Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
69,754 
66 
393 
2,026 
6,907 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.6 
2.9 
9.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
227,352 
1,074,777 
3,286,397 
6,381,046 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
3,445 
2,735 
1,622 
924 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
69,754 
66 
393 
2,026 
6,907 
$1,000 
57,166,991 
1,120,779 
4,943,154 
14,789,235 
27,606,047 
Average per farm 
dollars 
819,551 
16,981,505 
12,578,000 
7,299,721 
3,996,822 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,924 
4,930 
4,599 
4,500 
4,326 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,037,376 
175,026 
740,206 
2,289,355 
4,544,113 
percent 
100.0 
1.9 
8.2 
25.3 
50.3 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
9,910,991 
203,320 
963,597 
2,889,269 
5,422,882 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
9,149,273 
200,759 
947,853 
2,845,726 
5,324,575 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,196,833 
2,712 
23,529 
77,888 
235,505 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
11/44,476 
1,179,836 
2,938,170 
5,873,030 
8,808,383 
Average per farm 
dollars 
168,370 
17,876,310 
7,476,259 
2,898,830 
1 ,275,283 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
33,244 
34 
280 
1,601 
5,799 
$1,000 
3,382,513 
21,183 
294,536 
1,168,257 
2,209,643 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
- 
1 
10 
26 
$1,000 
3,315 
- 
(D) 
533 
1,234 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,880 
10 
58 
223 
621 
$1,000 
555,432 
171,188 
320,006 
438,248 
503,802 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,475 
2 
8 
64 
161 
$1,000 
219,271 
(D) 
45,765 
139,007 
187,136 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
713 
1 
5 
22 
$1,000 
20,981 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,660 
Berries 
farms 
903 
2 
8 
60 
143 
$1,000 
198,290 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
179,475 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,521 
4 
10 
44 
139 
$1,000 
201,140 
31,196 
58,531 
106,539 
145,921 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
689 
1 
1 
2 
10 
$1,000 
12,598 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,890 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
683 
1 
1 
2 
10 
$1,000 
12,557 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,890 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1 7,779 
8 
60 
324 
1,296 
$1,000 
227,219 
(D) 
1 7,334 
45,196 
89,654 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,131 
1 
6 
42 
$1,000 
2,422 
- 
(D) 
42 
146 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,614 
43 
293 
1,468 
5,189 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
72,676 
268,913 
579,864 
999,201 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,295 
39 
257 
1,167 
4,020 
$1,000 
4,952,039 
569,379 
1,557,241 
2,823,895 
3,978,544 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,210 
- 
15 
74 
238 
$1,000 
90,589 
- 
(D) 
52,683 
76,522 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,737 
1 
3 
18 
100 
$1,000 
29,673 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,316 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,404 
- 
1 
8 
38 
$1,000 
11,512 
- 
(D) 
71 
167 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,350 
8 
18 
119 
344 
$1 ,000 
465,717 
220,338 
251,264 
372,029 
450,313 
Aquaculture 
farms 
158 
- 
- 
5 
10 
$1,000 
13,847 
- 
- 
7,364 
8,559 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,707 
3 
13 
36 
82 
$1,000 
162,731 
65,851 
104,099 
132,682 
146,478 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
1,180 
- 
5 
23 
101 
$1,000 
121,527 
- 
6,772 
20,008 
52,800 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
569 
- 
7 
32 
94 
$1,000 
13,526 
- 
339 
3,874 
7,339 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
69,754 
66 
393 
2,026 
6,907 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
886,641 
2,282,329 
4,538,323 
6,735,475 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
39,174 
52 
360 
1,884 
6,532 
$1,000 
896,548 
36,313 
124,563 
348,845 
607,172 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
38,135 
55 
366 
1,910 
6,570 
$1,000 
367,149 
27,283 
75,895 
165,269 
259,458 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
19,759 
34 
172 
940 
3,226 
$1,000 
454,402 
47,715 
109,619 
237,824 
353,736 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
53 
316 
1,580 
5,510 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
280,511 
668,524 
1,176,712 
1,621,135 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
66 
393 
2,024 
6,896 
$1,000 
542,992 
37,341 
95,912 
215,811 
350,263 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
48,551 
66 
393 
2,026 
6,907 
$1,000 
257,635 
20,800 
49,809 
97,868 
155,719 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
66 
392 
1,924 
5,686 
$1,000 
878,266 
120,243 
304,643 
547,916 
726,728 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
58 
358 
1,788 
5,681 
$1,000 
492,131 
27,777 
87,303 
191,380 
295,164 
Government payments 
farms 
38,945 
39 
304 
1,709 
6,054 
$1,000 
237,304 
2,003 
14,139 
58,571 
125,361 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
29,908 
44 
294 
1,478 
5,258 
number 
3,494,084 
197,538 
618,950 
1,310,369 
2,224,636 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 1 ,543 
39 
257 
1,161 
3,978 
number 
1,270,091 
123,607 
330,632 
628,751 
940,880 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,270 
- 
15 
72 
221 
number 
311,651 
- 
59,195 
159,400 
238,940 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wisconsin 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
