Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
percent 
100.0 
65.4 
30.2 
4.4 
51.4 
48.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
4,965,158 
9,039,944 
563,824 
6,381,457 
8,187,469 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
109 
429 
184 
178 
241 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1 ,000 
11,981,780 
2,673,487 
8,750,189 
558,104 
4,227,968 
7,753,812 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 71 ,772 
58,580 
415,508 
182,566 
117,942 
228,686 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,324 
10,415 
670 
239 
5,697 
5,627 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
7,665 
7,047 
462 
156 
4,070 
3,595 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,579 
5,786 
555 
238 
3,494 
3,085 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,826 
5,611 
955 
260 
3,726 
3,100 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,779 
5,567 
1,806 
406 
4,242 
3,537 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,745 
3,585 
1,790 
370 
3,239 
2,506 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,453 
3,195 
2,773 
485 
3,692 
2,761 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,471 
2,665 
4,353 
453 
3,818 
3,653 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,957 
1,050 
3,657 
250 
2,210 
2,747 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,665 
401 
2,169 
95 
992 
1,673 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,290 
316 
1,869 
105 
668 
1,622 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,620 
223 
1,322 
75 
522 
1,098 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
446 
49 
377 
20 
101 
345 
$5,000,000 or more 
224 
44 
170 
10 
45 
179 
Total sales 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1,000 
11,744,476 
2,606,947 
8,589,448 
548,082 
4,131,777 
7,612,699 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
33,244 
14,647 
16,710 
1,887 
17,691 
15,553 
$1,000 
3,382,513 
520,641 
2,676,981 
184,891 
1,466,521 
1,915,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,447 
2,756 
9,012 
679 
6,231 
6,216 
$1,000 
3,049,116 
361,356 
2,525,882 
161,878 
1,281,293 
1 ,767,823 
Corn 
farms 
28,802 
1 1 ,878 
15,316 
1,608 
15,185 
13,617 
$1,000 
2,345,697 
358,948 
1 ,859,948 
126,800 
1,004,786 
1,340,910 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9,158 
1,723 
6,980 
455 
4,448 
4,710 
$1,000 
2,018,541 
219,192 
1,694,893 
104,457 
825,594 
1,192,947 
Wheat 
farms 
5,127 
1,332 
3,489 
306 
2,502 
2,625 
$1,000 
124,468 
15,935 
101,444 
7,089 
53,282 
71,186 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
579 
39 
509 
31 
234 
345 
$1,000 
58,241 
3,277 
51,561 
3,402 
21,998 
36,243 
Soybeans 
farms 
17,106 
5,984 
10,027 
1,095 
9,244 
7,862 
$1,000 
879,153 
138,354 
691,058 
49,742 
396,220 
482,934 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,249 
494 
3,551 
204 
1,966 
2,283 
$1,000 
646,541 
54,739 
557,810 
33,992 
266,249 
380,293 
Sorghum 
farms 
162 
63 
88 
11 
71 
91 
$1,000 
1,490 
696 
613 
181 
625 
865 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
6 
3 
3 
5 
7 
$1,000 
643 
300 
193 
150 
280 
363 
Barley 
farms 
782 
248 
510 
24 
360 
422 
$1,000 
3,390 
726 
2,559 
105 
1,527 
1,863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
5 
- 
4 
1 
$1,000 
298 
- 
298 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
6,366 
2,521 
3,600 
245 
3,003 
3,363 
$1,000 
28,315 
5,982 
21,359 
974 
10,081 
18,235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
6 
38 
- 
13 
31 
$1,000 
7,721 
478 
7,243 
- 
1,127 
6,593 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
86 
68 
27 
91 
90 
$1,000 
3,315 
1,512 
(D) 
(D) 
1,198 
2,117 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
5 
8 
4 
9 
$1,000 
1,254 
495 
759 
- 
229 
1,025 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,880 
1,397 
1,205 
278 
1,264 
1,616 
$1,000 
555,432 
69,951 
435,678 
49,802 
137,579 
417,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
142 
508 
49 
278 
421 
$1,000 
525,517 
55,922 
422,390 
47,205 
123,564 
401,953 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,475 
1,188 
212 
75 
569 
906 
$1,000 
219,271 
204,834 
11,615 
2,822 
57,608 
161,663 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
316 
270 
39 
7 
118 
198 
$1,000 
209,449 
197,070 
9,987 
2,392 
53,451 
155,997 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
713 
586 
96 
31 
262 
451 
$1,000 
20,981 
15,260 
3,991 
1,730 
5,179 
15,802 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
63 
19 
4 
26 
60 
$1,000 
15,219 
10,215 
3,509 
1,494 
2,872 
12,347 
Berries 
farms 
903 
707 
143 
53 
350 
553 
$1,000 
198,290 
189,574 
7,624 
1,092 
52,429 
145,861 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
226 
203 
20 
3 
92 
134 
$1,000 
193,654 
186,363 
(D) 
(D) 
50,479 
143,176 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,521 
1,174 
233 
114 
694 
827 
$1,000 
201,140 
137,293 
46,875 
16,972 
76,893 
124,248 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
347 
97 
34 
204 
274 
$1,000 
187,470 
126,338 
45,054 
16,078 
70,406 
117,064 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
