Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickaway 
Pike 
Portage 
Preble 
Putnam 
Richland 
Ross 
Sandusky 
Farms 
number 
803 
490 
847 
1,088 
1,272 
1,010 
980 
737 
Land in farms 
acres 
293,684 
97,446 
83,321 
224,243 
305,567 
160,623 
221,723 
181,440 
Average size of farm 
acres 
366 
199 
98 
206 
240 
159 
226 
246 
Median size of farm 
acres 
83 
91 
39 
62 
125 
80 
85 
88 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,752,654 
631,646 
511,001 
1 ,083,226 
1,208,173 
789,172 
816,043 
1,159,189 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,792 
3,176 
5,195 
5,256 
5,029 
4,962 
3,607 
4,709 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
160,903 
35,000 
66,853 
161,156 
222,651 
1 1 1 ,663 
90,198 
118,347 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,378 
71 ,429 
78,929 
148,122 
175,178 
110,557 
92,038 
160,580 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
71 
17 
108 
108 
78 
84 
48 
71 
1 0 to 49 acres 
247 
118 
371 
391 
273 
292 
296 
201 
50 to 1 79 acres 
207 
230 
292 
279 
427 
420 
370 
209 
1 80 to 499 acres 
131 
99 
51 
181 
339 
163 
178 
147 
500 to 999 acres 
62 
16 
13 
73 
108 
31 
44 
69 
1 ,000 acres or more 
85 
10 
12 
56 
47 
20 
44 
40 
Total cropland 
farms 
727 
410 
679 
950 
1,219 
889 
858 
666 
acres 
265,843 
53,230 
58,726 
195,108 
287,239 
120,285 
153,693 
166,275 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
580 
323 
634 
857 
1,119 
764 
580 
569 
acres 
250,218 
45,797 
55,737 
189,110 
279,136 
1 1 1 ,997 
124,639 
161,691 
Irrigated land 
farms 
21 
37 
53 
18 
15 
66 
26 
23 
acres 
766 
722 
356 
181 
561 
147 
(D) 
821 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
172,331 
26,879 
43,681 
154,824 
243,210 
128,682 
79,803 
135,258 
Average per farm 
dollars 
214,609 
54,856 
51,571 
142,301 
191,203 
127,408 
81,431 
183,525 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
135,761 
22,916 
32,187 
102,023 
181,931 
66,519 
69,836 
126,460 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
36,570 
3,963 
1 1 ,493 
52,801 
61,279 
62,163 
9,967 
8,797 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
270 
206 
305 
353 
158 
311 
454 
172 
$2,500 to $4,999 
57 
44 
135 
93 
49 
73 
94 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
66 
128 
92 
73 
70 
84 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
70 
84 
104 
122 
104 
82 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
32 
75 
92 
158 
76 
67 
79 
$50,000 to $99,999 
73 
31 
54 
83 
186 
78 
59 
72 
$100,000 or more 
225 
41 
66 
271 
526 
298 
140 
279 
Government payments 
farms 
520 
175 
157 
608 
1,073 
328 
560 
564 
$1,000 
6,106 
992 
618 
4,689 
5,606 
1,806 
6,567 
3,636 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
364 
137 
254 
549 
620 
405 
329 
447 
$1,000 
14,285 
1,605 
1,961 
15,410 
9,329 
3,590 
4,089 
4,945 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
129,814 
20,776 
37,631 
139,836 
167,017 
92,897 
66,820 
93,600 
Average per farm 
dollars 
161,661 
42,399 
44,429 
128,526 
131,303 
91,977 
68,184 
127,001 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
803 
490 
847 
1,088 
1,272 
1,010 
980 
737 
$1,000 
62,908 
8,701 
8,628 
35,086 
91,128 
41,181 
23,638 
50,239 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,341 
1 7,756 
10,186 
32,248 
71,641 
40,773 
24,120 
68,167 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
420 
186 
363 
455 
519 
525 
471 
348 
Other 
number 
383 
304 
484 
633 
753 
485 
509 
389 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
465 
326 
520 
696 
915 
652 
614 
466 
200 days or more 
number 
301 
219 
369 
504 
623 
385 
382 
336 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
137 
218 
296 
299 
193 
427 
297 
146 
number 
8,665 
6,543 
7,465 
17,735 
13,304 
24,966 
11,827 
4,871 
Beef cows 
farms 
93 
175 
207 
194 
60 
201 
252 
92 
number 
1,935 
3,902 
2,387 
3,020 
857 
3,655 
5,094 
1,038 
Milk cows 
farms 
11 
26 
27 
11 
19 
171 
17 
8 
number 
1,624 
458 
1,421 
609 
4,389 
8,470 
1,575 
412 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116 
174 
196 
218 
174 
377 
240 
123 
number 
3,086 
3,123 
2,533 
15,714 
12,128 
13,212 
6,457 
3,086 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
37 
22 
53 
52 
53 
50 
33 
25 
number 
50,517 
327 
521 
51,185 
81,249 
27,258 
1,385 
6,475 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
32 
19 
52 
55 
53 
49 
27 
21 
number 
291,271 
1,027 
1,140 
156,078 
265,080 
133,016 
2,023 
16,010 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
14 
15 
38 
47 
22 
53 
29 
35 
number 
367 
256 
867 
1,205 
782 
1,305 
1,039 
947 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
45 
60 
144 
125 
22 
174 
91 
46 
number 
1,025 
1,171 
3,595 
4,290 
(D) 
351,590 
2,144 
1,199 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
4 
30 
19 
1 
26 
11 
8 
number 
670 
75 
1,431 
6,232 
(D) 
997,206 
325 
326 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
330 
92 
179 
483 
772 
398 
246 
401 
acres 
107,105 
15,541 
15,526 
89,321 
84,454 
39,903 
49,764 
64,757 
bushels 
10,485,660 
1,507,750 
2,014,293 
8,111,623 
9,767,662 
5,070,192 
5,089,268 
9,144,275 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
16 
19 
28 
23 
42 
185 
33 
14 
acres 
1,150 
292 
2,312 
712 
4,237 
6,374 
1,360 
1,106 
tons 
17,955 
4,552 
38,062 
7,440 
66,788 
97,981 
20,231 
16,951 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
119 
13 
44 
117 
544 
173 
81 
128 
acres 
10,831 
648 
2,252 
5,014 
30,037 
5,603 
6,648 
7,182 
bushels 
699,195 
45,817 
130,755 
347,884 
1,960,194 
353,350 
424,721 
528,797 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
119 
13 
44 
117 
544 
173 
81 
128 
acres 
10,831 
648 
2,252 
5,014 
30,037 
5,603 
6,648 
7,182 
bushels 
699,195 
45,817 
130,755 
347,884 
1,960,194 
353,350 
424,721 
528,797 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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236 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
