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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
36,298 
23,968 
138 
1,397 
2,374 
6,163 
7,241 
6,655 
acres treated 
7,148,156 
6,276,005 
21,369 
267,028 
721 ,073 
1,920,653 
2,053,173 
1,292,709 
Manure used 
farms 
21,062 
15,077 
107 
1,028 
1,661 
4,263 
4,590 
3,428 
acres treated 
1,950,883 
1 ,793,660 
8,167 
97,366 
228,554 
614,416 
563,430 
281,727 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
14,904 
10,974 
88 
715 
1,153 
3,025 
3,336 
2,657 
acres 
2,667,175 
2,403,648 
14,157 
104,501 
282,716 
747,174 
790,013 
465,087 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
34,321 
22,949 
140 
1,329 
2,273 
5,938 
6,932 
6,337 
acres 
6,714,970 
5,880,592 
19,316 
242,708 
670,157 
1 ,777,228 
1 ,929,458 
1 ,241 ,725 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,275 
1,680 
5 
119 
181 
455 
491 
429 
acres 
346,553 
310,491 
64 
17,749 
44,428 
87,253 
98,318 
62,679 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,413 
2,425 
15 
163 
249 
618 
736 
644 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
470,488 
423,617 
963 
28,520 
51,064 
127,828 
140,934 
74,308 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoiiate 
farms 
786 
495 
4 
17 
39 
144 
154 
137 
acres on which used 
86,791 
77,480 
(D) 
(D) 
15,619 
21,201 
27,058 
12,015 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
8,218 
5,831 
23 
288 
559 
1,530 
1,833 
1,598 
acres 
805,846 
707,663 
1,038 
27,210 
78,138 
205,364 
247,114 
148,799 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
8,327 
5,203 
25 
267 
472 
1,371 
1,578 
1,490 
acres 
780,815 
649,376 
1,837 
21,999 
65,300 
197,475 
224,017 
138,748 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,767 
929 
4 
37 
76 
204 
299 
309 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
168,766 
115,357 
1,404 
2,738 
13,761 
31,527 
35,638 
30,289 
used 
farms 
14,477 
9,732 
51 
524 
934 
2,493 
3,015 
2,715 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,770,594 
1,517,332 
4,471 
58,512 
170,429 
440,348 
501,591 
341,981 
used 
farms 
14,144 
10,503 
48 
478 
1,030 
2,921 
3,345 
2,681 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,554,272 
2,297,858 
2,655 
76,509 
252,354 
704,502 
769,560 
492,278 
practices were used 
farms 
24,270 
15,788 
112 
1,079 
1,760 
4,085 
4,547 
4,205 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,507,623 
2,146,416 
13,172 
104,513 
252,455 
641,338 
689,251 
445,687 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
9,992 
7,122 
69 
495 
769 
1,893 
2,201 
1,695 
acres 
553,005 
482,999 
2,993 
21,646 
64,569 
146,362 
160,176 
87,253 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,592 
779 
4 
44 
63 
175 
288 
205 
Solar panels 
farms 
728 
338 
4 
30 
23 
70 
121 
90 
Wind turbines 
farms 
264 
145 
- 
7 
16 
33 
50 
39 
Methane digesters 
farms 
29 
27 
- 
- 
2 
13 
12 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
520 
201 
- 
4 
12 
42 
83 
60 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
55 
39 
- 
10 
4 
12 
6 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
172 
127 
- 
3 
17 
46 
39 
22 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
45,638 
17,884 
68 
636 
1,315 
3,404 
5,078 
7,383 
Part owners 
farms 
21,059 
15,230 
62 
823 
1,745 
4,496 
4,842 
3,262 
Tenants 
farms 
3,057 
1,646 
98 
439 
232 
355 
300 
222 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
66,823 
33,187 
133 
1,466 
3,067 
7,910 
9,951 
10,660 
acres 
10,960,334 
7,482,903 
21,054 
190,423 
604,006 
1,941,484 
2,463,802 
2,262,134 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
66,697 
33,114 
130 
1,459 
3,060 
7,900 
9,920 
10,645 
acres 
9,932,266 
7,018,097 
20,336 
182,702 
582,071 
1,856,170 
2,327,756 
2,049,062 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,281 
16,938 
160 
1,262 
1,985 
4,859 
5,172 
3,500 
acres 
4,670,320 
4,070,574 
15,009 
239,682 
579,162 
1 ,320,944 
1,271,514 
644,263 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,116 
16,876 
160 
1,262 
1,977 
4,851 
5,142 
3,484 
acres 
4,636,660 
4,045,658 
14,895 
239,346 
574,403 
1,315,488 
1,261,119 
640,407 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
16,161 
6,211 
20 
156 
393 
1,073 
1,742 
2,827 
acres 
1,061,728 
489,722 
832 
8,057 
26,694 
90,770 
146,441 
216,928 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
111,080 
56,477 
428 
3,068 
5,222 
13,563 
16,985 
17,211 
1 operator 
35,848 
17,495 
101 
922 
1,664 
4,082 
4,972 
5,754 
2 operators 
28,666 
14,022 
82 
856 
1,405 
3,352 
4,165 
4,162 
3 operators 
3,973 
2,530 
33 
82 
179 
627 
837 
772 
4 operators 
843 
477 
6 
24 
26 
134 
168 
119 
5 or more operators 
424 
236 
6 
14 
18 
60 
78 
60 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
34,060 
16,015 
153 
916 
1,475 
3,786 
4,879 
4,806 
1 operator 
30,471 
14,357 
98 
803 
1,369 
3,357 
4,357 
4,373 
2 operators 
1,407 
655 
11 
42 
42 
172 
215 
173 
3 operators 
149 
68 
3 
- 
6 
17 
23 
19 
4 operators 
53 
28 
6 
6 
1 
7 
3 
5 
5 or more operators 
21 
6 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
