Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dodge 
Door 
Douglas 
Dunn 
Eau Claire 
Florence 
Fond du Lac 
Farms 
number 
2,012 
803 
364 
1,404 
1,313 
1,399 
Land in farms 
acres 
402,041 
131,955 
70,578 
372,259 
203,705 
315,553 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
164 
194 
265 
155 
149 
226 
Median size of farm 
acres 
83 
70 
90 
122 
82 
90 
108 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,069,969 
668,814 
336,917 
879,304 
465,939 
463,543 
1,128,100 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,355 
4,070 
1,738 
3,316 
3,003 
3,115 
5,001 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
340,070 
79,952 
20,103 
199,240 
104,599 
3,914 
255,776 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,021 
99,566 
55,229 
141,909 
79,664 
43,494 
182,828 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
184 
54 
4 
50 
71 
1 
109 
1 0 to 49 acres 
558 
272 
103 
287 
345 
27 
337 
50 to 1 79 acres 
678 
301 
156 
579 
602 
36 
455 
1 80 to 499 acres 
397 
126 
80 
320 
243 
26 
349 
500 to 999 acres 
134 
37 
12 
97 
36 
- 
95 
1 ,000 acres or more 
61 
13 
9 
71 
16 
- 
54 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,778 
710 
301 
1,231 
1,151 
74 
1,259 
acres 
332,609 
94,302 
29,093 
252,539 
128,821 
4,876 
262,142 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,547 
586 
264 
994 
899 
69 
1,031 
acres 
311,924 
86,505 
25,369 
233,844 
107,222 
4,292 
245,371 
Irrigated land 
farms 
46 
57 
6 
73 
34 
6 
23 
acres 
772 
851 
67 
36,300 
3,066 
6 
2,091 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
373,451 
82,633 
7,802 
263,183 
113,295 
996 
412,346 
Average per farm 
dollars 
185,612 
102,905 
21,435 
187,452 
86,287 
1 1 ,069 
294,743 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
170,936 
38,062 
4,061 
128,711 
56,187 
(D) 
110,823 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
202,515 
44,571 
3,742 
134,471 
57,108 
(D) 
301,523 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
613 
327 
174 
460 
553 
47 
369 
$2,500 to $4,999 
109 
50 
52 
97 
84 
4 
67 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
65 
47 
111 
111 
17 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
164 
109 
43 
173 
160 
8 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
175 
55 
19 
117 
102 
8 
102 
$50,000 to $99,999 
212 
65 
9 
116 
104 
5 
137 
$100,000 or more 
608 
132 
20 
330 
199 
1 
529 
Government payments 
farms 
1,171 
407 
18 
835 
695 
24 
1,038 
$1,000 
7,872 
1,826 
74 
4,915 
3,239 
28 
7,648 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,289 
431 
101 
925 
792 
27 
874 
$1,000 
15,444 
5,230 
278 
8,732 
5,702 
200 
12,539 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
286,372 
68,832 
7,923 
197,980 
100,036 
1,293 
325,878 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,332 
85,718 
21,768 
141,011 
76,189 
14,364 
232,936 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,012 
803 
364 
1,404 
1,313 
90 
1,399 
$1,000 
110,395 
20,857 
230 
78,850 
22,201 
(D) 
106,654 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,868 
25,974 
633 
56,161 
16,909 
(D) 
76,236 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
955 
361 
153 
638 
556 
35 
826 
Other 
number 
1,057 
442 
211 
766 
757 
55 
573 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,171 
462 
257 
853 
883 
62 
724 
200 days or more 
number 
848 
334 
163 
606 
553 
47 
503 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
742 
212 
148 
660 
494 
31 
559 
number 
104,756 
23,852 
6,905 
62,995 
31,613 
794 
123,892 
Beef cows 
farms 
220 
100 
119 
356 
248 
26 
111 
number 
3,314 
1,129 
2,839 
5,776 
4,640 
(D) 
1,573 
Milk cows 
farms 
308 
72 
11 
199 
169 
6 
290 
number 
37,301 
9,864 
466 
21,222 
10,006 
(D) 
59,491 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
647 
173 
99 
553 
398 
23 
510 
number 
47,136 
8,750 
2,682 
28,528 
16,952 
432 
67,503 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
52 
9 
18 
28 
59 
3 
43 
number 
18,803 
38 
169 
2,795 
2,281 
34 
4,809 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
62 
12 
15 
31 
55 
3 
39 
number 
100,474 
74 
381 
9,056 
7,167 
34 
8,280 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
61 
23 
19 
55 
38 
3 
50 
number 
1,018 
499 
345 
2,269 
1,257 
(D) 
1,159 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
180 
60 
61 
132 
172 
14 
89 
number 
7,683 
1,287 
1,079 
4,328 
14,400 
578 
1,882 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
37 
3 
13 
18 
42 
3 
13 
number 
2,536 
(D) 
1,249 
840 
2,795,842 
375 
670 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,003 
201 
5 
579 
492 
1 
696 
acres 
134,893 
17,848 
316 
104,508 
46,785 
(D) 
73,040 
bushels 
17,755,494 
2,223,066 
29,900 
14,521,079 
5,314,141 
(D) 
9,215,026 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
404 
113 
8 
226 
196 
12 
399 
acres 
30,071 
8,041 
272 
1 1 ,732 
5,864 
(D) 
39,154 
tons 
401,826 
124,563 
(D) 
195,160 
69,116 
3,398 
579,278 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
380 
161 
4 
13 
5 
- 
373 
acres 
14,217 
12,389 
(D) 
312 
287 
- 
16,615 
bushels 
1,150,284 
858,905 
(D) 
11,304 
20,698 
- 
1 ,239,004 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
379 
148 
2 
8 
4 
- 
350 
acres 
(D) 
11,896 
(D) 
140 
(D) 
- 
15,595 
bushels 
(D) 
825,570 
(D) 
7,024 
(D) 
- 
1,179,383 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
13 
3 
5 
1 
- 
28 
acres 
(D) 
493 
(D) 
172 
(D) 
- 
1,020 
bushels 
(D) 
33,335 
(D) 
4,280 
(D) 
- 
59,621 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wisconsin 229 
