Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burnett 
Calumet 
Chippewa 
Clark 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Dane 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
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 
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 
Flarvested 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 
TENURE 
2007 
40,010 
123,889 
198,881 
264,764 
220,236 
77,348 
368,720 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
282 
423 
1,242 
1,449 
1,035 
776 
1,832 
2007 
374 
396 
1,090 
1,310 
1,067 
1,035 
2,384 
acres, 2012 
32,282 
29,229 
142,170 
174,543 
87,861 
103,985 
148,150 
2007 
44,148 
31,101 
150,590 
177,797 
103,771 
133,439 
174,924 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
182 
317 
876 
1,148 
673 
462 
1,105 
2007 
248 
252 
744 
976 
602 
493 
1,309 
acres, 2012 
6,885 
18,578 
47,195 
80,582 
33,954 
22,507 
56,863 
2007 
9,361 
18,120 
51,306 
78,877 
44,241 
21,404 
60,244 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
117 
256 
473 
753 
447 
262 
728 
2007 
150 
301 
442 
724 
443 
260 
775 
acres, 2012 
51,022 
106,130 
228,487 
266,996 
207,107 
101,025 
333,123 
2007 
49,942 
116,546 
196,718 
244,483 
195,833 
96,674 
331,200 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
29,486 
61,573 
126,769 
172,088 
105,312 
56,834 
169,576 
2007 
28,319 
62,764 
110,745 
166,187 
103,596 
59,425 
164,475 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
21,536 
44,557 
101,718 
94,908 
101,795 
44,191 
163,547 
2007 
21,623 
53,782 
85,973 
78,296 
92,237 
37,249 
166,725 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
110 
249 
454 
732 
434 
247 
700 
2007 
134 
301 
429 
688 
417 
236 
738 
acres, 2012 
32,600 
92,140 
172,230 
202,332 
172,383 
55,077 
285,921 
2007 
29,442 
102,304 
143,620 
172,562 
161,005 
50,936 
281,556 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
7 
40 
42 
115 
82 
67 
189 
2007 
7 
35 
43 
136 
75 
52 
172 
acres, 2012 
304 
7,015 
13,964 
16,682 
13,005 
1 1 ,574 
23,147 
2007 
2,078 
4,012 
6,183 
18,096 
16,589 
8,112 
29,632 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
37 
35 
105 
66 
52 
163 
2007 
6 
32 
39 
115 
63 
35 
159 
acres, 2012 
196 
6,720 
12,961 
12,358 
10,490 
6,929 
20,132 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,207 
3,465 
3,955 
13,325 
14,990 
5,008 
26,920 
Total operators 
number 
606 
1,129 
2,685 
3,656 
2,577 
1,753 
4,434 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
236 
378 
974 
1,202 
762 
536 
1,384 
2 operators 
146 
295 
673 
975 
671 
504 
1,136 
3 operators 
21 
30 
89 
97 
95 
53 
177 
4 operators 
- 
9 
15 
28 
22 
10 
34 
5 or more operators 
3 
7 
6 
15 
14 
2 
18 
Total women operators 
number 
181 
319 
783 
1,120 
825 
506 
1,432 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
159 
289 
733 
1,026 
731 
482 
1,234 
2 operators 
11 
15 
19 
37 
38 
12 
72 
3 operators 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
- 
10 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
793 
1,117 
2,497 
3,488 
2,523 
2,124 
5,362 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
310 
414 
783 
1,069 
829 
668 
1,692 
2 operators 
190 
270 
704 
955 
642 
599 
1,373 
3 operators 
23 
34 
67 
114 
93 
64 
191 
4 operators 
6 
10 
12 
21 
14 
15 
47 
5 or more operators 
2 
4 
9 
11 
7 
1 
28 
Total women operators 
number 
250 
311 
783 
1,100 
768 
671 
1,757 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
221 
267 
716 
987 
687 
604 
1,488 
2 operators 
7 
19 
26 
39 
22 
32 
104 
3 operators 
5 
2 
5 
3 
1 
1 
14 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
2 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
369 
668 
1,589 
2,178 
1,384 
1,007 
2,363 
2007 
469 
676 
1,446 
2,036 
1,382 
1,193 
2,820 
acres, 2012 
80,748 
138,607 
370,604 
442,521 
296,366 
202,066 
484,931 
2007 
86,462 
148,587 
340,390 
423,735 
303,129 
218,638 
507,338 
Female 
farms, 2012 
37 
51 
168 
139 
180 
98 
386 
2007 
62 
56 
129 
134 
203 
154 
511 
acres, 2012 
2,860 
3,767 
14,017 
15,700 
11,607 
14,518 
19,489 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,706 
3,072 
13,101 
16,641 
13,064 
19,587 
28,418 
Farming 
2012 
174 
383 
830 
1,500 
828 
481 
1,301 
2007 
209 
408 
844 
1,422 
772 
545 
1,475 
Other 
2012 
232 
336 
927 
817 
736 
624 
1,448 
Place of residence: 
2007 
322 
324 
731 
748 
813 
802 
1,856 
On farm operated 
2012 
350 
615 
1,535 
2,127 
1,307 
763 
2,298 
2007 
453 
623 
1,383 
1,983 
1,351 
1,042 
2,752 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
56 
104 
222 
190 
257 
342 
451 
2007 
78 
109 
192 
187 
234 
305 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 553 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
