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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
14,485 
580 
702 
767 
1,075 
1,175 
$1,000 
152,365 
84,282 
27,384 
16,126 
9,873 
4,580 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,517 
20 
41 
46 
184 
375 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,125 
63 
96 
146 
347 
512 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,789 
127 
243 
337 
453 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
80 
122 
146 
75 
13 
$50,000 or more 
608 
290 
200 
92 
16 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,722 
571 
550 
558 
865 
1,120 
$1,000 
424,722 
223,802 
65,145 
36,153 
36,088 
21,056 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,311 
20 
57 
104 
200 
434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,239 
30 
85 
145 
273 
378 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,224 
41 
215 
172 
264 
298 
$100,000 to $249,999 
666 
303 
118 
107 
128 
10 
$250,000 or more 
282 
177 
75 
30 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,395 
197 
269 
332 
513 
700 
$1,000 
57,220 
12,121 
7,806 
6,441 
6,727 
5,850 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,369 
495 
393 
315 
528 
555 
$1,000 
367,502 
211,680 
57,339 
29,712 
29,361 
15,205 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,768 
644 
716 
792 
1,310 
1,873 
$1,000 
1,067,299 
609,891 
167,068 
77,525 
44,268 
30,619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,799 
15 
39 
59 
210 
642 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,971 
29 
75 
151 
507 
802 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,517 
26 
107 
269 
514 
418 
$100,000 to $249,999 
587 
37 
197 
256 
77 
11 
$250,000 or more 
894 
537 
298 
57 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
44,347 
861 
942 
1,056 
1,704 
2,315 
$1,000 
190,119 
58,162 
28,516 
19,428 
17,877 
13,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,000 
36 
86 
158 
583 
1,401 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,920 
238 
443 
666 
1,005 
863 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
256 
262 
161 
97 
42 
$50,000 or more 
594 
331 
151 
71 
19 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
25,648 
862 
944 
1,059 
1,487 
1,771 
$1,000 
70,860 
25,138 
9,378 
7,252 
5,972 
3,595 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,223 
11 
34 
120 
399 
808 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,690 
100 
261 
411 
771 
844 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,365 
517 
592 
505 
298 
113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
149 
51 
14 
12 
4 
$50,000 or more 
118 
85 
6 
9 
7 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
36,935 
862 
943 
1,060 
1,635 
2,133 
$1,000 
221,152 
70,472 
31,702 
23,049 
20,114 
13,750 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,836 
39 
86 
175 
520 
1,192 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,382 
278 
372 
567 
931 
878 
$25,000 to $49,999 
997 
171 
297 
238 
146 
52 
$50,000 or more 
720 
374 
188 
80 
38 
11 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,718 
741 
749 
770 
1,055 
1,053 
$1,000 
354,999 
154,479 
44,508 
33,770 
29,627 
16,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,052 
57 
63 
113 
273 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,929 
157 
210 
258 
451 
347 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,068 
256 
338 
307 
293 
130 
$100,000 to $249,999 
493 
138 
126 
88 
26 
25 
$250,000 or more 
176 
133 
12 
4 
12 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,920 
203 
199 
170 
261 
242 
$1,000 
40,125 
12,787 
5,571 
3,104 
3,177 
1,861 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,142 
5 
8 
9 
39 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,474 
46 
41 
54 
78 
90 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
68 
94 
68 
104 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
28 
21 
23 
31 
18 
$50,000 or more 
139 
56 
35 
16 
9 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,273 
617 
581 
512 
629 
625 
$1,000 
47,027 
22,897 
8,297 
4,804 
3,110 
1,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,412 
4 
25 
35 
181 
277 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,044 
25 
137 
230 
247 
253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,444 
394 
321 
206 
186 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
104 
72 
36 
14 
2 
$50,000 or more 
125 
90 
26 
5 
1 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1 1 ,352 
504 
681 
752 
1,173 
1,347 
$1,000 
123,416 
46,086 
22,897 
15,146 
13,504 
8,085 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,994 
54 
90 
192 
503 
904 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,185 
39 
107 
105 
303 
258 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,126 
77 
173 
262 
285 
139 
$25,000 or more 
1,047 
334 
311 
193 
82 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
