Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burnett 
Calumet 
Chippewa 
Clark 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Dane 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
406 
719 
1,757 
2,317 
1,564 
1,105 
2,749 
2007 
531 
732 
1,575 
2,170 
1,585 
1,347 
3,331 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
83,608 
142,374 
384,621 
458,221 
307,973 
216,584 
504,420 
2007 
96,168 
151,659 
353,491 
440,376 
316,193 
238,225 
535,756 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
206 
198 
219 
198 
197 
196 
183 
2007 
181 
207 
224 
203 
199 
177 
161 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
406 
719 
1,757 
2,317 
1,564 
1,105 
2,749 
2007 
531 
732 
1,575 
2,170 
1,585 
1,347 
3,331 
$1,000, 2012 
205,607 
785,853 
1,048,979 
1 ,432,332 
1,553,123 
586,133 
3,055,091 
2007 
246,177 
579,506 
879,888 
1,101,493 
1,184,430 
618,420 
2,319,789 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
506,420 
1,092,980 
597,029 
618,184 
993,045 
530,437 
1,111,346 
2007 
463,610 
791 ,675 
558,659 
507,601 
747,274 
459,109 
696,424 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,459 
5,520 
2,727 
3,126 
5,043 
2,706 
6,057 
2007 
2,560 
3,821 
2,489 
2,501 
3,746 
2,596 
4,330 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
18 
44 
134 
127 
92 
78 
185 
$50,000 to $99,999 
77 
39 
171 
208 
83 
82 
111 
$100,000 to $199,999 
94 
127 
362 
420 
265 
224 
310 
$200,000 to $499,999 
129 
225 
606 
719 
591 
378 
946 
$500,000 to $999,999 
48 
93 
244 
519 
214 
197 
531 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
20 
92 
149 
211 
145 
99 
330 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
16 
76 
67 
93 
114 
42 
229 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3 
17 
16 
15 
40 
4 
74 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
6 
8 
5 
20 
1 
33 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
525,807 
203,671 
645,359 
774,268 
489,939 
365,222 
766,233 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.9 
69.9 
59.6 
59.2 
62.9 
59.3 
65.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
8 
68 
100 
83 
127 
31 
352 
acres 
35 
301 
441 
450 
639 
115 
1,566 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
102 
196 
418 
457 
490 
235 
829 
acres 
3,027 
4,941 
12,001 
13,285 
14,383 
7,064 
22,813 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
35 
56 
107 
103 
114 
77 
208 
acres 
2,076 
3,187 
6,009 
6,063 
6,597 
4,407 
12,210 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
59 
78 
221 
282 
175 
137 
244 
acres 
4,833 
6,400 
18,014 
22,873 
14,092 
1 1 ,666 
20,213 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
38 
68 
165 
271 
154 
157 
254 
acres 
4,469 
7,968 
18,843 
32,145 
18,316 
18,432 
29,027 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
30 
44 
150 
265 
94 
101 
169 
acres 
4,668 
6,934 
23,512 
41,761 
14,684 
16,405 
26,749 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
38 
124 
227 
73 
80 
105 
acres 
5,518 
7,567 
24,396 
44,862 
14,464 
15,818 
20,753 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
28 
92 
161 
41 
57 
93 
acres 
(D) 
6,672 
21,800 
37,869 
9,779 
13,638 
21,951 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
46 
77 
212 
304 
146 
154 
281 
acres 
16,659 
27,053 
74,424 
103,983 
51,707 
54,566 
99,861 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
31 
36 
104 
120 
92 
53 
124 
acres 
20,089 
23,425 
68,747 
77,378 
63,665 
36,276 
88,639 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
25 
53 
28 
45 
20 
64 
acres 
13,758 
32,462 
70,846 
34,181 
59,687 
28,598 
82,091 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
5 
11 
16 
13 
3 
26 
acres 
(D) 
15,464 
45,588 
43,371 
39,960 
9,599 
78,547 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9 
56 
64 
94 
148 
54 
456 
acres 
47 
284 
254 
433 
672 
282 
2,463 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
139 
163 
248 
333 
414 
303 
1,083 
acres 
4,089 
4,289 
7,333 
9,927 
12,128 
8,763 
28,884 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
41 
69 
112 
113 
129 
99 
262 
acres 
2,338 
4,039 
6,611 
6,680 
7,554 
5,875 
15,366 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
87 
59 
204 
259 
193 
174 
306 
acres 
7,151 
4,879 
16,830 
21,287 
15,691 
14,453 
25,249 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
53 
89 
172 
229 
139 
165 
280 
acres 
6,052 
10,368 
20,264 
27,316 
16,213 
19,069 
32,670 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
47 
162 
256 
102 
127 
187 
acres 
5,460 
7,345 
25,436 
40,779 
16,076 
20,002 
29,408 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
41 
128 
212 
75 
92 
144 
acres 
(D) 
8,168 
25,370 
41,618 
14,816 
18,194 
28,435 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
31 
39 
100 
176 
54 
74 
96 
acres 
7,372 
9,366 
23,849 
41,875 
12,755 
17,566 
22,724 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
68 
99 
248 
362 
182 
181 
288 
acres 
23,356 
33,639 
86,561 
124,997 
65,953 
63,362 
101,289 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
32 
45 
94 
103 
94 
59 
140 
acres 
21,260 
29,622 
63,050 
66,624 
65,737 
39,298 
97,390 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
20 
33 
22 
42 
13 
68 
acres 
1 1 ,429 
26,009 
41,085 
27,525 
55,708 
16,242 
86,565 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
5 
10 
11 
13 
6 
21 
acres 
(D) 
13,651 
36,848 
31,315 
32,890 
15,119 
65,313 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
346 
656 
1,532 
2,089 
1,380 
934 
2,428 
2007 
460 
655 
1,448 
1,949 
1,382 
1,121 
2,868 
acres, 2012 
44,395 
120,851 
249,869 
310,919 
234,125 
98,432 
396,321 
2007 
48,507 
128,524 
226,265 
291,609 
241,903 
105,353 
417,244 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
297 
603 
1,365 
1,985 
1,173 
761 
1,968 
2007 
388 
585 
1,212 
1,779 
1,082 
764 
2,206 
acres, 2012 
39,681 
117,438 
232,386 
295,272 
216,827 
84,513 
362,916 
2007 
40,010 
123,889 
198,881 
264,764 
220,236 
77,348 
368,720 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
41 
43 
195 
385 
199 
114 
216 
2007 
138 
128 
456 
643 
306 
248 
560 
acres, 2012 
756 
764 
5,271 
9,508 
5,186 
3,642 
3,838 
2007 
4,548 
2,095 
14,024 
18,416 
7,602 
7,989 
9,598 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 307 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
