Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
69,754 
313 
187 
1,322 
352 
1,111 
1,061 
2007 
78,463 
408 
203 
1,484 
383 
1,053 
1,229 
acres, 2012 
14,568,926 
118,393 
45,815 
309,750 
71 ,824 
181,197 
305,302 
2007 
15,190,804 
115,343 
55,370 
324,196 
89,284 
187,167 
307,035 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52,083 
245 
151 
1,051 
267 
857 
770 
2007 
54,105 
273 
171 
1,093 
304 
781 
819 
acres, 2012 
9,149,273 
82,155 
20,379 
193,110 
31,714 
145,070 
151,073 
TENURE 
2007 
8,884,628 
70,725 
22,742 
189,485 
41,500 
152,664 
139,226 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
45,638 
183 
120 
795 
245 
718 
723 
2007 
53,783 
291 
137 
934 
234 
615 
901 
acres, 2012 
4,965,158 
(D) 
(D) 
86,363 
35,635 
36,559 
126,985 
2007 
5,825,339 
39,895 
24,671 
103,570 
35,226 
34,518 
151,494 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
29,255 
122 
86 
546 
169 
483 
442 
2007 
30,889 
160 
106 
574 
171 
356 
505 
acres, 2012 
1,718,252 
(D) 
4,064 
28,794 
(D) 
15,556 
33,122 
2007 
1,841,135 
11,114 
(D) 
34,881 
8,625 
15,864 
39,581 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
21,059 
125 
66 
480 
98 
339 
310 
2007 
21,501 
104 
63 
511 
136 
383 
292 
acres, 2012 
9,039,944 
76,613 
29,635 
215,440 
35,419 
139,856 
170,504 
2007 
8,756,260 
63,976 
29,034 
211,451 
53,081 
145,841 
144,800 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,967,108 
39,550 
17,655 
128,680 
19,757 
64,970 
99,085 
2007 
4,865,557 
41,109 
17,085 
124,174 
31 ,452 
70,897 
94,476 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,072,836 
37,063 
1 1 ,980 
86,760 
15,662 
74,886 
71,419 
2007 
3,890,703 
22,867 
11,949 
87,277 
21,629 
74,944 
50,324 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20,268 
120 
65 
461 
93 
330 
305 
2007 
20,622 
101 
62 
484 
123 
380 
283 
acres, 2012 
6,972,037 
61,442 
16,315 
158,262 
22,037 
125,329 
112,439 
2007 
6,551,145 
49,617 
16,444 
147,902 
32,110 
130,753 
90,892 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3,057 
5 
1 
47 
9 
54 
28 
2007 
3,179 
13 
3 
39 
13 
55 
36 
acres, 2012 
563,824 
(D) 
(D) 
7,947 
770 
4,782 
7,813 
2007 
609,205 
1 1 ,472 
1,665 
9,175 
977 
6,808 
10,741 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,560 
3 
- 
44 
5 
44 
23 
2007 
2,594 
12 
3 
35 
10 
45 
31 
acres, 2012 
458,984 
(D) 
- 
6,054 
(D) 
4,185 
5,512 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
492,348 
9,994 
(D) 
6,702 
765 
6,047 
8,753 
Total operators 
number 
111,080 
509 
310 
2,082 
554 
1,758 
1,693 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
35,848 
174 
86 
692 
186 
590 
535 
2 operators 
28,666 
105 
91 
557 
137 
445 
461 
3 operators 
3,973 
18 
8 
53 
23 
55 
40 
4 operators 
843 
14 
- 
13 
5 
8 
14 
5 or more operators 
424 
2 
2 
7 
1 
13 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
34,060 
130 
110 
641 
175 
553 
461 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,471 
104 
98 
596 
155 
492 
427 
2 operators 
1,407 
13 
1 
15 
10 
23 
14 
3 operators 
149 
- 
- 
5 
- 
5 
2 
4 operators 
53 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
21 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
123,217 
639 
299 
2,242 
609 
1,675 
1,970 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
41,387 
220 
113 
819 
178 
552 
642 
2 operators 
31,681 
155 
88 
596 
186 
419 
493 
3 operators 
4,142 
27 
- 
54 
17 
54 
66 
4 operators 
830 
2 
1 
10 
2 
21 
15 
5 or more operators 
423 
4 
1 
5 
- 
7 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
38,263 
192 
97 
657 
207 
496 
540 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
34,412 
174 
92 
623 
191 
448 
497 
2 operators 
1,494 
6 
1 
9 
5 
24 
15 
3 operators 
164 
2 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
31 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
62,408 
279 
159 
1,215 
306 
981 
1,009 
2007 
69,287 
347 
169 
1,355 
318 
959 
1,129 
acres, 2012 
13,896,929 
113,049 
42,553 
296,628 
66,537 
170,044 
293,361 
2007 
14,330,674 
105,971 
46,031 
307,232 
80,507 
183,080 
294,000 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,346 
34 
28 
107 
46 
130 
52 
2007 
9,176 
61 
34 
129 
65 
94 
100 
acres, 2012 
671,997 
5,344 
3,262 
13,122 
5,287 
11,153 
11,941 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
860,130 
9,372 
9,339 
16,964 
8,777 
4,087 
13,035 
Farming 
2012 
34,760 
173 
66 
721 
181 
603 
528 
2007 
37,047 
176 
82 
714 
171 
576 
569 
Other 
2012 
34,994 
140 
121 
601 
171 
508 
533 
Place of residence: 
2007 
41,416 
232 
121 
770 
212 
477 
660 
On farm operated 
2012 
57,611 
239 
169 
1,180 
304 
901 
858 
2007 
64,911 
320 
188 
1,363 
337 
886 
934 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
12,143 
74 
18 
142 
48 
210 
203 
2007 
13,552 
88 
15 
121 
46 
167 
295 
--continued 
552 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
