Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
75,462 
75,861 
77,797 
78,737 
68,591 
70,71 1 
79,277 
86,934 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
13,956,563 
14,583,435 
14,738,028 
14,103,085 
14,247,969 
14,997,381 
15,404,054 
Average size of farm 
acres 
185 
184 
187 
187 
206 
201 
189 
177 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
894,933 
649,130 
509,307 
384,631 
414,773 
291,766 
227,341 
267,899 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,837 
3,528 
2,732 
2,068 
2,039 
1,456 
1,199 
1,504 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment ' 
....$1,000 
8,821,220 
6,702,352 
5,139,223 
4,177,654 
3,952,140 
3,460,637 
3,159,112 
3,419,931 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,899 
88,352 
68,119 
53,070 
57,624 
48,982 
39,979 
39,415 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6,796 
7,767 
7,471 
7,023 
5,271 
5,417 
6,007 
6,223 
1 0 to 49 acres 
24,220 
24,361 
23,261 
20,069 
15,811 
15,295 
16,688 
18,769 
50 to 1 79 acres 
26,890 
25,809 
27,427 
30,291 
26,658 
27,868 
32,074 
35,951 
1 80 to 499 acres 
11,291 
11,190 
12,615 
14,478 
14,018 
15,283 
17,718 
19,468 
500 to 999 acres 
3,674 
4,020 
4,309 
4,569 
4,587 
4,793 
5,072 
5,098 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,845 
2,062 
2,107 
1,846 
1,792 
1,719 
1,485 
1,261 
2,000 acres or more 
746 
652 
607 
461 
454 
336 
233 
164 
Total cropland 
farms 
64,248 
64,775 
69,620 
71,293 
63,669 
66,353 
74,376 
82,069 
acres 
10,748,553 
10,832,772 
11,424,499 
11,673,050 
11,340,967 
11,528,727 
1 1 ,920,433 
11,824,451 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
55,844 
54,790 
58,577 
63,686 
58,048 
62,535 
70,577 
78,363 
acres 
10,122,245 
9,991,007 
10,041,416 
10,070,813 
9,900,570 
9,790,327 
9,297,596 
10,396,323 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,462 
2,402 
2,623 
1,967 
1,778 
1,755 
1,562 
1,152 
acres 
46,569 
37,959 
40,685 
35,073 
33,997 
29,479 
32,472 
27,688 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
10,064,085 
7,070,212 
4,263,549 
4,744,521 
4,684,277 
3,914,040 
3,434,064 
3,387,461 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,366 
93,200 
54,804 
60,258 
68,293 
55,353 
43,317 
38,966 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
6,597,946 
4,109,722 
2,304,895 
2,871,092 
2,827,924 
2,195,985 
1,750,783 
1,863,940 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
3,466,139 
2,960,490 
1 ,958,654 
1 ,873,429 
1 ,856,353 
1,718,055 
1,683,281 
1 ,523,522 
Farms by value of sales 
Less than $2,500 
25,198 
27,556 
28,918 
23,104 
15,967 
13,930 
17,263 
19,057 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,305 
7,357 
9,022 
9,292 
8,105 
8,997 
10,489 
11,414 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,220 
7,793 
8,718 
9,407 
8,645 
9,827 
1 1 ,664 
12,732 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,497 
9,045 
10,643 
12,205 
1 1 ,444 
13,193 
14,689 
16,016 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,154 
6,501 
6,331 
7,789 
7,538 
8,311 
8,953 
10,095 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,764 
5,565 
5,297 
6,256 
6,150 
6,779 
7,678 
8,788 
$100,000 to $499,999 
10,685 
8,957 
7,672 
9,269 
9,359 
8,779 
7,971 
8,331 
$500,000 or more 
4,639 
3,087 
1,196 
1,415 
1,383 
895 
570 
464 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
66,942 
66,382 
70,890 
69,123 
59,716 
60,936 
68,547 
74,910 
Partnership 
4,626 
5,737 
4,549 
6,986 
6,471 
7,690 
8,757 
10,030 
Corporation 
2,753 
2,956 
1,843 
2,169 
2,006 
1,772 
1,690 
1,654 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
1,141 
786 
515 
459 
398 
313 
283 
340 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 
None 
27,678 
24,974 
30,999 
26,168 
24,166 
26,226 
28,490 
30,127 
Any 
47,784 
50,887 
46,798 
48,661 
40,955 
40,575 
46,025 
50,847 
200 days or more 
32,843 
33,448 
34,638 
35,888 
29,742 
29,330 
32,749 
35,412 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,140 
32,676 
43,488 
33,210 
31,022 
34,604 
39,569 
43,174 
Other 
42,322 
43,185 
34,309 
45,527 
37,569 
36,107 
39,708 
43,760 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
56.8 
55.7 
53.8 
52.5 
53.1 
52.0 
51.1 
49.8 
Total farm production 
expenses ' 
....$1,000 
7,743,344 
5,459,960 
3,925,358 
3,707,688 
3,608,839 
3,119,014 
2,730,026 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ^ 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
473,494 
538,127 
269,910 
275,990 
267,858 
287,297 
285,542 
244,491 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
1,521,609 
959,439 
648,768 
717,475 
713,397 
545,008 
422,319 
392,540 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased ® 
....$1,000 
1,050,440 
655,238 
325,128 
351 ,580 
345,896 
305,407 
276,272 
357,480 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
419,513 
319,466 
168,692 
185,807 
180,186 
176,670 
150,404 
229,853 
Flired farm labor 
....$1,000 
527,247 
411,941 
362,702 
323,689 
314,865 
259,501 
218,106 
166,229 
Interest expense ® 
....$1,000 
330,779 
296,918 
266,004 
250,159 
238,538 
216,492 
239,733 
353,605 
Chemicals purchased 
....$1,000 
433,202 
254,732 
193,596 
228,782 
224,526 
189,954 
152,953 
139,930 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
25,501 
26,105 
28,672 
32,157 
28,244 
29,874 
35,123 
42,240 
number 
1 .242,293 
1 ,272,402 
1,240,612 
1,337,137 
1,282,546 
1 ,362,489 
1,469,662 
1,619,488 
Beef cows 
farms 
16,922 
17,398 
16,104 
19,696 
17,060 
16,885 
19,417 
23,304 
number 
277,949 
293,757 
260,702 
316,494 
293,570 
272,920 
284,646 
316,523 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,008 
3,650 
4,754 
5,714 
5,425 
6,980 
9,144 
1 1 ,377 
number 
267,857 
271,938 
261,759 
260,686 
262,834 
295,677 
347,305 
368,601 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
19,953 
21,438 
22,938 
29,107 
26,278 
27,852 
33,250 
38,030 
number 
786,708 
793,955 
728,224 
746,886 
711,149 
772,063 
899,517 
872,813 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,494 
3,718 
4,286 
6,637 
5,952 
9,392 
11,421 
13,769 
number 
2,058,503 
1,831,084 
1 ,422,966 
1 ,687,708 
1,700,491 
1,957,945 
2,059,174 
2,076,768 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,372 
4,505 
4,976 
6,499 
5,938 
9,640 
11,752 
13,805 
number 
6,693,226 
5,881,107 
4,609,153 
3,525,835 
3,531,228 
3,936,095 
3,810,492 
3,574,397 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 7 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
