Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Walworth 
Washburn 
Washington 
Waukesha 
Waupaca 
Waushara 
Winnebago 
Wood 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
870 
405 
712 
557 
1,145 
592 
1,117 
1,067 
2007 
1,000 
558 
831 
675 
1,330 
677 
1,001 
1,114 
acres, 2012 
187,711 
87,387 
133,432 
92,211 
215,330 
145,210 
155,520 
222,730 
2007 
217,593 
101,862 
129,790 
86,602 
234,392 
148,969 
164,014 
221,962 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
632 
299 
549 
428 
903 
478 
802 
898 
2007 
665 
401 
592 
453 
949 
488 
659 
929 
acres, 2012 
156,645 
34,108 
103,608 
71,376 
129,584 
102,100 
113,883 
120,777 
TENURE 
2007 
169,293 
38,679 
95,602 
62,435 
138,834 
97,711 
116,042 
112,567 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
529 
279 
419 
371 
728 
371 
795 
676 
2007 
625 
388 
495 
478 
850 
450 
643 
741 
acres, 2012 
41,731 
46,357 
25,867 
18,162 
76,042 
40,709 
48,951 
104,309 
2007 
53,370 
47,111 
32,100 
25,736 
84,184 
51,440 
48,252 
113,327 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
310 
191 
263 
255 
508 
264 
494 
532 
2007 
330 
244 
272 
268 
493 
279 
319 
569 
acres, 2012 
22,520 
10,191 
11,381 
6,185 
23,096 
15,195 
19,753 
28,166 
2007 
25,065 
12,001 
10,934 
8,603 
25,868 
18,965 
1 7,604 
32,097 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
259 
117 
247 
142 
381 
207 
277 
360 
2007 
282 
154 
271 
146 
438 
202 
314 
346 
acres, 2012 
132,108 
40,121 
102,172 
66,363 
133,106 
96,445 
100,973 
113,996 
2007 
142,271 
52,726 
89,114 
54,564 
140,520 
87,535 
109,105 
104,155 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
58,895 
23,160 
40,362 
19,402 
75,845 
50,239 
50,827 
67,457 
2007 
62,704 
32,805 
36,434 
15,636 
82,426 
47,102 
58,245 
62,873 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
73,213 
16,961 
61,810 
46,961 
57,261 
46,206 
50,146 
46,539 
2007 
79,567 
19,921 
52,680 
38,928 
58,094 
40,433 
50,860 
41,282 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
250 
102 
243 
141 
363 
200 
273 
347 
2007 
261 
142 
266 
143 
420 
184 
300 
336 
acres, 2012 
122,248 
23,549 
87,255 
58,345 
101,327 
79,777 
89,174 
88,733 
2007 
123,580 
25,808 
77,281 
48,524 
104,391 
70,681 
93,123 
76,940 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
82 
9 
46 
44 
36 
14 
45 
31 
2007 
93 
16 
65 
51 
42 
25 
44 
27 
acres, 2012 
13,872 
909 
5,393 
7,686 
6,182 
8,056 
5,596 
4,425 
2007 
21,952 
2,025 
8,576 
6,302 
9,688 
9,994 
6,657 
4,480 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
72 
6 
43 
32 
32 
14 
35 
19 
2007 
74 
15 
54 
42 
36 
25 
40 
24 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,877 
368 
4,972 
6,846 
5,161 
7,128 
4,956 
3,878 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
20,648 
870 
7,387 
5,308 
8,575 
8,065 
5,315 
3,530 
Total operators 
number 
1,392 
670 
1,136 
876 
1,751 
954 
1,686 
1,636 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
462 
178 
364 
301 
635 
299 
630 
589 
2 operators 
329 
199 
286 
222 
444 
236 
425 
404 
3 operators 
60 
20 
49 
23 
46 
50 
51 
62 
4 operators 
8 
7 
12 
5 
16 
5 
8 
9 
5 or more operators 
11 
1 
1 
6 
4 
2 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
437 
244 
309 
302 
519 
284 
535 
493 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
373 
216 
271 
249 
465 
244 
471 
440 
2 operators 
24 
14 
19 
14 
22 
17 
24 
25 
3 operators 
4 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
2 
1 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,653 
868 
1,293 
1,038 
2,016 
1,075 
1,539 
1,699 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
512 
286 
446 
380 
741 
371 
542 
606 
2 operators 
397 
242 
328 
246 
506 
237 
404 
451 
3 operators 
70 
25 
47 
34 
76 
52 
41 
43 
4 operators 
11 
3 
7 
12 
4 
14 
8 
9 
5 or more operators 
10 
2 
3 
3 
3 
3 
6 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
498 
310 
396 
377 
642 
319 
477 
532 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
414 
275 
358 
313 
588 
268 
441 
495 
2 operators 
23 
16 
16 
26 
24 
21 
15 
14 
3 operators 
6 
1 
2 
4 
2 
3 
2 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
733 
349 
623 
463 
1,032 
543 
951 
971 
2007 
833 
465 
701 
523 
1,142 
599 
855 
999 
acres, 2012 
181,269 
82,808 
128,815 
88,096 
205,455 
141,203 
146,160 
209,093 
2007 
207,834 
92,415 
123,547 
80,485 
218,768 
142,253 
155,170 
206,606 
Female 
farms, 2012 
137 
56 
89 
94 
113 
49 
166 
96 
2007 
167 
93 
130 
152 
188 
78 
146 
115 
acres, 2012 
6,442 
4,579 
4,617 
4,115 
9,875 
4,007 
9,360 
13,637 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,759 
9,447 
6,243 
6,117 
15,624 
6,716 
8,844 
15,356 
Farming 
2012 
451 
161 
366 
285 
570 
264 
438 
605 
2007 
491 
208 
437 
319 
631 
289 
445 
605 
Other 
2012 
419 
244 
346 
272 
575 
328 
679 
462 
Place of residence: 
2007 
509 
350 
394 
356 
699 
388 
556 
509 
On farm operated 
2012 
670 
350 
538 
393 
989 
469 
901 
904 
2007 
772 
492 
635 
536 
1,151 
538 
810 
970 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
200 
55 
174 
164 
156 
123 
216 
163 
2007 
228 
66 
196 
139 
179 
139 
191 
144 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 561 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
