Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
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 
2 
1 
9 
16 
30 
$1,000 
7,873 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
2 
- 
8 
11 
12 
$1,000 
4,735 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
858 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
489 
2 
1 
8 
15 
30 
$1,000 
7,549 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,171 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
2 
- 
8 
10 
11 
$1,000 
4,576 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,092 
808 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
34 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
325 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,014 
216 
219 
224 
411 
623 
$1,000 
139,830 
23,100 
15,948 
11,112 
15,316 
14,973 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
490 
93 
95 
74 
119 
109 
$1,000 
63,043 
21,471 
14,406 
9,167 
10,917 
7,082 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
31 
- 
1 
3 
3 
1 
$1,000 
78 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,091 
417 
561 
685 
1,230 
1,765 
$1,000 
707,976 
106,747 
110,540 
106,588 
124,493 
90,157 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,894 
235 
311 
403 
911 
1,034 
$1,000 
497,354 
103,034 
104,684 
100,628 
117,875 
71,133 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
737 
126 
181 
193 
128 
73 
$1,000 
347,204 
171,592 
95,340 
57,497 
17,792 
4,547 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
677 
126 
181 
193 
121 
56 
$1,000 
345,790 
171,592 
95,340 
57,497 
17,528 
3,833 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
919 
39 
22 
26 
57 
52 
$1,000 
67,702 
58,864 
3,845 
1,908 
693 
727 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
26 
7 
9 
2 
7 
$1,000 
65,123 
58,783 
3,780 
1,838 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,870 
23 
27 
35 
100 
149 
$1,000 
11,634 
318 
1,056 
488 
2,143 
1,343 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
3 
1 
3 
10 
2 
$1,000 
2,651 
205 
(D) 
(D) 
1,214 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,626 
15 
24 
43 
68 
105 
$1,000 
32,006 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,624 
3,319 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
3 
2 
5 
24 
38 
$1,000 
14,932 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,422 
2,509 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,042 
441 
280 
156 
128 
108 
$1,000 
1,161,564 
933,684 
177,555 
42,352 
4,850 
684 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
848 
436 
266 
116 
25 
5 
$1,000 
1,158,149 
933,678 
177,541 
42,181 
4,288 
461 
Aquaculture 
farms 
160 
14 
5 
20 
12 
14 
$1,000 
54,665 
43,969 
1,875 
5,175 
1,974 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
14 
3 
18 
12 
11 
$1,000 
53,707 
43,969 
(D) 
(D) 
1,974 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
13 
8 
14 
29 
54 
$1,000 
10,389 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
1 
1 
5 
6 
6 
$1,000 
7,317 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
452 
556 
644 
957 
1,071 
$1,000 
82,318 
18,859 
14,981 
11,275 
14,277 
9,102 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
772 
22 
50 
30 
70 
60 
$1,000 
10,461 
1,734 
3,265 
1,635 
1,897 
474 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,581 
29 
55 
79 
182 
228 
$1,000 
41,728 
(D) 
(D) 
4,750 
5,777 
3,090 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
46,030 
862 
944 
1,060 
1,723 
2,333 
$1,000 
3,494,672 
1,586,075 
524,874 
311,649 
246,450 
157,626 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,922 
1,839,994 
556,010 
294,009 
143,035 
67,564 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,925 
598 
754 
856 
1,366 
1,740 
$1,000 
235,173 
85,695 
45,452 
27,837 
22,931 
14,592 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,142 
104 
92 
139 
376 
742 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,114 
120 
205 
293 
695 
909 
$25,000 to $49,999 
762 
52 
156 
226 
228 
78 
$50,000 or more 
907 
322 
301 
198 
67 
11 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,647 
666 
780 
880 
1,329 
1,436 
$1,000 
116,536 
59,313 
23,154 
13,700 
8,343 
3,785 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,156 
166 
243 
361 
860 
1,199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,572 
158 
229 
351 
396 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
62 
152 
102 
56 
9 
$50,000 or more 
521 
280 
156 
66 
17 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
