Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
198 
- 
2 
11 
15 
72 
98 
$1,000 
7,873 
4,756 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,204 
(D) 
2,042 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
20 
- 
7 
8 
5 
$1,000 
4,735 
3,356 
- 
- 
- 
1,124 
834 
1,398 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
489 
193 
- 
2 
11 
14 
72 
94 
$1,000 
7,549 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
236 
(D) 
1,203 
2,036 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
18 
- 
- 
6 
7 
5 
$1,000 
4,576 
3,197 
- 
- 
- 
1,016 
783 
1,398 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
34 
10 
- 
- 
4 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
325 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,014 
5,479 
18 
142 
259 
745 
1,493 
2,822 
$1,000 
139,830 
91,376 
273 
3,036 
6,863 
19,065 
28,830 
33,308 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
490 
384 
1 
16 
34 
82 
138 
113 
$1,000 
63,043 
54,443 
(D) 
(D) 
5,152 
13,845 
19,625 
13,634 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
31 
15 
4 
4 
2 
5 
$1,000 
78 
55 
- 
- 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
49 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,091 
10,373 
49 
329 
536 
1,457 
2,635 
5,367 
$1,000 
707,976 
526,430 
995 
18,699 
32,839 
106,237 
166,535 
201,125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,894 
2,177 
4 
53 
141 
437 
702 
840 
$1,000 
497,354 
407,518 
264 
14,532 
26,630 
91,203 
138,331 
136,557 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
737 
677 
10 
60 
79 
166 
201 
161 
$1,000 
347,204 
332,671 
(D) 
19,096 
30,460 
(D) 
115,531 
83,526 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
677 
642 
10 
59 
79 
161 
185 
148 
$1,000 
345,790 
331,735 
(D) 
(D) 
30,460 
(D) 
115,097 
83,090 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
919 
467 
4 
50 
64 
109 
117 
123 
$1,000 
67,702 
61,941 
13 
94 
1,792 
10,697 
38,489 
10,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
43 
- 
- 
2 
15 
16 
10 
$1,000 
65,123 
60,419 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
38,130 
10,431 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,870 
1,251 
12 
96 
126 
241 
324 
452 
$1,000 
11,634 
7,209 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
1,614 
1,964 
1,814 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
15 
- 
3 
5 
4 
3 
$1,000 
2,651 
2,134 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
395 
195 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,626 
1,195 
6 
68 
130 
295 
378 
318 
$1,000 
32,006 
20,417 
(D) 
8,015 
(D) 
3,126 
3,938 
3,340 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
51 
1 
6 
13 
7 
12 
12 
$1,000 
14,932 
12,092 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
626 
1,232 
1,383 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,042 
2,063 
13 
109 
235 
540 
653 
513 
$1,000 
1,161,564 
1,037,604 
(D) 
(D) 
122,031 
289,993 
389,316 
213,995 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
848 
721 
1 
23 
84 
200 
238 
175 
$1,000 
1,158,149 
1,035,586 
(D) 
(D) 
121,652 
289,414 
388,775 
213,753 
Aquaculture 
farms 
160 
79 
4 
11 
16 
27 
21 
$1,000 
54,665 
39,774 
- 
49 
6,674 
1,035 
26,441 
5,575 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
37 
- 
- 
7 
7 
13 
10 
$1,000 
53,707 
39,430 
- 
- 
6,670 
1,005 
26,230 
5,525 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
633 
8 
13 
59 
132 
197 
224 
$1,000 
10,389 
3,769 
(D) 
(D) 
422 
(D) 
(D) 
1,650 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
13 
4 
2 
3 
4 
$1,000 
7,317 
1,878 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
936 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
6,060 
14 
145 
271 
982 
1,785 
2,863 
$1,000 
82,318 
65,972 
101 
1,543 
4,766 
13,145 
25,061 
21,357 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
772 
391 
4 
38 
30 
83 
97 
139 
$1,000 
10,461 
8,495 
(D) 
656 
(D) 
2,180 
2,696 
2,504 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,581 
1,728 
11 
113 
202 
384 
490 
528 
$1,000 
41,728 
34,907 
5 
797 
2,796 
4,606 
17,906 
8,798 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
3,494,672 
2,824,198 
5,591 
80,246 
274,078 
681,706 
987,174 
795,403 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,922 
136,172 
65,012 
115,296 
223,373 
205,581 
172,764 
81,992 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,925 
11,813 
51 
392 
693 
1,880 
3,319 
5,478 
$1,000 
235,173 
196,189 
238 
6,091 
16,095 
45,890 
63,442 
64,432 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,142 
7,633 
40 
242 
405 
1,018 
2,050 
3,878 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,114 
2,702 
10 
85 
178 
494 
752 
1,183 
$25,000 to $49,999 
762 
646 
- 
41 
34 
163 
228 
180 
$50,000 or more 
907 
832 
1 
24 
76 
205 
289 
237 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,647 
9,552 
45 
374 
610 
1,688 
2,810 
4,025 
$1,000 
116,536 
103,510 
68 
2,531 
9,681 
28,767 
32,484 
29,979 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,156 
7,453 
43 
295 
428 
1,154 
2,129 
3,404 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,572 
1,269 
1 
50 
108 
325 
385 
400 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
347 
1 
16 
32 
88 
113 
97 
$50,000 or more 
521 
483 
- 
13 
42 
121 
183 
124 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
