Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
14,904 
1,603 
1,645 
2,530 
2,858 
2,021 
acres 
2,667,175 
1,242,076 
492,126 
406,620 
279,510 
143,527 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
34,321 
2,062 
2,461 
4,548 
6,711 
5,309 
acres 
6,714,970 
2,475,772 
1,265,683 
1,132,326 
936,223 
491,205 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,275 
293 
215 
296 
418 
331 
acres 
346,553 
184,345 
52,569 
45,741 
33,997 
18,374 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,413 
439 
323 
368 
480 
451 
acres 
470,488 
277,465 
76,584 
43,051 
36,086 
20,550 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
786 
87 
49 
71 
93 
104 
acres on which used 
86,791 
61,894 
5,771 
5,339 
5,079 
4,255 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
8,218 
767 
829 
1,387 
1,578 
1,088 
acres 
805,846 
280,109 
144,589 
152,062 
117,515 
51,822 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
8,327 
590 
627 
1,041 
1,299 
975 
acres 
780,815 
254,405 
130,689 
125,281 
104,658 
54,642 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,767 
81 
107 
147 
200 
153 
acres 
168,766 
33,426 
19,820 
20,873 
21,436 
10,322 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
14,477 
1,116 
1,327 
2,085 
2,685 
2,164 
acres 
1,770,594 
602,629 
360,264 
295,942 
249,180 
142,067 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
14,144 
1,313 
1,486 
2,452 
3,017 
2,084 
acres 
2,554,272 
1,035,539 
519,971 
428,846 
318,623 
150,156 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
24,270 
1,100 
1,329 
2,783 
4,529 
3,458 
acres 
2,507,623 
817,168 
381,498 
421,313 
403,635 
232,930 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
9,992 
679 
782 
1,519 
1,922 
1,104 
acres 
553,005 
230,650 
79,951 
76,202 
68,117 
32,149 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,592 
73 
50 
98 
140 
123 
Solar panels 
farms 
728 
11 
17 
22 
51 
61 
Wind turbines 
farms 
264 
19 
14 
33 
32 
15 
Methane digesters 
farms 
29 
28 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
520 
16 
16 
37 
42 
33 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
55 
- 
3 
3 
6 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
172 
22 
21 
34 
29 
29 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
45,638 
311 
384 
1,015 
2,623 
3,127 
Part owners 
farms 
21,059 
1,807 
2,128 
3,583 
4,407 
2,776 
Tenants 
farms 
3,057 
102 
98 
231 
457 
476 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
66,823 
2,121 
2,517 
4,603 
7,040 
5,913 
acres 
10,960,334 
1 ,724,404 
1,058,697 
1 ,342,982 
1 ,503,532 
974,931 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
66,697 
2,118 
2,512 
4,598 
7,030 
5,903 
acres 
9,932,266 
1,678,747 
1,035,763 
1,313,268 
1,450,878 
899,412 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,281 
1,910 
2,230 
3,817 
4,874 
3,272 
acres 
4,670,320 
1 ,809,088 
860,313 
753,995 
586,880 
290,671 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,116 
1,909 
2,226 
3,814 
4,864 
3,252 
acres 
4,636,660 
1,796,869 
856,563 
752,507 
583,969 
287,532 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
16,161 
187 
216 
280 
668 
920 
acres 
1,061,728 
57,876 
26,684 
31,202 
55,565 
78,658 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1 1 1 ,080 
5,049 
5,005 
8,337 
1 1 ,953 
9,670 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,848 
644 
954 
2,150 
3,824 
3,637 
2 operators 
28,666 
807 
1,082 
2,022 
3,045 
2,356 
3 operators 
3,973 
495 
448 
537 
513 
314 
4 operators 
843 
168 
99 
89 
72 
42 
5 or more operators 
424 
106 
27 
31 
33 
30 
Total women operators 
number 
34,060 
989 
1,116 
2,127 
3,205 
2,535 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,471 
747 
956 
1,892 
2,922 
2,331 
2 operators 
1,407 
92 
71 
84 
114 
78 
3 operators 
149 
14 
3 
12 
11 
8 
4 operators 
53 
4 
1 
4 
4 
6 
5 or more operators 
21 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
62,408 
2,168 
2,580 
4,723 
7,160 
6,025 
Female 
7,346 
52 
30 
106 
327 
354 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
34,760 
2,127 
2,446 
4,434 
6,305 
4,015 
Other 
34,994 
93 
164 
395 
1,182 
2,364 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
