Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Polk 
Portage 
Price 
Racine 
Richland 
Rock 
Rusk 
St. Croix 
Farms 
number 
1,313 
969 
472 
575 
1,260 
1,509 
529 
1,417 
Land in farms 
acres 
255,917 
278,673 
92,295 
109,964 
227,833 
353,793 
133,601 
267,685 
Average size of farm 
acres 
195 
288 
196 
191 
181 
234 
253 
189 
Median size of farm 
acres 
82 
119 
118 
46 
100 
62 
160 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
555,723 
946,737 
371 ,649 
1 ,042,289 
544,504 
1 ,294,782 
514,169 
793,838 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,851 
3,292 
1,901 
5,450 
3,011 
5,523 
2,036 
4,202 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
122,123 
197,510 
31,091 
73,446 
104,594 
232,551 
55,432 
164,337 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,010 
203,828 
65,872 
127,732 
83,011 
154,109 
104,786 
115,976 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
63 
59 
12 
89 
59 
152 
9 
97 
1 0 to 49 acres 
332 
204 
111 
204 
292 
514 
80 
455 
50 to 1 79 acres 
562 
355 
187 
154 
547 
443 
193 
500 
1 80 to 499 acres 
249 
237 
125 
81 
278 
245 
194 
251 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
67 
31 
24 
58 
76 
36 
72 
1 ,000 acres or more 
47 
47 
6 
23 
26 
79 
17 
42 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,124 
857 
440 
502 
1,050 
1,324 
480 
1,169 
acres 
159,940 
201,386 
39,444 
92,558 
111,825 
303,657 
70,073 
196,082 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
928 
805 
412 
437 
825 
1,054 
448 
918 
acres 
144,401 
188,481 
37,195 
88,728 
95,387 
286,454 
64,461 
179,345 
Irrigated land 
farms 
56 
201 
7 
48 
39 
85 
9 
61 
acres 
1,477 
92,544 
(D) 
1,864 
1,740 
16,216 
61 
8,332 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
167,032 
295,088 
31,573 
94,810 
115,451 
274,424 
64,203 
214,322 
Average per farm 
dollars 
127,214 
304,529 
66,892 
164,887 
91,627 
181,858 
121,366 
151,251 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
67,623 
211,922 
7,209 
73,606 
32,612 
165,875 
18,237 
107,424 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
99,409 
83,167 
24,364 
21,203 
82,838 
108,549 
45,965 
106,898 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
509 
247 
175 
190 
508 
548 
123 
533 
$2,500 to $4,999 
115 
91 
60 
43 
112 
95 
40 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
115 
56 
53 
112 
114 
56 
97 
$10,000 to $24,999 
141 
127 
58 
65 
144 
151 
64 
185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
89 
42 
51 
85 
109 
54 
93 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
74 
31 
48 
115 
138 
61 
132 
$100,000 or more 
240 
226 
50 
125 
184 
354 
131 
290 
Government payments 
farms 
669 
504 
118 
291 
795 
1,029 
252 
844 
$1,000 
3,252 
2,782 
537 
1,972 
2,969 
7,892 
1,236 
4,492 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
703 
446 
174 
271 
697 
821 
262 
807 
$1,000 
5,325 
6,286 
1,035 
3,481 
6,489 
20,308 
1,616 
8,681 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
133,377 
225,696 
25,890 
75,797 
93,602 
247,072 
48,740 
166,519 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,582 
232,916 
54,853 
131,822 
74,287 
163,732 
92,137 
117,515 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,313 
969 
472 
575 
1,260 
1,509 
529 
1,417 
$1,000 
42,232 
78,461 
7,255 
24,465 
31,307 
55,551 
18,315 
60,975 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,165 
80,971 
15,370 
42,548 
24,847 
36,813 
34,622 
43,031 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
627 
496 
223 
262 
559 
755 
333 
590 
Other 
number 
686 
473 
249 
313 
701 
754 
196 
827 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
769 
559 
295 
351 
708 
815 
243 
931 
200 days or more 
number 
507 
414 
208 
206 
486 
577 
167 
678 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
536 
431 
194 
123 
576 
432 
342 
605 
number 
42,815 
49,728 
15,261 
9,109 
43,861 
45,897 
29,024 
49,753 
Beef cows 
farms 
333 
207 
116 
56 
326 
207 
168 
353 
number 
5,602 
3,146 
2,157 
754 
5,556 
3,149 
3,515 
6,066 
Milk cows 
farms 
154 
133 
60 
32 
159 
103 
157 
167 
number 
15,790 
13,031 
4,644 
3,246 
14,096 
17,432 
10,417 
18,233 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
443 
385 
160 
113 
500 
366 
287 
511 
number 
15,188 
26,359 
6,647 
4,397 
30,862 
27,653 
1 1 ,333 
25,848 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
36 
33 
20 
19 
40 
47 
27 
35 
number 
1,853 
2,531 
164 
2,295 
(D) 
12,884 
119 
3,867 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
38 
36 
14 
24 
36 
51 
24 
37 
number 
2,458 
2,888 
124 
4,870 
(D) 
22,983 
228 
11,132 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
73 
24 
17 
27 
40 
76 
19 
82 
number 
2,481 
490 
1,817 
397 
1,296 
2,878 
1,298 
1,276 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
186 
118 
59 
59 
103 
142 
62 
144 
number 
4,811 
2,696 
1,842 
2,616 
2,087 
5,769 
1,750 
3,796 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
44 
42 
10 
18 
18 
27 
7 
32 
number 
4,556 
6,561 
1,645 
3,321 
825 
1,817 
370 
14,818 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
464 
379 
67 
192 
399 
603 
196 
537 
acres 
63,209 
34,71 1 
2,770 
34,447 
31,988 
149,728 
18,035 
84,604 
bushels 
8,785,641 
3,909,583 
334,494 
4,469,861 
3,482,548 
15,750,498 
2,009,102 
13,512,992 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
170 
270 
67 
50 
187 
164 
147 
193 
acres 
9,813 
21,752 
3,517 
2,544 
10,282 
12,219 
7,643 
9,626 
tons 
170,600 
234,682 
52,032 
30,601 
137,781 
142,556 
121,627 
187,715 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
25 
7 
2 
112 
20 
157 
2 
14 
acres 
1,225 
177 
(D) 
9,014 
613 
8,445 
(D) 
558 
bushels 
37,064 
5,358 
(D) 
665,494 
35,474 
643,338 
(D) 
18,121 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
109 
20 
157 
1 
10 
acres 
280 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
613 
8,445 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
13,025 
5,358 
(D) 
(D) 
35,474 
643,338 
(D) 
11,133 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
17 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
945 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
24,039 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
6,988 
--continued 
234 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
