Table 47. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Virginia: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Peas, green - Con. 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
762 
231 
257 
195 
26 
16 
13 
1 
23 
acres 
5,423 
141 
137 
202 
79 
395 
2,726 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
48 
13 
17 
10 
2 
1 
4 
1 
acres 
1,214 
5 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
715 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
730 
228 
256 
193 
22 
10 
2 
- 
19 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
16 
3 
1 
- 
4 
4 
2 
- 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
7 
" 
- 
" 
- 
4 
1 
2 
Sweet corn 
farms 
587 
189 
191 
129 
26 
29 
9 
1 
13 
acres 
2,869 
236 
231 
330 
484 
766 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
56 
20 
22 
11 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
72 
(D) 
20 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
120 
30 
40 
35 
8 
2 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
136 
38 
39 
26 
24 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
4 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
912 
280 
293 
248 
44 
19 
7 
2 
19 
acres 
3,053 
150 
147 
184 
151 
106 
63 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
46 
15 
23 
7 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
11 
5 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,365 
424 
581 
233 
27 
39 
11 
1 
49 
acres 
19,114 
2,378 
2,387 
1,825 
(D) 
1,815 
2,830 
(D) 
5,679 
Irrigated 
farms 
260 
76 
99 
51 
5 
11 
3 
1 
14 
acres 
2,477 
360 
440 
189 
43 
162 
(D) 
(D) 
441 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
828 
253 
422 
119 
10 
11 
- 
- 
13 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
456 
160 
150 
100 
9 
12 
2 
- 
23 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
55 
11 
9 
14 
6 
10 
- 
- 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
1 
5 
Apples 
farms 
733 
213 
341 
116 
18 
17 
10 
1 
17 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
11,929 
858 
713 
582 
(D) 
1,130 
2,648 
(D) 
4,743 
Grapes 
farms 
660 
219 
265 
119 
5 
19 
- 
1 
32 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
4,371 
1,081 
1,117 
840 
(D) 
467 
- 
(D) 
690 
Peaches, all 
farms 
430 
122 
177 
84 
13 
15 
7 
1 
11 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,773 
176 
243 
301 
160 
201 
174 
(D) 
(D) 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Almonds 
farms 
7 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
Pecans 
farms 
93 
35 
52 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
146 
69 
73 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
17 
9 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
21 
7 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
800 
238 
287 
194 
24 
33 
6 
- 
18 
acres 
1,120 
282 
412 
174 
62 
89 
51 
- 
51 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 655 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
