Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,656 
3,464 
1,937 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
2,897,238 
3,208,912 
3,222,127 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
807 
672 
855 
696 
671 
640 
567 
559 
number 
237,669,378 
249,184,367 
266,103,921 
259,406,650 
258,684,455 
201,697,436 
142,971,809 
120,078,522 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,857 
3,063 
3,123 
4,646 
4,395 
6,169 
8,162 
15,288 
acres 
338,132 
401,070 
335,692 
322,456 
318,208 
361,326 
341,412 
611,032 
bushels 
33,984,647 
34,811,582 
22,656,691 
29,903,600 
29,480,704 
40,633,506 
20,941,850 
58,283,179 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,636 
2,013 
2,305 
2,716 
2,646 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
113,059 
126,295 
139,420 
145,166 
143,216 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,707,869 
1,717,974 
1,637,114 
1,929,828 
1,901,978 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,601 
1,348 
1,793 
2,969 
2,888 
3,670 
4,339 
6,594 
acres 
241,979 
200,342 
174,887 
259,597 
257,063 
241,042 
188,428 
296,840 
bushels 
14,804,947 
12,345,217 
10,213,252 
15,689,579 
15,504,394 
12,598,036 
8,065,684 
10,873,751 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,599 
1,348 
1,793 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
240,208 
200,342 
174,887 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
14,701,510 
12,345,217 
10,213,252 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,771 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
103,437 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
144 
230 
364 
400 
373 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,456 
4,893 
5,529 
5,311 
5,216 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
238,928 
286,954 
317,353 
286,668 
283,852 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
594 
530 
781 
874 
854 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
37,023 
27,833 
43,955 
52,033 
51,096 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
2,905,047 
2,008,416 
3,178,359 
3,910,873 
3,842,722 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
96 
43 
88 
185 
174 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,043 
1,497 
2,221 
7,262 
7,150 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
258,000 
63,521 
95,489 
472,157 
465,311 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
126 
87 
108 
31 
31 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,129 
2,573 
2,788 
964 
964 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
52,012 
17,516 
24,286 
10,107 
10,107 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,512 
2,104 
2,576 
3,229 
3,135 
3,709 
4,586 
7,247 
acres 
578,852 
490,396 
467,210 
492,257 
487,001 
507,878 
459,924 
612,399 
bushels 
22,680,879 
12,624,547 
11,025,598 
11,562,591 
11,406,611 
15,742,573 
10,421,715 
17,698,179 
Cotton, all 
farms 
267 
196 
318 
451 
441 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
89,072 
59,243 
92,809 
99,597 
98,244 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bales 
191,513 
101,745 
93,523 
138,473 
137,085 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
558 
895 
4,184 
6,067 
5,870 
8,444 
9,750 
13,485 
acres 
22,982 
20,881 
30,308 
53,770 
54,035 
55,419 
45,121 
64,005 
pounds 
53,179,801 
43,338,678 
64,751,252 
115,057,009 
115,735,107 
113,240,049 
80,582,854 
122,488,095 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
25,929 
25,986 
27,544 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,313,197 
1,305,624 
1,377,442 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
2,805,640 
2,464,783 
2,534,457 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
24 
14 
11 
10 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
117 
137 
190 
(D) 
71 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
80,625 
79,944 
29,122 
(D) 
76,475 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
170 
180 
482 
718 
702 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
20,208 
21,631 
57,373 
75,271 
74,867 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
81,182,563 
52,797,144 
125,121,968 
191,071,141 
190,590,588 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
farms 
1,656 
1,616 
1,195 
1,115 
1,008 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
22,454 
27,887 
24,377 
25,964 
25,479 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
762 
596 
302 
405 
358 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,423 
5,408 
5,774 
5,974 
5,925 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
120 
83 
133 
113 
103 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
136 
330 
456 
582 
606 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,365 
1,277 
1,281 
1,311 
1,080 
1,387 
1,463 
1,714 
acres 
19,114 
19,713 
26,354 
28,806 
27,650 
32,963 
34,027 
36,274 
1 Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
