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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,010 
512 
12 
80 
82 
140 
129 
69 
number 
3,001,436 
2,831,863 
665 
52,209 
116,106 
425,702 
2,231,840 
5,341 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
133 
63 
1 
8 
12 
10 
19 
13 
number 
1 ,749,705 
1,603,331 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,304,631 
8,917 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,499 
740 
7 
96 
131 
204 
190 
112 
number 
48,766,897 
42,849,094 
1,092 
2,291,436 
7,117,390 
19,524,993 
8,574,216 
5,339,967 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
1,348 
614 
7 
88 
103 
152 
167 
97 
2,000 to 59,999 
42 
34 
- 
2 
11 
12 
6 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
107 
90 
- 
6 
17 
38 
17 
12 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
631 
304 
5 
28 
51 
83 
97 
40 
number 
3,468,522 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
379,334 
(D) 
279,241 
671,426 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
400 
203 
6 
27 
25 
54 
62 
29 
number 
7,273,226 
(D) 
103 
(D) 
831,495 
(D) 
958,707 
1,401,296 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
847 
696 
1 
50 
97 
217 
225 
106 
acres 
20,315 
17,787 
(D) 
(D) 
2,338 
5,763 
6,091 
2,055 
bushels 
886,356 
785,977 
(D) 
(D) 
105,628 
245,068 
284,134 
90,102 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
13 
1 
1 
2 
7 
2 
acres 
518 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
422 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
590 
470 
1 
37 
62 
141 
146 
83 
25 to 99 acres 
236 
205 
- 
10 
32 
69 
72 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
19 
- 
3 
3 
6 
6 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27,809 
19,288 
96 
1,142 
1,883 
5,060 
5,931 
5,176 
acres 
3,306,621 
2,885,578 
12,541 
121,094 
316,671 
842,136 
950,178 
642,958 
bushels 
397,056,812 
349,530,41 1 
1 ,434,427 
14,262,154 
39,087,299 
103,401,486 
113,976,365 
77,368,680 
Irrigated 
farms 
766 
639 
1 
31 
58 
187 
200 
162 
acres 
137,430 
129,866 
(D) 
(D) 
12,632 
37,019 
50,698 
26,268 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8,658 
4,498 
48 
364 
458 
1,065 
1,216 
1,347 
25 to 99 acres 
11,405 
8,030 
36 
491 
734 
2,009 
2,437 
2,323 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,808 
4,024 
10 
178 
385 
1,149 
1,366 
936 
250 to 499 acres 
1,656 
1,510 
- 
57 
164 
445 
509 
335 
500 acres or more 
1,282 
1,226 
2 
52 
142 
392 
403 
235 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14,477 
12,161 
102 
889 
1,476 
3,842 
3,718 
2,134 
acres 
953,876 
885,122 
3,941 
41,759 
117,920 
305,036 
278,777 
137,689 
tons 
14,047,188 
13,156,564 
58,283 
589,745 
1 ,834,639 
4,617,069 
4,130,121 
1,926,707 
Irrigated 
farms 
203 
188 
2 
7 
20 
62 
70 
27 
acres 
15,460 
15,293 
(D) 
(D) 
1,768 
6,137 
4,900 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,918 
4,393 
28 
364 
464 
1,342 
1,243 
952 
25 to 99 acres 
6,332 
5,650 
70 
443 
727 
1,780 
1,771 
859 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,560 
1,469 
2 
64 
195 
489 
487 
232 
250 to 499 acres 
424 
411 
2 
14 
49 
145 
144 
57 
500 acres or more 
243 
238 
- 
4 
41 
86 
73 
34 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
14 
11 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3 
1 
acres 
(D) 
5,156 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
103,832 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
acres 
5,015 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
7 
. 
. 
2 
3 
2 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6,403 
5,054 
6 
278 
494 
1,393 
1,596 
1,287 
acres 
130,374 
112,208 
104 
4,707 
10,961 
31,351 
38,233 
26,852 
bushels 
7,713,979 
6,775,359 
6,240 
292,301 
659,033 
1,866,726 
2,345,724 
1,605,335 
Irrigated 
farms 
34 
34 
- 
4 
3 
7 
13 
7 
acres 
1,145 
1,145 
- 
4 
105 
100 
462 
474 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,745 
3,576 
4 
228 
357 
939 
1,085 
963 
25 to 99 acres 
1,585 
1,413 
2 
49 
135 
436 
482 
309 
1 00 to 249 acres 
57 
49 
- 
1 
- 
16 
22 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
2 
500 acres or more 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
33 
24 
- 
- 
2 
8 
6 
8 
acres 
717 
485 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
179 
176 
bushels 
29,737 
22,351 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,938 
7,980 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
17 
2 
7 
4 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
17,391 
12,060 
32 
606 
1,159 
2,975 
3,694 
3,594 
acres 
1,699,728 
1 ,439,297 
2,751 
51,895 
146,142 
412,980 
483,933 
341,596 
bushels 
67,454,065 
57,567,540 
112,621 
2,012,041 
5,856,828 
16,651,050 
19,395,066 
13,539,934 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
