Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dodge 
Door 
Douglas 
Dunn 
Eau Claire 
Florence 
Fond du Lac 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
841 
341 
107 
551 
430 
28 
675 
2007 
859 
312 
109 
612 
462 
44 
694 
Any 
2012 
1,171 
462 
257 
853 
883 
62 
724 
2007 
1,120 
542 
224 
1,078 
761 
71 
949 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
124 
66 
11 
92 
85 
5 
81 
2007 
155 
121 
31 
155 
89 
11 
153 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
65 
17 
14 
26 
41 
3 
37 
2007 
59 
31 
7 
61 
68 
12 
38 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
134 
45 
69 
129 
204 
7 
103 
2007 
135 
90 
35 
131 
106 
4 
103 
200 days or more 
2012 
848 
334 
163 
606 
553 
47 
503 
2007 
771 
300 
151 
731 
498 
44 
655 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
69 
29 
4 
45 
27 
6 
37 
2007 
63 
15 
9 
46 
36 
3 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
59 
23 
21 
61 
58 
- 
62 
2007 
99 
24 
25 
90 
55 
3 
60 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
230 
92 
49 
156 
178 
12 
122 
2007 
224 
99 
43 
262 
168 
21 
206 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,654 
659 
290 
1,142 
1,050 
72 
1,178 
2007 
1,593 
716 
256 
1,292 
964 
88 
1,351 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.4 
24.4 
21.9 
24.2 
22.5 
22.3 
26.2 
2007 
24.8 
24.3 
23.1 
22.6 
22.4 
22.6 
24.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
40 
29 
4 
29 
25 
4 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
18 
20 
42 
52 
- 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
198 
78 
40 
126 
152 
13 
102 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,730 
678 
300 
1,207 
1,084 
73 
1,224 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.6 
26.2 
24.2 
26.5 
24.4 
22.9 
28.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
2 
1 
2 
9 
. 
4 
2007 
26 
3 
- 
12 
6 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
93 
24 
19 
67 
76 
1 
82 
2007 
101 
36 
14 
79 
68 
4 
54 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
187 
73 
35 
144 
172 
8 
146 
2007 
264 
91 
34 
261 
158 
16 
249 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
576 
167 
75 
379 
338 
22 
382 
2007 
609 
242 
107 
519 
352 
39 
512 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
308 
139 
89 
219 
187 
16 
230 
2007 
274 
133 
49 
233 
184 
17 
201 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
238 
134 
47 
233 
160 
21 
161 
2007 
230 
109 
40 
206 
146 
11 
189 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
221 
108 
42 
147 
167 
5 
144 
2007 
161 
96 
34 
135 
113 
17 
163 
70 years and over 
2012 
384 
156 
56 
213 
204 
17 
250 
2007 
314 
144 
55 
245 
196 
11 
270 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
59.1 
56.9 
56.9 
56.2 
59.4 
56.8 
2007 
55.1 
57.2 
56.6 
55.0 
56.0 
55.0 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,479 
516 
229 
1,085 
947 
62 
1,014 
2007 
1,141 
500 
214 
1,035 
671 
62 
970 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
240 
42 
28 
173 
91 
4 
116 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
333 
143 
162 
514 
304 
31 
318 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
210 
85 
15 
100 
133 
15 
112 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
8 
19 
137 
32 
4 
28 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
362 
176 
24 
142 
294 
9 
256 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
362 
71 
13 
147 
158 
5 
222 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
46 
24 
5 
9 
12 
- 
16 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
77 
10 
- 
33 
8 
- 
33 
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 
1,947 
777 
359 
1,374 
1,298 
89 
1,351 
acres, 2012 
379,302 
123,275 
64,390 
356,609 
190,862 
13,022 
298,140 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
145 
60 
5 
63 
59 
6 
132 
acres, 2012 
48,314 
17,544 
4,167 
39,518 
9,314 
1,147 
67,307 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
1,724 
679 
329 
1,255 
1,231 
80 
1,157 
2007 
1,684 
749 
300 
1,534 
1,105 
99 
1,391 
acres, 2012 
278,811 
88,513 
52,588 
279,581 
162,723 
(D) 
192,683 
2007 
280,311 
100,487 
(D) 
303,536 
161,541 
13,704 
219,516 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
154 
49 
17 
79 
52 
8 
126 
2007 
195 
57 
20 
100 
84 
12 
171 
acres, 2012 
56,278 
9,989 
5,854 
50,687 
27,555 
2,327 
69,991 
2007 
78,768 
17,028 
6,023 
42,881 
28,554 
5,766 
77,786 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
85 
50 
14 
60 
16 
1 
70 
2007 
86 
33 
10 
47 
30 
4 
66 
acres, 2012 
53,269 
31,078 
1 1 ,939 
39,446 
1 1 ,428 
(D) 
38,653 
2007 
49,727 
15,236 
7,526 
34,861 
14,422 
794 
35,166 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
9 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
2007 
6 
4 
2 
3 
- 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
2,410 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,266 
2007 
1,864 
418 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,584 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
40 
23 
4 
10 
14 
1 
37 
2007 
8 
11 
1 
6 
4 
- 
9 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,273 
(D) 
197 
2,545 
1,999 
(D) 
9,960 
2007 
2,279 
1,303 
(D) 
(D) 
858 
693 
--continued 
564 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
