Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 ' 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
12,578 
358,106,472 
16,932 
364,806,553 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
28,471 
(X) 
21,545 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
3,890 
8,176,510 
6,146 
13,097,317 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
2,248 
15,335,211 
3,400 
23,355,754 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
2,461 
32,173,434 
3,276 
43,136,230 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
1,193 
27,696,956 
1,347 
31,326,541 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
1,092 
39,841,450 
1,187 
43,557,143 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
885 
58,158,041 
904 
59,603,316 
1 00,000 to 249,999 bushels 
621 
90,551,620 
520 
74,657,711 
250,000 bushels or more 
188 
86,173,250 
152 
76,072,541 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
78 
394,605 
128 
619,814 
1 0 to 49 acres 
569 
3,851,264 
959 
5,302,633 
50 to 69 acres 
330 
2,958,716 
466 
3,813,503 
70 to 99 acres 
685 
3,067,655 
1,071 
5,510,365 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
927 
6,609,662 
1,463 
8,534,028 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
1,050 
9,534,006 
1,438 
9,533,320 
180 to 219 acres 
976 
7,862,845 
1,333 
9,896,407 
220 to 259 acres 
920 
9,372,575 
1,338 
12,657,904 
260 to 499 acres 
3,278 
51,831,311 
4,632 
64,030,271 
500 to 999 acres 
2,171 
75,419,054 
2,668 
79,909,573 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,087 
83,676,961 
1,003 
74,567,807 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
453 
80,453,078 
395 
72,371,428 
5,000 acres or more 
54 
23,074,740 
38 
18,059,500 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
612 
9,151,766 
1,092 
11,269,137 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,197 
5,859,866 
1,937 
7,076,266 
50 to 69 acres 
718 
3,638,295 
992 
4,442,701 
70 to 99 acres 
898 
5,999,452 
1,395 
7,878,245 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,249 
9,733,721 
1,739 
11,916,599 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
1,074 
10,132,994 
1,556 
14,118,169 
180 to 219 acres 
984 
12,169,548 
1,341 
15,144,052 
220 to 259 acres 
721 
10,063,454 
1,038 
13,483,760 
260 to 499 acres 
2,356 
50,765,451 
3,035 
59,867,211 
500 to 999 acres 
1,587 
72,216,129 
1,754 
72,861,354 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
793 
77,125,889 
733 
68,038,651 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
349 
72,654,167 
297 
65,349,908 
5,000 acres or more 
40 
18,595,740 
23 
13,360,500 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
6,301 
245,682,690 
6,314 
211,230,995 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
6,277 
112,423,782 
10,618 
153,575,558 
^ 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
