Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
69,754 
60,617 
4,667 
3,411 
percent 
100.0 
86.9 
6.7 
4.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
10,225,659 
2,188,013 
1,813,273 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
169 
469 
532 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
69,754 
60,617 
4,667 
3,411 
$1,000 
11,981,780 
6,475,757 
2,495,943 
2,238,002 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,772 
106,831 
534,807 
656,113 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,324 
10,337 
439 
315 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
7,665 
7,020 
298 
178 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,579 
6,027 
261 
165 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,826 
6,210 
336 
226 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,779 
7,006 
364 
248 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,745 
5,177 
305 
219 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,453 
5,712 
420 
270 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,471 
6,449 
589 
396 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,957 
3,973 
559 
447 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,665 
1,727 
481 
392 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,290 
979 
615 
555 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,620 
792 
398 
343 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
446 
143 
138 
134 
$5,000,000 or more 
224 
44 
79 
78 
Total sales 
farms 
69,754 
60,617 
4,667 
3,411 
$1,000 
11,744,476 
6,313,349 
2,454,714 
2,203,311 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
33,244 
28,346 
2,777 
2,049 
$1,000 
3,382,513 
2,216,029 
625,005 
519,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,447 
9,507 
1,611 
1,260 
$1,000 
3,049,116 
1,918,499 
603,689 
504,058 
Corn 
farms 
28,802 
24,434 
2,515 
1,855 
$1,000 
2,345,697 
1,519,550 
444,166 
369,186 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,158 
6,788 
1,301 
1,030 
$1,000 
2,018,541 
1,232,360 
420,642 
352,455 
Wheat 
farms 
5,127 
3,992 
651 
537 
$1,000 
124,468 
78,323 
23,708 
20,988 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
579 
314 
131 
117 
$1,000 
58,241 
28,344 
14,006 
12,929 
Soybeans 
farms 
17,106 
14,190 
1,597 
1,199 
$1,000 
879,153 
596,427 
151,698 
125,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,249 
2,930 
691 
561 
$1,000 
646,541 
397,731 
132,788 
112,031 
Sorghum 
farms 
162 
134 
23 
22 
$1,000 
1,490 
1,123 
324 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
11 
1 
1 
$1,000 
643 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
782 
628 
79 
45 
$1,000 
3,390 
2,374 
559 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
298 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
6,366 
5,440 
531 
373 
$1,000 
28,315 
18,232 
4,551 
2,289 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
21 
9 
4 
$1,000 
7,721 
2,276 
2,147 
483 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
161 
11 
8 
$1,000 
3,315 
2,690 
444 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
9 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,254 
863 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,880 
2,276 
259 
224 
$1,000 
555,432 
129,279 
122,824 
119,143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
407 
113 
104 
$1,000 
525,517 
104,644 
120,139 
116,920 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,475 
1,129 
116 
103 
$1,000 
219,271 
37,039 
29,076 
28,422 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
316 
118 
53 
51 
$1,000 
209,449 
28,808 
28,328 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
713 
590 
43 
39 
$1,000 
20,981 
10,576 
2,169 
2,126 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
47 
8 
8 
$1,000 
15,219 
5,670 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
903 
661 
79 
70 
$1,000 
198,290 
26,464 
26,907 
26,296 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
226 
67 
45 
43 
$1,000 
193,654 
22,638 
26,439 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,521 
1,089 
128 
105 
$1,000 
201,140 
46,881 
31,360 
30,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
242 
50 
39 
$1,000 
187,470 
35,815 
30,477 
29,617 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
