Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Manitowoc 
Marathon 
Marinette 
Marquette 
Menominee 
Milwaukee 
Farms 
number 
449 
1,224 
2,266 
535 
478 
5 
82 
Land in farms 
acres 
76,844 
230,735 
479,045 
132,074 
120,185 
561 
4,563 
Average size of farm 
acres 
171 
189 
211 
247 
251 
112 
56 
Median size of farm 
acres 
98 
77 
120 
100 
100 
31 
10 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
422,923 
995,194 
616,429 
749,350 
862,080 
144,215 
526,355 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,471 
5,279 
2,916 
3,035 
3,429 
1,285 
9,459 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
34,088 
174,329 
310,157 
66,696 
61,058 
146 
4,667 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,921 
142,426 
136,874 
124,666 
127,735 
29,200 
56,917 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
83 
105 
42 
21 
2 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
112 
395 
420 
125 
113 
1 
23 
50 to 1 79 acres 
198 
399 
899 
193 
204 
- 
10 
1 80 to 499 acres 
97 
250 
672 
112 
96 
2 
7 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
53 
119 
41 
19 
- 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
44 
51 
22 
25 
- 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
400 
1,072 
2,026 
441 
417 
3 
80 
acres 
38,249 
186,852 
320,051 
84,717 
84,161 
422 
3,457 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
374 
885 
1,917 
406 
339 
2 
75 
acres 
34,855 
175,202 
302,081 
80,427 
75,311 
(D) 
2,887 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
25 
87 
28 
61 
_ 
26 
acres 
198 
1,125 
6,211 
2,763 
8,548 
- 
114 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
29,898 
343,754 
391,122 
101,440 
69,680 
21 
7,616 
Average per farm 
dollars 
66,588 
280,845 
172,605 
189,608 
145,774 
4,111 
92,881 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,060 
74,810 
97,004 
29,101 
38,238 
- 
7,582 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
19,837 
268,944 
294,118 
72,339 
31,442 
21 
34 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
161 
415 
480 
184 
171 
3 
15 
$2,500 to $4,999 
45 
69 
168 
54 
44 
- 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59 
93 
215 
59 
57 
2 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
59 
97 
270 
56 
69 
- 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
86 
214 
38 
30 
- 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40 
103 
177 
25 
32 
- 
8 
$100,000 or more 
49 
361 
742 
119 
75 
- 
16 
Government payments 
farms 
121 
788 
1,100 
223 
218 
1 
16 
$1,000 
415 
5,698 
6,615 
1,557 
1,410 
(D) 
64 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
216 
767 
1,375 
240 
239 
1 
17 
$1,000 
1,495 
9,222 
10,695 
1,748 
8,222 
(D) 
195 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
27,317 
258,568 
300,298 
80,524 
66,632 
35 
5,242 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,839 
211,248 
132,524 
150,512 
139,397 
6,942 
63,929 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
449 
1,224 
2,266 
535 
478 
5 
82 
$1,000 
4,491 
100,107 
108,134 
24,221 
12,680 
(D) 
2,632 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,003 
81,787 
47,720 
45,272 
26,527 
(D) 
32,103 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
219 
584 
1,247 
276 
249 
- 
49 
Other 
number 
230 
640 
1,019 
259 
229 
5 
33 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
291 
665 
1,206 
303 
271 
5 
58 
200 days or more 
number 
197 
457 
859 
225 
158 
5 
26 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
213 
500 
1,246 
239 
164 
2 
5 
number 
12,241 
113,863 
144,159 
38,699 
14,569 
(D) 
(D) 
Beef cows 
farms 
124 
143 
407 
120 
88 
2 
3 
number 
1,773 
2,349 
6,190 
1,347 
1,208 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
55 
268 
677 
75 
48 
number 
4,101 
52,502 
63,791 
13,246 
5,999 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
167 
441 
1,085 
190 
135 
2 
2 
number 
5,541 
52,845 
60,106 
21,427 
5,625 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
31 
55 
31 
25 
2 
number 
272 
330 
894 
894 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
35 
58 
33 
26 
1 
number 
224 
745 
1,566 
1,077 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
33 
55 
16 
16 
- 
1 
number 
82 
1,268 
1,244 
242 
412 
- 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
53 
100 
221 
62 
64 
2 
10 
number 
1,336 
(D) 
5,968 
1,253 
14,104 
(D) 
409 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
13 
16 
51 
10 
9 
2 
number 
549 
649 
10,856 
715 
438 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
67 
431 
1,030 
185 
172 
- 
11 
acres 
4,358 
36,462 
75,727 
27,166 
30,203 
- 
741 
bushels 
486,235 
5,666,480 
8,451,387 
3,389,125 
2,143,002 
- 
95,501 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
61 
347 
745 
112 
58 
- 
- 
acres 
3,192 
35,482 
44,862 
1 1 ,028 
7,636 
- 
- 
tons 
48,367 
690,340 
653,217 
185,891 
101,779 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
11 
294 
76 
37 
19 
- 
5 
acres 
701 
15,657 
3,890 
1,655 
785 
- 
292 
bushels 
31,462 
1,149,341 
185,868 
92,238 
42,146 
- 
17,229 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
281 
52 
34 
19 
- 
4 
acres 
362 
15,272 
2,752 
1,540 
785 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
19,159 
1,124,118 
138,541 
88,291 
42,146 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
15 
26 
4 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
339 
385 
1,138 
115 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
12,303 
25,223 
47,327 
3,947 
- 
- 
(D) 
--continued 
232 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
