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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
14,485 
11,951 
1,206 
866 
$1,000 
152,365 
62,237 
27,007 
23,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,517 
7,621 
462 
283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,125 
2,528 
296 
205 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,789 
1,262 
242 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
258 
73 
60 
$50,000 or more 
608 
282 
133 
126 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
13,722 
11,834 
987 
656 
$1,000 
424,722 
239,357 
68,349 
48,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,311 
7,456 
444 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,239 
2,760 
247 
150 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,224 
983 
139 
91 
$100,000 to $249,999 
666 
466 
109 
70 
$250,000 or more 
282 
169 
48 
39 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
7,395 
6,351 
573 
357 
$1,000 
57,220 
38,534 
7,607 
5,292 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
8,369 
7,162 
610 
406 
$1,000 
367,502 
200,823 
60,742 
43,067 
Feed purchased farms 
32,768 
28,825 
2,046 
1,396 
$1,000 
1,067,299 
661,951 
183,061 
137,004 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,799 
19,165 
894 
570 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,971 
6,748 
636 
451 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,517 
1,951 
264 
172 
$100,000 to $249,999 
587 
406 
88 
68 
$250,000 or more 
894 
555 
164 
135 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
44,347 
38,679 
2,778 
1,933 
$1,000 
190,119 
117,120 
30,432 
25,013 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,000 
34,194 
1,911 
1,286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,920 
3,727 
569 
394 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
473 
169 
138 
$50,000 or more 
594 
285 
129 
115 
Utilities farms 
25,648 
21,267 
2,088 
1,513 
$1,000 
70,860 
39,459 
10,714 
9,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,223 
13,545 
921 
573 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,690 
6,119 
713 
551 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,365 
1,468 
359 
302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
93 
74 
69 
$50,000 or more 
118 
42 
21 
18 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
36,935 
31,874 
2,482 
1,735 
$1,000 
221,152 
130,366 
38,514 
33,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,836 
26,800 
1,539 
1,031 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,382 
4,143 
596 
399 
$25,000 to $49,999 
997 
613 
173 
147 
$50,000 or more 
720 
318 
174 
158 
Hired farm labor farms 
12,718 
9,733 
1,292 
973 
$1,000 
354,999 
134,294 
59,610 
53,277 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,052 
6,165 
473 
298 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,929 
2,165 
333 
259 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,068 
1,184 
347 
297 
$100,000 to $249,999 
493 
185 
99 
83 
$250,000 or more 
176 
34 
40 
36 
Contract labor farms 
3,920 
3,008 
387 
308 
$1,000 
40,125 
23,217 
5,360 
4,893 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,142 
999 
79 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,474 
1,152 
145 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
664 
110 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
126 
24 
22 
$50,000 or more 
139 
67 
29 
27 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,273 
5,933 
690 
479 
$1,000 
47,027 
26,183 
9,379 
7,994 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,412 
3,049 
211 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,044 
1,659 
190 
122 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,444 
1,029 
203 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
143 
45 
41 
$50,000 or more 
125 
53 
41 
35 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
11,352 
9,418 
1,000 
664 
$1,000 
123,416 
71,054 
24,719 
20,275 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,994 
7,130 
503 
280 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,185 
909 
133 
89 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,126 
792 
164 
117 
$25,000 or more 
1,047 
587 
200 
178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
