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 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
353 
343 
342 
10 
10 
18 
500 or more 
323 
307 
296 
16 
16 
23 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,210 
1,158 
1,140 
52 
52 
187 
number 
272,905 
254,960 
229,155 
17,945 
17,945 
17,743 
Beef cows 
farms 
434 
415 
411 
19 
19 
123 
number 
15,029 
14,628 
14,551 
401 
401 
2,565 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
135 
128 
125 
7 
7 
42 
10 to 49 
204 
194 
194 
10 
10 
69 
50 to 99 
58 
56 
55 
2 
2 
11 
100 to 199 
32 
32 
32 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
846 
811 
797 
35 
35 
79 
number 
257,876 
240,332 
214,604 
17,544 
17,544 
15,178 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
11 
11 
11 
11 
10 to 49 
105 
99 
97 
6 
6 
17 
50 to 99 
216 
207 
207 
9 
9 
23 
100 to 199 
214 
206 
206 
8 
8 
10 
200 to 499 
172 
169 
165 
3 
3 
9 
500 or more 
128 
119 
111 
9 
9 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,403 
1,348 
1,334 
55 
55 
204 
number 
304,462 
289,635 
283,932 
14,827 
14,827 
20,608 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,379 
1,320 
1,303 
59 
59 
192 
number 
320,149 
297,527 
271,466 
22,622 
22,622 
20,609 
$1,000 
(D) 
222,171 
213,361 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
755 
722 
710 
33 
33 
92 
number 
146,286 
133,687 
113,729 
12,599 
12,599 
6,812 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,294 
1,238 
1,222 
56 
56 
178 
number 
173,863 
163,840 
157,737 
10,023 
10,023 
13,797 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
298 
294 
289 
4 
4 
25 
number 
46,743 
46,148 
(D) 
595 
595 
2,970 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
91 
75 
75 
16 
16 
34 
number 
79,890 
67,884 
67,884 
12,006 
12,006 
7,006 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
42 
33 
33 
9 
9 
23 
25 to 49 
6 
4 
4 
2 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
6 
5 
5 
1 
1 
3 
500 or more 
24 
20 
20 
4 
4 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
51 
45 
45 
6 
6 
18 
number 
12,029 
9,587 
9,587 
2,442 
2,442 
904 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
83 
69 
69 
14 
14 
32 
number 
67,861 
58,297 
58,297 
9,564 
9,564 
6,102 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
100 
84 
84 
16 
16 
37 
number 
242,018 
194,015 
194,015 
48,003 
48,003 
10,267 
$1,000 
23,581 
19,289 
19,289 
4,292 
4,292 
1,649 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
65 
61 
61 
4 
4 
47 
number 
2,665 
2,582 
2,582 
83 
83 
1,834 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
53 
49 
49 
4 
4 
39 
number 
1,299 
1,218 
1,218 
81 
81 
1,286 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
35 
32 
32 
3 
3 
27 
number 
(D) 
3,482 
3,482 
(D) 
(D) 
1,363 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
579 
536 
534 
43 
42 
236 
number 
6,185 
5,707 
(D) 
478 
(D) 
1,660 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
520 
482 
481 
38 
37 
214 
number 
4,265 
3,881 
(D) 
384 
(D) 
1,179 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
104 
99 
99 
5 
4 
17 
number 
572 
450 
450 
122 
(D) 
40 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
79 
71 
71 
8 
7 
31 
number 
(D) 
1,195 
1,195 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
32 
28 
28 
4 
4 
11 
number 
5,923 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
41 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
195 
177 
174 
18 
18 
96 
number 
4,262,427 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,119 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
184 
167 
164 
17 
17 
96 
400 to 3,199 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
30 
22 
22 
8 
8 
12 
number 
612,662 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
127 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Wisconsin 153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
