Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Licking 
Logan 
Lorain 
Lucas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
513 
91 
250 
523 
272 
299 
147 
2007 
347 
78 
226 
491 
310 
311 
123 
Any 
2012 
861 
123 
342 
961 
596 
469 
183 
2007 
923 
181 
423 
936 
646 
562 
249 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
83 
20 
31 
105 
71 
47 
15 
2007 
120 
23 
40 
128 
97 
86 
52 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
40 
9 
39 
56 
22 
16 
30 
2007 
69 
21 
44 
71 
42 
42 
22 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
88 
30 
43 
138 
56 
84 
26 
2007 
127 
26 
69 
199 
68 
70 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
650 
64 
229 
662 
447 
322 
112 
2007 
607 
111 
270 
538 
439 
364 
150 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
110 
- 
12 
19 
16 
20 
13 
2007 
41 
12 
13 
47 
29 
33 
19 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
68 
5 
23 
70 
31 
18 
9 
2007 
71 
16 
27 
94 
57 
58 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
155 
26 
74 
210 
96 
109 
36 
2007 
191 
24 
121 
230 
141 
122 
48 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,041 
183 
483 
1,185 
725 
621 
272 
2007 
967 
207 
488 
1,056 
729 
660 
278 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.6 
25.7 
23.5 
22.7 
25.0 
24.8 
25.9 
2007 
20.4 
22.0 
21.8 
21.8 
22.7 
22.8 
24.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
31 
- 
10 
15 
12 
15 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
54 
4 
21 
56 
29 
13 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
133 
25 
65 
172 
80 
75 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,156 
185 
496 
1,241 
747 
665 
281 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
28.0 
24.9 
25.1 
27.1 
27.3 
27.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
- 
- 
6 
1 
5 
2 
2007 
12 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
120 
6 
18 
55 
40 
25 
14 
2007 
60 
5 
34 
63 
69 
38 
23 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
158 
9 
67 
153 
103 
82 
23 
2007 
189 
16 
94 
181 
122 
103 
41 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
331 
44 
147 
329 
212 
199 
81 
2007 
415 
76 
191 
414 
258 
281 
113 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
217 
40 
68 
208 
141 
121 
69 
2007 
166 
40 
75 
165 
147 
129 
58 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
197 
35 
95 
280 
108 
112 
43 
2007 
152 
41 
80 
201 
126 
112 
39 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
136 
28 
81 
174 
107 
106 
35 
2007 
110 
37 
59 
145 
86 
75 
35 
70 years and over 
2012 
210 
52 
116 
279 
156 
118 
63 
2007 
166 
43 
116 
258 
147 
135 
63 
Average age 
2012 
55.6 
61.4 
58.6 
58.5 
57.6 
57.6 
58.1 
2007 
54.6 
58.6 
56.0 
56.7 
55.6 
56.1 
56.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
968 
168 
394 
1,132 
585 
609 
254 
2007 
740 
167 
343 
898 
602 
563 
247 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
127 
13 
41 
76 
46 
57 
22 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
352 
74 
40 
569 
291 
241 
72 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
205 
80 
123 
294 
89 
153 
96 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
46 
3 
10 
10 
6 
5 
23 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
181 
16 
34 
191 
112 
81 
37 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
112 
3 
164 
78 
86 
86 
29 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
21 
8 
2 
46 
7 
27 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
- 
2 
24 
11 
28 
- 
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 
1,342 
195 
580 
1,443 
845 
739 
304 
acres, 2012 
175,378 
9,821 
63,189 
211,227 
205,976 
106,984 
54,234 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
55 
23 
9 
117 
37 
62 
24 
acres, 2012 
9,559 
1,080 
1,584 
24,050 
30,416 
16,282 
4,388 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,245 
162 
558 
1,312 
781 
640 
264 
2007 
1,163 
190 
622 
1,248 
854 
745 
306 
acres, 2012 
154,656 
(D) 
(D) 
152,013 
163,232 
70,577 
37,781 
2007 
167,509 
6,820 
(D) 
154,010 
159,094 
(D) 
40,186 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
67 
15 
23 
88 
35 
63 
24 
2007 
68 
24 
22 
102 
63 
75 
24 
acres, 2012 
20,495 
1,331 
2,006 
38,879 
36,925 
27,369 
8,035 
2007 
17,515 
2,222 
4,230 
40,190 
31,258 
30,009 
6,332 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
22 
28 
3 
44 
27 
51 
32 
2007 
30 
35 
4 
64 
22 
44 
30 
acres, 2012 
7,177 
4,103 
(D) 
26,138 
9,651 
23,214 
14,448 
2007 
1 1 ,726 
5,347 
381 
29,262 
8,419 
13,927 
15,838 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
5 
- 
6 
3 
4 
4 
2007 
2 
3 
- 
3 
1 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
193 
615 
- 
1,912 
(D) 
837 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
358 
42 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
33 
4 
8 
34 
22 
10 
6 
2007 
7 
7 
1 
10 
16 
5 
7 
acres, 2012 
3,526 
(D) 
(D) 
5,073 
(D) 
695 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
508 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 625 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
