Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lincoln 
Manitowoc 
Marathon 
Marinette 
Marquette 
Menominee 
Milwaukee 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
158 
559 
1,060 
232 
207 
- 
24 
2007 
192 
561 
969 
271 
211 
2 
45 
Any 
2012 
291 
665 
1,206 
303 
271 
5 
58 
2007 
383 
883 
1,576 
475 
415 
2 
51 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
50 
83 
135 
24 
47 
- 
5 
2007 
54 
109 
250 
78 
44 
- 
8 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
43 
61 
22 
21 
- 
9 
2007 
18 
57 
104 
29 
34 
- 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
28 
82 
151 
32 
45 
- 
18 
2007 
53 
86 
200 
41 
49 
- 
14 
200 days or more 
2012 
197 
457 
859 
225 
158 
5 
26 
2007 
258 
631 
1,022 
327 
288 
2 
23 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
47 
95 
17 
21 
- 
7 
2007 
30 
38 
110 
21 
24 
- 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
46 
116 
9 
18 
- 
11 
2007 
20 
66 
115 
71 
36 
- 
6 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
58 
122 
256 
67 
35 
- 
13 
2007 
85 
181 
374 
82 
106 
- 
13 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
355 
1,009 
1,799 
442 
404 
5 
51 
2007 
440 
1,159 
1,946 
572 
460 
4 
76 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
24.1 
22.8 
25.0 
23.5 
23.4 
17.6 
2007 
19.7 
22.7 
21.9 
21.5 
21.0 
20.8 
25.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
42 
76 
14 
13 
- 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
37 
91 
11 
19 
- 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
42 
100 
204 
55 
29 
- 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
376 
1,045 
1,895 
455 
417 
5 
58 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
25.7 
25.0 
26.5 
25.5 
29.0 
20.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
9 
15 
5 
1 
- 
- 
2007 
7 
6 
25 
4 
3 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
24 
52 
192 
20 
35 
- 
4 
2007 
40 
94 
199 
35 
35 
- 
6 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
41 
148 
282 
38 
34 
- 
11 
2007 
90 
227 
425 
107 
89 
1 
11 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
122 
319 
685 
114 
117 
2 
28 
2007 
181 
436 
787 
256 
179 
1 
29 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
73 
212 
369 
116 
72 
2 
16 
2007 
76 
222 
347 
114 
87 
- 
15 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
53 
190 
287 
95 
86 
- 
10 
2007 
68 
160 
288 
93 
60 
- 
6 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
51 
107 
202 
66 
49 
_ 
3 
2007 
43 
128 
219 
44 
54 
- 
8 
70 years and over 
2012 
85 
187 
234 
81 
84 
1 
10 
2007 
70 
171 
255 
93 
119 
2 
20 
Average age 
2012 
57.2 
56.4 
53.6 
58.3 
57.5 
57.2 
54.2 
2007 
53.6 
53.9 
52.7 
54.5 
56.2 
59.8 
56.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
286 
816 
1,516 
362 
302 
5 
41 
2007 
309 
834 
1,353 
431 
327 
2 
43 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
52 
79 
155 
54 
29 
- 
2 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
114 
387 
432 
165 
135 
1 
17 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
85 
147 
31 
20 
- 
15 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
13 
31 
6 
77 
- 
- 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
63 
125 
287 
66 
46 
4 
9 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
54 
142 
479 
67 
35 
- 
1 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
34 
56 
8 
1 
- 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
33 
66 
7 
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 
438 
1,198 
2,196 
517 
457 
5 
75 
acres, 2012 
74,663 
221,874 
443,271 
124,603 
104,019 
561 
3,518 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
11 
107 
173 
30 
33 
2 
12 
acres, 2012 
923 
50,680 
42,898 
23,955 
20,350 
(D) 
598 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
401 
1,068 
1,987 
471 
411 
2 
60 
2007 
508 
1,280 
2,215 
673 
535 
2 
69 
acres, 2012 
61,732 
152,651 
332,435 
101,368 
81,176 
(D) 
3,043 
2007 
71,267 
181,546 
(D) 
112,685 
91,017 
(D) 
4,431 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
19 
83 
155 
31 
39 
6 
2007 
39 
106 
195 
45 
59 
1 
4 
acres, 2012 
3,287 
42,355 
57,582 
15,821 
29,267 
- 
313 
2007 
9,172 
42,375 
66,422 
19,983 
27,448 
(D) 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
21 
51 
108 
24 
17 
- 
9 
2007 
25 
44 
129 
24 
25 
- 
19 
acres, 2012 
9,949 
28,501 
75,763 
12,919 
7,257 
- 
65 
2007 
5,594 
22,342 
89,410 
10,119 
16,418 
- 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
5 
8 
3 
4 
- 
2 
2007 
2 
8 
5 
3 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,646 
10,400 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,521 
305 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
17 
8 
6 
7 
3 
5 
2007 
1 
6 
1 
1 
6 
1 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,582 
2,865 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
454 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 567 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
