509 
5,378 
9,526 
5,574 
3,018 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15,197 
3,808 
7,525 
2,920 
414 
207 
42 
5 
276 
25 to 99 acres 
14,754 
2,610 
3,864 
3,683 
2,814 
1,270 
167 
3 
343 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,672 
395 
394 
722 
1,426 
1,986 
492 
4 
253 
250 to 499 acres 
1,030 
18 
26 
51 
81 
271 
481 
21 
81 
500 acres or more 
367 
- 
6 
4 
14 
27 
175 
98 
43 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
25,880 
4,515 
7,925 
5,585 
3,663 
2,715 
776 
42 
659 
acres 
1,122,770 
128,925 
183,741 
203,958 
208,871 
214,165 
115,891 
20,422 
46,797 
tons, dry 
2,981,565 
283,977 
393,400 
458,320 
592,600 
646,283 
390,866 
79,008 
137,111 
Irrigated 
farms 
223 
29 
38 
36 
24 
48 
33 
3 
12 
acres 
7,149 
385 
611 
506 
686 
1,809 
1,968 
540 
644 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,877 
1,594 
2,849 
1,366 
490 
286 
130 
10 
152 
acres 
250,751 
50,828 
78,383 
59,162 
25,649 
16,774 
10,059 
1,947 
7,949 
tons, dry 
444,026 
77,777 
116,468 
100,225 
58,034 
45,434 
27,070 
3,626 
15,392 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
2 
11 
10 
4 
1 
3 
2 
2 
acres 
1,165 
(D) 
194 
192 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
11 
2 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
330 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,873 
435 
700 
785 
260 
380 
173 
22 
118 
acres 
284,074 
5,749 
8,741 
9,195 
13,679 
54,089 
98,876 
72,893 
20,853 
Irrigated 
farms 
822 
103 
155 
279 
54 
83 
82 
18 
48 
acres 
164,177 
653 
528 
1,388 
2,849 
16,396 
71,079 
62,197 
9,088 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,352 
275 
485 
474 
57 
16 
4 
41 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
506 
89 
104 
197 
50 
46 
7 
- 
13 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
589 
62 
97 
102 
125 
147 
28 
1 
27 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
232 
8 
13 
11 
23 
117 
44 
1 
15 
250.0 acres or more 
194 
1 
1 
1 
5 
54 
90 
20 
22 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,031 
160 
189 
255 
101 
172 
88 
14 
52 
acres 
71,396 
1,858 
1,640 
1,389 
3,643 
19,731 
25,176 
13,640 
4,319 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
454 
39 
36 
31 
64 
158 
86 
14 
26 
acres 
70,726 
1,761 
1,592 
1,291 
3,607 
19,676 
25,135 
13,640 
4,024 
Peas, green 
farms 
540 
36 
81 
89 
60 
164 
69 
9 
32 
acres 
37,162 
753 
2,755 
2,150 
2,520 
10,420 
11,649 
3,901 
3,014 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
462 
26 
69 
49 
53 
162 
66 
9 
28 
acres 
37,061 
751 
2,719 
2,129 
2,512 
10,401 
11,635 
3,901 
3,012 
Potatoes 
farms 
718 
120 
164 
257 
39 
39 
47 
16 
36 
acres 
66,400 
176 
211 
257 
139 
3,378 
21,653 
35,688 
4,897 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
55 
- 
1 
1 
1 
13 
23 
11 
5 
acres 
35,428 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,208 
10,724 
21,713 
1,664 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
591 
116 
160 
246 
37 
7 
2 
23 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
24 
2 
1 
10 
- 
10 
1 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
23 
2 
3 
1 
2 
8 
4 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
5 
1 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
61 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
35 
15 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
696 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
