Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Geauga 
Greene 
Guernsey 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harrison 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
959 
800 
1,228 
295 
831 
793 
444 
2007 
888 
776 
883 
291 
922 
847 
418 
acres, 2012 
66,809 
145,790 
143,763 
21,618 
230,261 
247,839 
95,387 
2007 
56,558 
162,533 
137,584 
21,290 
247,981 
256,822 
93,342 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
632 
598 
920 
197 
693 
573 
368 
2007 
604 
580 
651 
183 
739 
605 
337 
acres, 2012 
29,364 
121,474 
43,950 
8,564 
206,357 
209,046 
35,420 
TENURE 
2007 
23,413 
136,106 
37,362 
9,498 
221,154 
216,766 
33,643 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
686 
596 
1,007 
244 
451 
484 
322 
2007 
681 
544 
653 
235 
512 
504 
304 
acres, 2012 
31,839 
29,527 
88,923 
13,495 
50,398 
49,571 
35,701 
2007 
31,298 
42,350 
72,716 
12,365 
51,301 
49,286 
40,350 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
395 
406 
733 
158 
326 
278 
255 
2007 
423 
379 
455 
134 
347 
277 
232 
acres, 2012 
8,688 
15,199 
22,692 
2,705 
37,828 
24,010 
8,629 
2007 
8,261 
28,284 
16,517 
2,324 
37,087 
24,819 
10,790 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
240 
161 
201 
31 
314 
262 
109 
2007 
170 
178 
210 
39 
336 
283 
109 
acres, 2012 
32,042 
95,575 
52,339 
6,648 
162,047 
177,778 
56,839 
2007 
22,171 
103,841 
60,806 
6,691 
180,145 
187,671 
51,731 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
17,058 
24,248 
28,382 
2,923 
58,168 
61,363 
21,221 
2007 
10,763 
25,132 
25,509 
2,832 
63,374 
65,663 
24,575 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,984 
71,327 
23,957 
3,725 
103,879 
116,415 
35,618 
2007 
1 1 ,408 
78,709 
35,297 
3,859 
116,771 
122,008 
27,156 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
215 
153 
174 
25 
305 
248 
104 
2007 
148 
162 
184 
37 
328 
273 
101 
acres, 2012 
19,243 
87,961 
20,280 
5,165 
151,035 
164,738 
25,022 
2007 
13,398 
92,927 
19,441 
5,298 
168,186 
1 72,595 
22,063 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
33 
43 
20 
20 
66 
47 
13 
2007 
37 
54 
20 
17 
74 
60 
5 
acres, 2012 
2,928 
20,688 
2,501 
1,475 
17,816 
20,490 
2,847 
2007 
3,089 
16,342 
4,062 
2,234 
16,535 
19,865 
1,261 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
39 
13 
14 
62 
47 
9 
2007 
33 
39 
12 
12 
64 
55 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,433 
18,314 
978 
694 
17,494 
20,298 
1,769 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,754 
14,895 
1,404 
1,876 
15,881 
19,352 
790 
Total operators 
number 
1,495 
1,269 
1,882 
470 
1,253 
1,260 
674 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
530 
400 
716 
166 
485 
437 
249 
2 operators 
359 
344 
402 
99 
283 
270 
166 
3 operators 
50 
44 
90 
20 
54 
73 
24 
4 operators 
13 
11 
14 
5 
5 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
6 
5 
4 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
461 
399 
633 
154 
269 
322 
202 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
390 
366 
524 
117 
238 
277 
192 
2 operators 
30 
15 
50 
11 
11 
11 
5 
3 operators 
1 
1 
3 
5 
3 
3 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,399 
1,210 
1,333 
485 
1,372 
1,226 
612 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
478 
421 
517 
155 
563 
550 
251 
2 operators 
349 
290 
304 
94 
283 
241 
146 
3 operators 
41 
54 
49 
31 
66 
42 
17 
4 operators 
16 
9 
8 
8 
6 
6 
2 
5 or more operators 
4 
2 
5 
3 
4 
8 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
484 
378 
446 
164 
311 
268 
162 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
400 
310 
390 
127 
285 
216 
150 
2 operators 
35 
31 
21 
13 
11 
19 
6 
3 operators 
2 
2 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
2 
2 
1 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
797 
671 
1,043 
233 
784 
710 
393 
2007 
704 
651 
753 
229 
849 
761 
375 
acres, 2012 
57,095 
139,667 
125,262 
19,750 
224,697 
240,803 
88,580 
2007 
47,675 
157,326 
121,865 
19,277 
239,099 
246,792 
86,654 
Female 
farms, 2012 
162 
129 
185 
62 
47 
83 
51 
2007 
184 
125 
130 
62 
73 
86 
43 
acres, 2012 
9,714 
6,123 
18,501 
1,868 
5,564 
7,036 
6,807 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,883 
5,207 
15,719 
2,013 
8,882 
10,030 
6,688 
Farming 
2012 
478 
315 
425 
125 
378 
414 
205 
2007 
417 
341 
395 
121 
423 
398 
157 
Other 
2012 
481 
485 
803 
170 
453 
379 
239 
Place of residence: 
2007 
471 
435 
488 
170 
499 
449 
261 
On farm operated 
2012 
882 
674 
1,055 
191 
664 
618 
391 
2007 
827 
637 
785 
216 
706 
704 
355 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
77 
126 
173 
104 
167 
175 
53 
2007 
61 
139 
98 
75 
216 
143 
63 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 611 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
