Table 36. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Ohio: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 
EQUIPMENT - Con. 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment - Con. 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,679 
1,788 
3,027 
642 
29 
6 
1 
- 
186 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,012 
1,958 
3,163 
728 
7 
3 
- 
- 
153 
$10,000 to $19,999 
11,003 
3,430 
5,668 
1,564 
50 
14 
6 
- 
271 
$20,000 to $49,999 
19,977 
6,055 
9,845 
3,293 
210 
66 
19 
1 
488 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13,176 
3,855 
5,600 
2,686 
533 
133 
32 
2 
335 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,882 
1,989 
3,153 
1,743 
1,161 
507 
67 
2 
260 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,784 
962 
1,583 
719 
1,232 
1,799 
197 
15 
277 
$500,000 or more 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
3,947 
123 
255 
134 
311 
1,638 
1,138 
76 
272 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
.... farms 
54,303 
14,271 
21,843 
8,160 
3,145 
4,026 
1,428 
90 
1,340 
number 
98,627 
20,730 
31,555 
13,479 
7,489 
13,101 
7,383 
1,137 
3,753 
Tractors, all 
.... farms 
62,629 
16,900 
25,658 
9,450 
3,394 
4,067 
1,426 
90 
1,644 
number 
174,315 
41,522 
57,643 
24,378 
13,843 
20,533 
9,410 
925 
6,061 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
.... farms 
33,547 
10,010 
14,376 
4,953 
1,329 
1,503 
519 
37 
820 
number 
50,701 
15,207 
20,318 
7,694 
2,195 
2,557 
1,119 
239 
1,372 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
.... farms 
45,109 
12,152 
17,522 
6,976 
2,787 
3,257 
1,111 
71 
1,233 
number 
76,462 
20,279 
26,872 
11,776 
5,649 
6,573 
2,615 
223 
2,475 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
.... farms 
22,789 
3,925 
6,718 
3,161 
2,830 
3,870 
1,347 
82 
856 
number 
47,152 
6,036 
10,453 
4,908 
5,999 
11,403 
5,676 
463 
2,214 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
17,495 
2,996 
4,559 
2,197 
2,270 
3,488 
1,252 
54 
679 
number 
19,306 
3,239 
4,921 
2,379 
2,463 
3,819 
1,592 
124 
769 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
.... farms 
1,939 
329 
568 
276 
207 
308 
141 
11 
99 
number 
2,157 
360 
644 
304 
236 
328 
158 
11 
116 
Hay balers 
.... farms 
26,619 
7,085 
10,300 
4,728 
1,626 
1,687 
492 
21 
680 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
34,928 
9,339 
13,145 
6,253 
2,237 
2,308 
694 
25 
927 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
.... farms 
35,759 
7,574 
12,258 
5,930 
3,245 
4,015 
1,401 
74 
1,262 
acres treated 
7,587,961 
532,124 
853,751 
429,293 
802,863 
2,351,259 
1,895,460 
264,075 
459,136 
Manure used 
....farms 
15,886 
3,110 
5,656 
3,190 
1,381 
1,520 
510 
33 
486 
acres treated 
820,223 
68,968 
114,268 
93,593 
103,800 
202,989 
167,211 
19,350 
50,044 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
.... farms 
12,878 
2,111 
3,564 
2,203 
1,447 
2,044 
887 
63 
559 
acres 
2,657,942 
125,798 
218,773 
103,893 
219,996 
759,382 
859,661 
173,359 
197,080 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
.... farms 
32,352 
6,439 
10,691 
5,323 
3,218 
4,014 
1,402 
76 
1,189 
acres 
8,651,641 
533,426 
904,572 
427,136 
890,524 
2,702,171 
2,341,405 
335,850 
516,557 
Nematodes 
.... farms 
1,867 
365 
553 
371 
147 
251 
105 
9 
66 
acres 
331,083 
20,716 
36,511 
15,919 
25,501 
91,893 
111,190 
8,775 
20,578 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
.... farms 
3,672 
636 
1,101 
703 
278 
504 
279 
27 
144 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
554,151 
22,223 
45,255 
19,598 
29,527 
126,082 
218,826 
55,603 
37,037 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
.... farms 
834 
179 
269 
155 
76 
79 
43 
3 
30 
acres on which used 
49,774 
4,683 
7,753 
3,602 
5,785 
17,313 
7,291 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
.... farms 
27,772 
5,951 
9,838 
4,369 
2,478 
3,067 
989 
51 
1,029 
acres 
4,997,908 
387,673 
609,125 
291,742 
564,169 
1,549,861 
1,146,119 
136,977 
312,242 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
.... farms 
11,912 
3,141 
4,659 
1,730 
666 
986 
320 
13 
397 
acres 
1,278,406 
133,363 
187,002 
85,389 
120,622 
373,785 
269,222 
15,765 
93,258 
Land under conservation easement 
.... farms 
3,985 
1,141 
1,407 
455 
234 
420 
132 
5 
191 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
193,993 
34,910 
37,084 
14,319 
(D) 
47,521 
31,425 
(D) 
14,395 
used 
.... farms 
20,712 
3,774 
6,529 
3,099 
2,270 
3,167 
1,084 
40 
749 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
4,278,556 
283,965 
472,292 
213,175 
460,215 
1,440,902 
1,060,162 
106,698 
241,147 
used 
.... farms 
11,276 
1,892 
3,006 
1,747 
1,310 
1,977 
832 
33 
479 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,374,494 
119,211 
180,290 
95,646 
205,193 
725,737 
841,372 
53,734 
153,311 
practices were used 
.... farms 
19,919 
3,976 
6,786 
3,859 
1,852 
1,978 
684 
39 
745 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,421,563 
189,124 
319,679 
173,542 
271,014 
635,054 
506,609 
175,085 
151,456 
(excluding CRP) 
.... farms 
6,565 
1,163 
1,820 
1,245 
778 
930 
336 
20 
273 
acres 
357,292 
27,465 
42,503 
23,640 
39,499 
112,698 
74,485 
7,716 
29,286 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems .. 
.... farms 
2,094 
431 
930 
381 
115 
136 
42 
3 
56 
Solar panels 
.... farms 
872 
111 
466 
215 
35 
19 
5 
1 
20 
Wind turbines 
.... farms 
251 
50 
86 
36 
18 
34 
13 
2 
12 
Methane digesters 
.... farms 
10 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
.... farms 
706 
226 
310 
74 
39 
33 
10 
" 
14 
Small hydro systems 
.... farms 
19 
10 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
279 
43 
94 
40 
26 
52 
15 
- 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 495 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
