Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
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 
254 
- 
1 
5 
38 
83 
127 
$1,000 
12,598 
9,767 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,436 
5,551 
2,076 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
33 
- 
3 
7 
11 
12 
$1,000 
9,240 
8,181 
- 
- 
656 
1,077 
5,070 
1,378 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
683 
254 
- 
1 
5 
38 
83 
127 
$1,000 
12,557 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,436 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
33 
- 
- 
3 
7 
11 
12 
$1,000 
9,240 
8,181 
- 
- 
656 
1,077 
5,070 
1,378 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
41 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
17,779 
9,254 
44 
330 
690 
1,901 
2,795 
3,494 
$1,000 
227,219 
180,410 
710 
7,349 
16,023 
54,211 
57,845 
44,273 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
952 
856 
4 
35 
92 
273 
288 
164 
$1,000 
109,287 
98,765 
271 
3,918 
9,496 
35,046 
32,310 
1 7,724 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
1,131 
521 
- 
37 
69 
130 
149 
136 
$1,000 
2,422 
1,465 
- 
(D) 
231 
335 
449 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
188 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,614 
17,866 
145 
1,241 
2,006 
5,147 
5,355 
3,972 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
1,222,912 
3,430 
74,197 
165,188 
410,906 
362,879 
206,313 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,906 
4,406 
12 
219 
518 
1,422 
1,446 
789 
$1,000 
1,121,327 
997,791 
1,741 
57,436 
139,557 
344,843 
295,198 
159,017 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,295 
10,570 
109 
917 
1,421 
3,601 
3,189 
1,333 
$1,000 
4,952,039 
4,761,102 
21,932 
233,100 
680,603 
1 ,779,852 
1,468,580 
577,033 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,226 
9,664 
99 
776 
1,312 
3,318 
2,955 
1,204 
$1,000 
4,920,940 
4,734,539 
21,817 
229,415 
677,582 
1,771,140 
1,461,516 
573,070 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,210 
1,116 
6 
134 
190 
315 
285 
186 
$1,000 
90,589 
71,877 
40 
1,413 
7,084 
19,799 
29,024 
14,517 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
181 
153 
- 
4 
25 
41 
56 
27 
$1,000 
82,616 
66,989 
- 
834 
6,321 
18,667 
27,861 
13,306 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,737 
1,317 
12 
115 
173 
307 
360 
350 
$1,000 
29,673 
20,907 
434 
1,187 
7,367 
5,643 
4,100 
2,176 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
95 
2 
6 
30 
32 
17 
8 
$1,000 
17,666 
14,163 
(D) 
(D) 
6,483 
3,983 
2,084 
606 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,404 
1,163 
20 
100 
126 
299 
272 
346 
$1,000 
11,512 
5,698 
38 
640 
684 
1,537 
1,279 
1,520 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
14 
- 
4 
1 
3 
4 
2 
$1,000 
2,123 
1,123 
- 
240 
(D) 
298 
200 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,350 
2,671 
40 
279 
436 
699 
699 
518 
$1,000 
465,717 
337,260 
40 
10,459 
53,380 
94,298 
123,210 
55,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
284 
238 
- 
18 
46 
88 
59 
27 
$1,000 
459,527 
333,577 
- 
10,071 
52,770 
93,232 
122,290 
55,215 
Aquaculture 
farms 
158 
78 
3 
3 
5 
20 
27 
20 
$1,000 
13,847 
10,875 
(D) 
(D) 
3,644 
3,826 
2,601 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
25 
2 
4 
7 
8 
4 
$1,000 
12,851 
10,393 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,731 
2,350 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,707 
821 
22 
40 
109 
210 
201 
239 
$1,000 
162,731 
153,759 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
23,987 
76,091 
40,937 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
100 
1 
6 
29 
33 
31 
$1,000 
156,660 
150,950 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
23,258 
75,289 
40,069 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
38,945 
22,864 
94 
1,038 
2,005 
5,686 
6,903 
7,138 
$1,000 
237,304 
194,082 
449 
8,642 
21,574 
59,935 
63,552 
39,930 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
569 
353 
- 
36 
59 
87 
82 
89 
$1,000 
13,526 
11,915 
- 
1,128 
1,481 
2,702 
3,540 
3,063 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
5,848 
2,900 
30 
237 
344 
691 
861 
737 
$1,000 
46,949 
35,933 
106 
2,140 
2,814 
8,588 
14,415 
7,870 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
8,240,945 
27,692 
365,272 
1 ,077,474 
2,724,188 
2,671,219 
1,375,100 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,035 
237,081 
121,455 
192,451 
327,301 
330,005 
261,372 
126,539 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
39,174 
25,239 
159 
1,471 
2,473 
6,421 
7,581 
7,134 
$1,000 
896,548 
789,542 
2,351 
30,975 
92,802 
240,603 
262,419 
160,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,777 
9,271 
87 
591 
832 
1,990 
2,490 
3,281 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,891 
9,301 
64 
570 
957 
2,430 
2,854 
2,426 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,666 
3,136 
2 
170 
271 
913 
1,041 
739 
$50,000 or more 
3,840 
3,531 
6 
140 
413 
1,088 
1,196 
688 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
38,135 
24,540 
157 
1,401 
2,386 
6,235 
7,339 
7,022 
$1,000 
367,149 
323,199 
1,220 
11,365 
37,489 
97,709 
110,244 
65,172 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,535 
14,714 
127 
921 
1,354 
3,376 
4,099 
4,837 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,650 
7,092 
26 
386 
739 
2,010 
2,323 
1,608 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,640 
1,490 
2 
58 
140 
437 
515 
338 
$50,000 or more 
1,310 
1,244 
2 
36 
153 
412 
402 
239 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
