Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
.number 
103 
94 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
39,622 
33,955 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,886 
4,290 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
385 
361 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
24,216 
10,697 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
192,743 
119,736 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
29,358 
9,642 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1 ,871 ,294 
1,273,784 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
285,026 
102,579 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
4,865 
3,526 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
32 
44 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
172 
204 
equipment 
..$1,000 
14,406 
8,702 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,388 
4,631 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
33 
24 
$1,000 
758 
848 
Total cropland 
....farms 
84 
75 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
22,976 
35,315 
acres 
18,678 
17,355 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
56 
55 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
14,403 
14,448 
Full owners 
81 
76 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
11 
8 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
8 
16 
Tenants 
11 
10 
acres 
874 
1,997 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
36 
31 
acres 
3,401 
910 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
26 
30 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
4 
Total woodland 
....farms 
49 
48 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2 
1 
acres 
11,211 
8,229 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
3 
1 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
11 
11 
acres 
557 
2,378 
Other crop farming (1119) 
40 
25 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
47 
43 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
1 
acres 
10,654 
5,851 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
34 
29 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
40 
24 
acres 
3,863 
3,143 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
7 
7 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
62 
56 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
2 
4 
acres 
5,870 
5,228 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
5 
5 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
11 
10 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
acres 
56 
58 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
31,102 
14,987 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
301,961 
159,438 
production (1 125,1 129) 
13 
15 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
538 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
46,284 
On farm operated 
544 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,030 
Not on farm operated 
56 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
109 
None 
279 
$1,000 
207 
Any 
321 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
34 
1 to 49 days 
111 
$1,000 
261 
50 to 99 days 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
74 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
39 
$1,000 
1,161 
200 days or more 
147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
71 
$1,000 
2,503 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
2 years or less 
32 
$1,000 
42,152 
3 or 4 years 
45 
5 to 9 years 
129 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
394 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
18 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
506 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
94 
Under 25 years 
9 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
81 
organic production 
farms 
136 
35 to 44 years 
117 
45 to 49 years 
81 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
80 
55 to 59 years 
89 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
51 
Male 
536 
65 to 69 years 
48 
Female 
64 
70 years and over 
44 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
49.8 
Farming 
449 
Other 
151 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
