Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scioto 
Seneca 
Shelby 
Stark 
Summit 
Trumbull 
Tuscarawas 
Union 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
248 
358 
349 
468 
106 
354 
367 
400 
2007 
240 
339 
316 
468 
82 
362 
312 
350 
Any 
2012 
441 
755 
637 
700 
198 
534 
647 
595 
2007 
515 
808 
734 
832 
252 
608 
671 
582 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
55 
89 
51 
63 
16 
56 
77 
103 
2007 
79 
126 
90 
94 
27 
92 
87 
100 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
35 
28 
32 
34 
21 
27 
38 
22 
2007 
47 
42 
31 
59 
17 
33 
34 
34 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
70 
140 
57 
79 
32 
58 
67 
60 
2007 
74 
67 
61 
113 
38 
91 
65 
87 
200 days or more 
2012 
281 
498 
497 
524 
129 
393 
465 
410 
2007 
315 
573 
552 
566 
170 
392 
485 
361 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
20 
25 
26 
7 
26 
32 
37 
2007 
31 
27 
23 
39 
7 
28 
46 
30 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
53 
37 
48 
20 
42 
43 
43 
2007 
46 
63 
49 
87 
27 
58 
76 
51 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
85 
116 
99 
162 
49 
92 
157 
144 
2007 
128 
141 
147 
182 
56 
122 
174 
164 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
550 
924 
825 
932 
228 
728 
782 
771 
2007 
550 
916 
831 
992 
244 
762 
687 
687 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
26.3 
25.8 
24.0 
21.6 
24.2 
22.9 
23.5 
2007 
19.3 
25.3 
24.8 
22.7 
21.2 
23.3 
21.7 
22.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
13 
17 
20 
7 
14 
21 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
35 
43 
33 
39 
19 
39 
41 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
83 
93 
82 
145 
46 
78 
144 
121 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
558 
964 
854 
964 
232 
757 
808 
816 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.3 
28.3 
27.9 
25.9 
23.0 
25.8 
24.4 
25.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
8 
7 
7 
7 
- 
2 
5 
2 
2007 
3 
- 
7 
7 
- 
2 
1 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
33 
79 
70 
81 
11 
41 
106 
32 
2007 
40 
85 
58 
52 
11 
43 
67 
49 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
82 
151 
147 
135 
25 
94 
141 
119 
2007 
119 
160 
151 
177 
35 
125 
164 
141 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
167 
255 
218 
297 
67 
211 
253 
273 
2007 
213 
339 
297 
371 
94 
248 
233 
259 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
139 
176 
134 
174 
59 
155 
119 
139 
2007 
82 
135 
161 
187 
54 
168 
129 
128 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
65 
152 
147 
158 
47 
137 
125 
163 
2007 
93 
120 
146 
126 
49 
103 
112 
109 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
61 
109 
114 
98 
37 
70 
93 
98 
2007 
94 
111 
93 
122 
48 
112 
90 
68 
70 years and over 
2012 
134 
184 
149 
218 
58 
178 
172 
169 
2007 
111 
197 
137 
258 
43 
169 
187 
173 
Average age 
2012 
56.9 
56.2 
55.6 
56.5 
58.8 
57.7 
55.1 
57.0 
2007 
55.4 
55.3 
55.0 
56.4 
57.1 
56.8 
55.8 
55.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
484 
786 
773 
831 
255 
530 
503 
712 
2007 
448 
647 
657 
745 
232 
496 
420 
596 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
63 
75 
67 
105 
23 
65 
78 
48 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
176 
188 
309 
180 
88 
185 
92 
315 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
110 
208 
271 
318 
131 
210 
92 
96 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
35 
51 
17 
11 
2 
10 
2 
8 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
53 
136 
71 
182 
37 
69 
152 
139 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
100 
115 
205 
79 
5 
34 
111 
121 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
4 
39 
12 
22 
8 
24 
11 
14 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
3 
21 
15 
6 
1 
5 
9 
31 
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 
678 
1,063 
948 
1,140 
290 
866 
984 
956 
acres, 2012 
90,229 
279,315 
194,486 
120,451 
14,427 
105,745 
130,199 
208,122 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
42 
69 
61 
94 
21 
55 
56 
69 
acres, 2012 
10,537 
36,150 
18,572 
30,167 
1,345 
13,031 
18,411 
30,030 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
649 
953 
878 
1,029 
241 
795 
897 
846 
2007 
674 
961 
880 
1,123 
253 
873 
863 
797 
acres, 2012 
82,522 
207,237 
160,363 
94,561 
1 1 ,897 
80,348 
101,357 
149,543 
2007 
81,738 
194,484 
162,323 
94,512 
10,524 
91,154 
105,880 
152,169 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
29 
71 
65 
69 
12 
58 
69 
77 
2007 
57 
99 
119 
93 
39 
59 
78 
74 
acres, 2012 
5,233 
54,072 
25,328 
20,852 
1,025 
24,237 
21,442 
62,861 
2007 
13,020 
45,127 
33,537 
23,933 
2,811 
24,889 
23,428 
41,400 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
4 
52 
26 
59 
34 
26 
38 
45 
2007 
14 
55 
39 
78 
32 
26 
29 
35 
acres, 2012 
527 
24,222 
17,350 
19,412 
3,139 
7,314 
13,618 
25,388 
2007 
4,693 
26,237 
20,946 
17,115 
1,241 
8,068 
12,027 
20,558 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
2 
3 
2 
1 
8 
2 
1 
4 
2007 
6 
10 
1 
2 
2 
2 
6 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
89 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
223 
578 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
271 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
5 
34 
15 
10 
9 
7 
9 
23 
2007 
4 
22 
11 
4 
8 
10 
7 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,891 
(D) 
(D) 
376 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,351 
2,945 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,036 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 629 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
