Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clinton 
Columbiana 
Coshocton 
Crawford 
Cuyahoga 
Darke 
Defiance 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
312 
350 
375 
292 
42 
574 
384 
2007 
267 
319 
335 
259 
34 
584 
387 
Any 
2012 
447 
695 
747 
342 
72 
1,119 
646 
2007 
532 
737 
697 
423 
93 
1,188 
754 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
36 
121 
83 
41 
4 
100 
82 
2007 
122 
77 
88 
73 
7 
167 
138 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
48 
34 
48 
18 
3 
59 
14 
2007 
45 
39 
46 
46 
12 
70 
38 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
51 
104 
73 
50 
22 
137 
59 
2007 
91 
102 
102 
33 
9 
120 
78 
200 days or more 
2012 
312 
436 
543 
233 
43 
823 
491 
2007 
274 
519 
461 
271 
65 
831 
500 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
34 
32 
22 
10 
8 
39 
34 
2007 
22 
45 
37 
19 
3 
41 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
39 
41 
58 
11 
8 
57 
37 
2007 
31 
54 
61 
23 
5 
83 
61 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
135 
167 
66 
13 
177 
106 
2007 
118 
154 
173 
78 
18 
217 
135 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
580 
837 
875 
547 
85 
1,420 
853 
2007 
628 
803 
761 
562 
101 
1,431 
931 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.4 
24.1 
22.4 
29.0 
22.8 
25.6 
27.1 
2007 
24.1 
22.0 
22.2 
26.2 
22.1 
24.0 
26.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
16 
18 
8 
8 
28 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
37 
46 
10 
7 
46 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
90 
115 
146 
52 
13 
143 
87 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
611 
877 
912 
564 
86 
1,476 
883 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
26.5 
24.4 
31.4 
24.2 
27.3 
28.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
2 
. 
8 
. 
16 
8 
2007 
2 
7 
8 
3 
- 
11 
9 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
51 
70 
91 
26 
13 
119 
55 
2007 
32 
54 
76 
48 
- 
148 
70 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
82 
108 
139 
65 
4 
253 
135 
2007 
135 
147 
142 
87 
6 
288 
121 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
178 
242 
321 
134 
23 
422 
222 
2007 
214 
338 
312 
170 
45 
480 
307 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
114 
175 
152 
91 
17 
236 
135 
2007 
79 
136 
155 
97 
24 
257 
134 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
90 
135 
132 
95 
11 
213 
130 
2007 
89 
133 
100 
97 
25 
199 
118 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
100 
105 
91 
74 
22 
171 
102 
2007 
87 
102 
54 
65 
10 
159 
128 
70 years and over 
2012 
141 
208 
196 
141 
24 
263 
243 
2007 
161 
139 
185 
115 
17 
230 
254 
Average age 
2012 
57.2 
57.4 
55.5 
58.8 
58.2 
55.1 
57.9 
2007 
56.6 
54.9 
54.8 
55.8 
58.0 
53.7 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
536 
700 
666 
462 
98 
1,205 
699 
2007 
546 
592 
514 
425 
83 
1,056 
593 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
62 
75 
104 
46 
6 
129 
70 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
204 
245 
126 
187 
42 
631 
360 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
69 
107 
91 
85 
48 
164 
75 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
28 
7 
13 
5 
- 
21 
71 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
143 
171 
158 
69 
21 
176 
83 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
65 
119 
196 
117 
- 
149 
87 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
18 
33 
5 
1 
30 
10 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
12 
17 
17 
16 
2 
44 
26 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
736 
1,033 
1,101 
614 
110 
1,653 
996 
acres, 2012 
199,194 
125,022 
157,232 
228,642 
2,375 
325,915 
219,113 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
44 
65 
57 
30 
27 
73 
49 
acres, 2012 
18,613 
19,730 
16,276 
17,480 
690 
28,523 
24,800 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
666 
947 
1,019 
532 
85 
1,522 
935 
2007 
699 
943 
933 
563 
88 
1,548 
1,034 
acres, 2012 
163,033 
99,710 
130,115 
140,760 
(D) 
279,835 
194,112 
2007 
174,299 
97,115 
134,808 
140,150 
(D) 
273,194 
203,317 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
58 
58 
65 
57 
15 
99 
49 
2007 
72 
67 
59 
66 
14 
136 
76 
acres, 2012 
32,152 
20,667 
22,261 
76,814 
730 
32,189 
19,095 
2007 
32,274 
19,643 
17,222 
51,463 
668 
41,741 
22,588 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
16 
31 
28 
28 
10 
53 
26 
2007 
21 
34 
34 
44 
22 
73 
18 
acres, 2012 
8,148 
6,588 
13,755 
18,915 
200 
25,701 
9,069 
2007 
10,341 
10,717 
17,008 
26,236 
398 
33,461 
6,008 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
5 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
181 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
409 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
14 
8 
10 
17 
1 
16 
18 
2007 
7 
11 
6 
9 
3 
13 
11 
acres, 2012 
4,628 
(D) 
3,631 
3,533 
(D) 
1,847 
(D) 
2007 
1,579 
(D) 
2,046 
1,717 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 621 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
