Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
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 
708 
6 
29 
71 
105 
186 
311 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,979 
2,061 
17 
76 
124 
325 
554 
965 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,892 
1,677 
9 
112 
105 
250 
425 
776 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,094 
3,230 
12 
202 
246 
633 
907 
1,230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,047 
3,394 
23 
215 
291 
794 
990 
1,081 
$50,000 or more 
13,367 
1 1 ,809 
76 
731 
1,409 
3,677 
3,698 
2,218 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
32,880 
11,881 
85 
533 
1,046 
2,471 
3,460 
4,286 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
20,087 
34,744 
27,146 
35,762 
59,602 
46,465 
37,420 
19,783 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,595 
731 
6 
15 
40 
125 
206 
339 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,968 
2,862 
21 
104 
217 
454 
792 
1,274 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,803 
2,499 
11 
85 
205 
428 
698 
1,072 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,730 
2,916 
15 
150 
249 
684 
884 
934 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,637 
1,299 
17 
82 
124 
306 
405 
365 
$50,000 or more 
2,147 
1,574 
15 
97 
211 
474 
475 
302 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
477 
414 
3 
17 
39 
133 
138 
84 
$1,000 
36,970 
34,204 
26 
714 
2,778 
11,192 
13,244 
6,249 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
39,603 
22,816 
122 
1,219 
2,143 
5,606 
6,756 
6,970 
$1,000 
510,707 
395,032 
1,107 
21,624 
52,457 
116,058 
123,207 
80,578 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,188 
4,002 
28 
339 
533 
1,169 
1,165 
768 
$1,000 
82,518 
73,473 
161 
6,036 
12,590 
22,546 
21,133 
11,007 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
15,067 
5,994 
15 
156 
381 
1,027 
1,683 
2,732 
$1,000 
116,197 
58,652 
80 
1,032 
3,499 
10,857 
18,840 
24,344 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,502 
1,300 
6 
53 
98 
286 
397 
460 
$1,000 
18,174 
10,011 
21 
587 
794 
2,365 
2,853 
3,392 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
692 
394 
1 
15 
29 
107 
114 
128 
$1,000 
12,865 
9,815 
(D) 
(D) 
1,819 
2,749 
2,080 
3,056 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
22,941 
15,879 
71 
860 
1,537 
4,193 
4,804 
4,414 
$1,000 
49,272 
43,686 
49 
1,171 
4,874 
14,481 
14,113 
8,999 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
4,515 
3,492 
13 
198 
391 
994 
1,153 
743 
$1 ,000 
176,672 
157,978 
416 
10,380 
23,052 
50,889 
50,845 
22,395 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,071 
768 
6 
41 
53 
193 
268 
207 
$1,000 
4,527 
3,824 
(D) 
(D) 
337 
1,076 
1,319 
914 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,487 
2,269 
18 
150 
225 
549 
694 
633 
$1,000 
50,331 
37,440 
365 
2,137 
5,482 
1 1 ,055 
1 1 ,983 
6,419 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
60,936 
31,892 
187 
1,688 
2,990 
7,602 
9,423 
10,002 
acres 
9,910,991 
8,243,031 
27,764 
339,043 
916,384 
2,465,112 
2,692,239 
1 ,802,489 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
52,083 
29,823 
178 
1,639 
2,879 
7,283 
8,911 
8,933 
acres 
9,149,273 
7,868,243 
26,404 
322,264 
887,123 
2,384,935 
2,584,723 
1 ,662,794 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
24,180 
8,717 
72 
457 
777 
1,599 
2,400 
3,412 
50 to 99 acres 
8,013 
4,573 
38 
308 
393 
925 
1,161 
1,748 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
8,506 
6,298 
52 
458 
581 
1,590 
1,896 
1,721 
200 to 499 acres 
7,394 
6,475 
13 
272 
692 
1,944 
2,205 
1,349 
500 to 999 acres 
2,427 
2,253 
1 
98 
247 
736 
740 
431 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,087 
1,043 
1 
38 
128 
332 
354 
190 
2,000 acres or more 
476 
464 
1 
8 
61 
157 
155 
82 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
6,691 
4,053 
27 
332 
412 
1,069 
1,134 
1,079 
acres 
162,095 
116,441 
648 
8,356 
1 1 ,042 
30,275 
34,444 
31,676 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,731 
1,420 
6 
44 
118 
306 
437 
509 
acres 
65,303 
44,461 
180 
2,061 
4,066 
9,960 
13,286 
14,908 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
14,911 
5,587 
13 
160 
346 
1,066 
1,605 
2,397 
acres 
523,107 
207,560 
517 
5,965 
13,662 
38,626 
58,205 
90,585 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,193 
662 
3 
36 
60 
147 
155 
261 
acres 
11,213 
6,326 
15 
397 
491 
1,316 
1,581 
2,526 
Total woodland 
farms 
41,454 
20,924 
88 
766 
1,765 
4,932 
6,492 
6,881 
acres 
2,526,754 
1,437,936 
2,807 
30,801 
117,631 
354,456 
459,076 
473,165 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1 1 ,586 
6,621 
39 
319 
594 
1,687 
1,990 
1,992 
acres 
472,079 
318,856 
619 
9,860 
32,839 
83,843 
97,850 
93,845 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
35,273 
17,513 
58 
566 
1,423 
4,058 
5,547 
5,861 
acres 
2,054,675 
1,119,080 
2,188 
20,941 
84,792 
270,613 
361,226 
379,320 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
