Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
35,759 
30,886 
2,872 
1,997 
acres treated 
7,587,961 
5,404,332 
1,390,025 
1 
,108,484 
Manure used 
farms 
15,886 
13,872 
1,250 
872 
acres treated 
820,223 
584,706 
146,484 
118,147 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,878 
10,502 
1,319 
1,012 
acres 
2,657,942 
1,703,130 
608,529 
508,729 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,352 
27,654 
2,763 
1,945 
acres 
8,651,641 
6,112,193 
1,617,700 
1 
,294,791 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,867 
1,557 
151 
117 
acres 
331,083 
232,008 
59,311 
46,296 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,672 
2,920 
353 
269 
acres 
554,151 
318,841 
141,074 
114,771 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
834 
639 
85 
71 
acres on which used 
49,774 
35,825 
7,694 
6,949 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
27,772 
23,851 
2,239 
1,625 
acres 
4,997,908 
3,557,393 
872,829 
708,197 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
11,912 
10,299 
861 
626 
acres 
1,278,406 
931,861 
205,497 
152,101 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,985 
3,308 
344 
247 
acres 
193,993 
138,477 
33,280 
24,658 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
20,712 
17,733 
1,813 
1,253 
acres 
4,278,556 
3,134,521 
697,712 
553,595 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
11,276 
9,400 
1,162 
856 
acres 
2,374,494 
1 ,577,333 
533,364 
429,583 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
19,919 
17,356 
1,569 
1,068 
acres 
2,421,563 
1,741,386 
448,239 
351,505 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
6,565 
5,481 
632 
469 
acres 
357,292 
246,943 
65,259 
54,316 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,094 
1,841 
142 
98 
Solar panels 
farms 
872 
787 
47 
29 
Wind turbines 
farms 
251 
196 
19 
12 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
6 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
706 
622 
53 
41 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
19 
16 
3 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
279 
236 
25 
13 
Ethanol 
farms 
186 
154 
20 
9 
Other 
farms 
28 
28 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
627 
512 
51 
38 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,153 
46,024 
2,498 
1,657 
Part owners 
farms 
20,501 
17,736 
1,764 
1,219 
Tenants 
farms 
3,808 
3,182 
364 
274 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
71,837 
63,924 
4,275 
2,881 
acres 
8,711,772 
6,811,969 
1,047,453 
769,351 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
71,654 
63,760 
4,262 
2,876 
acres 
7,771,676 
6,082,049 
960,549 
703,426 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,456 
21,044 
2,137 
1,497 
acres 
6,208,801 
4,413,101 
1,173,438 
939,689 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,309 
20,918 
2,128 
1,493 
acres 
6,188,928 
4,399,414 
1,170,308 
937,205 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,553 
10,884 
733 
508 
acres 
959,969 
743,607 
90,034 
68,409 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
115,743 
99,358 
9,298 
6,499 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
42,919 
39,618 
1,429 
919 
2 operators 
26,924 
23,393 
2,143 
1,454 
3 operators 
4,404 
3,180 
769 
552 
4 operators 
819 
535 
203 
159 
5 or more operators 
396 
216 
82 
66 
Total women operators 
number 
32,237 
28,386 
1,925 
1,395 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,371 
25,568 
1,374 
954 
2 operators 
1,537 
1,163 
210 
167 
3 operators 
175 
120 
32 
26 
4 operators 
32 
18 
6 
6 
5 or more operators 
21 
8 
2 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
