Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,495 
2,277 
123 
91 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,979 
5,429 
286 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,892 
3,463 
223 
159 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,094 
5,410 
354 
246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,047 
4,399 
369 
265 
$50,000 or more 
13,367 
9,982 
1,839 
1,444 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
32,880 
29,657 
1,473 
1,032 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,087 
16,332 
45,362 
57,404 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,595 
2,371 
106 
66 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,968 
9,217 
376 
231 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,803 
7,234 
271 
184 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,730 
7,037 
321 
204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,637 
2,241 
166 
135 
$50,000 or more 
2,147 
1,557 
233 
212 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
477 
349 
67 
54 
$1,000 
36,970 
23,425 
6,485 
4,966 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
39,603 
33,675 
3,151 
2,368 
$1,000 
510,707 
337,501 
81,876 
70,515 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,188 
4,138 
578 
446 
$1,000 
82,518 
55,116 
12,997 
1 1 ,482 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
15,067 
13,143 
897 
662 
$1,000 
116,197 
87,352 
10,614 
8,438 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,502 
2,182 
162 
125 
$1,000 
18,174 
14,036 
1,745 
1,484 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
692 
530 
60 
52 
$1,000 
12,865 
6,505 
1,230 
1,207 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
22,941 
19,327 
2,017 
1,519 
$1,000 
49,272 
28,404 
9,985 
8,950 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
4,515 
3,524 
548 
436 
$1,000 
176,672 
113,375 
36,364 
31,585 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,071 
886 
116 
88 
$1,000 
4,527 
3,146 
979 
801 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,487 
2,865 
292 
217 
$1,000 
50,331 
29,498 
7,956 
6,563 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
60,936 
52,687 
4,274 
3,125 
acres 
9,910,991 
6,638,823 
1,685,928 
1 
,417,116 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
52,083 
45,019 
3,720 
2,743 
acres 
9,149,273 
6,026,271 
1,617,723 
1 
,365,027 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
24,180 
22,062 
961 
657 
50 to 99 acres 
8,013 
7,288 
411 
273 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
8,506 
7,590 
556 
359 
200 to 499 acres 
7,394 
5,859 
885 
669 
500 to 999 acres 
2,427 
1,486 
503 
437 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,087 
557 
260 
216 
2,000 acres or more 
476 
177 
144 
132 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
6,691 
5,956 
388 
279 
acres 
162,095 
137,022 
12,514 
9,776 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,731 
2,362 
176 
129 
acres 
65,303 
50,038 
6,093 
4,825 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
14,911 
12,677 
1,107 
790 
acres 
523,107 
415,616 
49,024 
37,066 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,193 
1,059 
62 
43 
acres 
11,213 
9,876 
574 
422 
Total woodland 
farms 
41,454 
36,108 
2,748 
1,995 
acres 
2,526,754 
1,983,441 
263,032 
205,636 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
11,586 
10,273 
762 
529 
acres 
472,079 
385,580 
52,429 
40,799 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
35,273 
30,536 
2,364 
1,746 
acres 
2,054,675 
1,597,861 
210,603 
164,837 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
142 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
