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 
Forest 
Grant 
Green 
Green Lake 
Iowa 
Iron 
Jackson 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
2,436 
1,545 
608 
1,588 
61 
864 
2007 
2,866 
1,534 
723 
1,813 
54 
945 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
587,587 
302,295 
154,595 
350,813 
10,207 
239,936 
2007 
33,805 
610,914 
306,859 
142,757 
364,970 
10,110 
238,978 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
238 
241 
196 
254 
221 
167 
278 
2007 
195 
213 
200 
197 
201 
187 
253 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
127 
2,436 
1,545 
608 
1,588 
61 
864 
2007 
173 
2,866 
1,534 
723 
1,813 
54 
945 
$1,000, 2012 
62,292 
2,445,868 
1 ,322,485 
702,443 
1 ,400,220 
23,547 
742,195 
2007 
65,078 
1,923,670 
1,095,659 
496,569 
1,201,356 
19,209 
618,142 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
490,491 
1,004,051 
855,977 
1,155,334 
881,751 
386,019 
859,022 
2007 
376,172 
671,204 
714,250 
686,818 
662,634 
355,729 
654,119 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,059 
4,163 
4,375 
4,544 
3,991 
2,307 
3,093 
2007 
1,925 
3,149 
3,571 
3,478 
3,292 
1,900 
2,587 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2 
166 
85 
33 
85 
6 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
159 
110 
42 
79 
6 
60 
$100,000 to $199,999 
44 
354 
228 
87 
190 
14 
178 
$200,000 to $499,999 
40 
635 
510 
180 
518 
25 
281 
$500,000 to $999,999 
20 
542 
273 
109 
358 
4 
144 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4 
288 
194 
69 
186 
5 
86 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
216 
108 
61 
137 
1 
53 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
54 
24 
15 
25 
- 
22 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
22 
13 
12 
10 
- 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
649,009 
733,994 
373,732 
223,575 
488,051 
485,240 
632,145 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
4.7 
80.1 
80.9 
69.1 
71.9 
2.1 
38.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4 
139 
169 
48 
37 
- 
37 
acres 
26 
651 
932 
183 
159 
- 
200 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23 
485 
480 
115 
372 
21 
162 
acres 
750 
13,643 
1 1 ,707 
3,246 
11,704 
595 
4,594 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
20 
158 
95 
56 
114 
6 
66 
acres 
1,137 
9,174 
5,545 
3,277 
6,688 
355 
3,912 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8 
223 
133 
69 
163 
12 
112 
acres 
663 
18,569 
10,935 
5,597 
13,907 
993 
9,138 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
12 
253 
110 
66 
168 
4 
116 
acres 
1,484 
29,644 
12,713 
7,755 
19,872 
445 
13,837 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
9 
202 
107 
38 
144 
5 
50 
acres 
1,395 
31,773 
16,954 
5,883 
22,532 
860 
7,775 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
186 
77 
35 
108 
3 
54 
acres 
1,381 
36,743 
14,994 
6,948 
21,568 
(D) 
10,863 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
143 
59 
23 
85 
1 
37 
acres 
2,596 
33,882 
14,131 
5,341 
20,236 
(D) 
8,879 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
21 
386 
201 
78 
239 
4 
131 
acres 
6,986 
137,062 
71,435 
27,994 
82,337 
1,248 
47,838 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
8 
179 
71 
45 
108 
4 
54 
acres 
4,586 
118,863 
47,494 
30,129 
73,070 
2,625 
36,070 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
62 
27 
22 
39 
- 
27 
acres 
(D) 
82,739 
35,028 
28,192 
50,272 
- 
36,700 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
20 
16 
13 
11 
1 
18 
acres 
(D) 
74,844 
60,427 
30,050 
28,468 
(D) 
60,130 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3 
177 
92 
55 
50 
1 
43 
acres 
5 
782 
510 
239 
266 
(D) 
190 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
47 
603 
428 
167 
419 
10 
161 
acres 
1,520 
16,439 
10,616 
4,576 
13,411 
(D) 
5,074 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
177 
120 
55 
143 
2 
61 
acres 
799 
10,497 
6,918 
3,243 
8,265 
(D) 
3,501 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
13 
277 
133 
87 
215 
9 
129 
acres 
1,062 
22,983 
1 1 ,085 
7,195 
18,035 
726 
10,643 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
15 
322 
129 
90 
208 
10 
136 
acres 
1,707 
37,595 
15,243 
10,508 
24,397 
1,142 
16,056 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
19 
260 
114 
46 
153 
5 
76 
acres 
3,011 
40,850 
1 7,843 
7,182 
23,886 
820 
12,048 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
168 
100 
50 
124 
1 
45 
acres 
1,958 
33,110 
19,663 
9,787 
24,432 
(D) 
8,920 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
16 
161 
85 
24 
92 
5 
40 
acres 
3,911 
38,472 
19,992 
5,676 
22,039 
1,234 
9,424 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
28 
475 
210 
92 
247 
5 
149 
acres 
9,794 
166,905 
75,243 
33,084 
86,655 
1,414 
52,965 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
186 
88 
34 
121 
5 
66 
acres 
2,880 
129,794 
58,544 
22,745 
83,184 
3,085 
45,048 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
43 
26 
16 
34 
1 
27 
acres 
(D) 
56,543 
34,299 
21,306 
42,612 
(D) 
37,796 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
17 
9 
7 
7 
12 
acres 
(D) 
56,944 
36,903 
17,216 
17,788 
- 
37,313 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
99 
2,054 
1,329 
554 
1,397 
44 
767 
2007 
137 
2,356 
1,341 
639 
1,590 
47 
827 
acres, 2012 
10,265 
361,323 
238,606 
119,913 
198,162 
4,859 
139,347 
2007 
1 1 ,049 
354,606 
240,009 
108,478 
201,818 
4,125 
127,122 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
94 
1,666 
1,077 
472 
1,006 
37 
611 
2007 
125 
1,739 
979 
489 
921 
43 
587 
acres, 2012 
9,550 
325,420 
218,759 
110,602 
166,663 
3,958 
127,536 
2007 
9,469 
301,359 
21 1 ,543 
93,509 
151,919 
3,372 
109,564 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13 
141 
141 
66 
94 
10 
96 
2007 
38 
313 
265 
147 
201 
9 
229 
acres, 2012 
334 
4,242 
2,612 
1,285 
2,938 
187 
2,814 
2007 
1,055 
10,445 
4,883 
3,885 
7,164 
234 
6,094 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
