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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
67,691 
33,621 
213 
1,852 
3,198 
7,965 
9,807 
10,586 
acres 
13,677,304 
10,343,388 
23,635 
401,574 
1,084,162 
2,936,957 
3,322,396 
2,574,664 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
4,700 
2,769 
15 
195 
389 
846 
766 
558 
acres 
1 ,807,826 
1,513,541 
(D) 
(D) 
221,878 
469,508 
447,098 
288,640 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
60,617 
29,127 
197 
1,678 
2,789 
6,820 
8,342 
9,301 
acres 
10,225,659 
7,342,062 
20,867 
332,842 
731,417 
2,104,505 
2,297,483 
1,854,948 
Partnership 
farms 
4,667 
2,983 
21 
134 
287 
756 
931 
854 
acres 
2,188,013 
1,880,572 
12,590 
57,379 
233,097 
524,409 
608,614 
444,483 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,411 
2,253 
17 
105 
252 
603 
697 
579 
acres 
1,813,273 
1,578,425 
12,228 
50,223 
213,640 
447,903 
500,194 
354,237 
Corporation 
farms 
3,334 
2,240 
4 
79 
191 
609 
827 
530 
acres 
1,935,687 
1,719,482 
(D) 
(D) 
179,860 
516,536 
639,521 
353,752 
Family held 
farms 
3,065 
2,099 
1 
72 
178 
574 
774 
500 
acres 
1 ,825,330 
1,634,241 
(D) 
(D) 
173,352 
483,359 
616,071 
335,295 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
35 
22 
4 
4 
9 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,030 
2,077 
1 
72 
174 
570 
765 
495 
Other than family held 
farms 
269 
141 
3 
7 
13 
35 
53 
30 
acres 
110,357 
85,241 
(D) 
(D) 
6,508 
33,177 
23,450 
18,457 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
14 
5 
- 
4 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
255 
136 
3 
7 
13 
31 
52 
30 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,136 
410 
6 
7 
25 
70 
120 
182 
acres 
219,567 
121,639 
(D) 
(D) 
12,100 
26,208 
43,257 
36,286 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
13,912 
63 
750 
1,435 
4,157 
4,330 
3,177 
workers 
79,590 
63,203 
161 
2,304 
6,945 
19,684 
20,858 
13,251 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
10,577 
8,738 
31 
404 
955 
2,833 
2,820 
1,695 
workers 
33,645 
29,308 
52 
1,009 
3,667 
9,804 
9,540 
5,236 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
13,049 
9,219 
47 
530 
921 
2,647 
2,906 
2,168 
workers 
45,945 
33,895 
109 
1,295 
3,278 
9,880 
11,318 
8,015 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
264 
235 
9 
30 
76 
83 
37 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
16 
8 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
27,576 
13,577 
115 
841 
1,505 
3,511 
3,749 
3,856 
workers 
65,854 
32,408 
310 
2,071 
4,575 
9,027 
8,155 
8,270 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,603 
1,497 
41 
140 
176 
332 
437 
371 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17,825 
5,392 
45 
315 
555 
1,108 
1,510 
1,859 
50 to 69 acres 
5,154 
1,750 
22 
117 
167 
315 
429 
700 
70 to 99 acres 
7,879 
3,081 
29 
191 
266 
550 
762 
1,283 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
7,208 
3,286 
25 
221 
255 
650 
836 
1,299 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
5,261 
2,879 
18 
226 
237 
557 
784 
1,057 
180 to 219 acres 
4,132 
2,657 
18 
168 
241 
633 
757 
840 
220 to 259 acres 
3,026 
2,045 
9 
96 
158 
513 
660 
609 
260 to 499 acres 
8,530 
6,623 
17 
222 
636 
1,887 
2,201 
1,660 
500 to 999 acres 
3,885 
3,436 
1 
135 
352 
1,029 
1,129 
790 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,580 
1,481 
2 
58 
166 
478 
489 
288 
2,000 acres or more 
671 
633 
1 
9 
83 
203 
226 
111 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
19,730 
10,503 
44 
454 
772 
1,964 
3,123 
4,146 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,318 
796 
17 
72 
81 
202 
203 
221 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,264 
600 
- 
4 
53 
127 
178 
238 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
1,754 
772 
4 
18 
50 
170 
291 
239 
Other crop farming (1119) 
15,719 
4,412 
5 
81 
241 
680 
1,181 
2,224 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
57 
19 
- 
3 
4 
2 
2 
8 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
15,662 
4,393 
5 
78 
237 
678 
1,179 
2,216 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,241 
4,288 
32 
242 
348 
913 
1,208 
1,545 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
892 
604 
2 
37 
66 
128 
187 
184 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
10,401 
9,714 
100 
852 
1,342 
3,338 
2,894 
1,188 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
475 
169 
- 
9 
32 
42 
54 
32 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,591 
609 
2 
28 
86 
163 
182 
148 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,555 
613 
7 
29 
72 
131 
198 
176 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,814 
1,680 
15 
72 
149 
397 
521 
526 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
29,908 
19,675 
153 
1,362 
2,195 
5,607 
5,870 
4,488 
number 
3,494,084 
3,133,352 
13,977 
183,372 
427,416 
1,088,440 
964,567 
455,580 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,732 
1,934 
15 
113 
183 
378 
540 
705 
1 0 to 49 
10,111 
5,227 
47 
264 
434 
1,145 
1,472 
1,865 
50 to 99 
5,183 
4,246 
48 
374 
464 
1,220 
1,316 
824 
100 to 199 
4,844 
4,451 
34 
400 
600 
1,500 
1,343 
574 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
