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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
264 
295 
434 
122 
322 
315 
160 
2007 
241 
243 
273 
95 
298 
306 
133 
Any 
2012 
695 
505 
794 
173 
509 
478 
284 
2007 
647 
533 
610 
196 
624 
541 
285 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
86 
39 
67 
54 
75 
71 
32 
2007 
88 
80 
77 
22 
106 
104 
23 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
45 
31 
57 
6 
26 
24 
20 
2007 
59 
36 
61 
23 
45 
30 
25 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
115 
45 
157 
15 
78 
47 
41 
2007 
98 
65 
85 
19 
64 
79 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
449 
390 
513 
98 
330 
336 
191 
2007 
402 
352 
387 
132 
409 
328 
198 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
9 
39 
10 
26 
23 
16 
2007 
42 
27 
34 
21 
23 
31 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
30 
43 
41 
12 
37 
17 
12 
2007 
48 
60 
62 
9 
37 
41 
28 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
133 
160 
175 
61 
80 
96 
55 
2007 
161 
137 
122 
38 
130 
112 
67 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
773 
588 
973 
212 
688 
657 
361 
2007 
637 
552 
665 
223 
732 
663 
310 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.6 
21.3 
22.1 
21.6 
26.1 
27.9 
25.0 
2007 
19.8 
20.5 
22.5 
21.9 
24.4 
24.7 
23.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
9 
30 
9 
20 
17 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
37 
37 
11 
30 
17 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
115 
145 
147 
55 
68 
79 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
808 
609 
1,014 
220 
713 
680 
378 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.3 
23.5 
24.9 
23.6 
28.1 
29.6 
26.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
6 
8 
6 
9 
6 
5 
2007 
- 
12 
8 
3 
2 
17 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
69 
32 
52 
5 
65 
50 
11 
2007 
43 
34 
53 
12 
45 
62 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
127 
70 
140 
22 
83 
78 
43 
2007 
152 
77 
121 
28 
126 
108 
54 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
227 
190 
302 
78 
161 
169 
104 
2007 
264 
230 
206 
77 
266 
190 
116 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
179 
137 
156 
30 
169 
96 
80 
2007 
118 
135 
107 
51 
133 
119 
49 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
135 
163 
156 
64 
104 
101 
56 
2007 
114 
106 
108 
33 
107 
119 
50 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
89 
74 
126 
32 
93 
77 
49 
2007 
79 
64 
100 
29 
98 
80 
46 
70 years and over 
2012 
132 
128 
288 
58 
147 
216 
96 
2007 
118 
118 
180 
58 
145 
152 
87 
Average age 
2012 
55.5 
58.0 
58.1 
58.8 
56.7 
58.6 
58.7 
2007 
54.8 
56.2 
56.5 
57.1 
56.0 
55.9 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
536 
662 
788 
205 
593 
537 
280 
2007 
424 
546 
479 
153 
647 
483 
226 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
58 
135 
40 
54 
28 
37 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
258 
206 
312 
66 
221 
206 
127 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
97 
104 
96 
55 
102 
70 
19 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
27 
6 
26 
30 
12 
1 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
61 
209 
140 
36 
95 
84 
45 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
43 
91 
116 
6 
110 
126 
59 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
93 
19 
25 
12 
14 
18 
8 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
11 
7 
1 
13 
33 
4 
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 
929 
780 
1,207 
282 
813 
765 
436 
acres, 2012 
62,832 
138,408 
131,365 
18,505 
221,908 
232,794 
94,248 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
94 
59 
39 
27 
51 
26 
20 
acres, 2012 
9,245 
8,378 
5,839 
5,487 
18,159 
10,957 
5,007 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
812 
713 
1,134 
226 
737 
683 
404 
2007 
755 
667 
819 
233 
793 
721 
386 
acres, 2012 
52,256 
103,679 
121,884 
10,919 
178,439 
160,947 
77,969 
2007 
44,814 
112,313 
118,872 
(D) 
191,255 
184,497 
70,945 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
64 
48 
52 
27 
57 
66 
22 
2007 
62 
58 
42 
27 
76 
87 
18 
acres, 2012 
6,773 
17,467 
8,767 
6,592 
28,436 
70,524 
4,567 
2007 
5,552 
36,176 
6,834 
6,539 
35,702 
56,313 
8,076 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
62 
27 
12 
31 
29 
21 
14 
2007 
56 
44 
13 
28 
38 
29 
9 
acres, 2012 
5,781 
23,269 
568 
2,346 
22,474 
13,469 
12,346 
2007 
4,609 
13,101 
2,007 
2,488 
18,457 
14,346 
13,800 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
3 
5 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2007 
7 
1 
- 
- 
6 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
398 
(D) 
455 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
1,004 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
15 
9 
25 
8 
6 
22 
4 
2007 
8 
6 
9 
3 
9 
9 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,601 
(D) 
12,089 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
505 
2007 
579 
(D) 
9,871 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 623 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
