Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Morrow 
Muskingum 
Noble 
Ottawa 
Paulding 
Perry 
Farms 
number 
770 
510 
824 
1,259 
595 
620 
676 
699 
Land in farms 
acres 
124,105 
95,174 
167,736 
173,269 
86,117 
112,677 
220,878 
107,224 
Average size of farm 
acres 
161 
187 
204 
138 
145 
182 
327 
153 
Median size of farm 
acres 
29 
112 
60 
78 
97 
60 
84 
64 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
944,147 
448,463 
952,986 
449,031 
368,677 
863,754 
1,583,921 
556,103 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,858 
2,403 
4,682 
3,263 
2,547 
4,753 
4,848 
3,625 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
85,679 
32,716 
108,124 
88,824 
33,113 
74,059 
127,320 
57,987 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,272 
64,149 
131,218 
70,551 
55,651 
119,449 
188,343 
82,957 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
125 
9 
82 
65 
16 
53 
39 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
366 
104 
280 
380 
146 
227 
196 
246 
50 to 1 79 acres 
153 
242 
287 
571 
297 
180 
207 
319 
1 80 to 499 acres 
75 
127 
103 
183 
111 
108 
111 
73 
500 to 999 acres 
27 
18 
27 
40 
17 
36 
59 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
24 
10 
45 
20 
8 
16 
64 
14 
Total cropland 
farms 
669 
420 
687 
1,029 
518 
592 
635 
576 
acres 
104,672 
29,975 
139,176 
79,187 
28,794 
103,623 
205,293 
67,787 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
606 
375 
609 
966 
505 
471 
489 
487 
acres 
102,101 
21,907 
133,200 
73,324 
24,074 
97,054 
194,725 
61,138 
Irrigated land 
farms 
29 
8 
35 
23 
14 
22 
3 
23 
acres 
1,248 
18 
191 
106 
139 
1,549 
7 
44 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
76,765 
12,227 
131,715 
58,101 
9,760 
79,052 
187,160 
37,099 
Average per farm 
dollars 
99,695 
23,975 
159,849 
46,149 
16,403 
127,503 
276,864 
53,075 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
64,974 
5,078 
93,344 
30,122 
3,619 
77,847 
102,955 
30,514 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,791 
7,150 
38,371 
27,979 
6,141 
1,205 
84,205 
6,585 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
309 
182 
261 
476 
196 
190 
215 
293 
$2,500 to $4,999 
81 
74 
62 
190 
84 
27 
27 
85 
$5,000 to $9,999 
81 
80 
83 
160 
125 
34 
43 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99 
89 
101 
188 
109 
74 
64 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
58 
41 
83 
95 
53 
76 
77 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
42 
18 
69 
52 
15 
53 
64 
21 
$100,000 or more 
100 
26 
165 
98 
13 
166 
186 
50 
Government payments 
farms 
342 
116 
361 
303 
29 
459 
582 
149 
$1,000 
1,656 
370 
2,689 
1,298 
78 
2,390 
5,581 
866 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
307 
102 
442 
320 
104 
381 
362 
200 
$1,000 
6,897 
788 
5,306 
3,105 
582 
3,773 
9,100 
1,221 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
70,155 
12,764 
100,255 
50,206 
10,124 
52,062 
142,073 
33,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,111 
25,028 
121,669 
39,878 
17,014 
83,971 
210,167 
47,275 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
770 
510 
824 
1,259 
595 
620 
676 
699 
$1,000 
15,163 
622 
39,456 
12,298 
296 
33,152 
59,768 
6,141 
Average per farm 
dollars 
19,692 
1,219 
47,883 
9,768 
498 
53,471 
88,414 
8,786 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
329 
201 
354 
483 
198 
251 
269 
205 
Other 
number 
441 
309 
470 
776 
397 
369 
407 
494 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
479 
335 
564 
813 
443 
389 
417 
515 
200 days or more 
number 
365 
209 
396 
621 
324 
282 
249 
378 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
165 
341 
260 
724 
385 
59 
62 
349 
number 
8,568 
12,523 
9,669 
30,710 
12,184 
988 
12,730 
8,481 
Beef cows 
farms 
103 
303 
180 
622 
351 
38 
26 
291 
number 
799 
6,311 
2,673 
12,690 
6,734 
259 
222 
4,304 
Milk cows 
farms 
10 
18 
50 
38 
11 
- 
7 
14 
number 
475 
821 
1,637 
1,235 
35 
- 
9,051 
131 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
107 
272 
213 
575 
298 
51 
48 
262 
number 
8,083 
5,142 
5,275 
17,609 
6,439 
661 
5,392 
4,596 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
30 
26 
51 
51 
32 
14 
14 
41 
number 
7,112 
264 
37,622 
9,015 
264 
997 
28,937 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
31 
16 
41 
58 
20 
16 
14 
35 
number 
(D) 
180 
139,992 
30,406 
328 
1,974 
112,868 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
31 
69 
75 
39 
14 
4 
36 
number 
397 
847 
2,759 
2,998 
2,033 
155 
63 
826 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
106 
69 
132 
155 
82 
32 
17 
107 
number 
4,023 
2,385 
3,449 
3,999 
1,837 
938 
321 
2,157 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
19 
11 
19 
25 
10 
6 
5 
14 
number 
2,085 
348 
1,696 
(D) 
612 
1,690 
260 
162 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
247 
97 
300 
184 
26 
229 
274 
139 
acres 
45,224 
3,079 
47,970 
19,226 
419 
25,964 
56,120 
23,048 
bushels 
3,407,333 
317,887 
6,821,825 
2,244,619 
47,271 
3,723,430 
5,108,731 
2,564,315 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9 
20 
45 
42 
4 
1 
39 
7 
acres 
776 
924 
974 
1,500 
62 
(D) 
6,597 
309 
tons 
7,654 
12,905 
14,917 
27,939 
690 
(D) 
67,636 
4,842 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
55 
8 
109 
31 
2 
54 
205 
24 
acres 
1,698 
93 
8,111 
981 
(D) 
3,782 
20,727 
909 
bushels 
119,755 
5,002 
502,856 
57,263 
(D) 
242,292 
1,207,471 
47,190 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
55 
8 
109 
31 
2 
54 
205 
24 
acres 
1,698 
93 
8,111 
981 
(D) 
3,782 
20,727 
909 
bushels 
119,755 
5,002 
502,856 
57,263 
(D) 
242,292 
1,207,471 
47,190 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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