Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,878 
1,168 
1,290 
1,593 
2,460 
1,749 
acres 
2,657,942 
1,168,214 
559,786 
389,585 
310,079 
120,315 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,352 
1,868 
2,400 
3,450 
6,329 
4,746 
acres 
8,651,641 
3,027,360 
1,881,263 
1,486,544 
1,342,841 
481,009 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,867 
141 
146 
197 
345 
314 
acres 
331,083 
134,191 
65,909 
48,093 
46,710 
20,785 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,672 
366 
328 
356 
577 
440 
acres 
554,151 
301,676 
94,298 
58,355 
55,841 
22,384 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
834 
52 
49 
58 
122 
98 
acres on which used 
49,774 
8,470 
12,299 
8,610 
9,651 
4,547 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
27,772 
1,367 
1,856 
2,627 
4,780 
3,427 
acres 
4,997,908 
1 ,497,223 
1,055,754 
912,193 
830,725 
299,097 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
11,912 
414 
611 
809 
1,336 
1,038 
acres 
1,278,406 
347,068 
270,507 
198,348 
187,876 
73,905 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,985 
173 
258 
304 
498 
335 
acres 
193,993 
35,282 
33,068 
26,593 
19,908 
1 1 ,085 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
20,712 
1,406 
1,873 
2,600 
4,496 
3,039 
acres 
4,278,556 
1,329,741 
989,774 
790,044 
708,073 
239,945 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1 1 ,276 
1,064 
1,232 
1,545 
2,443 
1,585 
acres 
2,374,494 
1,005,360 
529,017 
366,302 
285,473 
101,017 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
19,919 
948 
1,166 
1,811 
3,596 
2,877 
acres 
2,421,563 
785,416 
421,555 
395,451 
417,863 
181,226 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
6,565 
463 
612 
726 
1,135 
838 
acres 
357,292 
104,597 
80,173 
58,206 
49,682 
23,117 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,094 
65 
84 
115 
236 
187 
Solar panels 
farms 
872 
10 
11 
19 
83 
79 
Wind turbines 
farms 
251 
18 
25 
22 
26 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
706 
15 
12 
46 
55 
45 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
279 
23 
35 
32 
61 
41 
Ethanol 
farms 
186 
21 
18 
25 
43 
23 
Other 
farms 
28 
1 
- 
- 
3 
10 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
627 
65 
63 
94 
125 
73 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,153 
348 
339 
675 
2,059 
2,756 
Part owners 
farms 
20,501 
1,534 
2,117 
2,696 
4,280 
2,438 
Tenants 
farms 
3,808 
162 
139 
297 
678 
570 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
71 ,837 
1,887 
2,458 
3,379 
6,373 
5,221 
acres 
8,711,772 
1,281,971 
873,685 
861,795 
1,138,019 
701,156 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
71,654 
1,882 
2,456 
3,371 
6,339 
5,194 
acres 
7,771 ,676 
1,232,555 
850,794 
824,975 
1,073,462 
637,035 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,456 
1,697 
2,257 
2,997 
4,975 
3,019 
acres 
6,208,801 
2,219,509 
1 ,360,498 
1,016,814 
829,907 
289,034 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,309 
1,696 
2,256 
2,993 
4,958 
3,008 
acres 
6,188,928 
2,218,257 
1 ,359,622 
1,015,543 
825,231 
287,887 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,553 
184 
211 
293 
627 
641 
acres 
959,969 
50,668 
23,767 
38,091 
69,233 
65,268 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
115,743 
4,190 
4,346 
5,607 
10,407 
8,662 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
42,919 
761 
1,319 
2,184 
4,363 
3,530 
2 operators 
26,924 
752 
909 
1,109 
2,090 
1,775 
3 operators 
4,404 
366 
293 
312 
449 
348 
4 operators 
819 
102 
51 
51 
79 
71 
5 or more operators 
396 
63 
23 
12 
36 
40 
Total women operators 
number 
32,237 
638 
746 
946 
1,940 
1,802 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,371 
500 
657 
872 
1,741 
1,556 
2 operators 
1,537 
48 
35 
31 
82 
95 
3 operators 
175 
2 
3 
4 
5 
8 
4 operators 
32 
4 
1 
- 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
21 
3 
1 
- 
- 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
66,760 
2,009 
2,546 
3,577 
6,749 
5,460 
Female 
8,702 
35 
49 
91 
268 
304 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,140 
1,873 
2,279 
2,929 
4,705 
3,361 
Other 
42,322 
171 
316 
739 
2,312 
2,403 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
94 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
