Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
69,754 
4,603 
17,825 
5,154 
7,879 
7,208 
percent 
100.0 
6.6 
25.6 
7.4 
11.3 
10.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
21,994 
499,973 
301,445 
647,550 
844,211 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
5 
28 
58 
82 
117 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
69,754 
4,603 
17,825 
5,154 
7,879 
7,208 
$1,000 
11,981,780 
147,028 
454,145 
144,631 
270,209 
396,714 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,772 
31,942 
25,478 
28,062 
34,295 
55,038 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,324 
1,717 
5,535 
1,088 
1,359 
722 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
7,665 
816 
3,486 
863 
1,025 
706 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,579 
584 
2,605 
736 
1,039 
727 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,826 
500 
2,437 
784 
1,054 
866 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,779 
394 
2,151 
797 
1,285 
1,134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,745 
193 
700 
527 
1,087 
1,149 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,453 
157 
402 
224 
662 
1,184 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,471 
115 
256 
86 
259 
576 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,957 
62 
119 
24 
54 
98 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,665 
45 
57 
12 
33 
23 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,290 
20 
77 
13 
22 
23 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,620 
18 
50 
9 
17 
17 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
446 
1 
18 
1 
3 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
224 
1 
9 
3 
2 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
69,754 
4,603 
17,825 
5,154 
7,879 
7,208 
$1,000 
1 1 ,744,476 
146,029 
445,112 
139,929 
261,330 
385,660 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
33,244 
432 
4,033 
1,747 
3,175 
3,724 
$1,000 
3,382,513 
956 
32,292 
25,757 
62,909 
99,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,447 
- 
4 
48 
293 
667 
$1,000 
3,049,116 
- 
216 
2,717 
18,764 
47,645 
Corn 
farms 
28,802 
280 
2,725 
1,351 
2,611 
3,172 
$1,000 
2,345,697 
668 
20,763 
17,240 
41,813 
68,263 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,158 
- 
2 
23 
108 
329 
$1,000 
2,018,541 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,920 
22,482 
Wheat 
farms 
5,127 
22 
299 
153 
296 
384 
$1,000 
124,468 
33 
1,304 
1,016 
2,391 
3,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
579 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
58,241 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
17,106 
131 
1,335 
618 
1,261 
1,580 
$1,000 
879,153 
237 
9,612 
7,089 
17,793 
26,195 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,249 
- 
- 
- 
13 
24 
$1,000 
646,541 
- 
- 
- 
711 
1,533 
Sorghum 
farms 
162 
8 
20 
15 
13 
15 
$1,000 
1,490 
(D) 
51 
82 
55 
263 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
643 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
782 
2 
40 
30 
43 
63 
$1,000 
3,390 
(D) 
94 
(D) 
88 
107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
298 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
6,366 
17 
395 
201 
536 
730 
$1,000 
28,315 
(D) 
467 
(D) 
770 
1,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
7,721 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
26 
26 
15 
21 
32 
$1,000 
3,315 
185 
428 
205 
183 
657 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,254 
- 
184 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,880 
394 
709 
148 
223 
173 
$1,000 
555,432 
3,698 
12,654 
5,787 
6,999 
3,823 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
7 
62 
25 
24 
15 
$1,000 
525,517 
507 
5,889 
4,282 
4,303 
1,911 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,475 
235 
521 
93 
130 
120 
$1,000 
219,271 
1,635 
7,577 
2,604 
7,174 
5,592 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
316 
5 
48 
14 
30 
24 
$1,000 
209,449 
(D) 
3,791 
2,072 
6,174 
4,470 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
713 
135 
285 
48 
57 
57 
$1,000 
20,981 
916 
4,915 
1,384 
1,905 
1,482 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
- 
30 
8 
14 
9 
$1,000 
15,219 
- 
2,275 
1,015 
1,569 
1,044 
Berries 
farms 
903 
118 
290 
58 
89 
75 
$1,000 
198,290 
719 
2,662 
1,220 
5,270 
4,110 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
226 
5 
15 
6 
17 
15 
$1,000 
193,654 
(D) 
1,271 
1,057 
4,535 
3,402 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,521 
485 
515 
75 
127 
101 
$1,000 
201,140 
29,321 
78,481 
8,836 
9,566 
9,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
128 
159 
18 
46 
33 
$1,000 
187,470 
24,815 
73,846 
8,179 
8,239 
8,745 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
