Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Van Wert 
Vinton 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Williams 
Wood 
Wyandot 
Farms 
number 
655 
226 
942 
1,122 
1,928 
984 
1,091 
593 
Land in farms 
acres 
227,277 
33,400 
106,624 
138,940 
271,657 
208,012 
267,957 
220,841 
Average size of farm 
acres 
347 
148 
113 
124 
141 
211 
246 
372 
Median size of farm 
acres 
122 
98 
30 
83 
72 
78 
76 
115 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,177,868 
358,670 
809,270 
331,367 
878,912 
809,134 
1 ,429,592 
1 ,872,809 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,276 
2,427 
7,150 
2,676 
6,238 
3,828 
5,821 
5,029 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
138,933 
9,688 
80,701 
66,185 
219,207 
100,267 
177,007 
125,453 
Average per farm 
dollars 
212,111 
42,865 
85,669 
58,989 
113,696 
101,897 
162,391 
211,556 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
48 
10 
107 
39 
278 
56 
103 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
143 
48 
527 
309 
526 
294 
360 
151 
50 to 1 79 acres 
181 
127 
214 
559 
764 
377 
285 
157 
1 80 to 499 acres 
132 
33 
50 
185 
260 
161 
194 
119 
500 to 999 acres 
92 
5 
17 
22 
75 
54 
82 
67 
1 ,000 acres or more 
59 
3 
27 
8 
25 
42 
67 
59 
Total cropland 
farms 
611 
185 
745 
915 
1,580 
901 
1,013 
561 
acres 
214,763 
1 1 ,827 
80,238 
49,522 
209,627 
181,570 
252,201 
201,977 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
567 
147 
669 
846 
1,505 
556 
796 
419 
acres 
211,930 
8,806 
76,785 
44,473 
202,084 
157,459 
242,238 
192,267 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
4 
41 
31 
80 
13 
28 
3 
acres 
766 
4 
737 
1,812 
758 
1,281 
954 
4 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
209,657 
4,702 
66,708 
30,479 
381,000 
125,978 
227,705 
196,727 
Average per farm 
dollars 
320,088 
20,804 
70,815 
27,165 
197,614 
128,026 
208,712 
331 ,748 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
153,066 
3,875 
60,766 
18,051 
103,706 
83,403 
193,447 
131,365 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
56,592 
827 
5,942 
12,428 
277,295 
42,574 
34,258 
65,362 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
92 
111 
446 
446 
350 
458 
310 
182 
$2,500 to $4,999 
23 
28 
113 
163 
185 
45 
44 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
24 
94 
169 
160 
48 
48 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
52 
36 
108 
178 
206 
96 
82 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
19 
50 
63 
235 
69 
108 
31 
$50,000 to $99,999 
68 
2 
36 
42 
237 
65 
119 
55 
$100,000 or more 
319 
6 
95 
61 
555 
203 
380 
226 
Government payments 
farms 
557 
81 
229 
248 
563 
780 
882 
510 
$1,000 
5,103 
195 
1,061 
1,152 
4,320 
5,771 
5,520 
4,364 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
371 
56 
368 
249 
886 
483 
625 
375 
$1,000 
5,383 
199 
5,841 
3,088 
9,501 
7,588 
8,587 
5,521 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
132,906 
4,695 
58,656 
28,781 
303,825 
104,758 
150,612 
145,067 
Average per farm 
dollars 
202,910 
20,774 
62,268 
25,652 
157,586 
106,462 
138,050 
244,633 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
655 
226 
942 
1,122 
1,928 
984 
1,091 
593 
$1,000 
87,237 
401 
14,953 
5,938 
90,996 
34,578 
91,199 
61,545 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,186 
1,776 
15,874 
5,293 
47,197 
35,141 
83,593 
103,785 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
365 
82 
398 
546 
1,002 
369 
487 
250 
Other 
number 
290 
144 
544 
576 
926 
615 
604 
343 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
413 
148 
623 
667 
1,093 
606 
740 
336 
200 days or more 
number 
264 
97 
448 
493 
745 
448 
520 
230 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
93 
113 
207 
614 
1,082 
157 
131 
95 
number 
13,814 
2,523 
3,957 
18,635 
99,948 
18,413 
5,875 
2,368 
Beef cows 
farms 
41 
102 
162 
509 
338 
102 
65 
52 
number 
1,904 
1,550 
2,060 
8,274 
5,775 
(D) 
(D) 
523 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
4 
14 
21 
543 
6 
4 
10 
number 
2,632 
59 
284 
1,392 
35,816 
(D) 
(D) 
345 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
76 
80 
133 
455 
945 
125 
121 
71 
number 
14,403 
1,063 
1,557 
7,992 
73,272 
20,176 
5,640 
1,611 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
26 
10 
26 
35 
167 
31 
27 
31 
number 
79,807 
175 
911 
1,375 
62,924 
10,315 
3,609 
62,498 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
27 
8 
18 
18 
158 
34 
31 
32 
number 
144,353 
295 
1,189 
3,335 
156,163 
34,045 
8,768 
136,464 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
10 
31 
45 
242 
24 
24 
27 
number 
428 
177 
553 
1,228 
6,248 
702 
772 
999 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
22 
30 
143 
124 
435 
36 
53 
31 
number 
276,540 
584 
3,847 
3,008 
355,038 
1,063 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
2 
32 
6 
89 
6 
10 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,450 
839 
24,227,551 
778 
547 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
407 
28 
158 
191 
957 
327 
572 
310 
acres 
72,570 
1,567 
25,653 
8,849 
64,986 
53,366 
87,393 
79,968 
bushels 
8,855,811 
159,010 
3,236,122 
1,104,153 
8,037,677 
5,147,672 
1 1 ,869,773 
10,272,083 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
25 
4 
10 
43 
589 
18 
15 
6 
acres 
4,103 
21 
363 
1,331 
23,175 
3,999 
3,341 
322 
tons 
59,447 
306 
7,173 
20,207 
362,788 
40,833 
52,192 
4,401 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
223 
1 
41 
41 
314 
217 
260 
139 
acres 
15,217 
(D) 
2,391 
1,122 
7,524 
15,477 
21,739 
10,092 
bushels 
1,110,575 
(D) 
145,000 
40,677 
451,780 
1,031,437 
1 ,508,426 
593,568 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
223 
1 
41 
41 
314 
217 
260 
139 
acres 
15,217 
(D) 
2,391 
1,122 
7,524 
15,477 
21,739 
10,092 
bushels 
1,110,575 
(D) 
145,000 
40,677 
451,780 
1,031,437 
1,508,426 
593,568 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
238 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
