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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Peas, green - Con. 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
462 
100 
325 
37 
227 
235 
acres 
37,061 
5,323 
26,843 
4,895 
16,197 
20,864 
Potatoes 
farms 
718 
394 
214 
110 
272 
446 
acres 
66,400 
5,648 
54,066 
6,687 
9,397 
57,003 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
55 
10 
40 
5 
14 
41 
acres 
35,428 
1,784 
31,725 
1,919 
5,193 
30,234 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
591 
373 
115 
103 
228 
363 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
24 
1 
23 
- 
15 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
23 
7 
16 
- 
11 
12 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
19 
5 
13 
1 
5 
14 
250.0 acres or more 
61 
8 
47 
6 
13 
48 
Sweet corn 
farms 
966 
449 
429 
88 
406 
560 
acres 
78,245 
8,848 
59,537 
9,860 
26,560 
51,685 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
317 
53 
245 
19 
139 
178 
acres 
73,382 
7,652 
56,114 
9,616 
24,232 
49,150 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
42 
24 
11 
7 
13 
29 
acres 
23 
14 
7 
2 
6 
17 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
859 
535 
194 
130 
340 
519 
acres 
570 
275 
227 
68 
243 
326 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,321 
1,132 
152 
37 
513 
808 
acres 
9,481 
6,441 
1,780 
1,260 
2,739 
6,742 
Irrigated 
farms 
198 
165 
22 
11 
54 
144 
acres 
1,315 
733 
(D) 
(D) 
169 
1,146 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
938 
801 
114 
23 
358 
580 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
313 
284 
18 
11 
131 
182 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
57 
39 
16 
2 
24 
33 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
8 
4 
- 
- 
12 
250.0 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Apples 
farms 
1,012 
858 
126 
28 
418 
594 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
5,520 
4,256 
1,090 
174 
1,759 
3,761 
Grapes 
farms 
412 
358 
42 
12 
130 
282 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
817 
746 
35 
36 
197 
620 
Peaches, all 
farms 
93 
76 
13 
4 
44 
49 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
31 
27 
2 
2 
19 
13 
Pecans 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
6 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,099 
873 
165 
61 
431 
668 
acres 
22,362 
20,880 
1,242 
241 
6,759 
15,604 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
^ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
226 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
