Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Highland 
Hocking 
Holmes 
Huron 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
317 
499 
126 
741 
394 
212 
199 
2007 
282 
513 
118 
488 
298 
161 
161 
Any 
2012 
531 
913 
241 
1,228 
471 
314 
294 
2007 
599 
984 
269 
1,085 
495 
301 
314 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
49 
177 
32 
401 
67 
39 
19 
2007 
85 
167 
28 
182 
57 
30 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
46 
54 
7 
70 
21 
19 
22 
2007 
31 
61 
13 
76 
36 
13 
22 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
67 
90 
38 
136 
57 
52 
50 
2007 
46 
144 
31 
142 
49 
30 
29 
200 days or more 
2012 
369 
592 
164 
621 
326 
204 
203 
2007 
437 
612 
197 
685 
353 
228 
225 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
66 
16 
52 
39 
18 
13 
2007 
40 
61 
7 
73 
25 
10 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
37 
68 
3 
92 
39 
19 
16 
2007 
35 
106 
31 
77 
59 
16 
36 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
85 
210 
47 
309 
115 
88 
50 
2007 
72 
242 
69 
225 
95 
93 
66 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
704 
1,068 
301 
1,516 
672 
401 
414 
2007 
734 
1,088 
280 
1,198 
614 
343 
361 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.6 
23.0 
22.8 
20.2 
23.4 
22.0 
24.4 
2007 
25.6 
21.9 
20.9 
20.1 
23.8 
21.6 
22.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
41 
10 
39 
34 
15 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
54 
3 
83 
31 
15 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
75 
159 
42 
283 
103 
78 
47 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
724 
1,158 
312 
1,564 
697 
418 
425 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.0 
25.4 
24.2 
21.4 
25.2 
23.4 
25.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
13 
- 
18 
16 
- 
- 
2007 
5 
13 
- 
16 
2 
2 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
61 
96 
9 
322 
73 
41 
9 
2007 
52 
79 
18 
232 
55 
14 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
76 
155 
48 
413 
111 
55 
65 
2007 
126 
175 
55 
323 
110 
44 
55 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
206 
299 
90 
615 
235 
113 
109 
2007 
246 
414 
104 
441 
242 
124 
110 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
130 
222 
51 
197 
151 
82 
75 
2007 
133 
195 
61 
189 
107 
76 
86 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
125 
176 
44 
152 
98 
81 
76 
2007 
99 
192 
56 
127 
88 
77 
60 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
108 
161 
49 
94 
66 
81 
60 
2007 
63 
151 
38 
110 
61 
59 
46 
70 years and over 
2012 
135 
290 
76 
158 
115 
73 
99 
2007 
157 
278 
55 
135 
128 
66 
92 
Average age 
2012 
56.7 
57.3 
58.5 
48.7 
53.9 
56.7 
58.3 
2007 
55.5 
56.7 
55.8 
49.8 
55.0 
57.7 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
621 
880 
256 
415 
556 
313 
329 
2007 
512 
806 
226 
390 
465 
239 
260 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
76 
112 
56 
48 
69 
74 
25 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
290 
288 
97 
210 
157 
77 
177 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
72 
131 
36 
36 
132 
47 
57 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
31 
11 
6 
5 
5 
2 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
123 
229 
31 
68 
132 
61 
32 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
106 
154 
35 
62 
111 
74 
67 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
13 
23 
8 
3 
11 
10 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
13 
21 
4 
9 
14 
3 
1 
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 
818 
1,389 
365 
1,924 
816 
518 
491 
acres, 2012 
212,019 
259,087 
37,765 
212,608 
224,142 
68,453 
67,939 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
42 
41 
14 
77 
54 
9 
21 
acres, 2012 
15,878 
7,336 
1,590 
28,371 
15,168 
1,851 
4,897 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
752 
1,310 
341 
1,783 
736 
491 
469 
2007 
734 
1,323 
354 
1,430 
667 
416 
434 
acres, 2012 
170,949 
221,571 
31,980 
170,830 
145,872 
58,864 
64,201 
2007 
162,359 
225,599 
34,601 
(D) 
127,857 
61,756 
61,891 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
65 
69 
14 
124 
65 
21 
11 
2007 
93 
115 
18 
99 
64 
26 
26 
acres, 2012 
46,312 
36,229 
2,621 
38,270 
58,625 
7,776 
2,635 
2007 
52,005 
33,335 
3,519 
34,023 
60,071 
5,913 
5,486 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
15 
9 
46 
41 
5 
12 
2007 
34 
36 
12 
40 
48 
13 
10 
acres, 2012 
18,041 
4,503 
3,113 
7,011 
29,587 
1,497 
(D) 
2007 
16,976 
5,442 
3,568 
7,085 
29,171 
2,467 
1,732 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
2007 
4 
5 
1 
3 
3 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,479 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
148 
(D) 
(D) 
467 
610 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
17 
3 
16 
18 
7 
- 
2007 
16 
18 
2 
1 
11 
6 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
371 
4,837 
2,728 
(D) 
- 
2007 
750 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,660 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
624 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
