Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Walworth 
Washburn 
Washington 
Waukesha 
Waupaca 
Waushara 
Winnebago 
Wood 
Farms 
number 
870 
405 
712 
557 
1,145 
592 
1,117 
1,067 
Land in farms 
acres 
187,711 
87,387 
133,432 
92,211 
215,330 
145,210 
155,520 
222,730 
Average size of farm 
acres 
216 
216 
187 
166 
188 
245 
139 
209 
Median size of farm 
acres 
64 
109 
70 
40 
100 
110 
51 
112 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,323,506 
535,676 
1,093,001 
1,080,562 
722,332 
848,428 
585,332 
656,817 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,134 
2,483 
5,832 
6,527 
3,841 
3,459 
4,204 
3,147 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
134,231 
33,183 
1 1 7,870 
58,045 
137,501 
76,785 
109,183 
135,756 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,288 
81,933 
165,548 
104,211 
120,088 
129,705 
97,746 
127,231 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
129 
19 
82 
95 
60 
40 
125 
53 
1 0 to 49 acres 
265 
92 
226 
206 
284 
121 
417 
244 
50 to 1 79 acres 
248 
166 
223 
163 
452 
249 
340 
422 
1 80 to 499 acres 
131 
98 
120 
50 
258 
125 
168 
249 
500 to 999 acres 
44 
17 
40 
20 
65 
30 
51 
61 
1 ,000 acres or more 
53 
13 
21 
23 
26 
27 
16 
38 
Total cropland 
farms 
743 
332 
603 
476 
1,028 
533 
1,022 
960 
acres 
163,902 
38,201 
107,278 
75,648 
141,514 
108,688 
126,153 
132,947 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
632 
299 
549 
428 
903 
478 
802 
898 
acres 
156,645 
34,108 
103,608 
71,376 
129,584 
102,100 
113,883 
120,777 
Irrigated land 
farms 
51 
17 
41 
51 
43 
86 
25 
110 
acres 
2,779 
829 
485 
1,277 
7,004 
39,904 
445 
6,191 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
168,632 
32,519 
122,687 
55,065 
160,033 
134,149 
126,573 
160,323 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,830 
80,294 
172,313 
98,859 
139,767 
226,604 
113,315 
150,256 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
79,039 
15,636 
48,905 
41,811 
50,604 
104,150 
52,283 
85,288 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
89,593 
16,883 
73,782 
13,253 
109,429 
30,000 
74,290 
75,034 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
288 
164 
231 
238 
380 
178 
506 
235 
$2,500 to $4,999 
49 
40 
42 
47 
91 
49 
70 
109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
65 
55 
45 
46 
92 
65 
78 
94 
$10,000 to $24,999 
78 
50 
62 
51 
144 
73 
83 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
26 
76 
36 
98 
50 
84 
86 
$50,000 to $99,999 
94 
20 
72 
45 
80 
62 
72 
137 
$100,000 or more 
207 
50 
184 
94 
260 
115 
224 
278 
Government payments 
farms 
524 
136 
342 
189 
613 
239 
607 
514 
$1,000 
4,539 
494 
2,609 
1,587 
4,066 
1,156 
3,245 
2,887 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
447 
202 
372 
281 
565 
267 
532 
608 
$1,000 
12,414 
1,176 
5,084 
5,634 
7,849 
5,517 
4,764 
4,369 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
154,488 
24,247 
103,555 
50,217 
132,746 
100,705 
104,488 
119,524 
Average per farm 
dollars 
177,572 
59,870 
145,442 
90,157 
115,935 
170,110 
93,543 
112,019 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
870 
405 
712 
557 
1,145 
592 
1,117 
1,067 
$1,000 
31,098 
9,942 
26,825 
12,069 
39,202 
40,118 
30,094 
48,054 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,744 
24,549 
37,676 
21,667 
34,238 
67,766 
26,942 
45,037 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
451 
161 
366 
285 
570 
264 
438 
605 
Other 
number 
419 
244 
346 
272 
575 
328 
679 
462 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
484 
290 
384 
292 
624 
385 
693 
595 
200 days or more 
number 
351 
168 
271 
200 
471 
276 
545 
413 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
263 
183 
250 
124 
484 
178 
253 
520 
number 
38,033 
8,430 
42,357 
8,622 
53,073 
12,315 
35,196 
43,207 
Beef cows 
farms 
120 
114 
74 
58 
161 
92 
86 
204 
number 
2,254 
1,710 
946 
581 
1,776 
918 
761 
3,009 
Milk cows 
farms 
84 
32 
105 
32 
199 
52 
95 
249 
number 
12,860 
2,559 
14,493 
2,262 
22,429 
4,658 
13,851 
17,650 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
227 
135 
224 
97 
416 
152 
212 
440 
number 
19,151 
4,433 
19,133 
4,114 
21,595 
6,543 
18,464 
16,008 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
48 
17 
19 
13 
41 
16 
24 
36 
number 
18,210 
145 
355 
708 
1,046 
555 
219 
397 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
48 
19 
14 
18 
33 
11 
18 
41 
number 
124,122 
93 
500 
2,067 
1,046 
(D) 
812 
909 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
62 
18 
26 
24 
37 
17 
27 
31 
number 
2,759 
612 
305 
466 
1,583 
430 
355 
936 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
95 
54 
69 
67 
136 
70 
99 
142 
number 
(D) 
1,616 
(D) 
2,419 
4,192 
2,779 
1,783 
3,460 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
21 
4 
17 
13 
22 
9 
26 
26 
number 
1,791 
556 
3,757 
3,060 
1,885 
965 
2,645 
2,438 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
364 
76 
286 
156 
483 
236 
341 
432 
acres 
80,856 
10,619 
27,087 
27,539 
42,949 
30,545 
33,458 
32,301 
bushels 
8,011,896 
1,404,415 
2,604,277 
2,746,450 
5,310,837 
3,363,380 
3,826,034 
3,593,317 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
107 
43 
142 
37 
269 
99 
144 
291 
acres 
10,292 
2,680 
14,929 
2,312 
18,440 
6,488 
12,013 
13,586 
tons 
132,709 
54,380 
184,627 
25,977 
238,254 
65,830 
160,703 
177,171 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
128 
9 
131 
46 
60 
33 
218 
24 
acres 
7,157 
748 
6,114 
3,064 
2,034 
1,435 
11,457 
1,040 
bushels 
531,624 
36,103 
432,823 
230,640 
109,956 
95,420 
785,368 
70,648 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
123 
1 
131 
46 
57 
32 
201 
19 
acres 
6,900 
(D) 
6,114 
(D) 
1,858 
(D) 
11,267 
941 
bushels 
513,308 
(D) 
432,823 
(D) 
100,699 
(D) 
773,753 
67,198 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
9 
- 
1 
5 
1 
17 
5 
acres 
257 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
176 
(D) 
190 
99 
bushels 
18,316 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
9,257 
(D) 
11,615 
3,450 
--continued 
236 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
