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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
18,826 
580 
729 
847 
1,315 
1,618 
acres treated 
1,920,603 
505,259 
325,190 
236,426 
205,760 
164,687 
Manure used 
farms 
6,318 
263 
337 
343 
486 
469 
acres treated 
363,237 
73,610 
53,804 
43,248 
45,378 
37,903 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,003 
416 
484 
536 
589 
484 
acres 
786,176 
385,066 
181,547 
103,254 
64,466 
22,204 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
12,129 
594 
712 
820 
1,180 
1,123 
acres 
1,514,896 
565,046 
332,956 
213,054 
156,978 
75,879 
Nematodes 
farms 
783 
130 
115 
86 
80 
66 
acres 
131,121 
72,165 
34,805 
10,704 
7,179 
2,121 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,855 
195 
171 
152 
176 
142 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
245,417 
149,067 
49,452 
21,827 
14,096 
3,523 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
886 
118 
108 
89 
75 
65 
acres on which used 
129,075 
69,799 
34,300 
13,295 
5,004 
2,355 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,399 
100 
123 
105 
141 
132 
acres 
97,939 
34,153 
22,845 
12,094 
8,015 
5,846 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,491 
118 
100 
80 
137 
160 
acres 
166,928 
61,210 
26,104 
13,620 
12,691 
10,073 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,574 
58 
72 
99 
159 
219 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
313,608 
20,633 
18,214 
19,787 
37,874 
33,180 
used 
farms 
5,309 
474 
533 
553 
704 
634 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
955,387 
407,656 
228,254 
138,161 
89,897 
38,235 
used 
farms 
1,649 
167 
175 
203 
209 
148 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
197,862 
92,113 
51,703 
23,980 
13,840 
5,425 
practices were used 
farms 
4,173 
188 
256 
276 
411 
405 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
203,725 
59,471 
43,729 
29,870 
23,423 
15,520 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,745 
279 
386 
409 
463 
345 
acres 
301,959 
110,641 
74,296 
48,859 
29,572 
11,710 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,165 
20 
17 
23 
48 
72 
Solar panels 
farms 
717 
6 
6 
7 
31 
46 
Wind turbines 
farms 
104 
- 
- 
- 
11 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
62 
2 
- 
- 
8 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
269 
1 
2 
2 
11 
17 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
98 
- 
2 
1 
9 
1 
Biodiesel 
farms 
168 
8 
5 
7 
14 
10 
Ethanol 
farms 
90 
2 
5 
13 
11 
2 
Other 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
2 
1 
- 
2 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
331 
219 
270 
457 
856 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
471 
637 
696 
1,098 
1,286 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
60 
88 
94 
168 
191 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,632 
803 
859 
966 
1,561 
2,146 
acres 
5,731,794 
439,945 
313,248 
358,946 
550,963 
523,553 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,572 
802 
856 
966 
1,555 
2,142 
acres 
5,392,290 
427,692 
307,509 
350,339 
529,287 
508,800 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,064 
531 
727 
790 
1,268 
1,482 
acres 
2,921,001 
581,329 
427,201 
343,579 
378,927 
325,513 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,005 
531 
725 
790 
1,266 
1,477 
acres 
2,910,154 
580,344 
426,677 
343,380 
377,729 
323,379 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,381 
105 
75 
60 
147 
174 
acres 
350,351 
13,238 
6,263 
8,806 
22,874 
16,887 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
69,990 
1,619 
1,596 
1,671 
2,582 
3,527 
1 operator 
26,093 
374 
463 
606 
1,069 
1,382 
2 operators 
16,936 
318 
348 
346 
522 
760 
3 operators 
2,402 
124 
108 
72 
101 
159 
4 operators 
423 
30 
18 
27 
25 
19 
5 or more operators 
176 
16 
7 
9 
6 
13 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
22,070 
317 
337 
326 
485 
781 
1 operator 
19,180 
261 
281 
272 
416 
662 
2 operators 
1,180 
20 
24 
24 
28 
46 
3 operators 
121 
4 
1 
2 
- 
9 
4 operators 
24 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
" 
1 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
