Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
percent 
100.0 
49.8 
0.3 
2.7 
4.7 
11.8 
14.7 
15.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
11,063,755 
35,231 
422,048 
1,156,474 
3,171,658 
3,588,875 
2,689,469 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
318 
155 
222 
351 
384 
351 
247 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
11,981,780 
10,746,547 
39,051 
474,879 
1 ,386,936 
3,542,621 
3,494,615 
1,808,446 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,772 
309,164 
171,278 
250,200 
421 ,305 
429,149 
341,939 
166,416 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,324 
2,861 
12 
59 
219 
568 
838 
1,165 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
7,665 
1,866 
7 
62 
114 
314 
554 
815 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,579 
1,860 
12 
67 
141 
273 
520 
847 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,826 
2,386 
20 
81 
158 
386 
671 
1,070 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,779 
3,257 
29 
151 
249 
517 
842 
1,469 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,745 
2,993 
25 
194 
223 
528 
751 
1,272 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,453 
4,036 
22 
285 
339 
810 
1,143 
1,437 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,471 
6,263 
57 
455 
636 
1,773 
1,990 
1,352 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,957 
4,548 
39 
357 
610 
1,474 
1,360 
708 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,665 
2,495 
2 
121 
289 
843 
842 
398 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,290 
2,195 
3 
66 
314 
769 
709 
334 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,620 
1,559 
1 
54 
221 
549 
506 
228 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
446 
428 
1 
8 
60 
157 
131 
71 
$5,000,000 or more 
224 
208 
1 
4 
33 
63 
72 
35 
Total sales 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
11,744,476 
10,552,466 
38,602 
466,237 
1,365,361 
3,482,686 
3,431,063 
1,768,516 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
33,244 
21,730 
112 
1,280 
2,121 
5,461 
6,597 
6,159 
$1,000 
3,382,513 
2,927,483 
11,264 
113,107 
318,325 
848,812 
972,263 
663,713 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,447 
9,976 
19 
415 
936 
2,682 
3,286 
2,638 
$1,000 
3,049,116 
2,719,198 
9,914 
98,815 
298,259 
797,569 
912,868 
601,773 
Corn 
farms 
28,802 
19,542 
103 
1,167 
1,868 
5,015 
6,010 
5,379 
$1,000 
2,345,697 
2,041,217 
9,692 
82,810 
226,997 
592,621 
672,722 
456,375 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,158 
7,624 
17 
315 
731 
2,139 
2,546 
1,876 
$1,000 
2,018,541 
1,825,793 
8,562 
69,120 
207,576 
541,159 
607,659 
391,717 
Wheat 
farms 
5,127 
3,930 
6 
140 
379 
1,066 
1,275 
1,064 
$1,000 
124,468 
108,534 
72 
3,022 
12,548 
32,511 
36,263 
24,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
579 
532 
- 
15 
70 
166 
172 
109 
$1,000 
58,241 
54,911 
- 
1,302 
7,776 
1 7,455 
17,695 
10,683 
Soybeans 
farms 
17,106 
1 1 ,805 
32 
596 
1,112 
2,908 
3,623 
3,534 
$1,000 
879,153 
749,055 
1,482 
26,096 
76,000 
215,906 
253,069 
176,501 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,249 
3,707 
3 
133 
368 
1,058 
1,243 
902 
$1,000 
646,541 
589,085 
1,025 
18,204 
62,084 
177,377 
205,058 
125,337 
Sorghum 
farms 
162 
113 
- 
4 
25 
35 
28 
21 
$1,000 
1,490 
1,101 
- 
6 
306 
443 
153 
192 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
10 
- 
- 
4 
6 
- 
- 
$1,000 
643 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
300 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
782 
638 
1 
50 
92 
198 
196 
101 
$1,000 
3,390 
2,967 
(D) 
(D) 
441 
803 
1,020 
423 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
3 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
298 
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 
4,959 
8 
297 
493 
1,337 
1,562 
1,262 
$1,000 
28,315 
24,610 
(D) 
(D) 
2,032 
6,528 
9,037 
6,103 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
40 
3 
7 
19 
11 
$1,000 
7,721 
7,265 
- 
- 
495 
1,828 
2,917 
2,025 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
110 
9 
10 
17 
29 
31 
14 
$1,000 
3,315 
2,428 
(D) 
259 
491 
473 
656 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
12 
2 
2 
1 
3 
4 
$1,000 
1,254 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
278 
309 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,880 
2,009 
25 
131 
245 
543 
585 
480 
$1,000 
555,432 
517,142 
308 
9,701 
83,722 
154,414 
190,116 
78,880 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
624 
- 
22 
73 
202 
184 
143 
$1,000 
525,517 
495,211 
- 
8,229 
81,102 
149,135 
183,233 
73,513 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,475 
869 
4 
49 
93 
196 
252 
275 
$1,000 
219,271 
182,978 
2 
2,527 
20,380 
48,898 
69,791 
41,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
316 
244 
- 
5 
24 
77 
81 
57 
$1,000 
209,449 
176,969 
- 
2,448 
19,876 
47,792 
68,264 
38,589 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
713 
372 
4 
10 
32 
55 
113 
158 
$1,000 
20,981 
16,001 
2 
46 
382 
5,134 
4,181 
6,256 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
59 
- 
- 
2 
13 
19 
25 
$1,000 
15,219 
12,609 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,752 
(D) 
4,338 
Berries 
farms 
903 
583 
- 
40 
72 
159 
165 
147 
$1,000 
198,290 
166,977 
- 
2,481 
19,997 
43,764 
65,609 
35,124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
226 
182 
- 
5 
22 
63 
61 
31 
$1,000 
193,654 
163,978 
- 
2,448 
19,669 
42,943 
64,779 
34,139 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,521 
889 
12 
52 
115 
223 
319 
168 
$1,000 
201,140 
147,868 
64 
(D) 
(D) 
34,595 
67,077 
38,773 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
322 
- 
10 
26 
91 
131 
64 
$1,000 
187,470 
139,603 
- 
1,689 
3,916 
32,335 
64,184 
37,478 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
