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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,499 
191 
522 
122 
186 
129 
Farms with- 
number 
48,766,897 
6,219,030 
2,839,223 
(D) 
6,114,558 
5,758,762 
1 to 1 ,999 
1,348 
176 
502 
121 
156 
113 
2,000 to 59,999 
42 
1 
12 
- 
14 
6 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100,000 or more 
107 
14 
8 
1 
14 
10 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
631 
87 
210 
68 
44 
67 
number 
3,468,522 
(D) 
157,965 
(D) 
(D) 
63,090 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
400 
60 
150 
25 
29 
30 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
7,273,226 
(D) 
489,447 
(D) 
(D) 
190,860 
Barley for grain 
farms 
847 
2 
40 
30 
43 
64 
acres 
20,315 
(D) 
387 
(D) 
380 
691 
bushels 
886,356 
(D) 
16,512 
(D) 
19,610 
29,658 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
518 
" 
“ 
" 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
590 
2 
35 
26 
41 
62 
25 to 99 acres 
236 
- 
5 
4 
2 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27,809 
252 
2,380 
1,217 
2,369 
2,957 
acres 
3,306,621 
994 
29,500 
24,057 
58,223 
96,690 
bushels 
397,056,812 
102,421 
3,061,928 
2,595,665 
6,329,458 
10,671,615 
Irrigated 
farms 
766 
2 
48 
7 
21 
21 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
137,430 
(D) 
322 
(D) 
578 
610 
1 to 24 acres 
8,658 
252 
2,097 
861 
1,364 
1,358 
25 to 99 acres 
11,405 
- 
283 
356 
1,005 
1,512 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,808 
- 
- 
- 
- 
87 
250 to 499 acres 
1,656 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,282 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14,477 
30 
583 
337 
848 
1,322 
acres 
953,876 
91 
6,413 
4,921 
14,428 
26,863 
tons 
14,047,188 
1,548 
80,571 
60,026 
182,164 
331,051 
Irrigated 
farms 
203 
3 
4 
3 
4 
9 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
15,460 
6 
4 
16 
4 
23 
1 to 24 acres 
5,918 
30 
527 
282 
664 
945 
25 to 99 acres 
6,332 
- 
56 
55 
184 
368 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,560 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
424 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
243 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
14 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
3 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
103,832 
- 
16 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
5,015 
" 
(D) 
" 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6,403 
15 
375 
197 
536 
727 
acres 
130,374 
40 
2,566 
1,708 
5,090 
9,128 
bushels 
7,713,979 
2,308 
136,872 
87,739 
288,126 
481,126 
Irrigated 
farms 
34 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,145 
" 
5 
" 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
4,745 
15 
368 
184 
514 
663 
25 to 99 acres 
1,585 
- 
7 
13 
22 
60 
1 00 to 249 acres 
57 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
33 
5 
4 
3 
5 
5 
acres 
717 
17 
16 
(D) 
93 
186 
bushels 
29,737 
915 
841 
(D) 
(D) 
6,130 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
■ 
(D) 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
5 
4 
3 
4 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
17,391 
131 
1,341 
625 
1,275 
1,594 
acres 
1,699,728 
595 
19,714 
13,826 
35,808 
53,702 
bushels 
67,454,065 
17,715 
718,064 
529,253 
1,357,643 
1 ,943,985 
Irrigated 
farms 
373 
- 
15 
1 
8 
13 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
40,489 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
229 
137 
1 to 24 acres 
4,891 
131 
1,111 
410 
614 
642 
25 to 99 acres 
8,146 
- 
230 
215 
661 
928 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,877 
- 
- 
- 
- 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
933 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
544 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
76 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
