Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burnett 
Calumet 
Chippewa 
Clark 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Dane 
Farms 
number 
406 
719 
1,757 
2,317 
1,564 
1,105 
2,749 
Land in farms 
acres 
83,608 
142,374 
384,621 
458,221 
307,973 
216,584 
504,420 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
198 
219 
198 
197 
196 
183 
Median size of farm 
acres 
95 
80 
103 
131 
78 
117 
68 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
506,420 
1,092,980 
597,029 
618,184 
993,045 
530,437 
1,111,346 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,459 
5,520 
2,727 
3,126 
5,043 
2,706 
6,057 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
34,353 
123,861 
200,651 
276,187 
202,514 
86,397 
400,608 
Average per farm 
dollars 
84,614 
172,269 
114,201 
119,200 
129,485 
78,187 
145,729 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
8 
68 
100 
83 
127 
31 
352 
1 0 to 49 acres 
102 
196 
418 
457 
490 
235 
829 
50 to 1 79 acres 
162 
246 
643 
921 
537 
472 
875 
1 80 to 499 acres 
91 
143 
428 
692 
260 
291 
479 
500 to 999 acres 
31 
36 
104 
120 
92 
53 
124 
1 ,000 acres or more 
12 
30 
64 
44 
58 
23 
90 
Total cropland 
farms 
346 
656 
1,532 
2,089 
1,380 
934 
2,428 
acres 
44,395 
120,851 
249,869 
310,919 
234,125 
98,432 
396,321 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
297 
603 
1,365 
1,985 
1,173 
761 
1,968 
acres 
39,681 
117,438 
232,386 
295,272 
216,827 
84,513 
362,916 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
10 
74 
86 
83 
19 
143 
acres 
151 
21 
5,654 
585 
1,649 
192 
4,558 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
37,200 
213,203 
253,196 
401,863 
214,300 
74,900 
471,599 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,625 
296,527 
144,107 
173,441 
137,020 
67,782 
171,553 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,428 
54,359 
96,472 
91,893 
119,418 
37,653 
184,483 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
22,772 
158,844 
156,724 
309,970 
94,882 
37,247 
287,116 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
159 
181 
570 
547 
513 
397 
991 
$2,500 to $4,999 
41 
29 
115 
127 
107 
95 
204 
$5,000 to $9,999 
45 
46 
168 
156 
146 
81 
167 
$10,000 to $24,999 
48 
63 
192 
191 
179 
173 
280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
59 
142 
168 
160 
93 
210 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
103 
138 
244 
139 
97 
259 
$100,000 or more 
55 
238 
432 
884 
320 
169 
638 
Government payments 
farms 
172 
460 
958 
883 
803 
677 
1,710 
$1,000 
661 
3,196 
5,088 
5,774 
5,783 
2,373 
12,023 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
221 
403 
1,038 
1,363 
899 
549 
1,590 
$1,000 
1,479 
4,371 
10,161 
8,715 
13,474 
4,711 
28,455 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
31,192 
156,612 
183,317 
287,679 
179,614 
62,701 
400,524 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,827 
217,819 
104,335 
124,160 
114,843 
56,743 
145,698 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
406 
719 
1,757 
2,317 
1,564 
1,105 
2,749 
$1,000 
8,148 
64,159 
85,129 
128,673 
53,943 
19,283 
1 1 1 ,553 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,069 
89,233 
48,451 
55,534 
34,490 
17,450 
40,580 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
174 
383 
830 
1,500 
828 
481 
1,301 
Other 
number 
232 
336 
927 
817 
736 
624 
1,448 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
245 
396 
1,033 
1,147 
900 
719 
1,515 
200 days or more 
number 
173 
290 
754 
733 
645 
494 
1,029 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
196 
289 
873 
1,447 
491 
566 
834 
number 
11,707 
71,336 
72,757 
158,758 
52,560 
32,307 
134,545 
Beef cows 
farms 
131 
79 
376 
374 
212 
341 
316 
number 
2,306 
1,265 
4,583 
5,901 
5,248 
8,066 
5,033 
Milk cows 
farms 
35 
144 
365 
948 
143 
121 
304 
number 
3,383 
30,166 
29,017 
71,641 
15,467 
7,440 
49,924 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
146 
251 
674 
1,230 
423 
473 
745 
number 
4,732 
50,131 
33,958 
62,492 
26,520 
14,209 
67,827 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
23 
46 
96 
50 
23 
85 
number 
170 
363 
2,434 
2,044 
5,375 
(D) 
27,872 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
23 
44 
79 
44 
16 
86 
number 
198 
670 
(D) 
2,785 
9,091 
(D) 
53,880 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
19 
44 
83 
87 
20 
109 
number 
296 
203 
897 
2,246 
3,151 
598 
3,107 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
57 
57 
184 
468 
160 
77 
262 
number 
1,067 
1,929 
4,932 
14,250 
(D) 
1,118 
71,297 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
11 
31 
90 
23 
12 
50 
number 
485 
1,532 
3,424 
262,391 
25,046 
671 
10,610 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
121 
311 
730 
1,164 
706 
399 
1,043 
acres 
13,578 
28,103 
91,608 
76,552 
123,396 
31,576 
160,685 
bushels 
1,378,377 
3,992,419 
10,695,404 
9,452,055 
14,768,256 
3,813,598 
18,333,619 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
43 
231 
391 
953 
216 
157 
451 
acres 
3,416 
19,542 
22,380 
51,962 
12,510 
4,615 
41,484 
tons 
51,652 
343,768 
300,327 
796,672 
171,401 
65,681 
559,942 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
181 
13 
98 
176 
16 
292 
acres 
(D) 
8,748 
459 
3,703 
7,987 
693 
12,809 
bushels 
(D) 
660,325 
21,392 
199,391 
615,910 
56,710 
1,079,402 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
168 
11 
73 
176 
13 
292 
acres 
(D) 
8,219 
349 
2,548 
7,987 
640 
12,809 
bushels 
(D) 
625,270 
15,812 
152,446 
615,910 
54,320 
1,079,402 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
16 
3 
27 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
529 
110 
1,155 
- 
53 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
35,055 
5,580 
46,945 
- 
2,390 
- 
--continued 
228 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
