Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
...farms 
798 
659 
562 
1,903 
1,588 
955 
472 
acres 
58,007 
63,541 
64,848 
333,519 
537,527 
617,912 
822,202 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
...farms 
2,620 
1,959 
1,569 
4,989 
3,406 
1,796 
726 
acres 
246,913 
252,177 
256,960 
1,324,050 
1,911,174 
2,100,880 
2,012,655 
Nematodes 
...farms 
121 
98 
67 
248 
189 
124 
63 
acres 
9,093 
9,509 
8,453 
46,172 
62,913 
70,480 
98,633 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
...farms 
189 
168 
113 
372 
380 
259 
151 
acres 
11,739 
13,840 
9,442 
55,060 
89,225 
117,584 
220,684 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
...farms 
40 
32 
27 
72 
55 
37 
9 
acres on which used 
2,596 
1,873 
2,422 
9,703 
10,765 
1 1 ,758 
2,071 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
...farms 
1,934 
1,457 
1,174 
3,705 
2,489 
1,333 
464 
acres 
170,140 
171,931 
173,766 
841,741 
1,117,276 
1,154,565 
878,239 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
...farms 
764 
491 
387 
1,153 
897 
478 
172 
acres 
51,797 
39,747 
39,430 
180,689 
258,286 
301,680 
237,399 
Land under conservation easement 
...farms 
273 
179 
178 
462 
360 
200 
77 
acres 
9,013 
7,709 
10,148 
23,603 
34,793 
37,986 
26,655 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
...farms 
1,642 
1,267 
1,050 
3,672 
2,739 
1,472 
584 
acres 
117,696 
120,971 
121,297 
677,901 
1,018,416 
1,073,052 
881,822 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
...farms 
845 
697 
589 
2,049 
1,627 
983 
470 
acres 
51,838 
53,741 
58,273 
304,065 
492,270 
642,071 
661,740 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
...farms 
1,525 
1,136 
899 
2,567 
1,639 
809 
344 
acres 
97,035 
91,851 
90,870 
385,925 
474,745 
447,480 
538,780 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
...farms 
542 
348 
295 
903 
707 
423 
143 
acres 
18,172 
13,646 
11,067 
55,524 
75,649 
80,542 
55,826 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
...farms 
85 
75 
71 
160 
129 
65 
23 
Solar panels 
...farms 
33 
24 
22 
35 
21 
8 
4 
Wind turbines 
...farms 
6 
7 
10 
21 
26 
23 
10 
Methane digesters 
...farms 
2 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
...farms 
36 
19 
19 
56 
35 
14 
5 
Small hydro systems 
...farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
...farms 
7 
20 
16 
42 
51 
23 
7 
Ethanol 
...farms 
8 
14 
9 
32 
32 
19 
8 
Other 
...farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
...farms 
47 
45 
27 
99 
84 
62 
29 
TENURE 
Full owners 
...farms 
2,698 
1,539 
967 
1,663 
495 
107 
61 
Part owners 
...farms 
1,611 
1,370 
1,061 
3,973 
2,961 
1,632 
614 
Tenants 
...farms 
256 
185 
154 
379 
218 
106 
71 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
...farms 
4,315 
2,917 
2,038 
5,654 
3,464 
1,740 
677 
acres 
626,499 
508,666 
396,245 
1,344,711 
1,213,824 
973,160 
836,946 
Owned land in farms 
...farms 
4,309 
2,909 
2,028 
5,636 
3,456 
1,739 
675 
acres 
561,175 
445,258 
362,715 
1,257,585 
1,168,666 
947,733 
813,715 
Land rented or leased from others 
...farms 
1,875 
1,560 
1,218 
4,360 
3,183 
1,739 
685 
acres 
157,166 
166,752 
157,151 
880,120 
1,367,832 
1,547,158 
1,559,601 
Rented or leased land in farms 
...farms 
1,867 
1,555 
1,215 
4,352 
3,179 
1,738 
685 
acres 
156,286 
166,139 
156,543 
875,641 
1,365,753 
1,546,388 
1,559,303 
Land rented or leased to others 
...farms 
618 
415 
273 
605 
274 
140 
54 
acres 
66,204 
64,021 
34,138 
91,605 
47,237 
26,197 
23,529 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
6,750 
4,600 
3,286 
9,141 
5,888 
3,235 
1,623 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,844 
1,906 
1,322 
3,674 
2,074 
909 
227 
2 operators 
1,372 
938 
672 
1,766 
1,130 
631 
282 
3 operators 
279 
196 
149 
459 
370 
227 
164 
4 operators 
42 
44 
27 
79 
74 
54 
44 
5 or more operators 
28 
10 
12 
37 
26 
24 
29 
Total women operators 
number 
1,539 
1,051 
696 
1,719 
925 
464 
224 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,349 
916 
605 
1,516 
818 
403 
180 
2 operators 
77 
61 
35 
78 
47 
22 
18 
3 operators 
6 
3 
7 
4 
3 
2 
1 
4 operators 
2 
1 
- 
5 
1 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,234 
2,846 
2,048 
5,737 
3,572 
1,814 
739 
Female 
331 
248 
134 
278 
102 
31 
7 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,329 
1,655 
1,268 
4,060 
3,036 
1,703 
712 
Other 
2,236 
1,439 
914 
1,955 
638 
142 
34 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 69 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
