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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
73,220 
32,048 
216 
1,795 
2,785 
6,148 
8,807 
12,297 
acres 
13,179,482 
9,548,643 
29,627 
352,174 
836,533 
2,293,304 
3,122,501 
2,914,504 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
4,163 
2,224 
13 
148 
275 
501 
641 
646 
acres 
1,277,168 
986,41 1 
4,524 
47,378 
104,073 
273,135 
300,752 
256,549 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
66,942 
28,560 
203 
1,668 
2,482 
5,388 
7,742 
1 1 ,077 
acres 
10,481,463 
7,318,512 
24,505 
303,804 
647,114 
1,741,592 
2,402,307 
2,199,190 
Partnership 
farms 
4,626 
2,533 
11 
114 
231 
534 
751 
892 
acres 
2,130,857 
1,758,334 
5,520 
50,086 
150,500 
427,925 
553,599 
570,704 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,150 
1,790 
11 
81 
192 
412 
528 
566 
acres 
1,640,631 
1,363,296 
5,520 
38,632 
120,039 
361,589 
427,211 
410,305 
Corporation 
farms 
2,753 
1,616 
4 
57 
154 
403 
538 
460 
acres 
1,148,041 
962,944 
84 
14,888 
86,523 
231,340 
336,087 
294,022 
Family held 
farms 
2,494 
1,501 
4 
47 
132 
381 
506 
431 
acres 
1 ,097,395 
928,403 
84 
14,437 
82,400 
226,668 
325,113 
279,701 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
85 
39 
- 
- 
9 
7 
13 
10 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,409 
1,462 
4 
47 
123 
374 
493 
421 
Other than family held 
farms 
259 
115 
_ 
10 
22 
22 
32 
29 
acres 
50,646 
34,541 
- 
451 
4,123 
4,672 
10,974 
14,321 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
18 
7 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
241 
108 
- 
9 
22 
20 
32 
25 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,141 
431 
22 
24 
67 
97 
221 
acres 
200,243 
120,213 
- 
4,574 
15,793 
31,294 
29,626 
38,926 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,035 
10,283 
65 
650 
989 
2,225 
3,009 
3,345 
workers 
64,589 
44,916 
149 
2,025 
3,908 
10,589 
14,079 
14,166 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
6,618 
4,774 
33 
274 
516 
1,120 
1,495 
1,336 
workers 
20,984 
16,223 
52 
688 
1,586 
3,627 
5,571 
4,699 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
13,261 
7,728 
38 
497 
707 
1,658 
2,244 
2,584 
workers 
43,605 
28,693 
97 
1,337 
2,322 
6,962 
8,508 
9,467 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
267 
204 
4 
21 
53 
54 
72 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
22 
10 
- 
- 
3 
- 
7 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
31,722 
13,592 
94 
863 
1,417 
2,880 
3,595 
4,743 
workers 
79,860 
34,085 
225 
2,225 
4,409 
8,084 
8,271 
10,871 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
6,796 
1,922 
33 
164 
227 
406 
528 
564 
1 0 to 49 acres 
24,220 
7,093 
42 
346 
576 
1,292 
1,959 
2,878 
50 to 69 acres 
6,855 
2,455 
20 
127 
226 
393 
605 
1,084 
70 to 99 acres 
8,336 
3,534 
30 
265 
369 
537 
817 
1,516 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
7,134 
3,373 
28 
272 
312 
611 
750 
1,400 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
4,565 
2,329 
24 
141 
184 
417 
551 
1,012 
180 to 219 acres 
3,094 
1,655 
9 
107 
93 
277 
428 
741 
220 to 259 acres 
2,182 
1,268 
4 
75 
80 
256 
320 
533 
260 to 499 acres 
6,015 
4,060 
13 
181 
336 
810 
1,213 
1,507 
500 to 999 acres 
3,674 
3,036 
13 
124 
263 
723 
1,083 
830 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,845 
1,703 
2 
50 
156 
490 
600 
405 
2,000 acres or more 
746 
712 
- 
9 
69 
180 
274 
180 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
25,392 
13,808 
79 
684 
1,000 
2,628 
3,964 
5,453 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,111 
566 
4 
60 
65 
131 
150 
156 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,001 
397 
- 
9 
29 
62 
120 
177 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
1,680 
769 
2 
14 
56 
177 
266 
254 
Other crop farming (1119) 
18,534 
5,534 
13 
141 
283 
775 
1,467 
2,855 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
109 
60 
- 
- 
2 
13 
19 
26 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
18,425 
5,474 
13 
141 
281 
762 
1,448 
2,829 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1 1 ,445 
4,421 
40 
225 
357 
696 
1,151 
1,952 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
548 
300 
4 
27 
33 
60 
78 
98 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
2,850 
2,547 
42 
406 
481 
726 
571 
321 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,170 
527 
7 
51 
98 
141 
140 
90 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,472 
640 
6 
51 
95 
182 
197 
109 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,188 
647 
8 
45 
72 
124 
164 
234 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
8,071 
2,984 
13 
148 
322 
690 
860 
951 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,501 
12,836 
118 
971 
1,394 
2,678 
3,351 
4,324 
number 
1 ,242,293 
962,495 
6,234 
76,463 
142,459 
239,816 
272,252 
225,271 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,901 
2,873 
29 
148 
264 
567 
778 
1,087 
1 0 to 49 
1 1 ,330 
5,739 
40 
381 
552 
1,031 
1,434 
2,301 
50 to 99 
2,666 
2,005 
34 
224 
276 
487 
496 
488 
100 to 199 
1,452 
1,188 
13 
138 
130 
296 
343 
268 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Ohio 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
