Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Farms 
number 
69,754 
313 
187 
1,322 
352 
1,111 
1,061 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,568,926 
118,393 
45,815 
309,750 
71,824 
181,197 
305,302 
Average size of farm 
acres 
209 
378 
245 
234 
204 
163 
288 
Median size of farm 
acres 
96 
118 
115 
115 
100 
40 
168 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
819,551 
1,467,256 
450,973 
655,775 
414,466 
884,832 
968,226 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,924 
3,879 
1,841 
2,799 
2,031 
5,425 
3,365 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,037,376 
54,361 
15,672 
196,413 
24,932 
166,193 
156,390 
Average per farm 
dollars 
129,561 
173,678 
83,806 
148,573 
70,830 
149,588 
147,399 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,603 
12 
6 
57 
13 
166 
42 
1 0 to 49 acres 
17,825 
50 
38 
278 
83 
420 
173 
50 to 1 79 acres 
25,502 
121 
67 
522 
135 
269 
345 
1 80 to 499 acres 
15,688 
78 
51 
320 
86 
189 
344 
500 to 999 acres 
3,885 
29 
19 
104 
26 
33 
99 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,251 
23 
6 
41 
9 
34 
58 
Total cropland 
farms 
60,936 
285 
159 
1,149 
291 
951 
906 
acres 
9,910,991 
87,541 
21,243 
202,890 
36,296 
151,332 
162,746 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
52,083 
245 
151 
1,051 
267 
857 
770 
acres 
9,149,273 
82,155 
20,379 
193,110 
31,714 
145,070 
151,073 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,240 
85 
11 
61 
37 
40 
34 
acres 
421,721 
44,297 
18 
11,737 
118 
525 
4,582 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
11,744,476 
105,669 
12,036 
343,063 
13,914 
307,516 
225,796 
Average per farm 
dollars 
168,370 
337,599 
64,363 
259,503 
39,530 
276,792 
212,814 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,601,488 
93,482 
2,517 
99,665 
4,913 
53,545 
72,492 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,142,988 
12,187 
9,518 
243,398 
9,001 
253,971 
153,304 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
22,531 
83 
63 
330 
129 
346 
305 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,859 
24 
28 
85 
42 
81 
57 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,888 
42 
17 
134 
58 
97 
74 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,246 
47 
39 
162 
41 
107 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,705 
17 
13 
94 
17 
83 
98 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,379 
28 
12 
134 
27 
95 
108 
$100,000 or more 
17,146 
72 
15 
383 
38 
302 
322 
Government payments 
farms 
38,945 
170 
34 
786 
69 
541 
729 
$1,000 
237,304 
882 
214 
4,643 
267 
3,585 
4,876 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
39,603 
186 
69 
820 
171 
569 
678 
$1,000 
510,707 
7,278 
367 
6,521 
551 
4,830 
7,703 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
9,419,263 
86,174 
9,933 
238,637 
12,699 
226,961 
180,941 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,035 
275,318 
53,116 
180,512 
36,077 
204,286 
170,538 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
69,754 
313 
187 
1,322 
352 
1,111 
1,061 
$1,000 
3,073,224 
27,654 
2,684 
115,589 
2,034 
88,970 
57,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,058 
88,351 
14,353 
87,435 
5,779 
80,081 
54,132 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
34,760 
173 
66 
721 
181 
603 
528 
Other 
number 
34,994 
140 
121 
601 
171 
508 
533 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
40,854 
193 
137 
720 
225 
618 
659 
200 days or more 
number 
28,046 
118 
97 
485 
105 
456 
404 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
29,908 
101 
97 
703 
157 
474 
475 
number 
3,494,084 
9,527 
7,522 
61,396 
7,730 
122,885 
64,622 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,020 
78 
82 
366 
118 
157 
243 
number 
248,305 
1,637 
2,153 
6,289 
1,968 
2,263 
6,574 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 1 ,543 
17 
15 
264 
35 
194 
143 
number 
1,270,091 
838 
1,994 
23,722 
1,752 
44,524 
18,401 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
25,614 
92 
80 
593 
113 
413 
403 
number 
1,784,697 
8,140 
2,641 
32,146 
2,431 
82,841 
25,905 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,270 
14 
5 
41 
11 
54 
24 
number 
311,651 
71 
33 
473 
171 
832 
1,548 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,210 
13 
8 
38 
16 
47 
16 
number 
934,000 
100 
88 
721 
176 
1,094 
2,073 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,590 
14 
4 
68 
17 
31 
32 
number 
80,081 
337 
78 
2,602 
544 
574 
1,172 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7,348 
46 
24 
116 
44 
73 
79 
number 
5,413,563 
964 
371 
2,820 
1,865 
1,654 
218,948 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1,499 
4 
4 
30 
16 
14 
56 
number 
48,766,897 
200 
843 
1,742 
1,816 
1,211 
20,890,781 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
27,809 
123 
12 
592 
21 
346 
568 
acres 
3,306,621 
23,165 
1,308 
78,486 
1,047 
30,455 
67,741 
bushels 
397,056,812 
2,617,081 
137,553 
10,596,006 
104,616 
4,575,182 
9,673,413 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14,477 
32 
13 
289 
18 
303 
207 
acres 
953,876 
1,843 
1,063 
14,716 
919 
32,500 
10,334 
tons 
14,047,188 
13,876 
15,927 
266,526 
9,393 
592,641 
197,986 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,211 
12 
1 
38 
12 
166 
4 
acres 
261,519 
978 
(D) 
3,340 
810 
10,667 
102 
bushels 
18,368,973 
56,836 
(D) 
177,068 
22,543 
701,669 
4,613 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,870 
12 
28 
10 
159 
2 
acres 
245,266 
978 
- 
1,663 
686 
10,345 
(D) 
bushels 
17,597,789 
56,836 
- 
97,437 
18,473 
683,162 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
401 
- 
1 
15 
5 
7 
2 
acres 
16,253 
- 
(D) 
1,677 
124 
322 
(D) 
bushels 
771,184 
- 
(D) 
79,631 
4,070 
18,507 
(D) 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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