Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jefferson 
Juneau 
Kenosha 
Kewaunee 
La Crosse 
Lafayette 
Langlade 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,225 
827 
359 
734 
748 
1,252 
396 
2007 
1,434 
797 
460 
893 
845 
1,342 
487 
acres, 2012 
227,901 
180,039 
76,632 
176,735 
158,718 
368,501 
113,881 
2007 
244,238 
181,046 
84,345 
175,449 
165,368 
342,617 
122,895 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
936 
597 
266 
550 
572 
880 
315 
2007 
993 
511 
319 
617 
571 
847 
359 
acres, 2012 
169,751 
100,184 
65,513 
134,654 
79,533 
251,760 
68,378 
TENURE 
2007 
172,000 
97,912 
66,914 
130,617 
75,500 
218,389 
68,441 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
788 
590 
220 
450 
496 
814 
243 
2007 
946 
561 
302 
575 
582 
911 
317 
acres, 2012 
72,013 
73,265 
13,804 
55,691 
67,778 
133,676 
32,282 
2007 
82,098 
77,547 
21,598 
52,616 
77,714 
121,995 
38,335 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
519 
363 
141 
272 
330 
468 
169 
2007 
526 
287 
173 
310 
324 
456 
199 
acres, 2012 
33,727 
17,993 
7,150 
29,072 
16,277 
69,824 
9,357 
2007 
34,964 
19,649 
1 1 ,836 
25,389 
19,369 
48,904 
11,154 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
366 
216 
107 
260 
209 
356 
144 
2007 
403 
206 
119 
298 
227 
350 
159 
acres, 2012 
145,441 
103,882 
55,593 
115,802 
85,499 
211,858 
80,090 
2007 
148,934 
100,317 
53,231 
120,610 
81,594 
194,184 
81,594 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
69,792 
59,443 
21,270 
63,846 
51,011 
113,500 
51,052 
2007 
70,476 
56,476 
19,175 
64,524 
48,961 
103,403 
51,932 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
75,649 
44,439 
34,323 
51,956 
34,488 
98,358 
29,038 
2007 
78,458 
43,841 
34,056 
56,086 
32,633 
90,781 
29,662 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
356 
213 
105 
254 
206 
343 
138 
2007 
396 
202 
114 
292 
218 
336 
151 
acres, 2012 
126,987 
79,654 
51,749 
100,699 
58,836 
164,175 
57,932 
2007 
126,048 
75,833 
46,608 
103,528 
53,128 
148,451 
54,919 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
71 
21 
32 
24 
43 
82 
9 
2007 
85 
30 
39 
20 
36 
81 
11 
acres, 2012 
10,447 
2,892 
7,235 
5,242 
5,441 
22,967 
1,509 
2007 
13,206 
3,182 
9,516 
2,223 
6,060 
26,438 
2,966 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
21 
20 
24 
36 
69 
8 
2007 
71 
22 
32 
15 
29 
55 
9 
acres, 2012 
9,037 
2,537 
6,614 
4,883 
4,420 
17,761 
1,089 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
10,988 
2,430 
8,470 
1,700 
3,003 
21,034 
2,368 
Total operators 
number 
1,945 
1,274 
575 
1,196 
1,178 
2,034 
636 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
643 
457 
181 
374 
403 
590 
214 
2 operators 
495 
308 
149 
291 
285 
566 
140 
3 operators 
65 
50 
25 
50 
45 
78 
29 
4 operators 
10 
9 
1 
13 
9 
14 
11 
5 or more operators 
12 
3 
3 
6 
6 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
624 
375 
188 
355 
336 
603 
164 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
545 
322 
170 
309 
289 
564 
152 
2 operators 
28 
19 
7 
16 
16 
16 
6 
3 operators 
3 
5 
- 
- 
5 
1 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,234 
1,207 
737 
1,418 
1,351 
2,252 
778 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
783 
445 
245 
474 
460 
639 
263 
2 operators 
553 
310 
169 
349 
310 
581 
174 
3 operators 
67 
30 
38 
54 
57 
100 
35 
4 operators 
22 
8 
4 
12 
14 
13 
14 
5 or more operators 
9 
4 
4 
4 
4 
9 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
707 
375 
227 
398 
386 
699 
227 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
601 
333 
183 
376 
319 
647 
205 
2 operators 
42 
15 
18 
6 
20 
17 
11 
3 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
4 operators 
2 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,085 
745 
303 
668 
689 
1,157 
367 
2007 
1,250 
695 
384 
822 
762 
1,216 
425 
acres, 2012 
219,671 
172,542 
73,578 
172,583 
150,627 
361,187 
109,346 
2007 
232,827 
169,201 
79,855 
171,023 
157,440 
327,217 
115,744 
Female 
farms, 2012 
140 
82 
56 
66 
59 
95 
29 
2007 
184 
102 
76 
71 
83 
126 
62 
acres, 2012 
8,230 
7,497 
3,054 
4,152 
8,091 
7,314 
4,535 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
11,411 
1 1 ,845 
4,490 
4,426 
7,928 
15,400 
7,151 
Farming 
2012 
565 
326 
168 
365 
351 
715 
223 
2007 
635 
341 
216 
461 
418 
749 
240 
Other 
2012 
660 
501 
191 
369 
397 
537 
173 
Place of residence: 
2007 
799 
456 
244 
432 
427 
593 
247 
On farm operated 
2012 
977 
627 
280 
616 
612 
999 
318 
2007 
1,205 
598 
354 
755 
686 
1,053 
387 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
248 
200 
79 
118 
136 
253 
78 
2007 
229 
199 
106 
138 
159 
289 
100 
--continued 
556 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
