Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
12,330 
43 
880 
1,832 
3,772 
3,866 
1,937 
acres treated 
872,151 
2,177 
63,287 
126,889 
271,027 
268,301 
140,470 
Manure used 
farms 
5,985 
17 
403 
930 
1,959 
1,952 
724 
acres treated 
157,223 
409 
8,854 
22,728 
49,635 
53,095 
22,502 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
3,930 
19 
336 
576 
1,156 
1,230 
613 
acres 
263,527 
685 
21,586 
35,034 
72,620 
80,129 
53,473 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
1 1 ,372 
46 
811 
1,643 
3,439 
3,560 
1,873 
acres 
834,378 
2,151 
59,473 
120,245 
255,530 
253,905 
143,074 
Nematodes 
farms 
595 
2 
45 
87 
181 
191 
89 
acres 
36,062 
(D) 
(D) 
4,653 
6,902 
15,079 
6,794 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
988 
3 
70 
126 
291 
342 
156 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
46,871 
(D) 
(D) 
6,579 
12,672 
14,734 
10,060 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
291 
2 
19 
30 
104 
91 
45 
acres on which used 
9,311 
(D) 
(D) 
933 
2,305 
2,114 
3,567 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,387 
11 
129 
327 
718 
748 
454 
acres 
98,183 
193 
6,811 
13,108 
28,744 
35,440 
13,887 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,124 
21 
200 
409 
973 
962 
559 
acres 
131,439 
454 
7,083 
14,930 
40,601 
41,327 
27,044 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
838 
5 
36 
79 
269 
232 
217 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
53,409 
85 
1,093 
3,276 
18,977 
15,033 
14,945 
used 
farms 
4,745 
10 
335 
688 
1,434 
1,449 
829 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
253,262 
728 
20,452 
35,402 
73,972 
82,464 
40,244 
used 
farms 
3,641 
22 
234 
491 
1,144 
1,092 
658 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
256,414 
709 
12,858 
30,317 
86,389 
79,556 
46,585 
practices were used 
farms 
8,482 
29 
618 
1,278 
2,605 
2,561 
1,391 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
361,207 
925 
27,616 
59,649 
1 1 1 ,634 
98,387 
62,996 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
2,870 
10 
149 
347 
859 
996 
509 
acres 
70,006 
191 
2,921 
6,122 
18,432 
20,251 
22,089 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
813 
3 
46 
96 
208 
321 
139 
Solar panels 
farms 
390 
- 
24 
39 
102 
160 
65 
Wind turbines 
farms 
119 
- 
1 
14 
30 
51 
23 
Methane digesters 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
319 
3 
20 
36 
77 
125 
58 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
3 
2 
5 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
45 
3 
- 
2 
14 
17 
9 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,754 
58 
1,010 
3,150 
7,999 
9,047 
6,490 
Part owners 
farms 
5,829 
12 
508 
1,011 
1,892 
1,686 
720 
Tenants 
farms 
1,411 
48 
323 
298 
362 
255 
125 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
33,636 
70 
1,521 
4,164 
9,914 
10,746 
7,221 
acres 
3,477,431 
4,137 
89,834 
332,446 
922,358 
1,189,772 
938,884 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,583 
70 
1,518 
4,161 
9,891 
10,733 
7,210 
acres 
2,914,169 
3,470 
78,963 
287,608 
785,136 
999,594 
759,398 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
7,343 
60 
835 
1,334 
2,286 
1,968 
860 
acres 
599,746 
3,123 
58,935 
107,608 
195,403 
154,597 
80,080 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
7,240 
60 
831 
1,309 
2,254 
1,941 
845 
acres 
591,002 
3,103 
58,692 
105,890 
192,683 
152,080 
78,554 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,950 
12 
278 
968 
2,734 
3,261 
2,697 
acres 
572,006 
687 
11,114 
46,556 
139,942 
192,695 
181,012 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
54,603 
192 
2,898 
7,096 
16,216 
17,189 
11,012 
1 operator 
18,353 
62 
927 
2,169 
5,121 
5,702 
4,372 
2 operators 
14,644 
38 
802 
2,079 
4,581 
4,676 
2,468 
3 operators 
1,443 
18 
86 
125 
384 
443 
387 
4 operators 
366 
- 
21 
66 
111 
112 
56 
5 or more operators 
188 
- 
5 
20 
56 
55 
52 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
18,045 
56 
865 
2,420 
5,460 
5,821 
3,423 
1 operator 
16,114 
48 
806 
2,206 
4,886 
5,120 
3,048 
2 operators 
752 
4 
28 
82 
248 
250 
140 
3 operators 
81 
- 
1 
11 
20 
33 
16 
4 operators 
25 
- 
- 
3 
3 
11 
8 
5 or more operators 
15 
- 
- 
1 
1 
10 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wisconsin 201 
