Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
35,759 
20,340 
143 
1,265 
1,817 
4,147 
5,774 
7,194 
acres treated 
7,587,961 
6,221,569 
18,409 
246,375 
583,215 
1,553,587 
2,136,543 
1,683,440 
Manure used 
farms 
15,886 
9,225 
77 
751 
1,054 
1,979 
2,569 
2,795 
acres treated 
820,223 
656,388 
4,326 
47,503 
80,373 
175,602 
193,834 
154,750 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,878 
8,181 
80 
604 
868 
1,864 
2,361 
2,404 
acres 
2,657,942 
2,255,675 
10,820 
84,220 
227,699 
586,064 
778,895 
567,977 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,352 
18,817 
122 
1,173 
1,724 
3,888 
5,362 
6,548 
acres 
8,651,641 
7,154,275 
18,902 
253,742 
667,226 
1,852,461 
2,429,797 
1,932,147 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,867 
1,152 
17 
55 
119 
273 
321 
367 
acres 
331,083 
273,310 
3,776 
7,854 
26,609 
69,859 
95,359 
69,853 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,672 
2,231 
18 
169 
270 
515 
652 
607 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
554,151 
455,461 
1,266 
16,873 
63,222 
138,031 
143,932 
92,137 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoiiate 
farms 
834 
478 
6 
21 
61 
99 
153 
138 
acres on which used 
49,774 
36,838 
284 
1,535 
3,742 
6,547 
15,453 
9,277 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
27,772 
14,963 
112 
955 
1,359 
3,022 
4,248 
5,267 
acres 
4,997,908 
4,034,837 
15,791 
149,715 
366,347 
1,036,815 
1,411,053 
1,055,116 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
11,912 
5,735 
38 
325 
451 
1,042 
1,727 
2,152 
acres 
1 ,278,406 
988,720 
3,311 
35,966 
84,474 
235,478 
376,357 
253,134 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,985 
1,844 
1 
73 
122 
338 
552 
758 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
193,993 
133,631 
(D) 
(D) 
13,679 
26,823 
43,649 
39,191 
used 
farms 
20,712 
12,310 
83 
723 
1,093 
2,675 
3,579 
4,157 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
4,278,556 
3,505,564 
7,930 
122,683 
341,340 
912,746 
1,169,484 
951,381 
used 
farms 
1 1 ,276 
7,321 
36 
397 
696 
1,550 
2,242 
2,400 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,374,494 
2,048,384 
1,885 
52,659 
187,238 
516,232 
745,598 
544,772 
practices were used 
farms 
19,919 
1 1 ,374 
103 
858 
1,134 
2,536 
3,048 
3,695 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,421,563 
1 ,924,252 
9,784 
89,056 
168,289 
502,218 
622,211 
532,694 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
6,565 
4,228 
46 
437 
512 
930 
1,180 
1,123 
acres 
357,292 
295,563 
1,201 
23,365 
37,176 
72,100 
97,448 
64,273 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,094 
973 
6 
72 
130 
215 
252 
298 
Solar panels 
farms 
872 
359 
4 
39 
80 
86 
74 
76 
Wind turbines 
farms 
251 
139 
- 
11 
8 
28 
49 
43 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
706 
292 
- 
4 
18 
48 
87 
135 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
19 
10 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
279 
166 
2 
14 
19 
47 
41 
43 
Ethanol 
farms 
186 
126 
- 
11 
14 
33 
37 
31 
Other 
farms 
28 
19 
- 
2 
7 
4 
3 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
627 
366 
1 
19 
23 
65 
115 
143 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,153 
18,645 
89 
674 
1,319 
3,051 
4,860 
8,652 
Part owners 
farms 
20,501 
12,643 
61 
811 
1,260 
2,933 
3,868 
3,710 
Tenants 
farms 
3,808 
1,852 
68 
376 
312 
408 
400 
288 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
71,837 
31,384 
150 
1,499 
2,593 
5,998 
8,750 
12,394 
acres 
8,71 1 ,772 
5,466,642 
15,496 
144,633 
372,812 
1,063,158 
1,685,439 
2,185,104 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
71,654 
31,288 
150 
1,485 
2,579 
5,984 
8,728 
12,362 
acres 
7,771,676 
5,055,836 
12,853 
134,858 
355,139 
1,004,941 
1,579,017 
1,969,028 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,456 
14,564 
129 
1,187 
1,574 
3,352 
4,283 
4,039 
acres 
6,208,801 
5,115,107 
17,260 
238,939 
545,069 
1,429,227 
1,744,758 
1,139,854 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,309 
14,495 
129 
1,187 
1,572 
3,341 
4,268 
3,998 
acres 
6,188,928 
5,104,167 
17,256 
238,494 
544,791 
1,427,210 
1 ,742,602 
1,133,814 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,553 
4,714 
20 
159 
259 
727 
1,236 
2,313 
acres 
959,969 
421,746 
2,647 
10,220 
17,951 
60,234 
108,578 
222,116 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
115,743 
51,253 
330 
2,961 
4,619 
10,120 
14,106 
19,117 
1 operator 
42,919 
19,033 
120 
943 
1,539 
3,536 
5,230 
7,665 
2 operators 
26,924 
11,147 
84 
784 
1,115 
2,243 
3,082 
3,839 
3 operators 
4,404 
2,331 
14 
106 
173 
463 
642 
933 
4 operators 
819 
426 
- 
20 
25 
96 
130 
155 
5 or more operators 
396 
203 
- 
8 
39 
54 
44 
58 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
32,237 
12,809 
84 
786 
1,293 
2,631 
3,480 
4,535 
1 operator 
28,371 
1 1 ,283 
84 
708 
1,134 
2,268 
3,064 
4,025 
2 operators 
1,537 
607 
- 
36 
56 
131 
174 
210 
3 operators 
175 
66 
- 
2 
10 
19 
19 
16 
4 operators 
32 
16 
- 
- 
2 
11 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
21 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
