Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jefferson 
Juneau 
Kenosha 
Kewaunee 
La Crosse 
Lafayette 
Langlade 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
499 
298 
152 
309 
276 
632 
151 
2007 
536 
288 
166 
406 
364 
590 
206 
Any 
2012 
726 
529 
207 
425 
472 
620 
245 
2007 
898 
509 
294 
487 
481 
752 
281 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
104 
58 
15 
44 
72 
71 
31 
2007 
127 
78 
26 
91 
70 
117 
30 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
40 
6 
21 
27 
31 
15 
2007 
40 
38 
21 
40 
34 
67 
19 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
69 
53 
30 
35 
58 
92 
13 
2007 
99 
76 
26 
54 
72 
92 
42 
200 days or more 
2012 
527 
378 
156 
325 
315 
426 
186 
2007 
632 
317 
221 
302 
305 
476 
190 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
33 
32 
8 
14 
24 
38 
4 
2007 
52 
21 
18 
18 
20 
57 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
28 
7 
22 
24 
86 
24 
2007 
51 
42 
30 
34 
29 
103 
18 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
124 
101 
25 
56 
63 
166 
36 
2007 
198 
110 
55 
117 
102 
231 
64 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,024 
666 
319 
642 
637 
962 
332 
2007 
1,133 
624 
357 
724 
694 
951 
399 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.4 
23.0 
25.6 
25.9 
25.5 
22.3 
25.1 
2007 
23.7 
22.5 
22.7 
24.0 
24.8 
20.9 
23.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
32 
26 
7 
12 
18 
17 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
28 
19 
7 
17 
20 
49 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
107 
80 
22 
39 
52 
160 
35 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,058 
702 
323 
666 
658 
1,026 
344 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.0 
24.9 
27.4 
27.4 
27.3 
25.6 
26.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
- 
3 
- 
1 
15 
2 
2007 
3 
3 
2 
4 
3 
17 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
47 
22 
11 
31 
26 
89 
17 
2007 
67 
30 
16 
41 
19 
95 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
102 
93 
24 
106 
39 
151 
54 
2007 
205 
115 
75 
142 
99 
210 
72 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
284 
279 
97 
203 
219 
287 
104 
2007 
347 
223 
124 
268 
250 
366 
157 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
188 
117 
49 
108 
120 
214 
61 
2007 
201 
102 
68 
120 
136 
205 
64 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
183 
95 
58 
105 
99 
158 
50 
2007 
214 
81 
59 
104 
117 
155 
63 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
181 
76 
42 
61 
88 
144 
39 
2007 
167 
106 
45 
104 
77 
107 
48 
70 years and over 
2012 
236 
145 
75 
120 
156 
194 
69 
2007 
230 
137 
71 
110 
144 
187 
63 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
57.0 
59.0 
56.2 
59.2 
56.0 
56.7 
2007 
56.6 
56.7 
55.7 
55.0 
57.0 
54.1 
54.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
874 
548 
273 
482 
535 
920 
276 
2007 
872 
410 
303 
487 
480 
819 
284 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
102 
59 
20 
64 
66 
96 
71 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
260 
258 
47 
162 
306 
463 
82 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
79 
42 
94 
27 
93 
90 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
10 
50 
4 
4 
8 
9 
5 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
233 
97 
79 
148 
43 
118 
58 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
142 
88 
37 
97 
65 
193 
50 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
23 
11 
8 
19 
14 
18 
11 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
108 
4 
9 
16 
1 
18 
20 
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 
1,190 
800 
347 
713 
714 
1,215 
373 
acres, 2012 
214,483 
170,566 
67,695 
169,786 
147,154 
336,244 
101,761 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
79 
46 
27 
57 
49 
95 
41 
acres, 2012 
33,052 
14,623 
7,106 
48,854 
10,905 
60,643 
15,982 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,041 
735 
276 
639 
645 
1,087 
310 
2007 
1,227 
692 
351 
761 
740 
1,143 
403 
acres, 2012 
158,066 
122,860 
38,018 
119,751 
124,959 
244,093 
56,878 
2007 
173,260 
119,225 
48,408 
121,869 
136,909 
238,454 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
72 
63 
32 
61 
58 
90 
37 
2007 
114 
78 
42 
100 
81 
145 
39 
acres, 2012 
28,961 
33,772 
19,480 
40,903 
20,067 
76,942 
16,273 
2007 
34,180 
40,905 
14,530 
39,969 
21,470 
75,475 
1 1 ,693 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
63 
15 
38 
20 
27 
46 
42 
2007 
67 
13 
54 
23 
12 
37 
41 
acres, 2012 
31,267 
19,100 
18,017 
15,328 
7,327 
41,651 
38,730 
2007 
31,539 
15,395 
19,665 
13,142 
4,972 
26,364 
40,435 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
1 
2 
9 
4 
2 
7 
2007 
6 
4 
4 
6 
4 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
2,773 
(D) 
(D) 
280 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 
2007 
3,390 
(D) 
242 
220 
200 
434 
1,180 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
38 
13 
11 
5 
14 
27 
- 
2007 
20 
10 
9 
3 
8 
14 
1 
acres, 2012 
6,834 
(D) 
(D) 
473 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
1,869 
(D) 
1,500 
249 
1,817 
1,890 
(D) 
--continued 
566 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
