Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
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 
429 
28 
27 
$1,000 
7,873 
5,380 
1,099 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
20 
5 
5 
$1,000 
4,735 
2,817 
760 
760 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
489 
412 
27 
26 
$1,000 
7,549 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
19 
4 
4 
$1,000 
4,576 
2,766 
(D) 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
34 
24 
5 
5 
$1,000 
325 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,014 
11,610 
780 
504 
$1,000 
139,830 
103,449 
19,932 
16,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
490 
322 
97 
80 
$1,000 
63,043 
36,973 
14,633 
12,854 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
31 
22 
7 
4 
$1,000 
78 
59 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,091 
17,730 
1,377 
842 
$1,000 
707,976 
516,483 
102,859 
62,792 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,894 
2,093 
442 
287 
$1,000 
497,354 
332,120 
87,483 
53,418 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
737 
463 
161 
137 
$1,000 
347,204 
137,482 
112,711 
101,650 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
677 
409 
156 
133 
$1,000 
345,790 
(D) 
112,606 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
919 
770 
59 
44 
$1,000 
67,702 
24,375 
(D) 
4,795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
29 
7 
5 
$1,000 
65,123 
22,329 
(D) 
4,613 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,870 
2,550 
147 
89 
$1,000 
11,634 
9,739 
1,125 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
15 
3 
$1,000 
2,651 
2,308 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,626 
2,215 
175 
145 
$1,000 
32,006 
17,526 
2,383 
2,007 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
46 
8 
6 
$1,000 
14,932 
4,562 
826 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,042 
3,402 
277 
214 
$1,000 
1,161,564 
646,104 
206,103 
157,739 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
848 
590 
115 
96 
$1,000 
1,158,149 
643,231 
205,927 
157,587 
Aquaculture 
farms 
160 
88 
24 
19 
$1,000 
54,665 
11,751 
5,238 
5,225 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
23 
10 
10 
$1,000 
53,707 
11,257 
5,127 
5,127 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
1,175 
89 
79 
$1,000 
10,389 
3,360 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
7,317 
851 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
8,861 
975 
639 
$1,000 
82,318 
54,855 
14,024 
11,765 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
772 
677 
61 
36 
$1,000 
10,461 
6,994 
2,220 
1,247 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,581 
3,071 
235 
183 
$1,000 
41,728 
16,242 
7,550 
6,583 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
46,030 
40,156 
2,874 
1,984 
$1,000 
3,494,672 
1,974,572 
597,441 
484,922 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,922 
49,173 
207,878 
244,416 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,925 
19,570 
1,689 
1,175 
$1,000 
235,173 
136,751 
45,470 
40,006 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,142 
15,224 
979 
658 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,114 
3,366 
383 
263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
762 
506 
134 
79 
$50,000 or more 
907 
474 
193 
175 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,647 
14,636 
1,427 
1,034 
$1,000 
116,536 
61,745 
25,608 
23,404 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,156 
13,085 
1,002 
678 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,572 
1,050 
241 
190 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
265 
56 
47 
$50,000 or more 
521 
236 
128 
119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
