Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
36,298 
16,320 
17,891 
2,087 
18,241 
18,057 
acres treated 
7,148,156 
1,132,472 
5,626,411 
389,273 
2,861,749 
4,286,407 
Manure used 
farms 
21,062 
8,779 
1 1 ,383 
900 
9,010 
12,052 
acres treated 
1,950,883 
321,452 
1,533,698 
95,733 
621,881 
1,329,002 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
14,904 
5,612 
8,164 
1,128 
6,919 
7,985 
acres 
2,667,175 
363,992 
2,121,610 
181,573 
970,006 
1,697,169 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
34,321 
15,097 
17,201 
2,023 
17,344 
16,977 
acres 
6,714,970 
1,021,951 
5,317,959 
375,060 
2,754,402 
3,960,568 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,275 
933 
1,174 
168 
1,034 
1,241 
acres 
346,553 
51,144 
267,648 
27,761 
121,997 
224,556 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,413 
1,599 
1,528 
286 
1,466 
1,947 
acres 
470,488 
62,321 
368,896 
39,271 
163,461 
307,027 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
786 
436 
297 
53 
308 
478 
acres on which used 
86,791 
1 7,396 
60,973 
8,422 
21,820 
64,971 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
8,218 
3,371 
4,427 
420 
3,938 
4,280 
acres 
805,846 
145,635 
617,558 
42,653 
314,234 
491,612 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
8,327 
4,060 
3,892 
375 
3,901 
4,426 
acres 
780,815 
176,743 
564,491 
39,581 
299,325 
481,490 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,767 
1,114 
609 
44 
853 
914 
acres 
168,766 
72,604 
88,866 
7,296 
70,374 
98,392 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
14,477 
5,747 
7,864 
866 
7,351 
7,126 
acres 
1 ,770,594 
268,663 
1 ,402,356 
99,575 
791,967 
978,627 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
14,144 
4,886 
8,484 
774 
7,036 
7,108 
acres 
2,554,272 
323,017 
2,089,174 
142,081 
988,955 
1,565,317 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
24,270 
1 1 ,399 
11,440 
1,431 
12,671 
1 1 ,599 
acres 
2,507,623 
488,467 
1,889,681 
129,475 
1 ,064,772 
1,442,851 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
9,992 
4,334 
5,166 
492 
4,427 
5,565 
acres 
553,005 
98,059 
410,270 
44,676 
183,396 
369,609 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,592 
1,132 
414 
46 
623 
969 
Solar panels 
farms 
728 
548 
146 
34 
290 
438 
Wind turbines 
farms 
264 
176 
82 
6 
120 
144 
Methane digesters 
farms 
29 
8 
20 
1 
6 
23 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
520 
390 
126 
4 
191 
329 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
14 
9 
5 
- 
4 
10 
Biodiesel 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
55 
26 
24 
5 
22 
33 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
172 
70 
101 
1 
79 
93 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
45,638 
45,638 
_ 
_ 
23,904 
21,734 
Part owners 
farms 
21,059 
- 
21,059 
- 
10,107 
10,952 
Tenants 
farms 
3,057 
- 
- 
3,057 
1,837 
1,220 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
66,823 
45,638 
21,059 
126 
34,092 
32,731 
acres 
10,960,334 
5,816,190 
5,131,544 
12,600 
5,038,689 
5,921,645 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
66,697 
45,638 
21,059 
- 
34,011 
32,686 
acres 
9,932,266 
4,965,158 
4,967,108 
- 
4,478,028 
5,454,238 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,281 
165 
21,059 
3,057 
12,034 
12,247 
acres 
4,670,320 
7,308 
4,091,758 
571 ,254 
1,917,358 
2,752,962 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,116 
- 
21,059 
3,057 
1 1 ,944 
12,172 
acres 
4,636,660 
- 
4,072,836 
563,824 
1,903,429 
2,733,231 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
16,161 
13,868 
2,085 
208 
8,648 
7,513 
acres 
1,061,728 
858,340 
183,358 
20,030 
574,590 
487,138 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1 1 1 ,080 
71,032 
35,367 
4,681 
35,848 
75,232 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,848 
23,904 
10,107 
1,837 
35,848 
- 
2 operators 
28,666 
19,238 
8,475 
953 
- 
28,666 
3 operators 
3,973 
1,888 
1,902 
183 
- 
3,973 
4 operators 
843 
380 
405 
58 
- 
843 
5 or more operators 
424 
228 
170 
26 
- 
424 
Total women operators 
number 
34,060 
23,880 
9,066 
1,114 
3,561 
30,499 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,471 
21,347 
8,186 
938 
3,561 
26,910 
2 operators 
1,407 
976 
372 
59 
- 
1,407 
3 operators 
149 
114 
29 
6 
- 
149 
4 operators 
53 
32 
11 
10 
- 
53 
5 or more operators 
21 
20 
1 
- 
- 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
