Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ohio 
Adams 
Allen 
Ashland 
Ashtabula 
Athens 
Auglaize 
Farms 
number 
75,462 
1,351 
904 
1,034 
1,099 
722 
1,040 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
172,408 
183,186 
152,972 
165,967 
90,473 
210,084 
Average size of farm 
acres 
185 
128 
203 
148 
151 
125 
202 
Median size of farm 
acres 
69 
72 
73 
71 
61 
77 
93 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
894,933 
365,260 
1,070,715 
677,328 
494,527 
348,506 
1 ,220,935 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,837 
2,862 
5,284 
4,578 
3,275 
2,781 
6,044 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,821,220 
80,029 
130,964 
96,989 
125,619 
34,349 
183,283 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,899 
59,237 
144,872 
93,800 
114,303 
47,575 
176,234 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6,796 
66 
66 
85 
97 
34 
101 
1 0 to 49 acres 
24,220 
447 
285 
291 
360 
191 
259 
50 to 1 79 acres 
26,890 
593 
300 
463 
430 
363 
353 
1 80 to 499 acres 
11,291 
188 
146 
139 
138 
110 
225 
500 to 999 acres 
3,674 
40 
82 
32 
49 
20 
68 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,591 
17 
25 
24 
25 
4 
34 
Total cropland 
farms 
64,248 
1,151 
826 
894 
937 
570 
952 
acres 
10,748,553 
84,394 
163,025 
110,937 
109,025 
28,044 
191,496 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
55,844 
976 
662 
772 
843 
507 
792 
acres 
10,122,245 
70,945 
155,541 
101,768 
100,299 
22,511 
182,562 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,462 
25 
10 
46 
57 
19 
3 
acres 
46,569 
238 
(D) 
228 
237 
57 
6 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
38,906 
144,091 
103,621 
82,256 
9,548 
190,564 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,366 
28,798 
159,393 
100,214 
74,846 
13,224 
183,235 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,597,946 
26,693 
109,811 
54,917 
61,185 
5,463 
115,541 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,466,139 
12,213 
34,279 
48,704 
21,071 
4,084 
75,023 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
25,198 
544 
260 
302 
429 
366 
246 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,305 
189 
37 
103 
149 
99 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,220 
164 
49 
86 
95 
103 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,497 
183 
82 
139 
126 
89 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,154 
97 
103 
109 
79 
34 
131 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,764 
85 
99 
114 
76 
16 
124 
$100,000 or more 
15,324 
89 
274 
181 
145 
15 
354 
Government payments 
farms 
34,658 
748 
673 
469 
315 
121 
802 
$1,000 
228,858 
2,316 
3,593 
2,061 
1,609 
320 
5,338 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
30,815 
408 
409 
429 
444 
123 
584 
$1,000 
447,301 
2,705 
6,237 
3,090 
3,104 
607 
10,387 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
7,743,344 
34,676 
103,610 
82,060 
62,427 
13,428 
140,378 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,612 
25,667 
114,613 
79,362 
56,804 
18,599 
134,979 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
75,462 
1,351 
904 
1,034 
1,099 
722 
1,040 
$1,000 
2,996,899 
9,252 
50,311 
26,712 
24,541 
-2,953 
65,911 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,714 
6,848 
55,653 
25,833 
22,331 
-4,091 
63,376 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
33,140 
503 
388 
484 
514 
273 
442 
Other 
number 
42,322 
848 
516 
550 
585 
449 
598 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
47,784 
804 
570 
644 
775 
452 
681 
200 days or more 
number 
32,843 
467 
399 
468 
525 
316 
488 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,501 
593 
106 
456 
364 
333 
240 
number 
1 ,242,293 
22,927 
5,210 
23,106 
14,113 
7,458 
21,132 
Beef cows 
farms 
16,922 
521 
63 
222 
224 
274 
88 
number 
277,949 
11,469 
1,519 
3,254 
2,286 
3,964 
1,477 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,008 
32 
5 
153 
81 
14 
58 
number 
267,857 
1,473 
228 
6,925 
4,471 
454 
4,800 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
19,953 
473 
85 
364 
269 
202 
230 
number 
786,708 
10,336 
4,299 
11,960 
6,784 
2,844 
14,111 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,494 
41 
46 
93 
93 
21 
79 
number 
2,058,503 
3,584 
80,372 
19,210 
636 
168 
104,701 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,372 
41 
47 
75 
77 
17 
78 
number 
6,693,226 
12,099 
284,404 
105,138 
517 
211 
305,231 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3,568 
38 
29 
91 
41 
34 
34 
number 
1 1 1 ,972 
824 
704 
3,654 
783 
721 
1,335 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,548 
135 
52 
191 
180 
108 
36 
number 
28,312,692 
2,357 
(D) 
99,016 
5,081 
2,388 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1,275 
9 
10 
30 
28 
5 
4 
number 
62,527,924 
1,206 
351 
329,262 
1,127 
680 
52 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24,789 
228 
473 
413 
269 
31 
582 
acres 
3,630,624 
14,053 
64,868 
33,983 
25,909 
1,576 
70,053 
bushels 
436,832,265 
1,219,889 
7,763,813 
4,205,540 
3,860,097 
198,065 
7,205,145 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4,228 
34 
10 
137 
66 
12 
74 
acres 
199,563 
1,331 
601 
4,579 
2,957 
513 
3,521 
tons 
2,970,370 
12,419 
7,165 
68,821 
44,523 
6,649 
49,921 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8,639 
45 
171 
167 
19 
2 
317 
acres 
469,840 
1,570 
7,373 
6,170 
901 
(D) 
13,663 
bushels 
31,022,186 
78,505 
517,704 
369,561 
58,542 
(D) 
995,261 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8,639 
45 
171 
167 
19 
2 
317 
acres 
469,840 
1,570 
7,373 
6,170 
901 
(D) 
13,663 
bushels 
31,022,186 
78,505 
517,704 
369,561 
58,542 
(D) 
995,261 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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