Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Walworth 
Washburn 
Washington 
Waukesha 
Waupaca 
Waushara 
Winnebago 
Wood 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
386 
115 
328 
265 
521 
207 
424 
472 
2007 
395 
162 
352 
262 
541 
243 
405 
462 
Any 
2012 
484 
290 
384 
292 
624 
385 
693 
595 
2007 
605 
396 
479 
413 
789 
434 
596 
652 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
42 
40 
33 
28 
66 
50 
40 
71 
2007 
102 
50 
83 
65 
114 
77 
58 
70 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
20 
16 
15 
28 
21 
19 
26 
15 
2007 
48 
42 
37 
30 
44 
32 
48 
53 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
71 
66 
65 
36 
66 
40 
82 
96 
2007 
47 
54 
55 
50 
117 
48 
80 
76 
200 days or more 
2012 
351 
168 
271 
200 
471 
276 
545 
413 
2007 
408 
250 
304 
268 
514 
277 
410 
453 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
18 
19 
29 
39 
15 
32 
47 
2007 
37 
20 
41 
19 
35 
13 
49 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
41 
16 
31 
17 
48 
21 
27 
40 
2007 
72 
39 
46 
25 
56 
34 
33 
51 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
117 
59 
76 
55 
97 
46 
104 
155 
2007 
143 
112 
98 
71 
189 
93 
122 
168 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
689 
312 
586 
456 
961 
510 
954 
825 
2007 
748 
387 
646 
560 
1,050 
537 
797 
859 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.2 
20.6 
26.3 
24.9 
23.7 
24.5 
25.3 
22.3 
2007 
23.4 
19.6 
24.2 
24.2 
23.2 
22.9 
24.9 
22.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
17 
16 
23 
23 
11 
27 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
13 
21 
8 
42 
17 
26 
34 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
101 
52 
63 
47 
92 
37 
92 
115 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
723 
323 
612 
479 
988 
527 
972 
902 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.5 
22.9 
27.8 
27.0 
25.9 
26.7 
27.4 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
2 
- 
- 
6 
3 
3 
- 
2007 
5 
- 
10 
5 
6 
4 
2 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
42 
26 
33 
11 
32 
20 
52 
91 
2007 
30 
32 
34 
22 
67 
34 
29 
91 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
53 
28 
74 
65 
119 
92 
66 
152 
2007 
150 
88 
113 
58 
171 
100 
151 
196 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
237 
127 
156 
110 
316 
154 
342 
309 
2007 
251 
171 
235 
207 
403 
167 
270 
345 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
117 
76 
116 
97 
214 
54 
178 
175 
2007 
141 
56 
126 
82 
200 
98 
149 
146 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
158 
54 
111 
79 
157 
90 
163 
126 
2007 
111 
78 
74 
89 
154 
110 
96 
115 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
88 
43 
89 
83 
110 
68 
83 
82 
2007 
110 
46 
90 
74 
122 
51 
89 
90 
70 years and over 
2012 
175 
49 
133 
112 
191 
111 
230 
132 
2007 
202 
87 
149 
138 
207 
113 
215 
124 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
55.8 
58.2 
59.4 
57.0 
57.4 
58.2 
54.0 
2007 
57.5 
55.4 
56.4 
58.0 
55.6 
55.7 
57.3 
53.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
716 
275 
497 
375 
781 
341 
769 
786 
2007 
646 
332 
460 
412 
758 
346 
566 
659 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
66 
26 
30 
23 
91 
32 
156 
68 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
295 
170 
116 
96 
391 
195 
256 
423 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
99 
28 
144 
192 
80 
32 
105 
87 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
26 
4 
7 
8 
11 
13 
5 
33 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
144 
36 
131 
49 
131 
48 
134 
81 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
87 
24 
77 
24 
135 
49 
147 
109 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
18 
2 
14 
10 
10 
14 
7 
31 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
42 
- 
33 
- 
7 
4 
40 
17 
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 
822 
399 
680 
537 
1,102 
571 
1,089 
1,046 
acres, 2012 
172,327 
86,840 
125,305 
84,255 
203,859 
139,030 
144,693 
218,288 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
99 
19 
109 
80 
100 
31 
87 
93 
acres, 2012 
38,946 
7,917 
33,250 
12,925 
39,147 
17,932 
27,893 
24,843 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
673 
351 
568 
449 
1,013 
505 
966 
937 
2007 
764 
504 
668 
557 
1,179 
575 
845 
969 
acres, 2012 
112,636 
55,832 
83,018 
60,930 
161,634 
85,385 
104,311 
147,988 
2007 
130,849 
(D) 
80,659 
65,417 
181,577 
95,985 
116,799 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
75 
21 
69 
36 
79 
35 
66 
60 
2007 
104 
40 
86 
46 
102 
62 
83 
73 
acres, 2012 
34,522 
15,987 
31,678 
17,341 
36,706 
18,541 
25,370 
21,888 
2007 
40,099 
12,792 
26,596 
9,573 
32,045 
24,077 
25,079 
18,066 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
71 
19 
54 
51 
44 
43 
68 
60 
2007 
97 
9 
60 
57 
37 
34 
57 
55 
acres, 2012 
33,572 
13,377 
15,280 
11,531 
15,318 
35,675 
23,727 
51,344 
2007 
40,524 
9,940 
17,449 
10,599 
18,790 
26,410 
20,103 
46,475 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
21 
1 
3 
6 
1 
5 
8 
3 
2007 
15 
1 
11 
5 
2 
1 
5 
15 
acres, 2012 
1,880 
(D) 
(D) 
371 
(D) 
4,682 
1,112 
(D) 
2007 
2,834 
(D) 
1,603 
158 
(D) 
(D) 
1,125 
6,595 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
30 
13 
18 
15 
8 
4 
9 
7 
2007 
20 
4 
6 
10 
10 
5 
11 
2 
acres, 2012 
5,101 
(D) 
(D) 
2,038 
(D) 
927 
1,000 
(D) 
2007 
3,287 
568 
3,483 
855 
(D) 
(D) 
908 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wisconsin 571 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
