Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickaway 
Pike 
Portage 
Preble 
Putnam 
Richland 
Ross 
Sandusky 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
803 
490 
847 
1,088 
1,272 
1,010 
980 
737 
2007 
832 
538 
862 
1,181 
1,316 
1,009 
1,009 
781 
acres, 2012 
293,684 
97,446 
83,321 
224,243 
305,567 
160,623 
221,723 
181,440 
2007 
288,905 
80,636 
82,759 
230,616 
303,751 
146,580 
223,650 
181,337 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
580 
323 
634 
857 
1,119 
764 
580 
569 
2007 
563 
308 
606 
915 
1,169 
705 
619 
600 
acres, 2012 
250,218 
45,797 
55,737 
189,110 
279,136 
1 1 1 ,997 
124,639 
161,691 
TENURE 
2007 
241,562 
27,054 
53,627 
196,777 
272,446 
98,680 
122,360 
162,358 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
522 
378 
566 
678 
603 
703 
752 
415 
2007 
546 
441 
611 
735 
643 
748 
758 
463 
acres, 2012 
53,178 
46,096 
27,798 
47,836 
57,273 
54,898 
103,882 
35,211 
2007 
61,511 
49,960 
25,675 
56,600 
61,300 
59,565 
100,362 
35,116 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
312 
226 
386 
472 
465 
469 
377 
258 
2007 
296 
233 
375 
496 
502 
454 
391 
297 
acres, 2012 
27,997 
8,138 
1 1 ,264 
27,168 
45,523 
24,105 
37,477 
24,227 
2007 
32,389 
9,638 
8,018 
34,316 
47,582 
26,563 
33,446 
23,982 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
225 
92 
238 
357 
568 
265 
180 
276 
2007 
222 
76 
217 
363 
550 
221 
190 
270 
acres, 2012 
199,355 
37,436 
50,707 
162,045 
229,117 
100,678 
103,132 
139,042 
2007 
181,346 
25,374 
52,893 
153,870 
219,635 
81,462 
106,014 
130,937 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
63,282 
11,691 
22,044 
68,115 
89,848 
50,633 
47,030 
54,562 
2007 
52,289 
9,903 
21,842 
56,243 
82,185 
34,728 
45,921 
45,712 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
136,073 
25,745 
28,663 
93,930 
139,269 
50,045 
56,102 
84,480 
2007 
129,057 
15,471 
31,051 
97,627 
137,450 
46,734 
60,093 
85,225 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
217 
78 
214 
340 
555 
256 
160 
274 
2007 
209 
63 
203 
346 
544 
215 
182 
264 
acres, 2012 
183,987 
25,410 
40,872 
148,130 
215,487 
83,797 
74,637 
130,990 
2007 
165,850 
13,333 
42,421 
143,366 
203,480 
67,179 
74,016 
123,436 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
56 
20 
43 
53 
101 
42 
48 
46 
2007 
64 
21 
34 
83 
123 
40 
61 
48 
acres, 2012 
41,151 
13,914 
4,816 
14,362 
19,177 
5,047 
14,709 
7,187 
2007 
46,048 
5,302 
4,191 
20,146 
22,816 
5,553 
17,274 
15,284 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
51 
19 
34 
45 
99 
39 
43 
37 
2007 
58 
12 
28 
73 
123 
36 
46 
39 
acres, 2012 
38,234 
12,249 
3,601 
13,812 
18,126 
4,095 
12,525 
6,474 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
43,323 
4,083 
3,188 
19,095 
21,384 
4,938 
14,898 
14,940 
Total operators 
number 
1,230 
781 
1,323 
1,635 
1,855 
1,511 
1,478 
1,070 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
473 
271 
462 
636 
838 
590 
576 
466 
2 operators 
265 
172 
319 
384 
321 
350 
327 
218 
3 operators 
48 
31 
47 
55 
90 
60 
64 
46 
4 operators 
14 
10 
13 
8 
16 
9 
11 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
6 
6 
5 
7 
1 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
317 
216 
431 
451 
235 
425 
422 
240 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
270 
172 
375 
406 
221 
405 
355 
226 
2 operators 
16 
19 
25 
18 
7 
10 
30 
7 
3 operators 
5 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,246 
773 
1,291 
1,771 
1,931 
1,548 
1,487 
1,118 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
507 
353 
499 
712 
841 
604 
628 
490 
2 operators 
257 
149 
318 
382 
371 
326 
307 
256 
3 operators 
62 
30 
29 
68 
79 
53 
59 
31 
4 operators 
2 
3 
13 
11 
18 
13 
11 
2 
5 or more operators 
4 
3 
3 
8 
7 
13 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
325 
213 
420 
465 
271 
454 
406 
260 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
289 
186 
377 
410 
252 
380 
348 
249 
2 operators 
12 
12 
20 
16 
8 
9 
27 
4 
3 operators 
4 
1 
1 
5 
1 
8 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
8 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
707 
442 
703 
968 
1,220 
910 
847 
688 
2007 
710 
466 
700 
1,068 
1,253 
902 
896 
724 
acres, 2012 
283,755 
91,702 
78,368 
217,445 
294,610 
154,853 
207,166 
176,521 
2007 
264,912 
72,113 
77,335 
223,868 
293,636 
139,215 
208,647 
176,516 
Female 
farms, 2012 
96 
48 
144 
120 
52 
100 
133 
49 
2007 
122 
72 
162 
113 
63 
107 
113 
57 
acres, 2012 
9,929 
5,744 
4,953 
6,798 
10,957 
5,770 
14,557 
4,919 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
23,993 
8,523 
5,424 
6,748 
10,115 
7,365 
15,003 
4,821 
Farming 
2012 
420 
186 
363 
455 
519 
525 
471 
348 
2007 
400 
198 
356 
546 
528 
422 
438 
352 
Other 
2012 
383 
304 
484 
633 
753 
485 
509 
389 
Place of residence: 
2007 
432 
340 
506 
635 
788 
587 
571 
429 
On farm operated 
2012 
607 
401 
780 
884 
857 
901 
774 
578 
2007 
679 
425 
767 
1,022 
941 
902 
837 
618 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
196 
89 
67 
204 
415 
109 
206 
159 
2007 
153 
113 
95 
159 
375 
107 
172 
163 
-continued 
616 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
