Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickaway 
Pike 
Portage 
Preble 
Putnam 
Richland 
Ross 
Sandusky 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
338 
164 
327 
392 
357 
358 
366 
271 
2007 
312 
169 
267 
393 
369 
358 
365 
255 
Any 
2012 
465 
326 
520 
696 
915 
652 
614 
466 
2007 
520 
369 
595 
788 
947 
651 
644 
526 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
64 
40 
56 
69 
88 
145 
154 
60 
2007 
93 
69 
64 
127 
120 
110 
124 
67 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
30 
22 
28 
35 
57 
53 
31 
22 
2007 
35 
30 
55 
53 
61 
41 
52 
40 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
70 
45 
67 
88 
147 
69 
47 
48 
2007 
55 
48 
82 
77 
134 
71 
77 
63 
200 days or more 
2012 
301 
219 
369 
504 
623 
385 
382 
336 
2007 
337 
222 
394 
531 
632 
429 
391 
356 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
12 
15 
41 
23 
41 
22 
29 
2007 
33 
30 
32 
39 
24 
26 
36 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
36 
20 
40 
57 
34 
75 
62 
26 
2007 
41 
36 
47 
57 
62 
68 
40 
29 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
105 
71 
118 
113 
112 
116 
124 
91 
2007 
113 
100 
168 
178 
129 
133 
170 
104 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
643 
387 
674 
877 
1,103 
778 
772 
591 
2007 
645 
372 
615 
907 
1,101 
782 
763 
625 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
21.8 
23.2 
23.0 
27.3 
21.4 
23.3 
25.3 
2007 
23.9 
19.5 
21.1 
22.7 
25.7 
22.2 
22.1 
24.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
7 
13 
27 
16 
24 
18 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
28 
18 
31 
42 
32 
68 
49 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
89 
50 
94 
110 
102 
110 
100 
69 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
672 
415 
709 
909 
1,122 
808 
813 
624 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.0 
24.3 
25.8 
25.4 
29.0 
23.5 
25.9 
27.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
2 
- 
12 
2 
19 
- 
3 
2007 
2 
3 
1 
7 
10 
11 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
34 
23 
33 
85 
89 
105 
52 
51 
2007 
27 
33 
28 
95 
105 
63 
44 
52 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
84 
59 
106 
135 
144 
146 
98 
77 
2007 
85 
73 
121 
145 
164 
136 
121 
103 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
207 
131 
164 
277 
359 
234 
175 
171 
2007 
250 
154 
248 
332 
455 
320 
270 
232 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
127 
88 
134 
146 
227 
168 
160 
125 
2007 
134 
77 
130 
186 
173 
138 
115 
112 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
96 
49 
130 
167 
168 
102 
115 
106 
2007 
84 
48 
101 
112 
126 
86 
141 
96 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
99 
44 
97 
100 
108 
71 
135 
75 
2007 
74 
61 
94 
129 
111 
91 
107 
82 
70 years and over 
2012 
151 
94 
183 
166 
175 
165 
245 
129 
2007 
176 
89 
139 
175 
172 
164 
210 
104 
Average age 
2012 
57.9 
56.8 
59.0 
55.2 
55.6 
53.8 
59.9 
56.9 
2007 
57.9 
55.8 
56.5 
54.8 
53.7 
54.8 
57.8 
54.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
561 
308 
589 
789 
944 
605 
647 
525 
2007 
478 
257 
536 
714 
821 
520 
578 
434 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
71 
34 
38 
108 
74 
61 
42 
61 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
171 
68 
166 
305 
446 
245 
252 
170 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
58 
94 
286 
142 
266 
149 
247 
105 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
8 
3 
5 
9 
65 
13 
37 
6 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
141 
36 
78 
161 
94 
116 
86 
122 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
122 
81 
65 
115 
98 
52 
55 
84 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
50 
10 
14 
22 
- 
24 
14 
16 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
11 
11 
2 
9 
13 
1 
4 
11 
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 
770 
481 
836 
1,064 
1,215 
967 
941 
717 
acres, 2012 
278,020 
95,152 
82,710 
212,711 
283,266 
151,230 
207,180 
170,206 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
52 
12 
56 
49 
118 
40 
39 
63 
acres, 2012 
45,184 
1,304 
8,643 
21,910 
34,439 
11,121 
13,718 
29,781 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
680 
442 
762 
987 
1,093 
910 
855 
645 
2007 
699 
470 
775 
1,033 
1,085 
906 
888 
682 
acres, 2012 
198,722 
80,150 
59,717 
179,327 
239,219 
127,685 
165,671 
125,743 
2007 
198,518 
59,960 
58,181 
180,417 
223,562 
118,831 
172,029 
123,334 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
74 
25 
40 
48 
113 
51 
69 
45 
2007 
82 
40 
51 
97 
162 
44 
70 
50 
acres, 2012 
69,782 
13,330 
1 1 ,803 
28,542 
39,052 
22,002 
41,370 
24,186 
2007 
59,491 
15,501 
12,525 
34,727 
60,035 
13,352 
39,389 
29,348 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
34 
10 
32 
35 
41 
20 
25 
35 
2007 
41 
20 
31 
38 
48 
36 
31 
27 
acres, 2012 
21,046 
2,220 
10,785 
15,607 
21,412 
2,571 
6,591 
29,256 
2007 
23,022 
4,367 
10,652 
14,437 
17,012 
2,970 
8,618 
26,543 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
9 
2 
- 
3 
5 
2 
2007 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 
6 
4 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
397 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
337 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,593 
400 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
10 
13 
4 
16 
25 
26 
26 
10 
2007 
9 
8 
3 
12 
20 
17 
16 
19 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,746 
619 
(D) 
5,884 
(D) 
7,754 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
808 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,834 
3,214 
(D) 
--continued 
628 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
