Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Belmont 
Brown 
Butler 
Carroll 
Champaign 
Clark 
Clermont 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
700 
1,379 
865 
733 
873 
785 
822 
2007 
681 
1,487 
949 
774 
931 
744 
898 
acres, 2012 
113,233 
206,446 
146,054 
106,256 
190,060 
174,337 
121,125 
2007 
129,106 
240,389 
127,194 
116,853 
204,901 
177,335 
104,691 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
559 
1,023 
641 
555 
677 
581 
537 
2007 
518 
1,085 
669 
578 
682 
551 
579 
acres, 2012 
30,264 
129,516 
112,135 
52,529 
157,421 
147,113 
84,685 
TENURE 
2007 
33,321 
153,529 
89,047 
52,918 
170,256 
148,497 
68,602 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
539 
1,018 
624 
501 
562 
539 
682 
2007 
504 
1,083 
707 
548 
594 
473 
733 
acres, 2012 
54,966 
84,384 
40,997 
42,099 
37,810 
32,852 
35,185 
2007 
59,473 
94,266 
43,988 
51,049 
46,169 
30,156 
37,647 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
409 
697 
421 
334 
379 
351 
410 
2007 
360 
699 
448 
370 
366 
301 
433 
acres, 2012 
15,086 
30,816 
18,591 
11,668 
19,215 
19,163 
9,490 
2007 
14,599 
32,700 
18,625 
14,631 
26,389 
16,292 
10,836 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
137 
304 
193 
212 
251 
200 
117 
2007 
160 
346 
213 
208 
268 
211 
139 
acres, 2012 
55,221 
112,430 
75,345 
57,216 
138,511 
122,971 
82,019 
2007 
65,196 
139,877 
79,272 
59,297 
141,415 
132,982 
62,848 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
26,825 
43,235 
27,546 
31,740 
59,480 
45,506 
26,994 
2007 
33,313 
51,088 
26,015 
33,985 
50,666 
43,049 
20,775 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
28,396 
69,195 
47,799 
25,476 
79,031 
77,465 
55,025 
2007 
31,883 
88,789 
53,257 
25,312 
90,749 
89,933 
42,073 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
130 
276 
188 
204 
244 
191 
111 
2007 
143 
334 
197 
197 
260 
199 
124 
acres, 2012 
13,974 
92,028 
65,536 
35,347 
125,095 
110,348 
72,186 
2007 
17,369 
115,907 
67,239 
33,219 
127,786 
119,071 
54,445 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
24 
57 
48 
20 
60 
46 
23 
2007 
17 
58 
29 
18 
69 
60 
26 
acres, 2012 
3,046 
9,632 
29,712 
6,941 
13,739 
18,514 
3,921 
2007 
4,437 
6,246 
3,934 
6,507 
17,317 
14,197 
4,196 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20 
50 
32 
17 
54 
39 
16 
2007 
15 
52 
24 
11 
56 
51 
22 
acres, 2012 
1,204 
6,672 
28,008 
5,514 
13,111 
17,602 
3,009 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,353 
4,922 
3,183 
5,068 
16,081 
13,134 
3,321 
Total operators 
number 
1,089 
2,065 
1,372 
1,207 
1,334 
1,288 
1,270 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
379 
794 
478 
351 
486 
407 
438 
2 operators 
263 
503 
308 
302 
327 
279 
326 
3 operators 
52 
69 
58 
68 
46 
81 
53 
4 operators 
3 
9 
15 
12 
14 
15 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
4 
6 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
328 
599 
446 
368 
377 
395 
458 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
311 
545 
387 
340 
337 
336 
391 
2 operators 
7 
22 
22 
14 
20 
25 
26 
3 operators 
1 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,016 
2,277 
1,474 
1,210 
1,353 
1,166 
1,391 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
402 
857 
549 
407 
583 
396 
494 
2 operators 
236 
526 
323 
312 
294 
289 
340 
3 operators 
35 
80 
52 
45 
44 
53 
51 
4 operators 
6 
16 
19 
8 
5 
4 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
8 
6 
2 
5 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
292 
664 
452 
392 
375 
356 
478 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
264 
601 
383 
362 
337 
303 
394 
2 operators 
11 
27 
29 
15 
16 
20 
36 
3 operators 
2 
3 
1 
- 
2 
1 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
631 
1,228 
714 
658 
775 
673 
628 
2007 
603 
1,285 
816 
692 
819 
640 
733 
acres, 2012 
106,000 
190,747 
139,539 
100,750 
181,741 
165,163 
112,811 
2007 
122,038 
219,255 
122,387 
109,185 
196,343 
171,146 
97,220 
Female 
farms, 2012 
69 
151 
151 
75 
98 
112 
194 
2007 
78 
202 
133 
82 
112 
104 
165 
acres, 2012 
7,233 
15,699 
6,515 
5,506 
8,319 
9,174 
8,314 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,068 
21,134 
4,807 
7,668 
8,558 
6,189 
7,471 
Farming 
2012 
295 
548 
380 
300 
403 
389 
317 
2007 
273 
620 
423 
342 
388 
319 
336 
Other 
2012 
405 
831 
485 
433 
470 
396 
505 
Place of residence: 
2007 
408 
867 
526 
432 
543 
425 
562 
On farm operated 
2012 
600 
1,125 
752 
663 
725 
649 
713 
2007 
580 
1,202 
833 
671 
774 
625 
759 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
100 
254 
113 
70 
148 
136 
109 
2007 
101 
285 
116 
103 
157 
119 
139 
--continued 
608 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
