Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,380 
1,269 
644 
436 
313 
576 
acres 
57,199 
29,863 
7,153 
3,995 
2,074 
9,679 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
4,204 
3,692 
1,798 
1,280 
883 
1,702 
acres 
231,586 
108,173 
27,563 
13,720 
8,099 
43,483 
Nematodes 
farms 
259 
210 
102 
50 
41 
62 
acres 
8,957 
4,322 
1,243 
251 
202 
420 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
418 
417 
271 
160 
124 
215 
acres 
10,878 
6,671 
1,899 
604 
464 
1,081 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
94 
101 
77 
54 
37 
92 
acres on which used 
2,575 
1,446 
711 
404 
335 
726 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
3,038 
2,982 
1,767 
1,455 
1,217 
3,256 
acres 
162,714 
90,598 
33,110 
20,600 
16,424 
79,470 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,101 
1,362 
1,075 
965 
850 
2,351 
acres 
53,487 
45,143 
23,000 
17,141 
12,431 
49,500 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
299 
313 
241 
160 
129 
1,275 
acres 
8,853 
7,308 
6,316 
4,424 
3,088 
38,068 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
2,518 
2,249 
1,072 
618 
396 
445 
acres 
120,713 
63,663 
16,524 
6,572 
3,109 
10,398 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,271 
1,004 
449 
286 
158 
239 
acres 
50,010 
21,567 
4,907 
2,004 
716 
8,121 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,751 
2,707 
1,510 
1,129 
659 
765 
acres 
113,383 
61,883 
19,935 
9,563 
4,368 
10,920 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
629 
628 
427 
329 
265 
513 
acres 
14,767 
9,983 
5,489 
2,535 
2,340 
6,403 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
142 
231 
218 
196 
206 
414 
Solar panels 
farms 
50 
120 
127 
100 
116 
157 
Wind turbines 
farms 
28 
18 
17 
17 
19 
44 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
48 
69 
59 
73 
77 
207 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
2 
5 
2 
1 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
24 
20 
5 
5 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
17 
5 
4 
3 
11 
Other 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
7 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
40 
37 
25 
20 
8 
77 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,784 
6,030 
5,799 
6,190 
6,270 
16,903 
Part owners 
farms 
1,903 
1,938 
1,164 
897 
579 
955 
Tenants 
farms 
467 
529 
257 
218 
156 
335 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
5,709 
7,993 
6,980 
7,098 
6,859 
17,880 
acres 
597,700 
706,736 
459,980 
368,822 
328,450 
1 ,393,458 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
5,687 
7,968 
6,963 
7,087 
6,849 
17,858 
acres 
536,944 
624,953 
404,706 
319,161 
280,570 
986,521 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,381 
2,486 
1,438 
1,131 
751 
1,324 
acres 
170,536 
135,200 
63,376 
38,634 
19,634 
65,659 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,370 
2,467 
1,421 
1,115 
735 
1,290 
acres 
169,276 
132,808 
61,635 
37,158 
18,613 
62,898 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
870 
1,491 
1,305 
1,189 
1,165 
4,577 
acres 
62,016 
84,175 
57,015 
51,137 
48,901 
409,698 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
9,091 
12,819 
10,982 
11,123 
10,776 
27,740 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,814 
4,988 
4,141 
4,001 
3,712 
10,106 
2 operators 
1,885 
2,917 
2,579 
2,900 
2,919 
7,089 
3 operators 
364 
477 
399 
320 
302 
774 
4 operators 
68 
73 
56 
69 
52 
147 
5 or more operators 
23 
42 
45 
15 
20 
77 
Total women operators 
number 
2,098 
3,357 
3,244 
3,652 
3,786 
10,028 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,838 
3,002 
2,895 
3,264 
3,362 
8,684 
2 operators 
90 
130 
137 
159 
167 
563 
3 operators 
19 
27 
16 
18 
23 
50 
4 operators 
4 
- 
3 
4 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
3 
- 
1 
7 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,654 
7,660 
6,328 
6,309 
5,902 
14,566 
Female 
500 
837 
892 
996 
1,103 
3,627 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,029 
3,343 
2,472 
2,246 
2,002 
4,901 
Other 
3,125 
5,154 
4,748 
5,059 
5,003 
13,292 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 95 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
