Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Manitowoc 
Marathon 
Marinette 
Marquette 
Menominee 
Milwaukee 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
449 
1,224 
2,266 
535 
478 
5 
82 
2007 
575 
1,444 
2,545 
746 
626 
4 
96 
acres, 2012 
76,844 
230,735 
479,045 
132,074 
120,185 
561 
4,563 
2007 
86,770 
248,238 
490,628 
144,303 
135,914 
318 
5,458 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
374 
885 
1,917 
406 
339 
2 
75 
2007 
439 
989 
2,079 
489 
426 
1 
84 
acres, 2012 
34,855 
175,202 
302,081 
80,427 
75,311 
(D) 
2,887 
TENURE 
2007 
36,923 
180,888 
292,078 
76,525 
76,704 
(D) 
3,808 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
307 
735 
1,258 
361 
321 
3 
39 
2007 
414 
911 
1,567 
552 
450 
3 
55 
acres, 2012 
35,843 
54,522 
140,555 
41,695 
40,539 
(D) 
1,665 
2007 
42,037 
69,272 
179,446 
60,447 
51,216 
(D) 
1,616 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
235 
415 
957 
236 
187 
32 
2007 
285 
486 
1,141 
302 
263 
- 
43 
acres, 2012 
9,092 
23,258 
55,018 
9,312 
13,266 
- 
225 
2007 
9,782 
25,519 
71,340 
16,116 
14,323 
- 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
126 
444 
916 
166 
142 
2 
16 
2007 
141 
466 
857 
182 
157 
1 
24 
acres, 2012 
38,745 
171,660 
325,251 
89,575 
78,427 
(D) 
2,224 
2007 
43,172 
169,608 
296,919 
82,020 
82,608 
(D) 
3,726 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
21,320 
93,495 
194,673 
49,385 
40,859 
(D) 
244 
2007 
24,103 
89,799 
177,149 
40,250 
45,496 
(D) 
873 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
17,425 
78,165 
130,578 
40,190 
37,568 
(D) 
1,980 
2007 
19,069 
79,809 
119,770 
41,770 
37,112 
(D) 
2,853 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
124 
430 
886 
163 
138 
2 
16 
2007 
135 
448 
823 
177 
151 
1 
24 
acres, 2012 
24,458 
148,505 
236,401 
70,355 
61,003 
(D) 
2,163 
2007 
26,152 
146,876 
209,153 
59,003 
61,141 
(D) 
3,515 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
16 
45 
92 
8 
15 
_ 
27 
2007 
20 
67 
121 
12 
19 
- 
17 
acres, 2012 
2,256 
4,553 
13,239 
804 
1,219 
- 
674 
2007 
1,561 
9,358 
14,263 
1,836 
2,090 
- 
116 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
40 
74 
7 
14 
- 
27 
2007 
19 
55 
115 
10 
12 
- 
17 
acres, 2012 
1,305 
3,439 
10,662 
760 
1,042 
- 
499 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
989 
8,493 
1 1 ,585 
1,406 
1,240 
■ 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
732 
1,907 
3,602 
883 
755 
7 
142 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
215 
667 
1,172 
265 
256 
3 
38 
2 operators 
190 
459 
919 
218 
182 
2 
34 
3 operators 
41 
78 
137 
37 
31 
- 
5 
4 operators 
2 
15 
26 
9 
7 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
5 
12 
6 
2 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
246 
539 
1,020 
265 
228 
3 
46 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
220 
497 
921 
237 
192 
3 
42 
2 operators 
13 
16 
37 
10 
16 
- 
2 
3 operators 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
4 
2 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
940 
2,254 
4,074 
1,135 
949 
6 
162 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
264 
801 
1,302 
434 
354 
3 
52 
2 operators 
266 
541 
1,029 
262 
228 
- 
31 
3 operators 
37 
75 
167 
34 
38 
1 
9 
4 operators 
7 
15 
31 
9 
5 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
12 
16 
7 
1 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
319 
690 
1,186 
341 
297 
2 
52 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
289 
599 
1,062 
297 
236 
2 
42 
2 operators 
15 
31 
51 
11 
29 
- 
5 
3 operators 
- 
2 
6 
2 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
393 
1,117 
2,114 
496 
433 
4 
59 
2007 
508 
1,271 
2,363 
659 
543 
2 
73 
acres, 2012 
71,679 
218,799 
456,204 
129,728 
115,567 
(D) 
3,821 
2007 
82,677 
234,085 
462,425 
138,954 
128,527 
(D) 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
56 
107 
152 
39 
45 
1 
23 
2007 
67 
173 
182 
87 
83 
2 
23 
acres, 2012 
5,165 
1 1 ,936 
22,841 
2,346 
4,618 
(D) 
742 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,093 
14,153 
28,203 
5,349 
7,387 
(D) 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
219 
584 
1,247 
276 
249 
- 
49 
2007 
245 
657 
1,370 
304 
263 
- 
66 
Other 
2012 
230 
640 
1,019 
259 
229 
5 
33 
Place of residence: 
2007 
330 
787 
1,175 
442 
363 
4 
30 
On farm operated 
2012 
396 
1,027 
1,897 
463 
364 
4 
37 
2007 
503 
1,191 
2,164 
634 
499 
2 
64 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
53 
197 
369 
72 
114 
1 
45 
2007 
72 
253 
381 
112 
127 
2 
32 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 557 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
