Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
69,754 
78,463 
3,240 
2,907 
1,198 
1,215 
66,514 
75,556 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
15,190,804 
1,430,015 
1,231,680 
270,079 
247,792 
13,138,911 
13,959,124 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
819,551 
624,428 
1,872,281 
1,596,409 
1,063,712 
935,278 
768,271 
587,031 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,924 
3,225 
4,242 
3,768 
4,718 
4,586 
3,889 
3,177 
Irrigated land 
acres 
421,721 
377,291 
421,721 
377,291 
116,485 
89,117 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
60,936 
68,478 
3,210 
2,877 
1,198 
1,215 
57,726 
65,601 
acres 
9,910,991 
10,116,279 
1,078,167 
912,983 
123,316 
101,239 
8,832,824 
9,203,296 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
52,083 
54,105 
3,200 
2,853 
1,198 
1,215 
48,883 
51,252 
acres 
9,149,273 
8,884,628 
1 ,036,973 
857,951 
116,346 
88,372 
8,112,300 
8,026,677 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
35,349 
42,569 
1,055 
803 
204 
181 
34,294 
41,766 
acres 
1,196,833 
1,457,542 
36,331 
27,497 
4,020 
3,499 
1,160,502 
1 ,430,045 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
11,555 
18,105 
214 
236 
33 
50 
11,341 
1 7,869 
acres 
351,457 
654,486 
5,532 
9,557 
492 
1,500 
345,925 
644,929 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
66,697 
75,284 
3,026 
2,714 
1,091 
1,138 
63,671 
72,570 
acres 
9,932,266 
10,690,896 
885,388 
773,630 
213,747 
215,512 
9,046,878 
9,917,266 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,116 
24,680 
1,293 
1,057 
211 
182 
22,823 
23,623 
acres 
4,636,660 
4,499,908 
544,627 
458,050 
56,332 
32,280 
4,092,033 
4,041 ,858 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
1 1 ,744,476 
8,967,358 
1,735,516 
1,189,356 
448,105 
363,036 
10,008,961 
7,778,003 
Average per farm 
dollars 
168,370 
114,288 
535,653 
409,135 
374,045 
298,795 
150,479 
102,944 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
44,977 
43,189 
3,073 
2,782 
1,142 
1,192 
41,904 
40,407 
$1,000 
4,601,488 
2,669,326 
1,305,502 
954,355 
446,283 
358,796 
3,295,987 
1,714,971 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
33,135 
39,619 
1,152 
858 
174 
121 
31,983 
38,761 
$1,000 
7,142,988 
6,298,032 
430,014 
235,000 
1,822 
4,240 
6,712,974 
6,063,031 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
6,748,715 
1 ,322,427 
929,894 
298,290 
262,658 
8,096,836 
5,818,821 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,035 
86,011 
408,156 
319,881 
248,990 
216,179 
121,731 
77,013 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
39,174 
43,025 
2,743 
2,488 
924 
940 
36,431 
40,537 
$1,000 
896,548 
495,308 
180,059 
82,462 
36,649 
17,363 
716,489 
412,846 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
38,135 
35,784 
2,688 
2,194 
908 
838 
35,447 
33,590 
$1,000 
367,149 
263,235 
80,268 
63,534 
18,941 
16,938 
286,881 
199,701 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
38,074 
37,999 
2,612 
2,370 
835 
891 
35,462 
35,629 
$1,000 
630,017 
371,941 
125,303 
93,536 
31,714 
26,076 
504,714 
278,405 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
19,759 
19,948 
740 
524 
134 
82 
19,019 
19,424 
$1,000 
454,402 
356,954 
30,451 
15,613 
967 
657 
423,951 
341,341 
Feed purchased 
farms 
39,784 
38,826 
1,210 
816 
201 
129 
38,574 
38,010 
$1,000 
2,066,721 
1,091,862 
117,988 
35,952 
954 
782 
1 ,948,733 
1,055,910 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
65,994 
75,533 
3,129 
2,893 
1,115 
1,204 
62,865 
72,640 
$1,000 
542,992 
425,000 
77,064 
58,367 
19,753 
18,399 
465,928 
366,633 
Utilities 
farms 
48,551 
45,030 
2,677 
2,482 
932 
1,013 
45,874 
42,548 
$1,000 
257,635 
204,032 
39,979 
27,106 
10,915 
8,753 
217,656 
176,925 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
56,995 
70,221 
2,946 
2,835 
1,035 
1,183 
54,049 
67,386 
$1,000 
749,521 
635,867 
94,505 
68,926 
22,949 
19,596 
655,017 
566,940 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
17,889 
1,818 
1,637 
647 
661 
17,113 
16,252 
$1,000 
878,266 
785,018 
225,334 
210,794 
77,531 
78,506 
652,932 
574,223 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,597 
3,381 
359 
349 
146 
137 
3,238 
3,032 
$1,000 
41,964 
29,740 
8,999 
5,966 
2,030 
1,857 
32,964 
23,775 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
26,473 
22,496 
1,145 
775 
196 
145 
25,328 
21,721 
$1,000 
293,458 
169,816 
30,836 
10,987 
4,681 
2,061 
262,622 
158,829 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
21,456 
21,257 
1,115 
990 
129 
160 
20,341 
20,267 
$1,000 
558,864 
356,370 
94,761 
55,468 
15,054 
7,776 
464,103 
300,902 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
5,864 
5,382 
517 
410 
148 
127 
5,347 
4,972 
$1,000 
60,509 
53,828 
13,343 
9,753 
3,047 
1,977 
47,166 
44,075 
Interest expense 
farms 
31,208 
28,899 
1,792 
1,404 
506 
498 
29,416 
27,495 
$1,000 
492,131 
523,903 
58,269 
65,703 
1 1 ,900 
21,507 
433,861 
458,200 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
66,940 
73,764 
3,036 
2,722 
1,092 
1,134 
63,904 
71,042 
$1,000 
311,228 
307,453 
30,596 
27,447 
9,361 
9,921 
280,632 
280,006 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
42,132 
44,299 
2,316 
2,218 
725 
836 
39,816 
42,081 
$1,000 
817,857 
678,388 
114,671 
98,278 
31,846 
30,490 
703,186 
580,110 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
477 
2,116 
51 
137 
2 
9 
426 
1,979 
$1,000 
36,970 
98,105 
7,946 
13,003 
(D) 
362 
29,024 
85,102 
Government payments received 
farms 
38,945 
47,477 
1,163 
1,046 
143 
131 
37,782 
46,431 
$1,000 
237,304 
195,787 
16,476 
12,427 
1,027 
814 
220,828 
183,360 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
39,603 
39,314 
1,782 
1,390 
475 
381 
37,821 
37,924 
$1,000 
510,707 
324,614 
53,354 
27,756 
10,426 
5,750 
457,353 
296,858 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
69,754 
78,463 
3,240 
2,907 
1,198 
1,215 
66,514 
75,556 
$1,000 
9,037,376 
7,554,247 
970,749 
673,054 
197,479 
175,697 
8,066,626 
6,881,192 
Average per farm 
dollars 
129,561 
96,278 
299,614 
231,529 
164,841 
144,606 
121,277 
91,074 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
29,908 
35,125 
810 
579 
49 
42 
29,098 
34,546 
number 
3,494,084 
3,373,923 
191,606 
112,294 
1,543 
2,390 
3,302,478 
3,261,629 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 1 ,543 
14,158 
458 
289 
8 
8 
1 1 ,085 
13,869 
number 
1,270,091 
1 ,249,309 
69,648 
42,320 
66 
783 
1 ,200,443 
1 ,206,989 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,270 
3,188 
117 
90 
14 
11 
2,153 
3,098 
number 
311,651 
436,814 
32,420 
26,966 
140 
47 
279,231 
409,848 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
2,590 
2,816 
118 
87 
23 
17 
2,472 
2,729 
number 
80,081 
89,575 
3,158 
2,600 
164 
82 
76,923 
86,975 
18 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
