Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Van Wert 
Vinton 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Williams 
Wood 
Wyandot 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
242 
78 
319 
455 
835 
378 
351 
257 
2007 
223 
79 
303 
297 
606 
420 
365 
205 
Any 
2012 
413 
148 
623 
667 
1,093 
606 
740 
336 
2007 
473 
171 
593 
559 
1,182 
696 
804 
427 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
71 
22 
82 
68 
180 
66 
98 
55 
2007 
82 
22 
97 
62 
197 
149 
137 
68 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
29 
8 
34 
38 
49 
20 
44 
19 
2007 
33 
13 
51 
38 
62 
29 
62 
27 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
49 
21 
59 
68 
119 
72 
78 
32 
2007 
56 
32 
81 
100 
127 
57 
98 
42 
200 days or more 
2012 
264 
97 
448 
493 
745 
448 
520 
230 
2007 
302 
104 
364 
359 
796 
461 
507 
290 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
3 
55 
23 
76 
39 
30 
15 
2007 
19 
22 
35 
24 
78 
25 
42 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
12 
62 
37 
101 
62 
62 
23 
2007 
32 
24 
59 
53 
105 
64 
71 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
74 
57 
136 
129 
295 
85 
130 
69 
2007 
78 
25 
154 
111 
267 
174 
177 
81 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
538 
154 
689 
933 
1,456 
798 
869 
486 
2007 
567 
179 
648 
668 
1,338 
853 
879 
508 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
28.4 
20.2 
20.6 
26.1 
21.2 
26.7 
25.3 
26.7 
2007 
26.6 
19.1 
20.2 
24.4 
21.1 
25.0 
23.8 
25.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
3 
24 
19 
58 
36 
26 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
10 
53 
35 
79 
55 
50 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
70 
51 
146 
106 
255 
73 
115 
52 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
555 
162 
719 
962 
1,536 
820 
900 
508 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
30.2 
21.8 
23.1 
27.7 
23.3 
28.5 
27.0 
28.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
11 
2 
5 
7 
24 
. 
8 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
3 
24 
19 
15 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
38 
13 
29 
63 
227 
42 
88 
42 
2007 
58 
12 
18 
34 
196 
54 
65 
52 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
70 
24 
99 
111 
385 
76 
102 
67 
2007 
85 
37 
114 
100 
290 
134 
164 
99 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
151 
50 
239 
297 
498 
215 
250 
157 
2007 
197 
49 
265 
240 
525 
259 
324 
162 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
92 
21 
185 
139 
240 
135 
153 
70 
2007 
98 
55 
116 
100 
202 
128 
153 
105 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
88 
41 
125 
129 
180 
135 
156 
63 
2007 
83 
33 
115 
120 
190 
118 
135 
53 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
83 
21 
88 
145 
119 
99 
122 
40 
2007 
74 
30 
83 
89 
137 
119 
104 
66 
70 years and over 
2012 
122 
54 
172 
231 
255 
282 
212 
150 
2007 
101 
34 
183 
170 
224 
285 
209 
93 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
57.8 
58.0 
58.0 
51.6 
61.0 
57.3 
57.3 
2007 
55.1 
56.5 
57.8 
57.4 
52.3 
58.4 
55.6 
54.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
496 
127 
763 
726 
1,023 
672 
779 
429 
2007 
453 
115 
612 
474 
928 
575 
719 
390 
Dial-up service 
■ farms, 2012 
22 
40 
54 
118 
74 
93 
63 
37 
DSL service 
■ farms, 2012 
185 
36 
319 
275 
477 
266 
257 
128 
Cable modem service 
■ farms, 2012 
87 
10 
216 
78 
296 
91 
149 
34 
Fiber-optic service 
■ farms, 2012 
11 
1 
34 
7 
18 
7 
7 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
■ farms, 2012 
95 
17 
120 
110 
156 
94 
179 
120 
Satellite service 
■ farms, 2012 
107 
27 
82 
165 
63 
131 
166 
88 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
■ farms, 2012 
13 
1 
29 
17 
26 
10 
16 
14 
Other Internet service 
■ farms, 2012 
20 
3 
3 
14 
9 
35 
36 
27 
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 
636 
224 
899 
1,097 
1,856 
960 
1,058 
565 
acres, 2012 
216,798 
31,437 
96,775 
134,026 
252,532 
205,332 
262,272 
204,976 
Limited Liability Corporation 
■ farms, 2012 
33 
5 
73 
53 
184 
58 
54 
28 
acres, 2012 
8,655 
2,377 
10,589 
9,768 
75,117 
28,779 
12,307 
13,940 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
■ farms, 2012 
558 
216 
807 
1,045 
1,636 
866 
959 
518 
2007 
569 
221 
773 
787 
1,539 
982 
979 
534 
acres, 2012 
153,984 
(D) 
65,402 
115,860 
173,044 
164,942 
207,155 
157,512 
2007 
161,291 
(D) 
56,425 
108,259 
165,506 
169,631 
217,793 
160,515 
Partnership 
■ farms, 2012 
39 
6 
74 
39 
171 
53 
70 
48 
2007 
60 
20 
71 
45 
157 
60 
112 
63 
acres, 2012 
31,664 
3,416 
27,890 
14,639 
72,113 
20,735 
39,421 
50,078 
2007 
42,924 
5,577 
26,940 
8,119 
51,191 
23,417 
38,213 
49,376 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
■ farms, 2012 
44 
3 
40 
20 
100 
33 
37 
16 
2007 
56 
7 
39 
19 
74 
50 
57 
28 
acres, 2012 
37,199 
(D) 
9,258 
5,982 
18,735 
18,166 
20,386 
10,988 
2007 
41,279 
3,430 
7,576 
6,963 
26,296 
1 7,324 
17,883 
9,111 
Other than family held 
■ farms, 2012 
4 
- 
6 
4 
8 
2 
10 
- 
2007 
3 
2 
5 
- 
7 
4 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
896 
691 
2,239 
(D) 
175 
- 
2007 
23 
(D) 
387 
- 
484 
500 
236 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
■ farms, 2012 
10 
1 
15 
14 
13 
30 
15 
11 
2007 
8 
- 
8 
5 
11 
20 
16 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
3,178 
1,768 
5,526 
(D) 
820 
2,263 
2007 
980 
3,020 
728 
4,932 
1,637 
1,427 
629 
630 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
