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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,494 
652 
8 
72 
123 
171 
160 
118 
number 
13,267,011 
12,919,878 
26,646 
1,102,753 
1,022,064 
1,789,154 
3,256,508 
5,722,753 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
204 
124 
10 
25 
47 
32 
10 
number 
13,121,764 
10,919,621 
- 
(D) 
432,310 
(D) 
4,545,009 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,275 
553 
5 
55 
130 
165 
126 
72 
number 
62,527,924 
35,340,358 
112 
4,427,622 
5,972,829 
9,671,495 
6,707,154 
8,561,146 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
1,080 
404 
5 
32 
97 
117 
96 
57 
2,000 to 59,999 
20 
11 
- 
2 
3 
4 
2 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
18 
16 
- 
4 
4 
5 
3 
- 
100,000 or more 
157 
122 
- 
17 
26 
39 
25 
15 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
876 
390 
4 
26 
73 
113 
103 
71 
number 
2,096,395 
1 ,333,989 
480 
(D) 
356,460 
256,827 
370,884 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
544 
236 
4 
22 
48 
70 
56 
36 
number 
6,250,055 
4,256,437 
480 
466,753 
762,040 
800,626 
1 ,777,266 
449,272 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
295 
224 
3 
37 
38 
58 
46 
42 
acres 
3,892 
3,028 
12 
310 
290 
693 
1,105 
618 
bushels 
218,648 
160,756 
675 
17,001 
12,336 
43,553 
56,229 
30,962 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
261 
197 
3 
36 
37 
54 
36 
31 
25 to 99 acres 
32 
25 
- 
1 
1 
4 
8 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24,789 
15,501 
112 
1,042 
1,484 
3,367 
4,435 
5,061 
acres 
3,630,624 
3,033,887 
8,010 
109,471 
298,546 
785,288 
1,029,894 
802,678 
bushels 
436,832,265 
368,276,070 
1,043,163 
13,487,457 
36,301,009 
95,119,718 
125,985,886 
96,338,837 
Irrigated 
farms 
106 
81 
- 
11 
14 
16 
26 
14 
acres 
11,471 
10,887 
- 
199 
926 
956 
6,616 
2,190 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7,621 
3,841 
48 
428 
463 
746 
878 
1,278 
25 to 99 acres 
8,623 
4,751 
34 
327 
369 
912 
1,166 
1,943 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,662 
3,375 
23 
150 
300 
731 
1,125 
1,046 
250 to 499 acres 
2,212 
1,954 
7 
94 
187 
540 
692 
434 
500 acres or more 
1,671 
1,580 
- 
43 
165 
438 
574 
360 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,228 
3,428 
44 
443 
544 
950 
866 
581 
acres 
199,563 
180,202 
1,423 
13,980 
21,387 
49,464 
56,606 
37,342 
tons 
2,970,370 
2,688,148 
24,431 
204,797 
317,725 
717,426 
836,969 
586,800 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
14 
- 
6 
1 
2 
3 
2 
acres 
1,461 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,460 
1,845 
19 
296 
340 
525 
407 
258 
25 to 99 acres 
1,275 
1,124 
23 
121 
152 
301 
310 
217 
1 00 to 249 acres 
366 
340 
2 
22 
46 
95 
96 
79 
250 to 499 acres 
86 
80 
- 
2 
4 
17 
38 
19 
500 acres or more 
41 
39 
- 
2 
2 
12 
15 
8 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
107 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
2,488 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
3 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
3,160 
2,304 
14 
251 
347 
606 
543 
543 
acres 
45,833 
36,338 
244 
3,136 
4,327 
11,160 
8,571 
8,900 
bushels 
2,620,401 
2,078,032 
13,135 
196,703 
264,291 
622,397 
489,146 
492,360 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
8 
8 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,760 
1,968 
10 
238 
327 
511 
460 
422 
25 to 99 acres 
384 
320 
4 
12 
18 
83 
82 
121 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
13 
- 
1 
2 
10 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
21 
13 
- 
- 
2 
- 
7 
4 
acres 
256 
188 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
169 
(D) 
bushels 
1 1 ,797 
10,337 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
9,869 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
9 
2 
3 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
24,704 
14,608 
88 
794 
1,179 
2,975 
4,254 
5,318 
acres 
4,569,775 
3,730,654 
9,180 
122,589 
334,082 
956,299 
1 ,274,368 
1,034,136 
bushels 
202,032,493 
166,363,839 
382,322 
5,316,653 
14,862,938 
43,247,395 
57,360,408 
45,194,123 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
