Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Erie 
Fairfield 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallia 
Farms 
number 
755 
345 
1,184 
504 
388 
825 
957 
Land in farms 
acres 
140,902 
83,330 
206,699 
196,529 
62,017 
195,356 
115,838 
Average size of farm 
acres 
187 
242 
175 
390 
160 
237 
121 
Median size of farm 
acres 
38 
58 
48 
105 
28 
76 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,108,061 
1,137,035 
833,233 
2,134,144 
983,101 
1,315,518 
393,862 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,937 
4,708 
4,773 
5,473 
6,151 
5,556 
3,254 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
108,844 
63,793 
135,233 
113,938 
45,823 
137,013 
48,982 
Average per farm 
dollars 
144,165 
184,908 
114,217 
226,067 
118,100 
166,077 
51,182 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
99 
39 
107 
34 
98 
100 
43 
1 0 to 49 acres 
327 
109 
499 
145 
146 
250 
288 
50 to 1 79 acres 
175 
114 
359 
119 
66 
218 
456 
1 80 to 499 acres 
79 
41 
122 
84 
46 
147 
144 
500 to 999 acres 
37 
21 
48 
66 
15 
67 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
38 
21 
49 
56 
17 
43 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
600 
290 
973 
458 
307 
725 
762 
acres 
123,380 
71,855 
162,932 
180,569 
53,536 
179,634 
34,606 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
546 
249 
826 
361 
268 
595 
683 
acres 
119,971 
67,519 
152,888 
173,795 
51,535 
173,769 
29,190 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
17 
24 
6 
39 
25 
29 
acres 
823 
353 
341 
7 
255 
491 
162 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
121,905 
88,176 
105,843 
143,543 
48,228 
175,744 
15,146 
Average per farm 
dollars 
161,464 
255,582 
89,394 
284,807 
124,300 
213,023 
15,826 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
107,887 
81,334 
84,070 
126,175 
46,387 
121,977 
7,811 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
14,019 
6,841 
21,773 
17,368 
1,842 
53,767 
7,335 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
298 
91 
489 
143 
121 
240 
423 
$2,500 to $4,999 
66 
31 
108 
24 
56 
48 
167 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
27 
155 
35 
37 
36 
151 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80 
32 
108 
42 
48 
63 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
26 
58 
29 
32 
63 
56 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
29 
79 
33 
26 
83 
35 
$100,000 or more 
155 
109 
187 
198 
68 
292 
28 
Government payments 
farms 
341 
190 
568 
368 
147 
555 
226 
$1,000 
2,396 
1,343 
3,782 
4,144 
853 
4,204 
734 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
338 
196 
455 
238 
163 
398 
215 
$1,000 
5,870 
2,874 
7,303 
4,680 
3,133 
7,427 
969 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
90,906 
60,507 
88,684 
99,306 
38,586 
140,911 
19,205 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,405 
175,382 
74,902 
197,036 
99,447 
170,801 
20,068 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
755 
345 
1,184 
504 
388 
825 
957 
$1,000 
39,265 
31,887 
28,244 
53,061 
13,629 
46,465 
-2,355 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,007 
92,425 
23,855 
105,279 
35,126 
56,321 
-2,461 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
331 
166 
511 
285 
157 
353 
373 
Other 
number 
424 
179 
673 
219 
231 
472 
584 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
497 
181 
711 
262 
273 
524 
628 
200 days or more 
number 
308 
113 
463 
136 
158 
321 
437 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
136 
75 
342 
85 
48 
178 
555 
number 
2,478 
2,236 
12,083 
5,696 
773 
37,033 
16,180 
Beef cows 
farms 
89 
38 
253 
55 
36 
79 
489 
number 
503 
488 
4,248 
1,130 
(D) 
2,276 
8,975 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
9 
31 
15 
2 
13 
32 
number 
603 
353 
1,325 
2,841 
(D) 
2,787 
478 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
105 
68 
272 
77 
43 
155 
381 
number 
1,057 
1,215 
7,146 
4,758 
528 
37,695 
7,074 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
22 
12 
52 
13 
16 
38 
40 
number 
23,089 
155 
31,418 
489 
642 
22,785 
359 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
23 
14 
47 
11 
12 
37 
34 
number 
59,168 
677 
65,424 
754 
619 
56,334 
1,321 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
48 
11 
56 
25 
20 
28 
46 
number 
1,025 
226 
1,097 
1,366 
684 
1,059 
2,554 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
85 
35 
167 
34 
42 
52 
111 
number 
1,527 
970 
5,111 
754 
1,428 
1,019 
2,199 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
14 
11 
18 
4 
4 
7 
10 
number 
547 
436 
745 
500 
250 
262 
1,429 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
203 
148 
361 
253 
101 
425 
74 
acres 
42,525 
27,597 
62,278 
73,963 
19,265 
73,828 
2,936 
bushels 
5,669,734 
3,793,294 
6,424,902 
9,539,248 
1 ,993,909 
8,942,007 
388,017 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
9 
37 
16 
2 
41 
15 
acres 
1,022 
263 
2,699 
1,384 
(D) 
5,339 
316 
tons 
16,760 
3,233 
50,384 
21,504 
(D) 
69,491 
5,644 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
53 
65 
109 
62 
35 
185 
4 
acres 
3,060 
6,000 
6,689 
4,290 
2,060 
12,767 
33 
bushels 
192,229 
442,495 
415,281 
316,841 
115,766 
953,566 
1,450 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
53 
65 
109 
62 
35 
185 
4 
acres 
3,060 
6,000 
6,689 
4,290 
2,060 
12,767 
33 
bushels 
192,229 
442,495 
415,281 
316,841 
115,766 
953,566 
1,450 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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230 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
