Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Madison 
Mahoning 
Marion 
Medina 
Meigs 
Mercer 
Miami 
Monroe 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
272 
222 
210 
341 
199 
399 
373 
311 
2007 
254 
191 
229 
293 
184 
433 
332 
222 
Any 
2012 
427 
356 
368 
579 
389 
809 
695 
512 
2007 
464 
387 
425 
658 
367 
869 
716 
414 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
81 
74 
46 
72 
40 
58 
91 
38 
2007 
81 
45 
76 
108 
59 
85 
96 
64 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
32 
11 
18 
43 
18 
25 
44 
41 
2007 
29 
43 
13 
42 
43 
44 
35 
32 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
56 
25 
85 
63 
42 
88 
97 
82 
2007 
43 
69 
64 
66 
74 
64 
88 
70 
200 days or more 
2012 
258 
246 
219 
401 
289 
638 
463 
351 
2007 
311 
230 
272 
442 
191 
676 
497 
248 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
29 
17 
12 
17 
13 
33 
34 
24 
2007 
32 
17 
18 
38 
19 
36 
32 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
16 
33 
45 
27 
41 
50 
32 
2007 
30 
21 
48 
79 
41 
56 
34 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
96 
71 
56 
105 
84 
105 
140 
109 
2007 
127 
81 
72 
140 
72 
120 
146 
95 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
553 
474 
477 
753 
464 
1,029 
844 
658 
2007 
529 
459 
516 
694 
419 
1,090 
836 
497 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.6 
24.8 
24.4 
23.1 
23.9 
26.1 
23.1 
23.9 
2007 
21.6 
23.9 
23.9 
20.6 
22.1 
24.9 
22.8 
24.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
13 
12 
12 
10 
29 
26 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
12 
25 
37 
18 
32 
41 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
63 
51 
55 
95 
65 
81 
117 
97 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
604 
502 
486 
776 
495 
1,066 
884 
679 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.7 
27.0 
26.2 
25.0 
25.9 
27.6 
24.9 
25.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
1 
6 
2 
4 
18 
8 
2 
2007 
6 
- 
2 
8 
5 
9 
6 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
42 
28 
48 
50 
23 
91 
73 
58 
2007 
25 
9 
25 
51 
32 
122 
64 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
104 
58 
50 
55 
61 
180 
131 
74 
2007 
113 
94 
79 
117 
74 
222 
144 
83 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
181 
144 
141 
213 
127 
340 
278 
162 
2007 
209 
148 
206 
288 
134 
413 
289 
143 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
86 
77 
74 
187 
124 
204 
149 
126 
2007 
92 
109 
79 
130 
81 
159 
135 
97 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
84 
96 
78 
131 
82 
125 
140 
116 
2007 
104 
77 
74 
131 
75 
124 
146 
87 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
76 
66 
49 
119 
55 
86 
107 
88 
2007 
73 
54 
56 
89 
58 
93 
102 
79 
70 years and over 
2012 
122 
108 
132 
163 
112 
164 
182 
197 
2007 
96 
87 
133 
137 
92 
160 
162 
122 
Average age 
2012 
56.2 
58.0 
57.8 
58.3 
58.2 
54.1 
56.3 
58.4 
2007 
55.2 
56.7 
56.9 
55.4 
56.3 
52.7 
55.4 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
550 
364 
433 
694 
368 
938 
829 
472 
2007 
513 
330 
389 
640 
294 
849 
671 
291 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
70 
30 
50 
54 
74 
78 
92 
74 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
122 
129 
99 
182 
127 
338 
305 
86 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
134 
146 
109 
369 
32 
228 
212 
28 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4 
27 
3 
19 
3 
78 
5 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
209 
42 
84 
114 
80 
94 
140 
85 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
91 
28 
73 
54 
59 
154 
93 
149 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
12 
8 
13 
13 
14 
18 
21 
49 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
3 
37 
2 
7 
21 
28 
12 
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 
665 
560 
550 
905 
573 
1,151 
1,035 
799 
acres, 2012 
238,438 
71,569 
174,123 
91,521 
73,393 
250,002 
172,269 
105,052 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
46 
44 
29 
81 
19 
76 
56 
19 
acres, 2012 
17,855 
8,981 
12,475 
6,916 
5,594 
32,894 
26,602 
2,515 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
599 
494 
481 
784 
559 
1,004 
966 
763 
2007 
616 
506 
557 
810 
520 
1,056 
920 
578 
acres, 2012 
181,278 
53,426 
118,163 
67,210 
(D) 
186,130 
142,021 
97,359 
2007 
181,768 
46,343 
141,197 
68,870 
(D) 
195,532 
147,355 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
50 
44 
45 
60 
22 
132 
60 
48 
2007 
49 
38 
67 
71 
24 
163 
84 
52 
acres, 2012 
26,277 
10,921 
47,397 
10,325 
4,939 
59,335 
23,253 
12,158 
2007 
36,211 
9,716 
53,473 
13,858 
3,745 
67,311 
30,684 
9,347 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
36 
24 
26 
55 
3 
56 
31 
9 
2007 
30 
22 
21 
59 
5 
70 
35 
4 
acres, 2012 
44,559 
5,360 
19,635 
16,342 
532 
25,823 
15,319 
(D) 
2007 
21,914 
3,070 
10,553 
12,492 
725 
28,050 
16,822 
842 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
10 
2 
9 
1 
3 
3 
- 
2007 
6 
5 
1 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
44 
4,062 
(D) 
378 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
1,271 
(D) 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
6 
24 
12 
3 
13 
8 
3 
2007 
17 
7 
8 
8 
1 
13 
7 
2 
acres, 2012 
11,117 
1,197 
(D) 
723 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
6,749 
(D) 
(D) 
215 
(D) 
2,133 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
626 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
