Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
557 
(X) 
410 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,857 
(X) 
3,322 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
99 
24 
43 
11 
$500 to $999 
55 
39 
52 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
226 
579 
172 
412 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
467 
65 
475 
$10,000 to $24,999 
71 
1,068 
43 
683 
$25,000 or more 
40 
2,681 
35 
1,707 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
614 
24 
770 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
1,007 
9 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
8 
1,060 
2 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
20,793 
(X) 
20,797 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
286,504 
(X) 
268,614 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.2 
(X) 
9.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,209 
309 
1,547 
390 
$500 to $999 
1,327 
919 
1,587 
1,106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,827 
20,362 
7,809 
20,505 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,991 
27,225 
3,887 
26,677 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,822 
59,485 
3,619 
55,811 
$25,000 or more 
2,617 
178,203 
2,348 
164,125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,506 
50,877 
1,316 
44,846 
$50,000 to $99,999 
726 
47,545 
706 
47,004 
$100,000 or more 
385 
79,781 
326 
72,275 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
46,030 
520,123 
47,383 
419,946 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,300 
(X) 
8,863 
Farms with net gains 1 
17,601 
1,014,991 
17,943 
879,739 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
57,667 
(X) 
49,030 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,903 
928 
2,315 
1,097 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,552 
12,549 
5,157 
13,853 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,781 
20,034 
2,834 
20,279 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,302 
53,286 
3,133 
50,181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,697 
60,141 
1,583 
55,688 
$50,000 or more 
3,366 
868,053 
2,921 
738,641 
Farms with net losses 
28,429 
494,868 
29,440 
459,793 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,407 
(X) 
15,618 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,529 
1,265 
3,397 
1,734 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,402 
24,050 
10,728 
29,716 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,094 
44,301 
6,130 
43,714 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,726 
104,838 
5,503 
85,458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,879 
99,206 
2,166 
74,865 
$50,000 or more 
1,799 
221,208 
1,516 
224,306 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
46,030 
360,554 
47,383 
250,593 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,833 
(X) 
5,289 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
17,491 
865,269 
17,767 
721,711 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
49,469 
(X) 
40,621 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,880 
912 
2,329 
1,100 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,596 
12,657 
5,153 
13,822 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,797 
20,208 
2,867 
20,551 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,326 
53,719 
3,181 
51,145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
63,674 
1,681 
59,209 
$50,000 or more 
3,096 
714,099 
2,556 
575,885 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
28,539 
504,715 
29,616 
471,118 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,685 
(X) 
15,908 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,516 
1,264 
3,418 
1,751 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,436 
24,155 
10,756 
29,803 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,091 
44,272 
6,152 
43,864 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,750 
105,095 
5,534 
85,980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,881 
99,058 
2,192 
75,821 
$50,000 or more 
1,865 
230,871 
1,564 
233,899 
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. 
14 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
