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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,776 
2,614 
6 
163 
334 
924 
825 
362 
500 or more 
1,262 
1,203 
3 
48 
180 
440 
374 
158 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,442 
16,152 
138 
1,163 
1,888 
4,738 
4,765 
3,460 
number 
1,518,396 
1 ,377,540 
7,117 
73,315 
187,430 
485,110 
425,294 
199,274 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,020 
6,498 
26 
288 
533 
1,427 
1,937 
2,287 
number 
248,305 
161,318 
762 
6,951 
13,874 
39,036 
52,661 
48,034 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,956 
2,381 
17 
124 
226 
508 
673 
833 
1 0 to 49 
6,070 
3,327 
7 
134 
239 
704 
984 
1,259 
50 to 99 
724 
556 
- 
23 
42 
146 
202 
143 
too to 199 
215 
185 
- 
4 
20 
57 
58 
46 
200 to 499 
46 
40 
2 
2 
4 
10 
17 
5 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
1 
2 
2 
3 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 1 ,543 
10,629 
114 
939 
1,454 
3,633 
3,155 
1,334 
number 
1,270,091 
1,216,222 
6,355 
66,364 
173,556 
446,074 
372,633 
151,240 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
586 
364 
12 
54 
55 
107 
79 
57 
10 to 49 
3,990 
3,580 
45 
348 
432 
1,150 
1,101 
504 
50 to 99 
4,181 
3,982 
49 
390 
585 
1,388 
1,139 
431 
100 to 199 
1,584 
1,518 
7 
104 
203 
561 
459 
184 
200 to 499 
815 
808 
- 
35 
122 
299 
253 
99 
500 or more 
387 
377 
1 
8 
57 
128 
124 
59 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
26,802 
18,283 
140 
1,301 
2,059 
5,277 
5,491 
4,015 
number 
1,975,688 
1,755,812 
6,860 
110,057 
239,986 
603,330 
539,273 
256,306 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
25,614 
17,866 
145 
1,241 
2,006 
5,147 
5,355 
3,972 
number 
1 ,784,697 
1,523,690 
6,351 
94,245 
207,771 
535,732 
454,754 
224,837 
$1,000 
1,416,881 
1,222,912 
3,430 
74,197 
165,188 
410,906 
362,879 
206,313 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
12,357 
9,766 
107 
827 
1,256 
3,111 
2,838 
1,627 
number 
726,994 
623,237 
4,330 
51,601 
85,190 
245,877 
166,124 
70,115 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
23,505 
16,528 
124 
1,133 
1,844 
4,756 
4,995 
3,676 
number 
1,057,703 
900,453 
2,021 
42,644 
122,581 
289,855 
288,630 
154,722 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
3,219 
2,640 
11 
127 
253 
734 
891 
624 
number 
273,446 
235,875 
191 
10,452 
31,995 
66,896 
79,276 
47,065 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,270 
1,190 
5 
151 
213 
321 
294 
206 
number 
311,651 
253,253 
70 
7,101 
28,911 
72,720 
94,994 
49,457 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,698 
791 
5 
122 
153 
221 
176 
114 
25 to 49 
164 
95 
- 
6 
8 
33 
24 
24 
50 to 99 
138 
84 
- 
11 
12 
21 
19 
21 
100 to 199 
78 
60 
- 
7 
13 
8 
18 
14 
200 to 499 
70 
56 
- 
1 
15 
12 
13 
15 
500 or more 
122 
104 
- 
4 
12 
26 
44 
18 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,103 
644 
3 
69 
106 
159 
173 
134 
number 
43,716 
33,852 
36 
1,261 
6,117 
7,880 
13,391 
5,167 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,996 
1,063 
5 
134 
195 
282 
264 
183 
number 
267,935 
219,401 
34 
5,840 
22,794 
64,840 
81,603 
44,290 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,210 
1,116 
6 
134 
190 
315 
285 
186 
number 
934,000 
718,076 
437 
11,082 
94,057 
232,001 
288,772 
91,727 
$1,000 
90,589 
71,877 
40 
1,413 
7,084 
19,799 
29,024 
14,517 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,590 
1,174 
11 
86 
144 
281 
340 
312 
number 
80,081 
45,441 
238 
1,711 
4,595 
12,487 
14,317 
12,093 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,169 
999 
9 
78 
115 
230 
295 
272 
number 
50,763 
29,372 
169 
1,138 
3,270 
7,911 
8,927 
7,957 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,805 
864 
4 
66 
105 
195 
245 
249 
number 
78,076 
51,096 
188 
1,023 
23,215 
8,436 
9,397 
8,837 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
17,054 
6,927 
69 
517 
831 
1,660 
1,944 
1,906 
number 
103,481 
49,382 
380 
3,506 
5,743 
13,500 
12,550 
13,703 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
16,315 
6,653 
69 
511 
798 
1,603 
1,876 
1,796 
number 
87,546 
41,271 
345 
2,715 
4,829 
1 1 ,399 
10,652 
11,331 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,285 
1,119 
20 
98 
121 
294 
259 
327 
number 
7,081 
3,481 
40 
474 
324 
879 
855 
909 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,419 
996 
20 
90 
139 
267 
273 
207 
number 
61,111 
40,014 
1,847 
3,138 
10,949 
1 1 ,203 
7,841 
5,036 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
948 
466 
5 
52 
72 
112 
122 
103 
number 
29,984 
21,772 
456 
924 
8,426 
5,832 
3,557 
2,577 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7,348 
3,411 
53 
339 
543 
862 
936 
678 
number 
5,413,563 
5,107,315 
1,594 
89,493 
158,029 
485,165 
4,339,032 
34,002 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
7,235 
3,322 
53 
325 
528 
831 
915 
670 
400 to 3,199 
55 
38 
- 
6 
8 
12 
6 
6 
3,200 to 9,999 
19 
16 
- 
4 
1 
7 
2 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
23 
21 
- 
4 
3 
8 
6 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
1 00,000 or more 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
869 
463 
1 
37 
63 
128 
147 
87 
number 
908,883 
801 ,628 
(D) 
9,100 
28,249 
128,192 
629,807 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
