Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Oconto 
Oneida 
Outagamie 
Ozaukee 
Pepin 
Pierce 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1 . 
2012 
620 
384 
48 
501 
188 
207 
522 
2007 
797 
444 
55 
591 
229 
200 
522 
Any 
2012 
1,306 
545 
102 
669 
228 
252 
737 
2007 
1,318 
800 
124 
771 
284 
303 
1,009 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
148 
66 
12 
84 
39 
30 
85 
2007 
216 
125 
17 
103 
47 
54 
122 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
179 
28 
6 
39 
15 
15 
61 
2007 
66 
41 
6 
33 
18 
16 
63 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
114 
53 
28 
65 
15 
34 
115 
2007 
160 
132 
16 
104 
39 
26 
135 
200 days or more 
2012 
865 
398 
56 
481 
159 
173 
476 
2007 
876 
502 
85 
531 
180 
207 
689 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
96 
24 
2 
21 
13 
14 
29 
2007 
90 
46 
5 
42 
6 
9 
45 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
98 
25 
9 
25 
7 
15 
43 
2007 
150 
109 
9 
48 
16 
33 
50 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
247 
117 
19 
163 
28 
54 
105 
2007 
394 
196 
21 
179 
46 
59 
228 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,485 
763 
120 
961 
368 
376 
1,082 
2007 
1,481 
893 
144 
1,093 
445 
402 
1,208 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
23.3 
22.8 
24.4 
27.1 
24.3 
25.2 
2007 
20.4 
20.3 
21.5 
23.5 
24.7 
22.0 
22.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
60 
15 
1 
10 
11 
13 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
82 
25 
9 
19 
7 
13 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
216 
97 
13 
161 
25 
47 
93 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,568 
792 
127 
980 
373 
386 
1,106 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.1 
25.0 
25.1 
25.8 
28.7 
26.5 
27.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10 
2 
. 
6 
. 
. 
3 
2007 
26 
8 
3 
5 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
108 
29 
1 
80 
16 
30 
71 
2007 
114 
99 
2 
81 
13 
35 
95 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
261 
125 
4 
141 
33 
38 
140 
2007 
371 
189 
18 
229 
48 
71 
226 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
530 
265 
57 
343 
98 
138 
302 
2007 
656 
407 
64 
394 
150 
166 
426 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
364 
137 
19 
176 
65 
74 
215 
2007 
275 
149 
26 
169 
80 
71 
212 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
211 
143 
24 
154 
53 
74 
176 
2007 
200 
135 
24 
174 
87 
54 
229 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
170 
89 
14 
105 
56 
45 
128 
2007 
184 
116 
21 
128 
40 
41 
119 
70 years and over 
2012 
272 
139 
31 
165 
95 
60 
224 
2007 
289 
141 
21 
182 
92 
65 
224 
Average age 
2012 
55.2 
56.4 
59.0 
55.1 
59.7 
56.1 
57.4 
2007 
53.8 
53.3 
55.8 
54.3 
57.9 
54.6 
55.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,247 
561 
118 
886 
307 
340 
882 
2007 
1,157 
670 
127 
808 
304 
290 
935 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
130 
46 
13 
106 
22 
23 
135 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
830 
269 
52 
305 
107 
195 
320 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
93 
52 
20 
173 
97 
51 
30 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
48 
3 
3 
12 
2 
45 
65 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
134 
110 
23 
195 
51 
40 
164 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
143 
77 
9 
131 
32 
35 
187 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
9 
33 
- 
15 
10 
17 
22 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
10 
- 
19 
15 
3 
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 
1,896 
912 
143 
1,142 
404 
437 
1,226 
acres, 2012 
330,070 
180,916 
29,566 
233,189 
60,846 
95,849 
232,419 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
89 
48 
14 
107 
42 
39 
33 
acres, 2012 
27,757 
42,436 
2,726 
42,239 
8,501 
8,102 
13,739 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
1,737 
839 
120 
1,005 
332 
394 
1,092 
2007 
1,881 
1,095 
145 
1,180 
405 
448 
1,336 
acres, 2012 
259,416 
139,822 
13,813 
168,844 
47,788 
71,029 
165,065 
2007 
261,790 
150,733 
(D) 
167,022 
52,131 
83,523 
197,586 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
102 
61 
9 
82 
31 
40 
61 
2007 
146 
96 
11 
110 
37 
33 
102 
acres, 2012 
33,337 
32,006 
1,684 
43,513 
8,464 
17,909 
32,046 
2007 
44,345 
25,875 
5,528 
44,896 
6,655 
15,701 
35,193 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
59 
24 
10 
57 
37 
15 
73 
2007 
70 
47 
14 
62 
56 
18 
64 
acres, 2012 
38,976 
16,857 
14,043 
24,075 
7,971 
13,468 
45,864 
2007 
42,568 
28,270 
11,410 
20,914 
10,637 
8,842 
35,415 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
6 
- 
1 
8 
2 
- 
7 
2007 
5 
- 
1 
6 
5 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,829 
- 
(D) 
6,103 
(D) 
- 
532 
2007 
1,381 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
173 
- 
304 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
5 
10 
18 
14 
10 
26 
2007 
13 
6 
8 
4 
10 
4 
23 
acres, 2012 
4,337 
704 
(D) 
8,213 
(D) 
1,198 
2,467 
2007 
1,222 
1,046 
1,842 
(D) 
1,093 
360 
2,680 
--continued 
568 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
