Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dodge 
Door 
Douglas 
Dunn 
Eau Claire 
Florence 
Fond du Lac 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,012 
803 
364 
1,404 
1,313 
90 
1,399 
2007 
1,979 
854 
333 
1,690 
1,223 
115 
1,643 
acres, 2012 
402,041 
131,955 
70,578 
372,259 
203,705 
13,392 
315,553 
2007 
412,949 
134,472 
72,686 
382,545 
205,375 
20,264 
335,745 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,547 
586 
264 
994 
899 
69 
1,031 
2007 
1,452 
603 
251 
1,060 
788 
91 
1,098 
acres, 2012 
311,924 
86,505 
25,369 
233,844 
107,222 
4,292 
245,371 
TENURE 
2007 
317,247 
86,065 
24,936 
211,251 
102,718 
8,194 
253,054 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,306 
566 
277 
923 
963 
67 
828 
2007 
1,265 
585 
235 
1,255 
903 
79 
1,028 
acres, 2012 
113,288 
39,167 
(D) 
125,631 
102,447 
7,282 
77,772 
2007 
120,835 
42,713 
35,350 
157,811 
92,954 
(D) 
92,407 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
868 
364 
187 
560 
567 
47 
475 
2007 
769 
351 
159 
659 
481 
55 
517 
acres, 2012 
59,709 
13,379 
(D) 
40,426 
32,863 
1,310 
41,906 
2007 
61,686 
13,586 
(D) 
43,943 
23,237 
(D) 
41,737 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
626 
215 
79 
438 
291 
22 
488 
2007 
621 
242 
93 
396 
275 
35 
529 
acres, 2012 
274,825 
87,529 
31,050 
229,626 
91,961 
(D) 
223,843 
2007 
279,166 
87,495 
37,006 
211,885 
106,729 
(D) 
224,988 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
152,767 
40,122 
16,860 
132,249 
55,169 
(D) 
125,028 
2007 
142,440 
42,141 
22,477 
125,593 
63,497 
(D) 
126,370 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
122,058 
47,407 
14,190 
97,377 
36,792 
(D) 
98,815 
2007 
136,726 
45,354 
14,529 
86,292 
43,232 
5,811 
98,618 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
607 
205 
73 
398 
278 
22 
479 
2007 
606 
231 
88 
376 
268 
35 
512 
acres, 2012 
239,063 
68,652 
14,789 
177,637 
67,073 
2,982 
191,028 
2007 
243,652 
68,986 
16,828 
156,625 
75,355 
5,795 
194,545 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
80 
22 
8 
43 
59 
1 
83 
2007 
93 
27 
5 
39 
45 
1 
86 
acres, 2012 
13,928 
5,259 
(D) 
17,002 
9,297 
(D) 
13,938 
2007 
12,948 
4,264 
330 
12,849 
5,692 
(D) 
18,350 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
72 
17 
4 
36 
54 
77 
2007 
77 
21 
4 
25 
39 
1 
69 
acres, 2012 
13,152 
4,474 
(D) 
15,781 
7,286 
- 
12,437 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,909 
3,493 
(D) 
10,683 
4,126 
(D) 
16,772 
Total operators 
number 
3,370 
1,253 
553 
2,220 
2,019 
137 
2,257 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
964 
417 
194 
721 
702 
47 
736 
2 operators 
834 
339 
154 
580 
542 
39 
538 
3 operators 
172 
37 
13 
84 
50 
4 
81 
4 operators 
17 
4 
3 
13 
13 
- 
26 
5 or more operators 
25 
6 
- 
6 
6 
- 
18 
Total women operators 
number 
1,001 
373 
183 
691 
661 
45 
606 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
888 
365 
167 
642 
604 
41 
520 
2 operators 
39 
4 
8 
19 
21 
2 
35 
3 operators 
10 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,184 
1,272 
505 
2,586 
1,893 
177 
2,647 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,013 
507 
172 
936 
642 
57 
898 
2 operators 
788 
290 
152 
662 
508 
55 
571 
3 operators 
143 
45 
8 
71 
61 
2 
133 
4 operators 
22 
10 
- 
10 
10 
1 
20 
5 or more operators 
13 
2 
1 
11 
2 
- 
21 
Total women operators 
number 
908 
380 
180 
828 
622 
56 
701 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
805 
342 
169 
758 
582 
54 
634 
2 operators 
42 
19 
4 
18 
17 
1 
29 
3 operators 
1 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
3 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,850 
708 
303 
1,240 
1,171 
74 
1,285 
2007 
1,819 
752 
282 
1,477 
1,065 
99 
1,512 
acres, 2012 
389,968 
123,979 
64,311 
355,634 
192,182 
12,713 
309,396 
2007 
395,350 
127,923 
65,377 
362,119 
189,885 
19,309 
328,253 
Female 
farms, 2012 
162 
95 
61 
164 
142 
16 
114 
2007 
160 
102 
51 
213 
158 
16 
131 
acres, 2012 
12,073 
7,976 
6,267 
16,625 
1 1 ,523 
679 
6,157 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
17,599 
6,549 
7,309 
20,426 
15,490 
955 
7,492 
Farming 
2012 
955 
361 
153 
638 
556 
35 
826 
2007 
1,066 
351 
149 
674 
505 
51 
848 
Other 
2012 
1,057 
442 
211 
766 
757 
55 
573 
Place of residence: 
2007 
913 
503 
184 
1,016 
718 
64 
795 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,560 
578 
335 
1,209 
1,114 
74 
1,148 
2007 
1,680 
658 
310 
1,393 
1,008 
97 
1,322 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
452 
225 
29 
195 
199 
16 
251 
2007 
299 
196 
23 
297 
215 
18 
321 
--continued 
554 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
