Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
35,759 
16,815 
16,310 
2,634 
20,598 
15,161 
acres treated 
7,587,961 
1,073,294 
5,818,195 
696,472 
3,770,433 
3,817,528 
Manure used 
farms 
15,886 
7,904 
7,183 
799 
7,561 
8,325 
acres treated 
820,223 
194,286 
563,802 
62,135 
338,208 
482,015 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
12,878 
5,622 
6,218 
1,038 
6,797 
6,081 
acres 
2,657,942 
325,283 
2,055,420 
277,239 
1,150,320 
1,507,622 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
32,352 
14,390 
15,422 
2,540 
18,820 
13,532 
acres 
8,651,641 
1,110,745 
6,741,598 
799,298 
4,313,499 
4,338,142 
Nematodes 
farms 
1,867 
877 
844 
146 
976 
891 
acres 
331,083 
49,345 
251,707 
30,031 
127,982 
203,101 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,672 
1,832 
1,536 
304 
1,778 
1,894 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
554,151 
65,593 
411,795 
76,763 
208,765 
345,386 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
834 
520 
251 
63 
410 
424 
acres on which used 
49,774 
13,703 
32,239 
3,832 
25,751 
24,023 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
27,772 
14,360 
1 1 ,522 
1,890 
15,862 
11,910 
acres 
4,997,908 
803,423 
3,725,440 
469,045 
2,517,405 
2,480,503 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
11,912 
7,144 
4,107 
661 
6,150 
5,762 
acres 
1 ,278,406 
251,556 
919,823 
107,027 
614,164 
664,242 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
3,985 
2,590 
1,247 
148 
2,267 
1,718 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
193,993 
75,665 
106,527 
11,801 
98,654 
95,339 
used 
farms 
20,712 
8,212 
10,869 
1,631 
12,572 
8,140 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
4,278,556 
554,112 
3,344,850 
379,594 
2,263,473 
2,015,083 
used 
farms 
1 1 ,276 
3,926 
6,499 
851 
6,608 
4,668 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
2,374,494 
273,751 
1 ,929,684 
171,059 
1 ,085,950 
1 ,288,544 
practices were used 
farms 
19,919 
9,483 
8,883 
1,553 
1 1 ,826 
8,093 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,421,563 
408,563 
1,743,433 
269,567 
1 ,226,429 
1,195,134 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
6,565 
2,896 
3,199 
470 
3,217 
3,348 
acres 
357,292 
63,304 
255,926 
38,062 
165,981 
191,311 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,094 
1,376 
626 
92 
952 
1,142 
Solar panels 
farms 
872 
626 
213 
33 
379 
493 
Wind turbines 
farms 
251 
152 
88 
11 
124 
127 
Methane digesters 
farms 
10 
6 
4 
- 
6 
4 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
706 
538 
162 
6 
295 
411 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
19 
15 
4 
- 
13 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
279 
88 
165 
26 
162 
117 
Ethanol 
farms 
186 
53 
119 
14 
95 
91 
Other 
farms 
28 
16 
6 
6 
14 
14 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
627 
286 
320 
21 
352 
275 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,153 
51,153 
_ 
_ 
28,866 
22,287 
Part owners 
farms 
20,501 
- 
20,501 
- 
1 1 ,769 
8,732 
Tenants 
farms 
3,808 
- 
- 
3,808 
2,284 
1,524 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
71,837 
51,153 
20,501 
183 
40,769 
31,068 
acres 
8,711,772 
4,911,055 
3,780,912 
19,805 
4,751,116 
3,960,656 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
71,654 
51,153 
20,501 
- 
40,635 
31,019 
acres 
7,771,676 
4,108,277 
3,663,399 
- 
4,186,141 
3,585,535 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
24,456 
147 
20,501 
3,808 
14,161 
10,295 
acres 
6,208,801 
8,543 
5,226,302 
973,956 
3,061,104 
3,147,697 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
24,309 
- 
20,501 
3,808 
14,053 
10,256 
acres 
6,188,928 
- 
5,221,105 
967,823 
3,048,747 
3,140,181 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
12,553 
10,794 
1,526 
233 
7,364 
5,189 
acres 
959,969 
811,321 
122,710 
25,938 
577,332 
382,637 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
115,743 
77,989 
31,940 
5,814 
42,919 
72,824 
1 operator 
42,919 
28,866 
11,769 
2,284 
42,919 
- 
2 operators 
26,924 
19,028 
6,712 
1,184 
- 
26,924 
3 operators 
4,404 
2,559 
1,579 
266 
- 
4,404 
4 operators 
819 
453 
319 
47 
- 
819 
5 or more operators 
396 
247 
122 
27 
- 
396 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
32,237 
24,584 
6,538 
1,115 
4,333 
27,904 
1 operator 
28,371 
21,629 
5,795 
947 
4,333 
24,038 
2 operators 
1,537 
1,174 
297 
66 
- 
1,537 
3 operators 
175 
143 
28 
4 
- 
175 
4 operators 
32 
21 
10 
1 
- 
32 
5 or more operators 
21 
14 
4 
3 
- 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
