Milwaukee County Wisconsin

Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012 (Z) Percent of state agriculture sales % change 2017 since 2012 Share of Sales by Type (%)

Number of farms 86 +5 Crops 96 Land in farms (acres) (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and products 4 Average size of farm (acres) (D) (D)

Total ($) Land in Farms by Use (%) a

Market value of products sold 6,799,000 -11 Cropland (D) Government payments 64,000 +1 Pastureland (D) Farm-related income 656,000 +237 Woodland (D) Total farm production expenses 6,335,000 +21 Other (D) Net cash farm income 1,183,000 -55 Acres irrigated: 67 Per farm average ($) (D)% of land in farms Market value of products sold 79,055 -15 Government payments Land Use Practices (% of farms) (average per farm receiving) 4,005 +1 Farm-related income 28,511 +149 No till 16 Reduced till 15 Total farm production expenses 73,667 +15 Intensive till 21 Net cash farm income 13,759 -57 Cover crop 8

Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a Less than $2,500 24 28 1 to 9 acres 48 56 $2,500 to $4,999 15 17 10 to 49 acres 24 28 $5,000 to $9,999 11 13 50 to 179 acres 4 5 $10,000 to $24,999 9 10 180 to 499 acres 8 9 $25,000 to $49,999 1 1 500 to 999 acres 2 2 $50,000 to $99,999 8 9 1,000 + acres - - $100,000 or more 18 21 Milwaukee County Wisconsin, 2017 Page 2

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Rank Counties Rank Counties Sales in Producing in Producing ($1,000) State b Item U.S. b Item Total 6,799 68 72 2,783 3,077

Crops 6,538 65 72 2,234 3,073 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 1,133 63 72 2,089 2,916 Tobacco - - 6 - 323 Cotton and cottonseed - - - - 647 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 1,267 38 72 678 2,821 Fruits, tree nuts, berries (D) 58 71 (D) 2,748 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 3,971 16 71 431 2,601 Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops - - 64 - 1,384 Other crops and hay (D) 71 72 (D) 3,040

Livestock, poultry, and products 260 69 72 2,949 3,073 Poultry and eggs (D) 63 72 (D) 3,007 Cattle and calves 66 71 72 2,703 3,055 Milk from cows - - 68 - 1,892 Hogs and pigs (D) 66 71 (D) 2,856 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 26 59 70 2,080 2,984 Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys - - 69 - 2,970 Aquaculture (D) 15 52 (D) 1,251 Other animals and animal products 13 57 70 1,441 2,878

Total Producers c 144 Percent of farms that: Top Crops in Acres d

Sex Soybeans for beans 1,717 Male 95 Have internet Corn for grain 802 Female 49 access 72 Wheat for grain, all 334 Forage (hay/haylage), all (D) Age Vegetables harvested, all 176 <35 21 Farm 35 – 64 102 organically 1 65 and older 21

Race Sell directly to Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017) American Indian/Alaska Native - consumers 21 Asian 22 Broilers and other Black or African American 14 meat-type chickens (D) Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - Hire Cattle and calves (D) White 108 farm labor Goats 86 More than one race - 37 Hogs and pigs 6 Horses and ponies (D) Other characteristics Are family Layers 554 Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin - Pullets (D) With military service 5 farms 92 Sheep and lambs (D) New and beginning farmers 57 Turkeys (D)

See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and methodology. a May not add to 100% due to rounding. b Among counties whose rank can be displayed. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.