Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,334 
3,065 
3,030 
269 
255 
1,136 
percent 
4.8 
4.4 
4.3 
0.4 
0.4 
1.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,935,687 
1,825,330 
1 ,787,443 
110,357 
87,665 
219,567 
Average size of farm 
acres 
581 
596 
590 
410 
344 
193 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,334 
3,065 
3,030 
269 
255 
1,136 
$1,000 
2,829,622 
2,599,580 
2,454,873 
230,042 
205,925 
180,458 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
848,717 
848,150 
810,189 
855,175 
807,549 
158,854 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
308 
282 
281 
26 
26 
240 
$1,000 to $2,499 
161 
131 
129 
30 
24 
186 
$2,500 to $4,999 
131 
116 
115 
15 
15 
160 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
148 
146 
23 
23 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
262 
228 
228 
34 
33 
147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
178 
176 
16 
16 
69 
$50,000 to $99,999 
263 
243 
238 
20 
20 
58 
$100,000 to $249,999 
372 
346 
345 
26 
25 
61 
$250,000 to $499,999 
381 
368 
367 
13 
12 
44 
$500,000 to $999,999 
427 
403 
399 
24 
24 
30 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
664 
622 
606 
42 
37 
32 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
410 
392 
384 
18 
18 
20 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
159 
145 
143 
14 
10 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
95 
85 
79 
10 
9 
6 
Total sales 
farms 
3,334 
3,065 
3,030 
269 
255 
1,136 
$1,000 
2,799,699 
2,570,876 
2,426,700 
228,823 
204,730 
176,714 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,791 
1,705 
1,688 
86 
81 
330 
$1,000 
506,323 
486,749 
480,957 
19,574 
15,274 
35,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,204 
1,164 
1,153 
40 
35 
125 
$1,000 
495,019 
476,063 
470,470 
18,956 
14,657 
31,909 
Corn 
farms 
1,596 
1,523 
1,506 
73 
69 
257 
$1,000 
358,010 
342,205 
337,694 
15,805 
(D) 
23,971 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
984 
952 
942 
32 
28 
85 
$1,000 
344,810 
329,657 
325,328 
15,153 
(D) 
20,729 
Wheat 
farms 
417 
401 
394 
16 
12 
67 
$1,000 
20,603 
19,899 
(D) 
704 
(D) 
1,834 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
122 
118 
115 
4 
2 
12 
$1,000 
14,885 
14,419 
13,927 
466 
(D) 
1,006 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,130 
1,090 
1,082 
40 
37 
189 
$1,000 
121,890 
118,966 
118,276 
2,924 
2,564 
9,138 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
584 
570 
567 
14 
11 
44 
$1,000 
109,439 
107,054 
106,491 
2,385 
2,026 
6,584 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
43 
43 
43 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
61 
61 
61 
- 
- 
14 
$1,000 
423 
423 
423 
- 
- 
34 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
339 
326 
324 
13 
13 
56 
$1,000 
5,354 
5,212 
(D) 
142 
142 
179 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
13 
13 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
3,298 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
8 
7 
6 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
298 
274 
273 
24 
20 
47 
$1,000 
300,474 
286,593 
(D) 
13,881 
(D) 
2,855 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
169 
160 
159 
9 
5 
10 
$1,000 
298,282 
284,607 
(D) 
13,676 
(D) 
2,452 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
198 
177 
174 
21 
21 
32 
$1,000 
150,447 
133,204 
(D) 
17,243 
17,243 
2,709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
139 
126 
123 
13 
13 
6 
$1,000 
149,840 
132,688 
(D) 
17,152 
17,152 
2,473 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
65 
59 
59 
6 
6 
15 
$1,000 
8,052 
7,701 
7,701 
351 
351 
184 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
30 
30 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,394 
7,394 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
141 
126 
123 
15 
15 
22 
$1,000 
142,395 
125,503 
(D) 
16,892 
16,892 
2,525 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
108 
96 
93 
12 
12 
6 
$1,000 
142,104 
125,220 
(D) 
16,884 
16,884 
2,473 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
281 
242 
241 
39 
38 
23 
$1,000 
119,700 
84,311 
(D) 
35,389 
(D) 
3,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
159 
158 
22 
21 
5 
$1,000 
118,235 
83,133 
(D) 
35,102 
(D) 
2,944 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wisconsin 135 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
