Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Erie 
Fairfield 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallia 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
258 
164 
473 
242 
115 
301 
329 
2007 
223 
136 
390 
227 
140 
226 
249 
Any 
2012 
497 
181 
711 
262 
273 
524 
628 
2007 
503 
267 
722 
358 
289 
537 
744 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
86 
39 
94 
65 
46 
104 
58 
2007 
94 
34 
92 
68 
52 
76 
91 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
5 
61 
30 
19 
38 
32 
2007 
39 
14 
45 
32 
23 
32 
63 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
77 
24 
93 
31 
50 
61 
101 
2007 
82 
28 
119 
66 
42 
55 
136 
200 days or more 
2012 
308 
113 
463 
136 
158 
321 
437 
2007 
288 
191 
466 
192 
172 
374 
454 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
8 
42 
12 
9 
29 
24 
2007 
16 
5 
28 
25 
8 
21 
37 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
39 
15 
39 
17 
23 
34 
41 
2007 
45 
19 
63 
34 
32 
34 
69 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
91 
36 
133 
73 
67 
105 
129 
2007 
118 
55 
184 
85 
72 
114 
170 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
603 
286 
970 
402 
289 
657 
763 
2007 
547 
324 
837 
441 
317 
594 
717 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.5 
26.7 
23.7 
24.6 
21.9 
24.0 
21.7 
2007 
22.1 
24.8 
22.7 
23.8 
20.4 
24.1 
20.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
6 
38 
6 
9 
19 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
14 
35 
8 
15 
22 
34 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
81 
32 
124 
51 
63 
87 
111 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
633 
293 
987 
439 
301 
697 
791 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
28.8 
25.9 
29.2 
24.1 
26.7 
23.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
. 
6 
3 
12 
9 
2 
2007 
10 
- 
7 
5 
- 
2 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
33 
5 
47 
31 
16 
59 
64 
2007 
15 
12 
48 
26 
20 
84 
65 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
65 
36 
138 
45 
44 
89 
126 
2007 
98 
45 
160 
66 
56 
122 
143 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
207 
87 
276 
106 
66 
260 
232 
2007 
193 
133 
304 
168 
115 
215 
261 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
106 
59 
165 
86 
56 
139 
112 
2007 
103 
60 
162 
75 
76 
82 
157 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
109 
48 
176 
82 
62 
83 
140 
2007 
102 
46 
123 
75 
54 
78 
120 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
77 
42 
135 
51 
61 
65 
103 
2007 
84 
56 
103 
70 
33 
73 
107 
70 years and over 
2012 
156 
68 
241 
100 
71 
121 
178 
2007 
121 
51 
205 
100 
75 
107 
137 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
58.9 
58.1 
57.8 
57.9 
54.7 
56.4 
2007 
56.8 
56.5 
56.6 
56.8 
56.5 
53.4 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
633 
241 
870 
340 
314 
640 
584 
2007 
513 
266 
693 
352 
282 
492 
493 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
45 
14 
129 
42 
21 
31 
100 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
225 
82 
296 
71 
96 
358 
127 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
188 
103 
188 
36 
94 
64 
48 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
9 
3 
8 
17 
5 
19 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
157 
47 
194 
120 
76 
112 
55 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
81 
19 
108 
78 
22 
78 
252 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
6 
19 
14 
17 
12 
10 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
10 
1 
20 
7 
5 
20 
15 
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 
727 
328 
1,152 
484 
368 
796 
937 
acres, 2012 
128,282 
78,047 
195,571 
185,966 
58,078 
183,707 
109,851 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
90 
38 
75 
23 
32 
65 
23 
acres, 2012 
12,010 
14,584 
20,372 
9,244 
2,279 
28,536 
3,145 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
628 
288 
1,032 
450 
323 
711 
898 
2007 
621 
327 
954 
518 
362 
646 
904 
acres, 2012 
97,876 
59,682 
128,773 
148,584 
43,407 
139,226 
100,356 
2007 
99,657 
56,332 
113,572 
170,936 
45,243 
123,011 
102,001 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
57 
24 
66 
27 
22 
58 
43 
2007 
48 
40 
93 
40 
40 
67 
72 
acres, 2012 
26,740 
10,263 
36,558 
30,296 
4,355 
31,050 
9,860 
2007 
21,952 
11,174 
28,269 
32,687 
8,270 
41,327 
11,699 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
41 
16 
67 
14 
32 
35 
9 
2007 
40 
22 
51 
21 
20 
35 
12 
acres, 2012 
12,594 
12,287 
37,500 
16,890 
12,824 
23,109 
(D) 
2007 
14,103 
15,882 
33,743 
13,637 
5,198 
18,969 
2,654 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
7 
3 
2 
2 
5 
6 
1 
2007 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
207 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
14 
17 
11 
6 
15 
6 
2007 
14 
12 
13 
6 
5 
14 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,764 
294 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
990 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
622 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
