Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1 . 
2012 
28,900 
120 
50 
602 
127 
493 
402 
2007 
30,492 
161 
59 
565 
151 
456 
458 
Any 
2012 
40,854 
193 
137 
720 
225 
618 
659 
2007 
47,971 
247 
144 
919 
232 
597 
771 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
5,118 
29 
14 
82 
39 
66 
131 
2007 
7,312 
43 
17 
118 
35 
74 
132 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,374 
13 
10 
43 
15 
23 
28 
2007 
3,062 
25 
16 
62 
18 
36 
45 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
5,316 
33 
16 
110 
66 
73 
96 
2007 
5,943 
27 
18 
164 
40 
90 
76 
200 days or more 
2012 
28,046 
118 
97 
485 
105 
456 
404 
2007 
31,654 
152 
93 
575 
139 
397 
518 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2,260 
5 
4 
43 
16 
21 
70 
2007 
2,677 
10 
8 
57 
20 
26 
32 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,828 
5 
5 
60 
20 
40 
34 
2007 
4,151 
13 
11 
79 
13 
33 
74 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
8,107 
51 
35 
163 
61 
99 
104 
2007 
11,395 
37 
39 
218 
71 
116 
202 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
56,559 
252 
143 
1,056 
255 
951 
853 
2007 
60,240 
348 
145 
1,130 
279 
878 
921 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
24.8 
20.9 
22.9 
22.3 
23.1 
22.9 
2007 
22.3 
24.7 
20.9 
21.8 
22.6 
23.0 
20.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,576 
3 
34 
9 
14 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,155 
1 
4 
51 
17 
31 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,977 
43 
27 
133 
44 
87 
101 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
59,046 
269 
153 
1,104 
282 
979 
884 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.7 
27.5 
22.1 
25.5 
24.5 
25.6 
24.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
346 
2 
. 
11 
2 
6 
. 
2007 
485 
2 
2 
8 
- 
5 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3,739 
11 
10 
77 
12 
40 
31 
2007 
4,281 
13 
17 
103 
19 
54 
62 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
7,751 
29 
34 
175 
47 
106 
147 
2007 
11,550 
25 
45 
249 
42 
184 
194 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
18,508 
86 
36 
380 
73 
404 
303 
2007 
23,359 
99 
46 
410 
121 
327 
406 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
11,364 
31 
34 
191 
82 
166 
175 
2007 
11,236 
52 
24 
258 
59 
171 
173 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
9,844 
56 
29 
178 
57 
176 
149 
2007 
9,377 
55 
33 
177 
51 
114 
142 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
7,282 
38 
29 
121 
46 
96 
114 
2007 
6,946 
56 
13 
110 
24 
80 
95 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,920 
60 
15 
189 
33 
117 
142 
2007 
1 1 ,229 
106 
23 
169 
67 
118 
155 
Average age 
2012 
56.5 
58.5 
55.1 
55.3 
56.3 
55.3 
55.9 
2007 
55.0 
60.3 
52.3 
53.6 
56.2 
53.6 
54.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
48,693 
229 
134 
938 
241 
798 
767 
2007 
45,179 
223 
134 
873 
244 
611 
690 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
5,527 
19 
24 
73 
16 
77 
80 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
21,771 
94 
60 
523 
135 
313 
417 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
5,730 
23 
10 
143 
13 
172 
104 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
2,192 
42 
32 
72 
71 
15 
88 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
8,521 
50 
9 
156 
12 
145 
68 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
8,035 
40 
10 
61 
14 
110 
101 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
960 
- 
1 
15 
4 
29 
8 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
1,171 
2 
- 
14 
1 
17 
1 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
67,691 
301 
184 
1,304 
339 
1,067 
1,025 
acres, 2012 
13,677,304 
109,082 
45,575 
299,433 
65,872 
165,765 
287,562 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
4,700 
21 
11 
43 
19 
148 
66 
acres, 2012 
1 ,807,826 
11,451 
3,932 
14,084 
6,017 
64,550 
40,956 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
60,617 
255 
170 
1,207 
308 
960 
920 
2007 
68,138 
348 
190 
1,361 
325 
915 
1,068 
acres, 2012 
10,225,659 
55,124 
37,108 
246,893 
52,627 
123,715 
217,746 
2007 
10,927,081 
59,806 
(D) 
262,810 
66,033 
138,683 
218,438 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
4,667 
29 
9 
49 
14 
89 
83 
2007 
6,386 
33 
7 
62 
26 
99 
101 
acres, 2012 
2,188,013 
19,483 
6,226 
25,557 
7,936 
42,094 
46,792 
2007 
2,297,844 
14,684 
5,046 
(D) 
9,137 
34,846 
45,783 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
3,065 
18 
3 
56 
18 
47 
46 
2007 
3,036 
17 
5 
59 
25 
27 
49 
acres, 2012 
1,825,330 
30,582 
2,278 
35,525 
8,751 
14,301 
38,350 
2007 
1,717,850 
29,022 
4,080 
35,290 
1 1 ,864 
12,316 
40,282 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
269 
5 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
2007 
297 
5 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
110,357 
11,005 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
107,833 
9,901 
- 
1,044 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
1,136 
6 
3 
8 
12 
13 
10 
2007 
606 
5 
1 
2 
7 
6 
10 
acres, 2012 
219,567 
2,199 
(D) 
(D) 
2,510 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
140,196 
1,930 
(D) 
(D) 
2,250 
278 
(D) 
--continued 
562 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
