Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Morrow 
Muskingum 
Noble 
Ottawa 
Paulding 
Perry 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
291 
175 
260 
446 
152 
231 
259 
184 
2007 
243 
166 
273 
375 
142 
205 
273 
193 
Any 
2012 
479 
335 
564 
813 
443 
389 
417 
515 
2007 
561 
358 
601 
787 
392 
384 
481 
450 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
45 
30 
66 
73 
38 
46 
65 
39 
2007 
75 
39 
112 
79 
55 
71 
110 
44 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
17 
31 
34 
20 
17 
22 
56 
2007 
29 
34 
27 
32 
24 
24 
37 
20 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
47 
79 
71 
85 
61 
44 
81 
42 
2007 
61 
59 
78 
86 
52 
33 
45 
66 
200 days or more 
2012 
365 
209 
396 
621 
324 
282 
249 
378 
2007 
396 
226 
384 
590 
261 
256 
289 
320 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
6 
21 
41 
26 
19 
17 
25 
2007 
29 
14 
20 
30 
13 
19 
15 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
22 
49 
39 
25 
42 
27 
33 
2007 
59 
17 
62 
41 
35 
18 
29 
36 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
114 
58 
122 
160 
81 
51 
74 
95 
2007 
125 
88 
162 
183 
62 
81 
112 
88 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
612 
424 
632 
1,019 
463 
508 
558 
546 
2007 
591 
405 
630 
908 
424 
471 
598 
504 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.1 
24.5 
21.9 
24.5 
22.9 
25.8 
25.8 
23.1 
2007 
22.1 
23.4 
21.3 
23.7 
21.8 
25.0 
25.9 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
5 
8 
32 
17 
15 
16 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
10 
42 
26 
16 
31 
23 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
105 
43 
103 
130 
77 
51 
62 
84 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
632 
452 
671 
1,071 
485 
523 
575 
577 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.0 
27.1 
24.3 
26.5 
24.5 
27.7 
27.4 
25.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
- 
12 
2 
9 
- 
4 
2 
2007 
6 
- 
6 
4 
2 
4 
4 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
33 
18 
81 
80 
46 
35 
58 
55 
2007 
28 
28 
47 
47 
45 
35 
37 
26 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
71 
68 
107 
134 
99 
54 
44 
78 
2007 
94 
63 
155 
161 
84 
71 
85 
87 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
190 
109 
197 
335 
138 
144 
153 
163 
2007 
242 
151 
263 
312 
137 
154 
222 
192 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
91 
79 
121 
155 
71 
87 
112 
115 
2007 
126 
63 
102 
153 
83 
92 
91 
81 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
135 
76 
110 
124 
73 
107 
82 
91 
2007 
77 
49 
97 
130 
48 
79 
101 
85 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
76 
50 
76 
112 
68 
70 
85 
75 
2007 
94 
62 
81 
140 
58 
69 
49 
71 
70 years and over 
2012 
172 
110 
120 
317 
91 
123 
138 
120 
2007 
137 
108 
123 
215 
77 
85 
165 
97 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
58.3 
54.4 
58.0 
54.7 
58.3 
57.9 
56.4 
2007 
56.7 
56.8 
54.0 
56.9 
54.2 
55.9 
57.1 
55.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
579 
340 
575 
818 
361 
429 
474 
412 
2007 
513 
272 
540 
610 
221 
318 
445 
368 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
41 
46 
86 
101 
59 
26 
31 
65 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
228 
173 
209 
155 
79 
134 
237 
125 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
186 
26 
105 
210 
62 
123 
36 
40 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
6 
10 
10 
13 
6 
8 
70 
2 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
92 
44 
166 
139 
62 
79 
52 
100 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
45 
50 
122 
174 
105 
79 
87 
98 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
13 
4 
19 
86 
8 
8 
10 
6 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
14 
7 
30 
6 
3 
4 
15 
7 
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 
742 
506 
796 
1,236 
582 
591 
652 
679 
acres, 2012 
106,770 
92,204 
157,415 
165,026 
84,783 
103,963 
216,537 
104,117 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
44 
9 
34 
38 
12 
59 
31 
31 
acres, 2012 
3,485 
7,417 
11,614 
13,990 
2,544 
15,243 
18,944 
9,377 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
680 
484 
722 
1,154 
569 
533 
586 
645 
2007 
703 
478 
779 
1,060 
504 
506 
635 
589 
acres, 2012 
78,253 
(D) 
116,685 
145,982 
(D) 
86,486 
168,543 
93,983 
2007 
73,718 
(D) 
117,971 
141,923 
(D) 
92,734 
189,686 
88,178 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
46 
16 
61 
70 
16 
46 
46 
31 
2007 
65 
35 
60 
75 
22 
50 
64 
37 
acres, 2012 
27,537 
13,067 
33,955 
20,554 
2,173 
17,113 
20,433 
4,344 
2007 
20,654 
7,069 
38,899 
16,685 
4,813 
15,180 
30,919 
4,816 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
27 
9 
24 
23 
8 
22 
35 
19 
2007 
25 
10 
27 
20 
5 
29 
48 
12 
acres, 2012 
15,109 
6,902 
13,834 
5,815 
382 
7,573 
31,154 
8,371 
2007 
13,914 
7,296 
6,938 
6,862 
274 
6,841 
32,548 
4,041 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
5 
- 
4 
1 
- 
11 
- 
1 
2007 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
876 
- 
176 
(D) 
- 
906 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
390 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
12 
1 
13 
11 
2 
8 
9 
3 
2007 
10 
- 
7 
6 
1 
- 
5 
3 
acres, 2012 
2,330 
(D) 
3,086 
(D) 
(D) 
599 
748 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 627 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
