Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sauk 
Sawyer 
Shawano 
Sheboygan 
Taylor 
Trempealeau 
Vernon 
Vilas 
Farms 
number 
1 ,665 
172 
1,278 
986 
967 
1,436 
2,228 
47 
Land in farms 
acres 
332,649 
43,554 
261,141 
190,155 
217,012 
323,157 
345,892 
6,881 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
253 
204 
193 
224 
225 
155 
146 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
123 
103 
68 
120 
120 
90 
39 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
775,478 
580,751 
734,01 1 
1,011,178 
491,262 
719,451 
512,496 
783,567 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,881 
2,293 
3,592 
5,243 
2,189 
3,197 
3,301 
5,352 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
220,095 
21,351 
171,231 
160,469 
98,718 
179,146 
171,366 
4,457 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,189 
124,134 
133,984 
162,747 
102,087 
124,753 
76,915 
94,835 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
71 
11 
61 
100 
32 
55 
119 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
413 
35 
280 
318 
218 
326 
588 
17 
50 to 1 79 acres 
634 
58 
495 
284 
349 
549 
976 
12 
1 80 to 499 acres 
410 
49 
338 
184 
283 
369 
452 
4 
500 to 999 acres 
100 
11 
74 
68 
62 
84 
58 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
37 
8 
30 
32 
23 
53 
35 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,459 
138 
1,117 
875 
822 
1,248 
1,888 
31 
acres 
209,776 
21,896 
183,461 
155,878 
119,997 
197,816 
181,510 
2,805 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,216 
129 
1,016 
783 
776 
964 
1,687 
26 
acres 
190,513 
20,173 
175,653 
148,374 
112,541 
175,392 
164,621 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
97 
18 
19 
31 
21 
38 
105 
13 
acres 
19,745 
1,019 
259 
172 
103 
7,934 
512 
950 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
207,053 
25,309 
254,140 
242,070 
136,497 
268,881 
221,371 
10,194 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,356 
147,145 
198,858 
245,507 
141,155 
187,243 
99,359 
216,895 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
71,128 
10,135 
66,100 
65,621 
33,739 
87,598 
71,183 
9,746 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
135,924 
15,174 
188,041 
176,450 
102,758 
181,284 
150,188 
448 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
545 
48 
335 
245 
298 
481 
634 
22 
$2,500 to $4,999 
152 
15 
81 
73 
90 
96 
179 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
146 
26 
77 
84 
83 
108 
247 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
167 
25 
114 
118 
88 
144 
257 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
129 
10 
112 
93 
82 
125 
265 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
154 
13 
129 
79 
74 
132 
282 
1 
$100,000 or more 
372 
35 
430 
294 
252 
350 
364 
8 
Government payments 
farms 
956 
55 
790 
507 
418 
972 
1,024 
10 
$1,000 
5,597 
552 
4,470 
3,790 
2,265 
4,772 
3,703 
42 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,032 
75 
736 
592 
539 
885 
1,263 
17 
$1,000 
12,411 
489 
6,106 
5,131 
4,739 
10,109 
7,300 
130 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
193,258 
21,990 
197,587 
193,312 
106,191 
218,348 
168,714 
5,154 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,071 
127,849 
154,607 
196,057 
109,815 
152,053 
75,724 
109,663 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,665 
172 
1,278 
986 
967 
1,436 
2,228 
47 
$1,000 
31,804 
4,360 
67,129 
57,679 
37,311 
65,414 
63,661 
5,212 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,101 
25,349 
52,526 
58,498 
38,585 
45,553 
28,573 
110,890 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
853 
81 
695 
520 
510 
700 
1,096 
19 
Other 
number 
812 
91 
583 
466 
457 
736 
1,132 
28 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
956 
117 
723 
573 
500 
925 
1,425 
33 
200 days or more 
number 
615 
58 
529 
431 
349 
622 
970 
18 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
694 
75 
645 
390 
563 
553 
1,235 
9 
number 
80,663 
7,014 
86,817 
69,579 
50,558 
60,944 
69,864 
105 
Beef cows 
farms 
317 
52 
190 
138 
239 
278 
552 
7 
number 
8,376 
959 
2,650 
1,801 
4,416 
6,466 
9,151 
39 
Milk cows 
farms 
233 
18 
341 
167 
256 
195 
482 
- 
number 
25,414 
2,913 
36,455 
26,360 
16,166 
21,373 
22,979 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
604 
65 
569 
350 
462 
501 
1,041 
7 
number 
38,715 
2,724 
46,148 
36,073 
29,551 
24,096 
35,285 
21 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
66 
8 
36 
43 
35 
32 
87 
1 
number 
45,405 
62 
1,658 
1,054 
958 
4,032 
2,562 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
52 
11 
32 
49 
32 
25 
97 
1 
number 
114,541 
88 
1,653 
2,721 
1,159 
(D) 
6,147 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
73 
11 
23 
49 
23 
25 
143 
5 
number 
2,748 
330 
1,094 
1,481 
503 
924 
4,900 
164 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
203 
23 
101 
102 
122 
94 
343 
3 
number 
82,193 
647 
17,990 
2,976 
2,381 
88,548 
108,036 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
48 
9 
20 
12 
13 
76 
58 
5 
number 
4,872 
1,142 
2,620 
4,493 
772 
23,779,098 
(D) 
396 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
720 
30 
601 
430 
287 
683 
953 
- 
acres 
80,683 
5,694 
55,460 
35,488 
27,051 
82,920 
58,023 
- 
bushels 
8,055,569 
786,146 
8,051,483 
4,968,541 
3,082,585 
10,192,359 
7,480,220 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
333 
15 
435 
223 
245 
229 
549 
- 
acres 
1 7,059 
1,991 
28,420 
19,795 
13,204 
11,677 
13,912 
- 
tons 
207,666 
39,186 
503,232 
348,180 
209,097 
196,101 
205,850 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
106 
3 
76 
270 
14 
10 
63 
- 
acres 
4,438 
202 
3,661 
13,880 
765 
299 
911 
- 
bushels 
301,988 
6,265 
240,415 
990,980 
45,243 
15,705 
57,059 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
100 
1 
71 
250 
3 
9 
63 
- 
acres 
4,273 
(D) 
3,450 
12,965 
106 
(D) 
911 
- 
bushels 
292,292 
(D) 
227,495 
940,510 
8,172 
(D) 
57,059 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
11 
2 
5 
21 
12 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
165 
(D) 
211 
915 
659 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
9,696 
(D) 
12,920 
50,470 
37,071 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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