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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
5,003 
435 
1,145 
315 
362 
307 
acres 
786,176 
1,108 
9,365 
4,398 
7,330 
1 1 ,572 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
12,129 
527 
2,611 
923 
1,048 
1,084 
acres 
1,514,896 
1,630 
27,550 
16,378 
26,068 
38,311 
Nematodes 
... farms 
783 
37 
145 
52 
53 
34 
acres 
131,121 
119 
1,203 
819 
915 
1,125 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
1,855 
209 
507 
153 
112 
120 
acres 
245,417 
512 
3,231 
1,808 
1,170 
2,452 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
886 
61 
167 
81 
82 
46 
acres on which used 
129,075 
177 
1,142 
1,190 
950 
833 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
1,399 
35 
251 
96 
130 
104 
acres 
97,939 
86 
2,063 
1,179 
2,072 
1,739 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
2,491 
184 
734 
238 
219 
244 
acres 
166,928 
626 
7,715 
4,747 
4,741 
6,916 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
2,574 
46 
480 
234 
259 
285 
acres 
313,608 
144 
7,235 
7,741 
10,446 
18,949 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
5,309 
122 
691 
276 
355 
443 
acres 
955,387 
315 
6,190 
5,526 
9,023 
17,319 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,649 
70 
228 
88 
108 
120 
acres 
197,862 
154 
1,321 
863 
1,508 
2,840 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
4,173 
249 
967 
303 
389 
334 
acres 
203,725 
547 
6,582 
2,952 
5,722 
7,085 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
3,745 
129 
583 
232 
337 
284 
acres 
301,959 
274 
4,153 
3,708 
6,566 
7,538 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,165 
88 
389 
102 
94 
104 
Solar panels 
... farms 
717 
54 
259 
56 
50 
65 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
104 
5 
40 
6 
7 
4 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
62 
2 
24 
1 
5 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
269 
15 
91 
29 
29 
28 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
98 
6 
35 
9 
9 
6 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
168 
12 
48 
6 
18 
22 
Ethanol 
... farms 
90 
3 
28 
5 
7 
7 
Other 
... farms 
26 
3 
11 
3 
7 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
44 
- 
15 
5 
3 
1 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
31,025 
2,934 
12,097 
3,480 
3,336 
2,969 
Part owners 
... farms 
12,547 
149 
1,664 
923 
1,221 
1,362 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,458 
260 
664 
217 
192 
245 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
43,632 
3,086 
13,780 
4,411 
4,565 
4,336 
acres 
5,731,794 
27,642 
390,045 
256,152 
351,677 
454,298 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
43,572 
3,083 
13,761 
4,403 
4,557 
4,331 
acres 
5,392,290 
15,007 
333,598 
227,251 
328,450 
421,956 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
15,064 
417 
2,344 
1,155 
1,417 
1,614 
acres 
2,921,001 
2,125 
44,495 
42,647 
66,994 
111,397 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
15,005 
409 
2,328 
1,140 
1,413 
1,607 
acres 
2,910,154 
1,646 
43,384 
41,478 
66,424 
110,628 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
4,381 
262 
1,219 
485 
488 
473 
acres 
350,351 
13,114 
57,558 
30,070 
23,797 
33,111 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,990 
5,097 
22,106 
7,040 
7,124 
6,779 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,093 
1,806 
7,699 
2,591 
2,799 
2,751 
2 operators 
16,936 
1,366 
5,990 
1,753 
1,645 
1,538 
3 operators 
2,402 
135 
580 
216 
246 
227 
4 operators 
423 
27 
128 
36 
37 
40 
5 or more operators 
176 
9 
28 
24 
22 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
22,070 
2,080 
8,444 
2,314 
2,240 
1,962 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,180 
1,812 
7,327 
2,046 
1,950 
1,711 
2 operators 
1,180 
116 
460 
103 
120 
107 
3 operators 
121 
12 
52 
13 
6 
7 
4 operators 
24 
- 
3 
2 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
5 
3 
2 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
38,377 
2,423 
11,109 
3,886 
4,026 
3,982 
Female 
7,653 
920 
3,316 
734 
723 
594 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,740 
1,134 
5,289 
1,902 
1,979 
2,009 
Other 
25,290 
2,209 
9,136 
2,718 
2,770 
2,567 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
