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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
18,826 
15,934 
1,483 
1,020 
acres treated 
1,920,603 
1,239,812 
346,890 
285,951 
Manure used 
farms 
6,318 
5,129 
585 
431 
acres treated 
363,237 
229,721 
65,874 
49,849 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,003 
3,731 
570 
451 
acres 
786,176 
408,807 
179,882 
167,635 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
12,129 
9,759 
1,127 
830 
acres 
1,514,896 
874,211 
315,951 
280,468 
Nematodes 
farms 
783 
533 
119 
98 
acres 
131,121 
70,532 
30,780 
27,502 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,855 
1,275 
251 
214 
acres 
245,417 
119,813 
61,623 
57,103 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
886 
615 
110 
89 
acres on which used 
129,075 
68,270 
30,951 
28,085 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,399 
1,056 
148 
98 
acres 
97,939 
60,364 
17,694 
14,121 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,491 
2,040 
184 
129 
acres 
166,928 
106,202 
26,231 
21,448 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,574 
2,009 
265 
206 
acres 
313,608 
210,690 
44,782 
34,535 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
5,309 
4,052 
645 
491 
acres 
955,387 
523,370 
213,975 
193,221 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,649 
1,262 
195 
149 
acres 
197,862 
103,832 
54,380 
50,413 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,173 
3,458 
365 
243 
acres 
203,725 
135,787 
36,964 
27,738 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,745 
2,880 
448 
353 
acres 
301,959 
161,874 
60,367 
51,270 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,165 
924 
100 
76 
Solar panels 
farms 
717 
574 
63 
50 
Wind turbines 
farms 
104 
91 
6 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
62 
48 
6 
2 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
269 
209 
23 
14 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
98 
75 
14 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
168 
121 
18 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
90 
67 
9 
3 
Other 
farms 
26 
18 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
40 
4 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
27,473 
1,678 
1,192 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
10,711 
996 
634 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
1,972 
200 
158 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,632 
38,229 
2,676 
1,828 
acres 
5,731,794 
4,281,952 
683,526 
491,109 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,572 
38,184 
2,674 
1,826 
acres 
5,392,290 
4,032,803 
644,633 
460,697 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,064 
12,735 
1,201 
797 
acres 
2,921,001 
2,028,460 
457,836 
350,530 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,005 
12,683 
1,196 
792 
acres 
2,910,154 
2,020,765 
455,953 
348,693 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,381 
3,622 
353 
233 
acres 
350,351 
256,844 
40,776 
32,249 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,990 
59,112 
5,462 
3,812 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,093 
23,858 
896 
602 
2 operators 
16,936 
14,197 
1,534 
1,055 
3 operators 
2,402 
1,739 
348 
248 
4 operators 
423 
262 
75 
63 
5 or more operators 
176 
100 
21 
16 
Total women operators 
number 
22,070 
18,785 
1,510 
1,161 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,180 
16,753 
1,119 
857 
2 operators 
1,180 
866 
159 
121 
3 operators 
121 
72 
18 
16 
4 operators 
24 
16 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
4 
3 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
