Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burnett 
Calumet 
Chippewa 
Clark 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Dane 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
161 
323 
724 
1,170 
664 
386 
1,234 
2007 
156 
315 
690 
1,117 
627 
458 
1,241 
Any 
2012 
245 
396 
1,033 
1,147 
900 
719 
1,515 
2007 
375 
417 
885 
1,053 
958 
889 
2,090 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
40 
38 
69 
242 
134 
96 
190 
2007 
60 
61 
129 
261 
159 
157 
319 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
20 
55 
35 
44 
41 
96 
2007 
47 
22 
55 
60 
66 
61 
147 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
28 
48 
155 
137 
77 
88 
200 
2007 
69 
38 
144 
95 
152 
108 
196 
200 days or more 
2012 
173 
290 
754 
733 
645 
494 
1,029 
2007 
199 
296 
557 
637 
581 
563 
1,428 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
2 
55 
85 
118 
19 
65 
2007 
10 
17 
58 
97 
48 
51 
96 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
12 
73 
115 
55 
38 
110 
2007 
33 
28 
81 
133 
65 
77 
191 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
68 
254 
331 
206 
143 
240 
2007 
108 
88 
228 
348 
204 
203 
466 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
339 
637 
1,375 
1,786 
1,185 
905 
2,334 
2007 
380 
599 
1,208 
1,592 
1,268 
1,016 
2,578 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
25.5 
21.8 
21.2 
22.8 
22.0 
24.8 
2007 
19.4 
24.5 
22.0 
20.0 
23.4 
19.9 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
2 
48 
48 
112 
18 
41 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
11 
54 
98 
49 
33 
86 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
64 
212 
257 
168 
120 
224 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
348 
642 
1,443 
1,914 
1,235 
934 
2,398 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.8 
26.9 
23.5 
23.8 
24.8 
24.4 
26.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
3 
7 
43 
22 
1 
12 
2007 
2 
1 
14 
45 
7 
9 
13 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
12 
33 
100 
290 
105 
73 
115 
2007 
28 
32 
101 
272 
66 
68 
94 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
33 
83 
255 
373 
156 
98 
206 
2007 
66 
122 
220 
395 
212 
190 
447 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
114 
223 
543 
584 
356 
322 
754 
2007 
165 
254 
480 
630 
432 
376 
1,066 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
67 
129 
261 
425 
193 
126 
525 
2007 
81 
108 
253 
260 
245 
249 
487 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
64 
102 
244 
232 
249 
186 
378 
2007 
78 
78 
192 
218 
242 
160 
432 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
57 
50 
151 
165 
169 
116 
296 
2007 
33 
70 
124 
143 
150 
112 
277 
70 years and over 
2012 
59 
96 
196 
205 
314 
183 
463 
2007 
78 
67 
191 
207 
231 
183 
515 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
55.2 
54.4 
51.4 
57.0 
56.6 
57.7 
2007 
55.0 
53.7 
54.0 
50.6 
56.0 
54.8 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
266 
493 
1,231 
1,176 
1,149 
805 
2,183 
2007 
310 
441 
907 
926 
1,023 
668 
2,224 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
63 
113 
259 
99 
61 
187 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
191 
151 
671 
422 
531 
423 
1,145 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
84 
98 
45 
74 
153 
229 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
16 
11 
157 
20 
8 
50 
34 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
11 
73 
152 
214 
347 
64 
393 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
117 
138 
271 
191 
105 
331 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
14 
9 
17 
15 
8 
47 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
26 
13 
32 
26 
4 
51 
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 
396 
698 
1,724 
2,275 
1,523 
1,063 
2,656 
acres, 2012 
78,597 
135,235 
370,091 
442,213 
295,892 
201,403 
478,255 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
14 
66 
77 
58 
84 
56 
292 
acres, 2012 
5,223 
26,562 
47,297 
37,547 
36,692 
17,277 
67,089 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
369 
598 
1,578 
2,112 
1,364 
976 
2,311 
2007 
485 
634 
1,401 
1,980 
1,374 
1,177 
2,786 
acres, 2012 
65,397 
84,047 
306,433 
371,076 
209,783 
168,991 
333,480 
2007 
78,287 
(D) 
278,896 
367,030 
228,642 
181,827 
362,518 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
15 
50 
115 
94 
116 
93 
225 
2007 
32 
57 
119 
140 
141 
124 
347 
acres, 2012 
6,630 
24,052 
38,004 
45,973 
67,260 
32,161 
95,418 
2007 
12,737 
20,290 
45,714 
43,235 
59,457 
39,291 
103,457 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
13 
63 
47 
88 
54 
23 
133 
2007 
12 
37 
48 
47 
50 
29 
148 
acres, 2012 
8,146 
32,628 
37,817 
38,233 
23,765 
11,735 
57,600 
2007 
(D) 
20,376 
25,896 
(D) 
22,765 
1 1 ,973 
62,506 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
10 
2007 
- 
4 
4 
1 
6 
6 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
578 
(D) 
1,088 
2007 
(D) 
2,703 
(D) 
312 
776 
2,422 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
8 
16 
22 
26 
11 
70 
2007 
2 
- 
3 
2 
14 
11 
36 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,647 
(D) 
(D) 
6,587 
(D) 
16,834 
2007 
(D) 
- 
282 
(D) 
5,017 
4,358 
4,853 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 563 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
