 The number of farms in Ohio stood at 75 @,@ 700 , as of 2007 , covering 14 @,@ 200 @,@ 000 acres ( 57 @,@ 000 km2 ) of land . 47 @.@ 5 % of all farms are operated by residents aged 35 – 54 . The average farm size was 188 acres ( 0 @.@ 76 km2 ) . However , the number of farms slowly decreased from 2006 , where the number of farms in Ohio stood at 76 @,@ 200 . The amount of land used for farms in Ohio also decreased from 2006 , where 14 @,@ 300 @,@ 000 acres ( 58 @,@ 000 km2 ) of land were used for agriculture . However , the dairy sector of Ohio 's agriculture industry is growing . The estimated number of dairy cows in Ohio increased from 274 @,@ 000 in 2006 to 276 @,@ 000 in 2007 . Estimated dairy production in Ohio increased from 4 @,@ 860 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 pounds in 2006 to 4 @,@ 980 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 pounds in 2007 . There a total of 1 @,@ 270 @,@ 000 cattle , 4 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 hogs , and 141 @,@ 000 sheep in the state . 
