Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sauk 
Sawyer 
Shawano 
Sheboygan 
Taylor 
Trempealeau 
Vernon 
Vilas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
709 
55 
555 
413 
467 
511 
803 
14 
2007 
692 
75 
610 
430 
440 
654 
884 
16 
Any 
2012 
956 
117 
723 
573 
500 
925 
1,425 
33 
2007 
1,231 
156 
840 
629 
768 
1,067 
1,608 
55 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
136 
15 
81 
54 
63 
150 
194 
6 
2007 
162 
31 
140 
93 
110 
129 
250 
8 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
54 
18 
37 
38 
32 
59 
79 
1 
2007 
75 
9 
39 
39 
31 
61 
108 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
151 
26 
76 
50 
56 
94 
182 
8 
2007 
163 
39 
107 
60 
91 
147 
233 
10 
200 days or more 
2012 
615 
58 
529 
431 
349 
622 
970 
18 
2007 
831 
77 
554 
437 
536 
730 
1,017 
25 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
62 
3 
20 
21 
18 
28 
91 
1 
2007 
56 
8 
65 
28 
66 
55 
124 
- 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
63 
3 
38 
30 
55 
47 
168 
- 
2007 
132 
13 
43 
56 
93 
76 
198 
2 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
169 
23 
152 
88 
109 
154 
352 
3 
2007 
308 
42 
218 
123 
207 
236 
389 
15 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,371 
143 
1,068 
847 
785 
1,207 
1,617 
43 
2007 
1,427 
168 
1,124 
852 
842 
1,354 
1,781 
54 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.5 
24.4 
24.2 
25.1 
23.1 
23.9 
20.6 
22.8 
2007 
22.1 
21.8 
22.7 
23.4 
19.9 
22.2 
19.9 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
48 
2 
17 
19 
15 
16 
53 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
51 
3 
33 
20 
42 
33 
57 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
142 
19 
115 
77 
78 
132 
395 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,424 
148 
1,113 
870 
832 
1,255 
1,723 
43 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.9 
26.1 
26.1 
27.0 
25.1 
25.9 
23.2 
24.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
13 
1 
6 
12 
7 
5 
16 
. 
2007 
24 
2 
6 
10 
21 
9 
11 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
94 
10 
70 
35 
54 
63 
155 
- 
2007 
107 
11 
103 
37 
102 
67 
168 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
170 
7 
191 
92 
134 
165 
255 
4 
2007 
268 
19 
257 
168 
229 
231 
385 
11 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
368 
59 
361 
280 
261 
381 
589 
9 
2007 
563 
68 
429 
326 
416 
521 
816 
19 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
264 
32 
201 
148 
212 
227 
442 
11 
2007 
270 
45 
167 
165 
171 
273 
347 
17 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
300 
17 
141 
166 
127 
222 
271 
16 
2007 
212 
31 
169 
111 
104 
198 
270 
5 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
177 
18 
146 
87 
70 
148 
204 
3 
2007 
170 
14 
125 
95 
71 
186 
175 
3 
70 years and over 
2012 
279 
28 
162 
166 
102 
225 
296 
4 
2007 
309 
41 
194 
147 
94 
236 
320 
12 
Average age 
2012 
57.2 
57.3 
54.9 
57.2 
54.3 
56.7 
55.1 
58.6 
2007 
55.2 
56.4 
53.6 
54.9 
50.8 
55.7 
53.7 
55.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,147 
135 
839 
732 
619 
1,041 
1,491 
42 
2007 
1,035 
148 
812 
624 
689 
963 
1,366 
56 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
122 
8 
115 
114 
87 
96 
132 
4 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
426 
114 
458 
177 
324 
427 
836 
22 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
90 
8 
83 
121 
21 
188 
211 
1 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
119 
6 
14 
7 
7 
119 
155 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
186 
11 
131 
135 
44 
149 
279 
4 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
276 
2 
112 
199 
150 
198 
103 
8 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
20 
- 
16 
25 
5 
4 
17 
2 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
35 
- 
14 
33 
10 
6 
7 
3 
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 
1,605 
162 
1,232 
954 
952 
1,399 
2,171 
44 
acres, 2012 
314,741 
41,834 
239,868 
172,006 
209,768 
312,435 
325,657 
4,485 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
144 
5 
111 
90 
26 
74 
80 
7 
acres, 2012 
43,097 
2,410 
47,568 
37,966 
11,565 
38,252 
25,658 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
1,409 
145 
1,111 
847 
878 
1,271 
2,013 
33 
2007 
1,649 
198 
1,248 
924 
1,130 
1,513 
2,264 
51 
acres, 2012 
227,128 
34,466 
179,974 
126,272 
181,111 
246,986 
278,888 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
39,103 
198,622 
136,126 
208,656 
269,054 
292,945 
5,878 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
125 
9 
97 
70 
39 
99 
126 
6 
2007 
164 
14 
131 
71 
59 
148 
182 
8 
acres, 2012 
40,399 
4,267 
49,735 
29,713 
17,529 
48,625 
40,244 
1,477 
2007 
59,432 
2,786 
45,222 
26,084 
19,236 
48,423 
47,693 
1,136 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
92 
12 
54 
53 
38 
38 
42 
4 
2007 
92 
13 
51 
55 
16 
39 
26 
9 
acres, 2012 
49,769 
4,091 
27,569 
28,117 
15,519 
20,947 
15,159 
(D) 
2007 
41,435 
4,800 
23,414 
25,835 
14,942 
20,443 
10,025 
2,891 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
7 
2 
- 
6 
2 
2 
11 
2 
2007 
12 
2 
6 
4 
1 
5 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
8,450 
(D) 
- 
3,921 
(D) 
(D) 
6,057 
(D) 
2007 
5,500 
(D) 
1,867 
2,100 
(D) 
662 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
32 
4 
16 
10 
10 
26 
36 
2 
2007 
6 
4 
14 
5 
2 
16 
18 
3 
acres, 2012 
6,903 
(D) 
3,863 
2,132 
(D) 
(D) 
5,544 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
2,593 
1,574 
(D) 
2,788 
(D) 
37 
--continued 
570 Wisconsin 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
