Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,910 
804 
3 
31 
55 
97 
197 
421 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,044 
2,218 
12 
82 
130 
300 
551 
1,143 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,423 
1,678 
13 
79 
115 
241 
412 
818 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,149 
3,363 
31 
217 
300 
523 
810 
1,482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,566 
3,253 
21 
279 
352 
688 
745 
1,168 
$50,000 or more 
12,333 
9,439 
57 
574 
939 
2,311 
2,973 
2,585 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
36,037 
12,385 
81 
599 
1,000 
2,232 
3,440 
5,033 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
16,138 
25,404 
17,908 
37,041 
33,980 
30,491 
28,150 
18,303 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
3,242 
920 
10 
54 
55 
134 
226 
441 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,846 
3,492 
23 
148 
245 
516 
925 
1,635 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,478 
2,676 
13 
102 
193 
452 
776 
1,140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,052 
2,926 
22 
127 
231 
618 
842 
1,086 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,669 
1,222 
9 
69 
132 
258 
336 
418 
$50,000 or more 
1,750 
1,149 
4 
99 
144 
254 
335 
313 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
518 
424 
22 
40 
97 
154 
111 
$1,000 
78,672 
72,067 
- 
1,621 
7,570 
19,448 
24,035 
19,393 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
30,815 
15,767 
85 
961 
1,383 
3,121 
4,496 
5,721 
$1,000 
447,301 
310,568 
1,352 
13,660 
34,160 
78,599 
98,492 
84,304 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
5,001 
3,400 
28 
338 
401 
813 
1,023 
797 
$1,000 
50,838 
43,207 
282 
3,968 
5,112 
11,741 
13,072 
9,031 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1 1 ,685 
4,432 
14 
167 
258 
673 
1,169 
2,151 
$1,000 
116,908 
53,384 
460 
1,132 
2,443 
7,660 
13,834 
27,856 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,484 
1,264 
8 
89 
148 
224 
340 
455 
$1,000 
22,638 
12,832 
41 
472 
1,164 
3,278 
3,115 
4,761 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
649 
349 
17 
25 
78 
120 
109 
$1,000 
8,142 
5,103 
- 
208 
336 
1,590 
1,681 
1,288 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
11,064 
7,142 
31 
346 
584 
1,447 
2,208 
2,526 
$1,000 
34,562 
28,665 
64 
790 
2,388 
7,443 
10,201 
7,780 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
5,068 
3,413 
22 
206 
335 
775 
1,152 
923 
$1,000 
149,243 
125,163 
457 
5,287 
16,293 
35,183 
44,686 
23,256 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
766 
374 
_ 
28 
31 
67 
84 
164 
$1,000 
3,553 
2,309 
- 
125 
127 
310 
593 
1,152 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
4,133 
2,131 
12 
174 
226 
432 
594 
693 
$1,000 
61,392 
39,879 
49 
1,678 
6,296 
1 1 ,394 
1 1 ,283 
9,179 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
64,248 
29,622 
187 
1,649 
2,510 
5,670 
8,096 
11,510 
acres 
10,748,553 
8,412,672 
23,915 
312,138 
772,190 
2,115,183 
2,808,030 
2,381,216 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
55,844 
27,538 
171 
1,563 
2,384 
5,363 
7,569 
10,488 
acres 
10,122,245 
8,125,485 
23,189 
299,365 
750,324 
2,068,789 
2,729,635 
2,254,183 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
29,524 
10,411 
66 
528 
888 
1,728 
2,617 
4,584 
50 to 99 acres 
8,624 
4,438 
32 
374 
408 
773 
1,040 
1,811 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
6,180 
3,554 
40 
255 
247 
682 
875 
1,455 
200 to 499 acres 
6,407 
4,529 
20 
251 
401 
940 
1,372 
1,545 
500 to 999 acres 
2,900 
2,511 
13 
104 
245 
641 
901 
607 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,598 
1,507 
- 
44 
140 
444 
534 
345 
2,000 acres or more 
611 
588 
- 
7 
55 
155 
230 
141 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
5,175 
2,538 
21 
257 
324 
469 
650 
817 
acres 
108,364 
63,097 
401 
6,309 
8,653 
11,186 
14,417 
22,131 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,066 
945 
3 
61 
82 
177 
250 
372 
acres 
44,042 
26,432 
12 
724 
1,800 
4,461 
8,737 
10,698 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
14,838 
5,721 
18 
165 
337 
1,036 
1,649 
2,516 
acres 
446,699 
182,388 
265 
4,732 
9,795 
27,901 
51,637 
88,058 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,503 
803 
4 
56 
85 
146 
198 
314 
acres 
27,203 
15,270 
48 
1,008 
1,618 
2,846 
3,604 
6,146 
Total woodland 
farms 
40,103 
18,140 
101 
778 
1,440 
3,275 
5,136 
7,410 
acres 
1,511,638 
767,758 
2,818 
20,187 
49,657 
134,066 
233,175 
327,855 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
11,144 
5,200 
27 
240 
398 
968 
1,401 
2,166 
acres 
263,800 
141,665 
756 
3,675 
7,330 
29,206 
35,943 
64,755 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
34,059 
15,438 
84 
656 
1,246 
2,779 
4,407 
6,266 
acres 
1 ,247,838 
626,093 
2,062 
16,512 
42,327 
104,860 
197,232 
263,100 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
