Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Forest 
Grant 
Green 
Green Lake 
Iowa 
Iron 
Jackson 
Farms 
number 
127 
2,436 
1,545 
608 
1,588 
61 
864 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,258 
587,587 
302,295 
154,595 
350,813 
10,207 
239,936 
Average size of farm 
acres 
238 
241 
196 
254 
221 
167 
278 
Median size of farm 
acres 
128 
130 
74 
108 
123 
75 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
490,491 
1,004,051 
855,977 
1,155,334 
881,751 
386,019 
859,022 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,059 
4,163 
4,375 
4,544 
3,991 
2,307 
3,093 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,477 
359,867 
201,659 
101,311 
185,326 
5,608 
134,449 
Average per farm 
dollars 
82,494 
147,728 
130,523 
166,630 
116,704 
91,932 
155,612 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4 
139 
169 
48 
37 
- 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23 
485 
480 
115 
372 
21 
162 
50 to 1 79 acres 
49 
836 
445 
229 
589 
27 
344 
1 80 to 499 acres 
39 
715 
337 
136 
432 
8 
222 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
179 
71 
45 
108 
4 
54 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
82 
43 
35 
50 
1 
45 
Total cropland 
farms 
99 
2,054 
1,329 
554 
1,397 
44 
767 
acres 
10,265 
361,323 
238,606 
119,913 
198,162 
4,859 
139,347 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
94 
1,666 
1,077 
472 
1,006 
37 
611 
acres 
9,550 
325,420 
218,759 
110,602 
166,663 
3,958 
127,536 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
42 
53 
37 
54 
6 
68 
acres 
(D) 
1,272 
3,377 
4,570 
4,634 
200 
7,226 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,851 
404,792 
200,338 
102,518 
195,336 
5,610 
169,571 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,449 
166,171 
129,669 
168,614 
123,008 
91,961 
196,263 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,767 
129,081 
72,679 
61,134 
58,336 
(D) 
90,227 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,084 
275,71 1 
127,659 
41,383 
137,000 
(D) 
79,344 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
49 
741 
599 
192 
617 
36 
262 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
134 
104 
21 
80 
3 
54 
$5,000 to $9,999 
26 
144 
109 
38 
138 
7 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17 
179 
120 
51 
158 
7 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
208 
106 
59 
125 
1 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
273 
111 
86 
121 
2 
78 
$100,000 or more 
4 
757 
396 
161 
349 
5 
233 
Government payments 
farms 
20 
1,714 
950 
338 
1,181 
8 
519 
$1,000 
33 
11,713 
6,293 
1,945 
7,074 
63 
3,186 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
48 
1,462 
907 
343 
913 
22 
558 
$1,000 
268 
31,180 
23,598 
4,136 
22,436 
(D) 
5,978 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,963 
347,799 
195,530 
82,863 
177,271 
4,852 
137,852 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,334 
142,775 
126,557 
136,287 
1 1 1 ,632 
79,549 
159,551 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
127 
2,436 
1,545 
608 
1,588 
61 
864 
$1,000 
188 
99,886 
34,699 
25,736 
47,575 
941 
40,882 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,481 
41,004 
22,459 
42,329 
29,959 
15,429 
47,318 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
69 
1,311 
707 
294 
749 
20 
427 
Other 
number 
58 
1,125 
838 
314 
839 
41 
437 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
83 
1,440 
960 
385 
991 
36 
508 
200 days or more 
number 
58 
978 
602 
262 
605 
30 
296 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
70 
1,345 
623 
193 
711 
20 
373 
number 
2,018 
173,249 
73,597 
23,461 
91,219 
1,887 
43,987 
Beef cows 
farms 
59 
656 
203 
47 
383 
14 
153 
number 
(D) 
22,171 
4,872 
872 
13,774 
127 
3,122 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
464 
285 
93 
224 
6 
160 
number 
(D) 
46,466 
26,978 
7,142 
22,270 
853 
15,088 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
60 
1,180 
557 
168 
652 
12 
318 
number 
857 
91,806 
31,414 
10,548 
88,322 
662 
20,973 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
78 
51 
31 
39 
- 
37 
number 
(D) 
54,798 
2,726 
472 
2,918 
- 
12,919 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
75 
42 
23 
40 
4 
33 
number 
- 
105,691 
4,227 
677 
5,408 
24 
25,848 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
83 
59 
25 
57 
- 
53 
number 
43 
4,659 
2,056 
502 
2,600 
- 
2,173 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
178 
191 
85 
111 
6 
102 
number 
575 
83,923 
4,730 
4,755 
(D) 
158 
12,328 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
31 
31 
13 
24 
- 
13 
number 
90 
3,115 
7,097 
35,952 
4,685 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3 
1,141 
581 
320 
542 
- 
356 
acres 
(D) 
139,973 
77,474 
55,976 
59,049 
- 
53,029 
bushels 
(D) 
14,226,742 
6,369,525 
5,574,178 
5,092,391 
- 
5,916,823 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6 
621 
347 
125 
324 
3 
170 
acres 
302 
35,037 
30,042 
6,616 
19,910 
(D) 
9,047 
tons 
3,727 
405,874 
280,518 
91,698 
193,286 
(D) 
133,369 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
58 
153 
114 
63 
11 
acres 
(D) 
2,411 
6,429 
5,933 
2,693 
- 
214 
bushels 
(D) 
188,747 
518,689 
391,900 
209,696 
- 
9,466 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
55 
153 
111 
61 
- 
10 
acres 
(D) 
2,178 
6,429 
5,798 
2,613 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
175,895 
518,689 
383,521 
205,396 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
5 
- 
6 
5 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
233 
- 
135 
80 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
12,852 
- 
8,379 
4,300 
- 
(D) 
--continued 
230 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
