Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Licking 
Logan 
Lorain 
Lucas 
Farms 
number 
1,374 
214 
592 
1,484 
868 
768 
330 
Land in farms 
acres 
186,047 
17,125 
64,575 
224,015 
212,937 
122,692 
63,022 
Average size of farm 
acres 
135 
80 
109 
151 
245 
160 
191 
Median size of farm 
acres 
55 
30 
80 
48 
69 
44 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
647,123 
604,141 
266,258 
738,829 
1,221,375 
750,453 
1,103,405 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,779 
7,550 
2,441 
4,894 
4,979 
4,698 
5,778 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
125,205 
23,770 
30,099 
152,852 
117,192 
96,193 
45,774 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,125 
1 1 1 ,074 
50,843 
103,000 
135,014 
125,251 
138,709 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
97 
39 
17 
126 
84 
123 
59 
1 0 to 49 acres 
532 
112 
138 
632 
267 
282 
115 
50 to 1 79 acres 
495 
40 
349 
478 
297 
208 
73 
1 80 to 499 acres 
174 
20 
77 
164 
113 
109 
42 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
2 
10 
43 
51 
22 
28 
1 ,000 acres or more 
24 
1 
1 
41 
56 
24 
13 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,128 
175 
435 
1,259 
754 
641 
278 
acres 
128,695 
8,561 
16,954 
161,360 
177,746 
102,718 
59,696 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
984 
162 
374 
1,152 
592 
569 
249 
acres 
118,527 
6,731 
12,181 
153,019 
164,639 
97,595 
58,387 
Irrigated land 
farms 
39 
73 
18 
48 
12 
71 
57 
acres 
134 
1,871 
85 
204 
278 
1,429 
1,469 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
121,442 
81,823 
4,848 
194,804 
147,915 
179,100 
66,172 
Average per farm 
dollars 
88,386 
382,352 
8,190 
131,270 
170,409 
233,203 
200,520 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
80,210 
81,334 
2,777 
101,728 
122,173 
160,624 
62,974 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
41,232 
489 
2,072 
93,076 
25,742 
18,476 
3,197 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
521 
53 
332 
543 
311 
257 
75 
$2,500 to $4,999 
140 
31 
90 
199 
57 
45 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
27 
77 
196 
70 
68 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
176 
41 
57 
181 
85 
96 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
15 
16 
102 
69 
87 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
110 
9 
11 
84 
73 
57 
25 
$100,000 or more 
206 
38 
9 
179 
203 
158 
105 
Government payments 
farms 
490 
19 
108 
379 
510 
319 
182 
$1,000 
2,491 
23 
366 
2,331 
4,046 
1,519 
964 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
539 
65 
120 
523 
396 
349 
144 
$1,000 
4,057 
922 
475 
6,971 
5,068 
5,507 
1,614 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
90,105 
64,500 
7,489 
163,849 
92,649 
144,137 
45,895 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,579 
301,403 
12,650 
110,410 
106,738 
187,679 
139,077 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,374 
214 
592 
1,484 
868 
768 
330 
$1,000 
37,885 
18,269 
-1,799 
40,258 
64,380 
41,987 
22,853 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,573 
85,367 
-3,039 
27,128 
74,170 
54,671 
69,253 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
613 
119 
248 
591 
340 
356 
192 
Other 
number 
761 
95 
344 
893 
528 
412 
138 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
861 
123 
342 
961 
596 
469 
183 
200 days or more 
number 
650 
64 
229 
662 
447 
322 
112 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
519 
24 
306 
522 
260 
155 
21 
number 
16,464 
478 
5,240 
21,613 
9,763 
8,418 
428 
Beef cows 
farms 
330 
17 
271 
418 
160 
84 
17 
number 
5,250 
(D) 
(D) 
7,209 
2,019 
782 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
91 
1 
3 
38 
45 
35 
number 
2,924 
(D) 
(D) 
2,264 
3,043 
3,106 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
388 
24 
217 
418 
191 
124 
24 
number 
6,470 
(D) 
2,207 
1 1 ,876 
5,329 
4,996 
378 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
68 
6 
24 
54 
28 
21 
12 
number 
26,419 
60 
221 
20,003 
11,214 
18,863 
1 1 ,659 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
52 
8 
13 
48 
33 
32 
9 
number 
46,629 
189 
463 
78,898 
36,424 
64,093 
44,861 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
111 
7 
20 
86 
47 
34 
9 
number 
6,063 
130 
336 
2,618 
1,888 
678 
133 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
199 
21 
78 
183 
104 
75 
31 
number 
89,985 
655 
1,547 
(D) 
2,430 
2,509 
901 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
28 
3 
4 
26 
16 
10 
12 
number 
1,107,343 
(D) 
204 
2,571 
999 
1,325 
1,249 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
399 
17 
35 
345 
324 
193 
131 
acres 
46,184 
310 
576 
59,092 
68,729 
26,778 
21,940 
bushels 
6,463,635 
28,340 
67,421 
7,713,639 
9,403,920 
3,820,349 
3,088,470 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
68 
2 
11 
36 
28 
32 
2 
acres 
1,444 
(D) 
172 
3,054 
1,552 
2,296 
(D) 
tons 
28,448 
(D) 
3,426 
67,597 
24,563 
32,364 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
97 
4 
6 
80 
75 
48 
63 
acres 
3,096 
50 
61 
4,330 
4,386 
1,579 
3,663 
bushels 
187,022 
2,564 
2,290 
259,116 
303,770 
80,587 
277,956 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
97 
4 
6 
80 
75 
48 
63 
acres 
3,096 
50 
61 
4,330 
4,386 
1,579 
3,663 
bushels 
187,022 
2,564 
2,290 
259,116 
303,770 
80,587 
277,956 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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