Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
110 
48,230,376 
103 
46,572,339 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
27 
15,153,552 
26 
16,419,119 
Layers 
25 
498,908 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
7 
233,278 
6 
239,000 
Turkeys 
37 
2,206,435 
35 
2,275,850 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
4 
1,615 
2 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs 
34 
206,733 
39 
165,216 
Replacement dairy heifers 
408 
161,936 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
95 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
4 
(X) 
1 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
322 
(X) 
527 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
1,033 
583,974 
1,186 
390,996 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
1,033 
101,920 
1,186 
134,496 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
69,754 
(X) 
78,463 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
57,166,991 
(X) 
48,994,488 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
819,551 
(X) 
624,428 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
3,924 
(X) 
3,225 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,359 
101,846 
5,639 
144,764 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,984 
370,759 
6,233 
461,952 
$100,000 to $199,999 
12,713 
1,868,117 
14,327 
2,086,158 
$200,000 to $499,999 
23,294 
7,288,306 
26,881 
8,414,195 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,571 
8,022,898 
14,319 
9,825,514 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,886 
9,410,531 
6,764 
9,096,821 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,209 
12,652,689 
3,275 
9,618,069 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,188 
8,119,137 
751 
4,973,961 
$10,000,000 or more 
550 
9,332,708 
274 
4,373,055 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
69,754 
9,037,376 
78,463 
7,554,247 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
129,561 
(X) 
96,278 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,552 
13,105 
6,825 
18,542 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,623 
37,945 
7,749 
53,040 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,645 
129,665 
12,103 
163,606 
$20,000 to $29,999 
8,119 
189,001 
8,984 
209,381 
$30,000 to $49,999 
8,756 
324,042 
10,222 
379,788 
$50,000 to $69,999 
6,634 
369,985 
7,059 
394,626 
$70,000 to $99,999 
4,983 
403,351 
5,335 
433,202 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,735 
1,145,941 
9,874 
1,311,455 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,676 
2,220,543 
7,666 
2,205,235 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,556 
1,684,113 
1,887 
1 ,209,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,475 
2,519,685 
759 
1,175,373 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
50,738 
90,731 
9,578 
1 1 ,820 
45,981 
78,911 
59,773 
99,726 
15,548 
18,040 
Tractors 
57,199 
192,751 
8,271 
12,933 
55,021 
179,818 
67,602 
211,957 
9,630 
13,777 
2 or 3 
19,225 
46,687 
1,936 
4,383 
18,935 
46,074 
23,585 
57,166 
2,016 
4,506 
4 or more 
22,582 
130,672 
488 
2,703 
20,984 
118,642 
23,913 
134,687 
406 
2,063 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
28,611 
45,993 
2,025 
2,266 
27,110 
43,727 
35,715 
56,431 
3,349 
3,703 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
44,133 
87,031 
3,581 
4,276 
42,273 
82,755 
51,506 
99,914 
4,315 
5,002 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
26,609 
59,727 
3,897 
6,391 
25,547 
53,336 
26,989 
55,612 
3,398 
5,072 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
12,669 
14,225 
1,177 
1,292 
11,619 
12,933 
12,450 
13,815 
966 
1,043 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
5,132 
5,800 
581 
608 
4,608 
5,192 
5,242 
5,529 
682 
711 
Flay balers 
29,024 
37,338 
2,310 
2,486 
27,471 
34,852 
32,666 
40,187 
2,534 
2,669 
38 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
