Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
47 
43 
43 
4 
4 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,244 
1,244 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
7 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,158 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
44 
40 
40 
4 
4 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,237 
1,237 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
7 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,048 
1,048 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
512 
475 
466 
37 
30 
112 
$1,000 
14,650 
13,577 
13,524 
1,073 
1,002 
1,800 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
65 
63 
63 
2 
2 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
851 
795 
786 
56 
54 
133 
$1,000 
80,263 
76,975 
74,736 
3,288 
(D) 
8,370 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
315 
294 
289 
21 
20 
44 
$1,000 
70,626 
67,882 
65,648 
2,744 
(D) 
7,125 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
109 
104 
104 
5 
5 
4 
$1,000 
95,094 
87,616 
87,616 
7,477 
7,477 
1,917 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
108 
103 
103 
5 
5 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,477 
7,477 
1,917 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
78 
74 
72 
4 
4 
12 
$1,000 
37,815 
37,805 
(D) 
10 
10 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
14 
14 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
37,520 
37,520 
37,520 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
146 
130 
128 
16 
16 
27 
$1,000 
633 
603 
(D) 
30 
30 
137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
221 
181 
173 
40 
33 
15 
$1,000 
11,727 
10,898 
10,837 
829 
687 
369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
9 
9 
6 
6 
3 
$1,000 
9,265 
8,839 
8,839 
425 
425 
279 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
327 
288 
284 
39 
30 
36 
$1,000 
307,399 
213,204 
(D) 
94,195 
40,257 
1,958 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
140 
126 
124 
14 
10 
3 
$1,000 
307,054 
212,892 
(D) 
94,162 
40,226 
1,938 
Aquaculture 
farms 
36 
26 
26 
10 
10 
12 
$1,000 
24,286 
18,694 
18,694 
5,592 
5,592 
13,391 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
11 
11 
6 
6 
8 
$1,000 
23,972 
18,538 
18,538 
5,434 
5,434 
13,351 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
108 
88 
86 
20 
20 
19 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,439 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
6 
6 
4 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,207 
1,207 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
739 
681 
675 
58 
54 
89 
$1,000 
13,053 
12,297 
12,242 
757 
755 
385 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
31 
28 
28 
3 
3 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,219 
1,219 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
250 
228 
222 
22 
21 
25 
$1,000 
17,822 
16,900 
16,850 
922 
(D) 
114 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
2,550 
2,244 
2,208 
306 
286 
450 
$1,000 
882,805 
728,006 
697,563 
154,798 
100,428 
39,854 
Average per farm 
dollars 
346,198 
324,424 
315,925 
505,877 
351,147 
88,564 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,485 
1,340 
1,320 
145 
138 
181 
$1,000 
50,457 
46,315 
46,068 
4,143 
3,958 
2,494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
817 
714 
700 
103 
99 
122 
$5,000 to $24,999 
329 
311 
308 
18 
18 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
112 
106 
104 
6 
5 
10 
$50,000 or more 
227 
209 
208 
18 
16 
13 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,414 
1,282 
1,263 
132 
123 
170 
$1,000 
28,395 
25,633 
25,159 
2,762 
2,296 
788 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
923 
832 
817 
91 
89 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
263 
242 
239 
21 
20 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
68 
68 
6 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
154 
140 
139 
14 
10 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Virginia 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
