Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Polk 
Portage 
Price 
Racine 
Richland 
Rock 
Rusk 
St. Croix 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,313 
969 
472 
575 
1,260 
1,509 
529 
1,417 
2007 
1,582 
1,066 
545 
652 
1,545 
1,556 
651 
1,808 
acres, 2012 
255,917 
278,673 
92,295 
109,964 
227,833 
353,793 
133,601 
267,685 
2007 
288,994 
281,575 
102,407 
120,459 
253,776 
344,361 
160,534 
308,275 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
928 
805 
412 
437 
825 
1,054 
448 
918 
2007 
1,028 
834 
491 
452 
900 
1,021 
537 
1,016 
acres, 2012 
144,401 
188,481 
37,195 
88,728 
95,387 
286,454 
64,461 
179,345 
TENURE 
2007 
143,497 
188,123 
35,325 
97,528 
91,168 
276,846 
71,413 
177,844 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
894 
559 
346 
354 
918 
979 
327 
954 
2007 
1,138 
660 
375 
403 
1,182 
1,033 
420 
1,360 
acres, 2012 
84,391 
80,556 
47,599 
22,218 
107,935 
78,684 
58,090 
85,570 
2007 
117,032 
74,777 
49,330 
23,258 
132,522 
79,795 
68,986 
123,192 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
541 
414 
288 
222 
506 
552 
255 
497 
2007 
615 
450 
328 
221 
578 
533 
314 
600 
acres, 2012 
22,099 
31,309 
11,452 
8,004 
20,130 
36,414 
18,070 
30,991 
2007 
25,259 
28,072 
10,224 
8,796 
24,063 
36,104 
19,622 
34,202 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
388 
369 
116 
179 
310 
427 
182 
409 
2007 
417 
357 
160 
196 
324 
413 
210 
401 
acres, 2012 
166,603 
174,634 
42,736 
79,206 
116,344 
252,179 
72,985 
177,766 
2007 
168,719 
193,639 
52,869 
85,528 
112,338 
234,183 
87,235 
175,971 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
91,326 
97,592 
25,280 
28,283 
73,395 
118,345 
47,231 
85,728 
2007 
89,668 
109,390 
33,166 
30,146 
71,341 
104,082 
55,160 
92,796 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
75,277 
77,042 
17,456 
50,923 
42,949 
133,834 
25,754 
92,038 
2007 
79,051 
84,249 
19,703 
55,382 
40,997 
130,101 
32,075 
83,175 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
368 
362 
114 
174 
295 
412 
175 
384 
2007 
395 
349 
157 
194 
298 
386 
205 
382 
acres, 2012 
118,814 
134,685 
24,317 
72,489 
73,155 
228,356 
44,170 
144,995 
2007 
115,711 
148,288 
25,039 
78,317 
61,392 
212,338 
49,511 
137,318 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
31 
41 
10 
42 
32 
103 
20 
54 
2007 
27 
49 
10 
53 
39 
110 
21 
47 
acres, 2012 
4,923 
23,483 
1,960 
8,540 
3,554 
22,930 
2,526 
4,349 
2007 
3,243 
13,159 
208 
11,673 
8,916 
30,383 
4,313 
9,112 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
29 
10 
41 
24 
90 
18 
37 
2007 
18 
35 
6 
37 
24 
102 
18 
34 
acres, 2012 
3,488 
22,487 
1,426 
8,235 
2,102 
21,684 
2,221 
3,359 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,527 
1 1 ,763 
62 
10,415 
5,713 
28,404 
2,280 
6,324 
Total operators 
number 
2,046 
1,579 
753 
845 
2,026 
2,428 
837 
2,247 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
726 
498 
230 
339 
607 
799 
280 
726 
2 operators 
471 
367 
219 
204 
576 
584 
215 
608 
3 operators 
93 
84 
15 
31 
54 
91 
20 
57 
4 operators 
18 
12 
2 
- 
17 
18 
9 
8 
5 or more operators 
5 
8 
6 
1 
6 
17 
5 
18 
Total women operators 
number 
668 
444 
253 
250 
668 
790 
267 
701 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
593 
383 
228 
222 
607 
673 
241 
613 
2 operators 
34 
26 
7 
14 
23 
41 
9 
27 
3 operators 
1 
3 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
6 
4 operators 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
8 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,430 
1,679 
855 
993 
2,404 
2,468 
1,000 
2,792 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
846 
555 
304 
361 
810 
818 
353 
968 
2 operators 
649 
432 
204 
247 
647 
634 
257 
732 
3 operators 
70 
62 
29 
38 
60 
74 
33 
84 
4 operators 
12 
14 
2 
6 
21 
15 
7 
17 
5 or more operators 
5 
3 
6 
- 
7 
15 
1 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
841 
511 
256 
297 
763 
762 
314 
930 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
789 
450 
235 
264 
702 
668 
282 
827 
2 operators 
22 
26 
9 
12 
23 
36 
13 
41 
3 operators 
- 
3 
1 
3 
5 
6 
2 
7 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,102 
856 
412 
488 
1,133 
1,293 
473 
1,231 
2007 
1,329 
920 
483 
563 
1,414 
1,378 
588 
1,542 
acres, 2012 
240,686 
264,788 
85,755 
103,916 
211,537 
336,512 
125,352 
255,725 
2007 
269,389 
265,316 
95,825 
116,911 
238,772 
320,237 
151,187 
288,886 
Female 
farms, 2012 
211 
113 
60 
87 
127 
216 
56 
186 
2007 
253 
146 
62 
89 
131 
178 
63 
266 
acres, 2012 
15,231 
13,885 
6,540 
6,048 
16,296 
17,281 
8,249 
1 1 ,960 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
19,605 
16,259 
6,582 
3,548 
15,004 
24,124 
9,347 
19,389 
Farming 
2012 
627 
496 
223 
262 
559 
755 
333 
590 
2007 
679 
526 
203 
291 
567 
740 
362 
747 
Other 
2012 
686 
473 
249 
313 
701 
754 
196 
827 
Place of residence: 
2007 
903 
540 
342 
361 
978 
816 
289 
1,061 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,122 
823 
387 
478 
975 
1,229 
474 
1,239 
2007 
1,348 
877 
462 
544 
1,197 
1,292 
570 
1,515 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
191 
146 
85 
97 
285 
280 
55 
178 
2007 
234 
189 
83 
108 
348 
264 
81 
293 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 559 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
