Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,003 
387 
487 
524 
566 
508 
acres 
786,176 
361,275 
194,096 
105,582 
67,775 
25,911 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
12,129 
562 
706 
807 
1,118 
1,115 
acres 
1,514,896 
532,492 
345,795 
214,673 
162,717 
80,629 
Nematodes 
farms 
783 
116 
121 
85 
80 
68 
acres 
131,121 
63,683 
40,736 
11,731 
8,066 
2,433 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,855 
181 
178 
147 
174 
146 
acres 
245,417 
144,048 
53,611 
20,254 
15,088 
4,604 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
886 
102 
116 
95 
67 
72 
acres on which used 
129,075 
62,014 
38,751 
16,439 
4,127 
3,150 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,399 
84 
130 
107 
129 
140 
acres 
97,939 
28,885 
25,354 
13,779 
8,256 
6,268 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,491 
106 
106 
86 
122 
161 
acres 
166,928 
55,980 
30,203 
14,751 
11,173 
10,907 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,574 
57 
71 
95 
144 
216 
acres 
313,608 
20,183 
18,387 
18,298 
35,973 
34,128 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
5,309 
449 
534 
535 
678 
620 
acres 
955,387 
383,122 
241,362 
135,124 
96,402 
41,209 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,649 
162 
168 
207 
208 
138 
acres 
197,862 
89,973 
49,373 
28,216 
13,731 
4,754 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,173 
173 
260 
266 
393 
383 
acres 
203,725 
53,191 
48,402 
29,012 
23,697 
15,743 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,745 
262 
386 
395 
464 
338 
acres 
301,959 
103,102 
78,564 
47,714 
32,992 
11,250 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,165 
18 
18 
20 
51 
69 
Solar panels 
farms 
717 
6 
5 
7 
32 
43 
Wind turbines 
farms 
104 
- 
- 
- 
11 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
62 
2 
- 
- 
8 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
269 
1 
2 
2 
11 
16 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
98 
- 
2 
1 
9 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
168 
6 
6 
4 
17 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
90 
2 
4 
11 
14 
2 
Other 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
2 
1 
- 
2 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
324 
224 
268 
427 
797 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
450 
627 
679 
1,040 
1,231 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
56 
85 
99 
152 
192 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,632 
775 
854 
947 
1,473 
2,030 
acres 
5,731,794 
419,055 
319,008 
354,233 
527,932 
502,277 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,572 
774 
851 
947 
1,467 
2,028 
acres 
5,392,290 
407,590 
313,521 
344,606 
511,834 
484,317 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,064 
506 
714 
778 
1,194 
1,428 
acres 
2,921,001 
559,978 
428,948 
340,090 
378,397 
324,191 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,005 
506 
712 
778 
1,192 
1,423 
acres 
2,910,154 
559,149 
428,268 
339,891 
377,219 
322,097 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,381 
99 
78 
62 
129 
169 
acres 
350,351 
12,294 
6,167 
9,826 
17,276 
20,054 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,990 
1,566 
1,575 
1,671 
2,458 
3,341 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,093 
358 
462 
585 
986 
1,311 
2 operators 
16,936 
305 
349 
346 
499 
732 
3 operators 
2,402 
123 
98 
79 
104 
152 
4 operators 
423 
28 
20 
27 
24 
17 
5 or more operators 
176 
16 
7 
9 
6 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
22,070 
310 
330 
333 
461 
741 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,180 
256 
274 
277 
392 
640 
2 operators 
1,180 
19 
24 
25 
28 
43 
3 operators 
121 
4 
1 
2 
- 
5 
4 operators 
24 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
38,377 
788 
883 
977 
1,516 
2,037 
Female 
7,653 
42 
53 
69 
103 
183 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,740 
750 
844 
884 
1,230 
1,439 
Other 
25,290 
80 
92 
162 
389 
781 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
