Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
32,089 
16,834 
109 
970 
1,716 
4,279 
5,046 
4,714 
acres 
1 ,034,738 
677,410 
2,476 
33,477 
66,073 
177,116 
208,007 
190,261 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
53,998 
27,478 
149 
1,313 
2,503 
6,590 
8,196 
8,727 
acres 
1,096,443 
705,378 
2,184 
18,727 
56,386 
174,974 
229,553 
223,554 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,240 
2,265 
28 
137 
263 
640 
700 
497 
acres 
421,721 
389,677 
(D) 
9,118 
(D) 
119,909 
141,347 
69,093 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,176 
2,230 
26 
136 
255 
629 
691 
493 
acres 
419,439 
387,716 
(D) 
(D) 
49,368 
119,505 
(D) 
68,429 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
118 
77 
2 
1 
15 
24 
19 
16 
acres 
2,282 
1,961 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
404 
(D) 
664 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1 1 ,555 
3,915 
7 
48 
180 
694 
1,133 
1,853 
acres 
351,457 
115,648 
572 
704 
4,188 
17,560 
29,336 
63,288 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
14,652 
10,916 
36 
594 
1,099 
2,995 
3,509 
2,683 
acres 
4,945,810 
4,439,649 
13,882 
172,235 
535,011 
1,386,822 
1,512,940 
818,759 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
1,180 
911 
11 
131 
151 
246 
261 
111 
$1,000 
121,527 
115,028 
400 
12,197 
18,012 
32,706 
35,582 
16,131 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
57,166,991 
43,892,592 
136,441 
1 ,724,999 
4,594,627 
13,010,003 
14,443,203 
9,983,319 
Average per farm 
dollars 
819,551 
1 ,262,733 
598,423 
908,851 
1,395,695 
1,576,015 
1,413,229 
918,682 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,924 
3,967 
3,873 
4,087 
3,973 
4,102 
4,024 
3,712 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,359 
1,386 
31 
127 
137 
235 
372 
484 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,984 
1,719 
14 
81 
153 
354 
445 
672 
$100,000 to $199,999 
12,713 
4,360 
59 
256 
410 
844 
1,117 
1,674 
$200,000 to $499,999 
23,294 
9,588 
67 
575 
834 
1,915 
2,642 
3,555 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1 1 ,571 
7,049 
43 
410 
708 
1,712 
2,019 
2,157 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,886 
5,353 
10 
261 
503 
1,513 
1,818 
1,248 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,209 
3,674 
2 
128 
367 
1,147 
1,253 
777 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,188 
1,110 
1 
51 
117 
361 
377 
203 
$10,000,000 or more 
550 
521 
1 
9 
63 
174 
177 
97 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
69,754 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
$1,000 
9,037,376 
7,214,592 
34,836 
349,310 
825,129 
2,156,054 
2,292,347 
1,556,916 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,552 
1,388 
17 
70 
121 
276 
335 
569 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,623 
1,563 
13 
73 
145 
263 
382 
687 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,645 
2,982 
25 
139 
267 
515 
796 
1,240 
$20,000 to $49,999 
16,875 
6,604 
36 
334 
507 
1,303 
1,877 
2,547 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,617 
6,103 
56 
356 
488 
1,221 
1,787 
2,195 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,735 
6,169 
43 
414 
637 
1,526 
1,875 
1,674 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,676 
6,216 
28 
351 
682 
1,956 
1,973 
1,226 
$500,000 or more 
4,031 
3,735 
10 
161 
445 
1,195 
1,195 
729 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
50,738 
29,201 
148 
1,438 
2,588 
7,228 
8,780 
9,019 
number 
90,731 
60,105 
254 
2,644 
5,669 
16,288 
19,029 
16,221 
Tractors, all 
farms 
57,199 
31,183 
171 
1,529 
2,824 
7,483 
9,264 
9,912 
number 
192,751 
130,328 
488 
5,615 
11,609 
34,139 
40,801 
37,676 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
28,611 
14,721 
41 
534 
1,121 
3,291 
4,392 
5,342 
number 
45,993 
25,196 
65 
879 
1,802 
5,542 
7,541 
9,367 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
44,133 
25,593 
128 
1,133 
2,186 
6,136 
7,839 
8,171 
number 
87,031 
56,600 
212 
2,156 
4,519 
14,184 
17,869 
17,660 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
26,609 
19,419 
105 
1,133 
1,943 
5,282 
5,991 
4,965 
number 
59,727 
48,532 
211 
2,580 
5,288 
14,413 
15,391 
10,649 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
12,669 
9,657 
26 
430 
847 
2,526 
3,068 
2,760 
number 
14,225 
10,930 
35 
478 
964 
2,845 
3,491 
3,117 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
5,132 
4,068 
32 
242 
461 
1,245 
1,240 
848 
number 
5,800 
4,631 
41 
274 
529 
1,408 
1,438 
941 
Hay balers 
farms 
29,024 
18,372 
81 
836 
1,581 
4,661 
5,645 
5,568 
number 
37,338 
24,093 
99 
1,070 
2,041 
6,166 
7,527 
7,190 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
