Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,548 
5,255 
4,419 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
28,312,692 
27,070,109 
30,759,965 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
1,275 
791 
968 
603 
496 
532 
525 
754 
number 
62,527,924 
49,656,074 
28,764,494 
42,240,562 
41,135,469 
25,257,739 
8,967,735 
11,627,475 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24,789 
24,436 
23,898 
32,740 
31,517 
37,341 
45,702 
52,659 
acres 
3,630,624 
3,606,246 
2,869,951 
3,414,017 
3,378,205 
3,486,744 
3,107,822 
3,862,625 
bushels 
436,832,265 
526,601,789 
254,817,899 
434,305,912 
429,619,833 
467,163,760 
355,339,490 
417,724,837 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,228 
3,928 
5,503 
5,706 
5,526 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
199,563 
182,935 
255,359 
176,746 
177,045 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
2,970,370 
3,191,893 
2,617,895 
2,708,715 
2,710,560 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8,639 
1 1 ,485 
14,340 
19,134 
18,747 
24,054 
26,086 
32,648 
acres 
469,840 
732,106 
796,085 
1,003,596 
994,276 
1,089,529 
838,496 
1,151,219 
bushels 
31,022,186 
42,997,358 
46,929,358 
55,644,968 
55,105,157 
54,020,364 
42,452,489 
47,417,971 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8,639 
1 1 ,485 
14,340 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
469,840 
732,106 
796,085 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
31,022,186 
42,997,358 
46,929,358 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
3,160 
2,800 
3,865 
6,186 
5,728 
8,048 
13,494 
18,280 
acres 
45,833 
46,348 
55,151 
85,361 
81,168 
115,727 
206,970 
304,190 
bushels 
2,620,401 
2,883,967 
3,254,377 
5,668,829 
5,393,500 
7,901,758 
13,781,107 
20,554,883 
Barley for grain 
farms 
295 
210 
489 
604 
553 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,892 
2,994 
5,745 
7,228 
6,882 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
218,648 
159,965 
312,127 
407,518 
388,203 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
21 
16 
21 
29 
24 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
256 
1,203 
996 
568 
538 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
11,797 
50,854 
62,303 
41,145 
40,105 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
157 
122 
110 
145 
137 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,061 
2,718 
1,861 
2,449 
2,337 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
28,569 
33,003 
15,564 
23,523 
22,647 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
24,704 
23,892 
26,327 
29,365 
28,554 
31,635 
36,570 
39,065 
acres 
4,569,775 
4,236,337 
4,718,690 
4,155,440 
4,115,575 
3,776,952 
3,713,340 
3,633,196 
bushels 
202,032,493 
191,559,567 
149,809,069 
174,584,429 
172,972,596 
145,432,936 
132,974,160 
124,408,037 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
8 
1 
44 
71 
65 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
107 
(D) 
3,988 
3,013 
2,873 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
2,488 
(D) 
118,072 
40,752 
38,851 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
224 
475 
1,845 
2,821 
2,811 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,864 
3,499 
5,764 
1 1 ,284 
1 1 ,457 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
3,958,483 
6,811,760 
10,108,789 
21,182,275 
21,629,638 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
32,032 
31,440 
33,939 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,092,183 
1,156,523 
1,271,137 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
2,520,414 
2,807,279 
3,085,746 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
13 
4 
31 
42 
32 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
154 
102 
849 
(D) 
705 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
128,000 
143,800 
868,377 
(D) 
737,936 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
2 
- 
21 
34 
33 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
1,530 
1,854 
1,824 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
32,380 
33,202 
32,282 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
2,440 
2,873 
2,323 
2,566 
2,177 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
35,556 
47,014 
45,541 
48,537 
45,591 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
717 
631 
314 
333 
281 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,074 
2,943 
4,865 
5,245 
5,182 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
51 
33 
46 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
39 
12 
13 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,406 
1,462 
1,654 
1,709 
1,395 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,484 
10,367 
13,144 
15,546 
14,078 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
‘ Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1 982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
