Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jefferson 
Juneau 
Kenosha 
Kewaunee 
La Crosse 
Lafayette 
Langlade 
Farms 
number 
1,225 
827 
359 
734 
748 
1,252 
396 
Land in farms 
acres 
227,901 
180,039 
76,632 
176,735 
158,718 
368,501 
113,881 
Average size of farm 
acres 
186 
218 
213 
241 
212 
294 
288 
Median size of farm 
acres 
78 
95 
45 
114 
132 
120 
125 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
964,365 
670,272 
1,075,506 
1,047,735 
709,760 
1,440,604 
796,227 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,184 
3,079 
5,038 
4,351 
3,345 
4,895 
2,769 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
164,890 
107,132 
52,161 
130,054 
88,617 
239,663 
70,665 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,604 
129,543 
145,296 
177,185 
118,472 
191,424 
178,447 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
93 
35 
46 
35 
30 
65 
16 
1 0 to 49 acres 
393 
211 
139 
170 
147 
297 
80 
50 to 1 79 acres 
414 
355 
93 
284 
300 
396 
139 
1 80 to 499 acres 
240 
159 
41 
176 
196 
330 
103 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
37 
24 
45 
63 
91 
34 
1 ,000 acres or more 
37 
30 
16 
24 
12 
73 
24 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,110 
730 
298 
668 
671 
1,104 
338 
acres 
181,813 
108,817 
68,098 
144,713 
86,855 
276,055 
73,093 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
936 
597 
266 
550 
572 
880 
315 
acres 
169,751 
100,184 
65,513 
134,654 
79,533 
251,760 
68,378 
Irrigated land 
farms 
62 
37 
21 
20 
25 
22 
44 
acres 
9,467 
7,362 
237 
158 
1,031 
172 
19,717 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
256,054 
124,770 
68,866 
276,619 
86,522 
287,325 
103,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,024 
150,871 
191,827 
376,865 
115,671 
229,493 
262,383 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
108,457 
77,954 
48,242 
58,942 
38,709 
98,878 
60,671 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
147,597 
46,816 
20,624 
217,677 
47,813 
188,447 
43,233 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
409 
308 
120 
211 
232 
348 
110 
$2,500 to $4,999 
56 
65 
31 
42 
54 
63 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
80 
24 
46 
62 
63 
54 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
87 
29 
60 
103 
127 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
70 
27 
69 
69 
96 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
142 
76 
26 
54 
68 
107 
28 
$100,000 or more 
278 
141 
102 
252 
160 
448 
111 
Government payments 
farms 
842 
467 
168 
533 
469 
922 
190 
$1,000 
4,367 
2,210 
1,592 
4,137 
2,565 
8,268 
1,114 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
752 
453 
169 
459 
501 
780 
224 
$1,000 
10,827 
6,089 
2,669 
5,709 
3,483 
33,403 
2,056 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
219,542 
92,227 
56,733 
211,527 
69,979 
264,334 
78,029 
Average per farm 
dollars 
179,218 
111,519 
158,031 
288,183 
93,555 
211,130 
197,042 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,225 
827 
359 
734 
748 
1,252 
396 
$1,000 
51,706 
40,843 
16,394 
74,938 
22,591 
64,661 
29,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,209 
49,387 
45,666 
102,096 
30,201 
51,646 
73,346 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
565 
326 
168 
365 
351 
715 
223 
Other 
number 
660 
501 
191 
369 
397 
537 
173 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
726 
529 
207 
425 
472 
620 
245 
200 days or more 
number 
527 
378 
156 
325 
315 
426 
186 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
351 
311 
91 
363 
325 
667 
163 
number 
40,189 
24,388 
1 1 ,389 
97,084 
26,772 
108,943 
20,092 
Beef cows 
farms 
144 
156 
37 
94 
165 
302 
78 
number 
1,960 
2,501 
610 
1,151 
2,882 
10,967 
1,223 
Milk cows 
farms 
112 
81 
31 
196 
107 
263 
59 
number 
13,761 
10,787 
3,441 
45,327 
9,611 
30,831 
7,780 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
300 
251 
77 
325 
293 
627 
126 
number 
27,555 
15,505 
4,226 
36,251 
10,283 
75,421 
8,840 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
47 
28 
18 
17 
12 
50 
8 
number 
4,504 
485 
1,108 
2,799 
8,295 
14,267 
85 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
54 
25 
24 
20 
13 
55 
7 
number 
8,580 
2,347 
2,382 
3,971 
29,792 
25,639 
242 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
41 
23 
25 
7 
32 
51 
13 
number 
701 
400 
382 
399 
846 
1,628 
317 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
123 
65 
45 
35 
71 
92 
32 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,230 
467 
1 1 ,938 
12,378 
849 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
33 
3 
7 
8 
11 
10 
7 
number 
4,563 
(D) 
515 
320 
1,360 
482 
1,040 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
567 
339 
118 
264 
370 
557 
103 
acres 
72,830 
40,373 
27,622 
26,672 
35,026 
114,595 
7,933 
bushels 
8,305,083 
4,245,843 
3,648,540 
3,729,218 
4,896,818 
10,432,850 
962,068 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
147 
100 
35 
268 
142 
378 
82 
acres 
10,635 
5,191 
2,876 
29,426 
5,856 
30,899 
5,939 
tons 
149,979 
73,101 
34,987 
484,285 
94,399 
306,121 
93,767 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
199 
48 
65 
185 
13 
42 
22 
acres 
6,083 
1,469 
5,301 
12,095 
348 
1,729 
3,077 
bushels 
424,866 
75,549 
406,039 
846,307 
17,165 
133,886 
179,030 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
199 
41 
51 
176 
12 
38 
20 
acres 
6,083 
1,203 
5,084 
11,713 
278 
1,615 
(D) 
bushels 
424,866 
65,087 
397,244 
820,359 
13,805 
129,436 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
7 
14 
10 
5 
4 
2 
acres 
- 
266 
217 
382 
70 
114 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
10,462 
8,795 
25,948 
3,360 
4,450 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wisconsin 231 
