Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
689 
595 
46 
45 
$1,000 
12,598 
6,005 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
26 
7 
7 
$1,000 
9,240 
3,111 
4,179 
4,179 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
683 
590 
46 
45 
$1,000 
12,557 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
26 
7 
7 
$1,000 
9,240 
3,111 
4,179 
4,179 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
10 
- 
- 
$1,000 
41 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
17,779 
15,870 
1,019 
719 
$1,000 
227,219 
165,932 
30,750 
26,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
952 
674 
152 
122 
$1,000 
109,287 
64,069 
21,718 
19,283 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,131 
992 
73 
46 
$1,000 
2,422 
1,885 
289 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
188 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,614 
21,836 
2,207 
1,643 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
899,243 
266,848 
240,173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,906 
3,203 
938 
803 
$1,000 
1,121,327 
642,885 
243,215 
223,424 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
11,295 
8,964 
1,410 
1,078 
$1,000 
4,952,039 
2,487,368 
1,278,277 
1,176,367 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,226 
8,001 
1,339 
1,041 
$1,000 
4,920,940 
2,459,629 
1,276,026 
1,175,208 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,210 
1,904 
169 
119 
$1,000 
90,589 
37,511 
27,848 
25,327 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
98 
45 
36 
$1,000 
82,616 
30,934 
26,907 
24,538 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,737 
2,510 
125 
92 
$1,000 
29,673 
23,530 
1,718 
1,566 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
112 
9 
8 
$1,000 
17,666 
12,649 
(D) 
907 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,404 
2,147 
128 
85 
$1,000 
11,512 
9,555 
857 
348 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
17 
4 
- 
$1,000 
2,123 
1,500 
240 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,350 
4,831 
265 
171 
$1,000 
465,717 
201,836 
30,364 
27,499 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
284 
217 
21 
18 
$1,000 
459,527 
196,267 
30,113 
27,319 
Aquaculture 
farms 
158 
81 
5 
3 
$1,000 
13,847 
1,673 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
7 
2 
2 
$1,000 
12,851 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,707 
1,463 
105 
81 
$1,000 
162,731 
48,777 
3,399 
2,791 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
82 
9 
8 
$1,000 
156,660 
44,151 
2,724 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
38,945 
33,022 
3,267 
2,416 
$1,000 
237,304 
162,408 
41,228 
34,691 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
569 
479 
46 
38 
$1,000 
13,526 
8,366 
3,060 
2,666 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
5,848 
5,211 
280 
218 
$1,000 
46,949 
33,471 
3,736 
3,295 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
69,754 
60,617 
4,667 
3,411 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
5,161,261 
1,901,654 
1,712,962 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,035 
85,145 
407,468 
502,188 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
39,174 
33,105 
3,229 
2,419 
$1,000 
896,548 
541,364 
169,493 
144,825 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,777 
16,896 
952 
617 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,891 
11,147 
995 
736 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,666 
2,770 
496 
395 
$50,000 or more 
3,840 
2,292 
786 
671 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
38,135 
32,070 
3,215 
2,422 
$1,000 
367,149 
204,842 
74,047 
65,612 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,535 
23,774 
1,501 
1,011 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,650 
6,686 
1,077 
858 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,640 
980 
330 
286 
$50,000 or more 
1,310 
630 
307 
267 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
