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 ow/ners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,010 
715 
242 
53 
369 
641 
number 
3,001,436 
(D) 
1,724,924 
(D) 
1,011,595 
1,989,841 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
133 
107 
19 
7 
67 
66 
number 
1,749,705 
1,083,365 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,499 
1,053 
374 
72 
500 
999 
number 
48,766,897 
30,332,115 
17,631,269 
803,513 
24,585,570 
24,181,327 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
1,348 
960 
320 
68 
428 
920 
2,000 to 59,999 
42 
24 
16 
2 
15 
27 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
100,000 or more 
107 
67 
38 
2 
57 
50 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
631 
450 
161 
20 
238 
393 
number 
3,468,522 
3,067,847 
400,137 
538 
2,990,224 
478,298 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
400 
296 
97 
7 
152 
248 
number 
7,273,226 
6,094,030 
1,178,947 
249 
5,943,885 
1 ,329,341 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
847 
266 
556 
25 
387 
460 
acres 
20,315 
4,667 
15,040 
608 
8,859 
1 1 ,456 
bushels 
886,356 
197,384 
664,161 
24,811 
380,664 
505,692 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
2 
12 
1 
8 
7 
acres 
518 
(D) 
486 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
590 
208 
365 
17 
271 
319 
25 to 99 acres 
236 
56 
172 
8 
108 
128 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
2 
17 
- 
6 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27,809 
10,988 
15,250 
1,571 
14,499 
13,310 
acres 
3,306,621 
510,308 
2,613,900 
182,413 
1,414,997 
1,891,624 
bushels 
397,056,812 
57,996,931 
317,524,246 
21,535,635 
165,688,886 
231,367,926 
Irrigated 
farms 
766 
189 
542 
35 
310 
456 
acres 
137,430 
14,921 
116,225 
6,284 
36,657 
100,773 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8,658 
5,518 
2,682 
458 
4,833 
3,825 
25 to 99 acres 
1 1 ,405 
4,421 
6,247 
737 
6,167 
5,238 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,808 
870 
3,713 
225 
2,309 
2,499 
250 to 499 acres 
1,656 
117 
1,454 
85 
705 
951 
500 acres or more 
1,282 
62 
1,154 
66 
485 
797 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14,477 
4,418 
9,383 
676 
6,213 
8,264 
acres 
953,876 
129,262 
787,899 
36,715 
307,994 
645,882 
tons 
14,047,188 
1,712,298 
11,790,155 
544,735 
4,344,841 
9,702,347 
Irrigated 
farms 
203 
44 
152 
7 
66 
137 
acres 
15,460 
797 
13,087 
1,576 
2,806 
12,654 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,918 
2,713 
2,937 
268 
2,936 
2,982 
25 to 99 acres 
6,332 
1,541 
4,451 
340 
2,617 
3,715 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,560 
141 
1,371 
48 
507 
1,053 
250 to 499 acres 
424 
16 
398 
10 
107 
317 
500 acres or more 
243 
7 
226 
10 
46 
197 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
14 
2 
11 
1 
4 
10 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,155 
cwt 
103,832 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
1 
6 
- 
1 
6 
acres 
5,015 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
1 
6 
1 
2 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6,403 
2,530 
3,634 
239 
3,020 
3,383 
acres 
130,374 
37,023 
88,196 
5,155 
55,296 
75,078 
bushels 
7,713,979 
2,058,170 
5,345,063 
310,746 
3,139,778 
4,574,201 
Irrigated 
farms 
34 
4 
28 
2 
11 
23 
acres 
1,145 
(D) 
1,050 
(D) 
206 
939 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,745 
2,137 
2,430 
178 
2,322 
2,423 
25 to 99 acres 
1,585 
383 
1,143 
59 
676 
909 
1 00 to 249 acres 
57 
9 
48 
- 
18 
39 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
- 
7 
2 
3 
6 
500 acres or more 
7 
1 
6 
- 
1 
6 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
33 
18 
15 
- 
19 
14 
acres 
717 
275 
442 
- 
520 
197 
bushels 
29,737 
12,331 
17,406 
- 
19,718 
10,019 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
13 
9 
. 
10 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
5 
6 
- 
9 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
17,391 
6,068 
10,226 
1,097 
9,370 
8,021 
acres 
1,699,728 
273,298 
1,332,405 
94,025 
790,076 
909,652 
bushels 
67,454,065 
10,545,354 
53,162,160 
3,746,551 
30,351,470 
37,102,595 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
224 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
