Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Oconto 
Oneida 
Outagamie 
Ozaukee 
Pepin 
Pierce 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,926 
929 
150 
1,170 
416 
459 
1,259 
2007 
2,115 
1,244 
179 
1,362 
513 
503 
1,531 
acres, 2012 
337,895 
189,389 
34,926 
250,748 
64,987 
103,604 
245,974 
2007 
351,306 
205,924 
39,172 
247,482 
70,689 
108,426 
271,178 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,451 
736 
97 
886 
292 
348 
900 
2007 
1,489 
976 
103 
938 
298 
342 
952 
acres, 2012 
151,982 
131,544 
8,673 
201,680 
47,402 
58,540 
153,270 
TENURE 
2007 
141,695 
133,721 
9,765 
190,251 
47,335 
59,783 
150,779 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,366 
604 
134 
655 
248 
294 
819 
2007 
1,572 
879 
155 
864 
340 
352 
1,114 
acres, 2012 
157,754 
49,685 
(D) 
53,431 
17,860 
39,083 
77,783 
2007 
179,925 
70,734 
26,081 
72,951 
21,156 
44,101 
120,206 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
920 
424 
82 
394 
130 
191 
489 
2007 
986 
632 
82 
453 
137 
193 
574 
acres, 2012 
38,954 
20,760 
(D) 
26,422 
7,427 
11,680 
24,768 
2007 
39,771 
27,451 
(D) 
34,233 
5,315 
13,603 
39,697 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
486 
303 
15 
452 
145 
147 
388 
2007 
468 
329 
22 
433 
142 
138 
378 
acres, 2012 
170,688 
135,256 
(D) 
179,598 
44,810 
61,848 
157,818 
2007 
162,281 
131,140 
(D) 
161,944 
42,704 
59,455 
138,742 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
106,729 
65,451 
9,781 
89,816 
20,434 
40,258 
94,903 
2007 
104,877 
65,484 
8,080 
76,386 
20,338 
39,641 
80,229 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
63,959 
69,805 
(D) 
89,782 
24,376 
21,590 
62,915 
2007 
57,404 
65,656 
(D) 
85,558 
22,366 
19,814 
58,513 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
464 
296 
14 
438 
141 
140 
369 
2007 
443 
315 
19 
425 
132 
136 
351 
acres, 2012 
107,043 
107,966 
5,245 
159,970 
37,745 
44,653 
120,063 
2007 
95,207 
103,917 
5,803 
144,299 
36,400 
41,787 
101,481 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
74 
22 
1 
63 
23 
18 
52 
2007 
75 
36 
2 
65 
31 
13 
39 
acres, 2012 
9,453 
4,448 
(D) 
17,719 
2,317 
2,673 
10,373 
2007 
9,100 
4,050 
(D) 
12,587 
6,829 
4,870 
12,230 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
67 
16 
1 
54 
21 
17 
42 
2007 
60 
29 
2 
60 
29 
13 
27 
acres, 2012 
5,985 
2,818 
(D) 
15,288 
2,230 
2,207 
8,439 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,717 
2,353 
(D) 
11,719 
5,620 
4,393 
9,601 
Total operators 
number 
3,030 
1,450 
252 
1,891 
635 
745 
1,978 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
974 
483 
72 
605 
240 
240 
645 
2 operators 
840 
396 
65 
453 
147 
168 
535 
3 operators 
82 
35 
4 
84 
23 
38 
58 
4 operators 
25 
8 
7 
24 
2 
11 
17 
5 or more operators 
5 
7 
2 
4 
4 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
913 
464 
75 
551 
213 
201 
623 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
836 
431 
67 
499 
170 
179 
583 
2 operators 
26 
13 
4 
17 
17 
8 
17 
3 operators 
7 
1 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
4 operators 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
3,289 
1,897 
279 
2,161 
752 
779 
2,440 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,118 
682 
104 
702 
311 
282 
750 
2 operators 
870 
498 
61 
552 
168 
186 
691 
3 operators 
102 
47 
9 
85 
32 
22 
72 
4 operators 
18 
10 
- 
16 
1 
8 
12 
5 or more operators 
7 
7 
5 
7 
1 
5 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
965 
604 
88 
646 
248 
220 
827 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
895 
570 
78 
596 
222 
202 
757 
2 operators 
35 
12 
3 
22 
13 
9 
23 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,767 
826 
132 
1,058 
344 
427 
1,102 
2007 
1,929 
1,085 
142 
1,219 
418 
466 
1,304 
acres, 2012 
322,869 
183,259 
32,902 
237,497 
61,229 
100,527 
232,815 
2007 
332,061 
196,218 
34,357 
231,149 
65,880 
104,895 
250,816 
Female 
farms, 2012 
159 
103 
18 
112 
72 
32 
157 
2007 
186 
159 
37 
143 
95 
37 
227 
acres, 2012 
15,026 
6,130 
2,024 
13,251 
3,758 
3,077 
13,159 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
19,245 
9,706 
4,815 
16,333 
4,809 
3,531 
20,362 
Farming 
2012 
854 
447 
42 
655 
222 
217 
657 
2007 
940 
548 
65 
703 
231 
249 
642 
Other 
2012 
1,072 
482 
108 
515 
194 
242 
602 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,175 
696 
114 
659 
282 
254 
889 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,668 
803 
110 
994 
334 
365 
1,099 
2007 
1,715 
1,049 
144 
1,120 
389 
408 
1,307 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
258 
126 
40 
176 
82 
94 
160 
2007 
400 
195 
35 
242 
124 
95 
224 
--continued 
558 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
