Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
512 
36 
246 
57 
47 
35 
$1,000 
7,873 
58 
1,813 
834 
291 
995 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
- 
5 
3 
1 
4 
$1,000 
4,735 
- 
404 
414 
(D) 
670 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
489 
34 
234 
51 
47 
35 
$1,000 
7,549 
(D) 
1,748 
(D) 
291 
995 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
5 
2 
1 
4 
$1,000 
4,576 
- 
404 
(D) 
(D) 
670 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
34 
2 
20 
9 
- 
$1,000 
325 
(D) 
65 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,014 
241 
3,568 
1,429 
1,471 
1,516 
$1,000 
139,830 
397 
10,179 
5,927 
7,333 
10,007 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
490 
- 
1 
2 
2 
14 
$1,000 
63,043 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,048 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
31 
- 
2 
3 
4 
3 
$1,000 
78 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,091 
546 
3,643 
1,772 
2,178 
2,429 
$1,000 
707,976 
4,037 
25,993 
21,085 
28,275 
37,211 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,894 
17 
45 
56 
85 
108 
$1,000 
497,354 
1,977 
4,920 
7,693 
8,434 
11,549 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
737 
7 
29 
25 
52 
78 
$1,000 
347,204 
(D) 
4,593 
(D) 
12,745 
16,526 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
677 
1 
13 
17 
49 
73 
$1,000 
345,790 
(D) 
4,344 
(D) 
12,603 
16,337 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
919 
104 
312 
60 
90 
88 
$1,000 
67,702 
356 
3,163 
2,853 
3,851 
1,575 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
3 
2 
2 
6 
2 
$1,000 
65,123 
189 
(D) 
(D) 
3,564 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,870 
353 
1,131 
289 
243 
204 
$1,000 
11,634 
609 
3,771 
731 
794 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
2,651 
- 
1,296 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,626 
290 
1,168 
328 
224 
198 
$1,000 
32,006 
1,929 
9,326 
2,825 
1,896 
2,175 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
6 
16 
5 
9 
6 
$1,000 
14,932 
550 
1,474 
405 
664 
828 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,042 
504 
1,592 
367 
345 
376 
$1,000 
1,161,564 
92,197 
285,585 
91,889 
121,337 
95,365 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
848 
78 
215 
68 
83 
87 
$1,000 
1,158,149 
91,776 
284,455 
91,609 
121,077 
95,050 
Aquaculture 
farms 
160 
41 
55 
8 
9 
9 
$1,000 
54,665 
1,465 
17,072 
708 
(D) 
783 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
6 
16 
3 
2 
4 
$1,000 
53,707 
1,062 
16,679 
693 
(D) 
754 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
233 
580 
124 
122 
94 
$1,000 
10,389 
5,408 
(D) 
385 
407 
1,006 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
3 
4 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
7,317 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
838 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
167 
1,594 
743 
970 
1,099 
$1,000 
82,318 
558 
3,221 
1,835 
2,673 
2,864 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
772 
14 
38 
35 
99 
121 
$1,000 
10,461 
32 
72 
53 
254 
432 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,581 
531 
1,361 
323 
296 
290 
$1,000 
41,728 
1,808 
5,216 
1,692 
1,636 
2,394 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
46,030 
3,343 
14,425 
4,620 
4,749 
4,576 
$1,000 
3,494,672 
131,499 
467,669 
183,119 
204,060 
205,664 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,922 
39,336 
32,421 
39,636 
42,969 
44,944 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,925 
1,143 
5,659 
2,026 
2,364 
2,334 
$1,000 
235,173 
950 
6,783 
5,159 
6,000 
7,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,142 
1,118 
5,499 
1,900 
2,131 
1,943 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,114 
20 
154 
117 
224 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
762 
5 
1 
5 
6 
11 
$50,000 or more 
907 
- 
5 
4 
3 
8 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,647 
1,019 
4,301 
1,486 
1,647 
1,674 
$1,000 
116,536 
700 
2,556 
1,914 
1,897 
2,484 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,156 
1,006 
4,222 
1,424 
1,565 
1,551 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,572 
11 
72 
57 
72 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
- 
6 
3 
10 
6 
$50,000 or more 
521 
2 
1 
2 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
