Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
14,904 
533 
1,688 
585 
1,016 
1,193 
acres 
2,667,175 
1,391 
20,038 
14,143 
34,910 
55,297 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
34,321 
710 
3,836 
1,763 
3,082 
3,605 
acres 
6,714,970 
2,262 
55,030 
45,223 
113,371 
181,840 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,275 
99 
356 
110 
157 
166 
acres 
346,553 
333 
3,480 
2,066 
3,553 
6,508 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,413 
266 
685 
188 
266 
209 
acres 
470,488 
690 
5,580 
3,150 
6,228 
7,533 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
786 
79 
181 
38 
81 
72 
acres on which used 
86,791 
195 
1,451 
618 
1,323 
1,761 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
8,218 
152 
1,017 
376 
601 
689 
acres 
805,846 
469 
13,619 
9,590 
17,232 
27,666 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
8,327 
194 
1,437 
454 
734 
820 
acres 
780,815 
733 
21,186 
1 1 ,926 
23,219 
34,557 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,767 
16 
221 
122 
216 
194 
acres 
168,766 
60 
3,539 
3,456 
7,121 
9,432 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
14,477 
262 
1,431 
605 
1,102 
1,401 
acres 
1,770,594 
916 
17,067 
12,394 
30,906 
49,762 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
14,144 
131 
1,001 
442 
897 
1,258 
acres 
2,554,272 
325 
12,277 
9,791 
26,817 
50,171 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
24,270 
654 
3,595 
1,425 
2,535 
2,800 
acres 
2,507,623 
1,888 
43,399 
31,179 
73,241 
108,661 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
9,992 
144 
1,219 
435 
847 
1,012 
acres 
553,005 
332 
10,224 
5,771 
15,193 
20,765 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,592 
78 
450 
123 
197 
167 
Solar panels 
... farms 
728 
47 
235 
71 
84 
87 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
264 
11 
70 
11 
30 
28 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
29 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
520 
14 
156 
40 
65 
54 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
14 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
55 
4 
22 
- 
6 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
172 
1 
16 
6 
13 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
45,638 
3,991 
15,430 
4,028 
6,283 
5,126 
Part owners 
... farms 
21,059 
148 
1,621 
880 
1,309 
1,770 
Tenants 
... farms 
3,057 
464 
774 
246 
287 
312 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
66,823 
4,151 
17,099 
4,922 
7,611 
6,904 
acres 
10,960,334 
46,124 
672,650 
359,136 
702,987 
855,362 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
66,697 
4,139 
17,051 
4,908 
7,592 
6,896 
acres 
9,932,266 
19,858 
456,895 
265,374 
579,317 
730,187 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
24,281 
622 
2,446 
1,136 
1,620 
2,108 
acres 
4,670,320 
2,813 
47,602 
37,522 
69,903 
117,021 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
24,116 
612 
2,395 
1,126 
1,596 
2,082 
acres 
4,636,660 
2,136 
43,078 
36,071 
68,233 
114,024 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
16,161 
818 
4,900 
1,831 
2,162 
2,043 
acres 
1,061,728 
26,943 
220,279 
95,213 
125,340 
128,172 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
111,080 
7,314 
27,692 
7,843 
11,887 
10,999 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,848 
2,290 
9,105 
2,771 
4,433 
3,970 
2 operators 
28,666 
2,037 
7,950 
2,158 
3,065 
2,825 
3 operators 
3,973 
201 
549 
172 
272 
340 
4 operators 
843 
43 
153 
35 
78 
38 
5 or more operators 
424 
32 
68 
18 
31 
35 
Total women operators 
number 
34,060 
2,861 
10,188 
2,598 
3,670 
3,300 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,471 
2,443 
9,082 
2,391 
3,334 
3,007 
2 operators 
1,407 
169 
428 
80 
146 
104 
3 operators 
149 
15 
42 
13 
9 
19 
4 operators 
53 
6 
20 
2 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
21 
2 
8 
- 
1 
4 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
62,408 
3,546 
14,878 
4,527 
7,050 
6,597 
Female 
7,346 
1,057 
2,947 
627 
829 
611 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
34,760 
1,497 
5,392 
1,750 
3,081 
3,286 
Other 
34,994 
3,106 
12,433 
3,404 
4,798 
3,922 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
