Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
12,878 
608 
765 
1,137 
1,231 
acres 
2,657,942 
1,697 
27,831 
21,041 
44,594 
65,223 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
32,352 
910 
5,289 
2,162 
3,420 
3,506 
acres 
8,651,641 
3,137 
82,457 
69,427 
156,254 
235,557 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,867 
101 
310 
135 
217 
194 
acres 
331,083 
353 
3,751 
3,680 
8,549 
9,497 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,672 
308 
814 
272 
309 
337 
acres 
554,151 
789 
7,272 
5,109 
9,185 
14,222 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
834 
79 
243 
72 
89 
79 
acres on which used 
49,774 
221 
2,180 
1,253 
2,389 
2,543 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
27,772 
1,207 
6,259 
2,099 
2,910 
2,741 
acres 
4,997,908 
4,401 
98,805 
67,917 
136,489 
182,638 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
11,912 
718 
3,566 
1,055 
1,167 
1,064 
acres 
1,278,406 
2,676 
48,651 
26,370 
41,696 
49,985 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
3,985 
90 
966 
355 
445 
400 
acres 
193,993 
319 
1 1 ,785 
7,852 
1 1 ,388 
12,742 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
20,712 
347 
2,721 
1,192 
1,879 
2,147 
acres 
4,278,556 
1,281 
42,611 
35,886 
74,844 
112,779 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
11,276 
161 
1,222 
576 
1,010 
1,047 
acres 
2,374,494 
452 
15,115 
13,609 
34,352 
46,968 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
19,919 
599 
3,933 
1,524 
2,567 
2,377 
acres 
2,421,563 
1,879 
51,101 
40,115 
90,913 
110,869 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
6,565 
174 
1,071 
428 
715 
816 
acres 
357,292 
454 
9,316 
5,893 
12,274 
18,929 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
2,094 
204 
698 
182 
191 
211 
Solar panels 
... farms 
872 
139 
323 
80 
91 
92 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
251 
20 
76 
20 
13 
19 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
10 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
706 
47 
285 
62 
63 
65 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
19 
2 
6 
1 
5 
3 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
279 
9 
34 
14 
17 
39 
Ethanol 
... farms 
186 
3 
21 
9 
14 
17 
Other 
... farms 
28 
4 
6 
7 
3 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
627 
10 
73 
39 
49 
63 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
51,153 
6,230 
20,910 
5,417 
6,315 
4,751 
Part owners 
... farms 
20,501 
250 
2,421 
1,095 
1,558 
1,955 
Tenants 
... farms 
3,808 
316 
889 
343 
463 
428 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
71,837 
6,488 
23,397 
6,526 
7,898 
6,723 
acres 
8,711,772 
81,948 
825,224 
443,255 
688,938 
772,356 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
71,654 
6,480 
23,331 
6,512 
7,873 
6,706 
acres 
7,771,676 
31,894 
565,685 
347,914 
591,712 
677,624 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
24,456 
578 
3,370 
1,446 
2,045 
2,397 
acres 
6,208,801 
2,962 
61,480 
53,271 
100,807 
154,501 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
24,309 
566 
3,310 
1,438 
2,021 
2,383 
acres 
6,188,928 
2,128 
57,939 
52,471 
97,723 
152,614 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
12,553 
1,163 
5,031 
1,451 
1,386 
1,143 
acres 
959,969 
50,888 
263,080 
96,141 
100,310 
96,619 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
115,743 
10,741 
37,050 
10,252 
12,524 
10,653 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
42,919 
3,417 
13,280 
4,016 
4,957 
4,293 
2 operators 
26,924 
2,966 
9,595 
2,412 
2,796 
2,364 
3 operators 
4,404 
322 
1,061 
354 
457 
366 
4 operators 
819 
62 
183 
47 
93 
70 
5 or more operators 
396 
29 
101 
26 
33 
41 
Total women operators 
number 
32,237 
4,007 
12,461 
3,057 
3,430 
2,664 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,371 
3,508 
1 1 ,024 
2,690 
2,994 
2,368 
2 operators 
1,537 
203 
569 
153 
165 
109 
3 operators 
175 
21 
70 
16 
24 
18 
4 operators 
32 
4 
12 
1 
3 
2 
5 or more operators 
21 
2 
5 
1 
4 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
66,760 
5,435 
20,377 
5,986 
7,486 
6,486 
Female 
8,702 
1,361 
3,843 
869 
850 
648 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,140 
1,922 
7,093 
2,455 
3,534 
3,373 
Other 
42,322 
4,874 
17,127 
4,400 
4,802 
3,761 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
