Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
314 
1 
3 
31 
73 
95 
111 
$1,000 
3,117 
(D) 
(D) 
360 
(D) 
803 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
2 
2 
3 
6 
$1,000 
1,379 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
265 
846 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
296 
1 
3 
28 
68 
91 
105 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
350 
(D) 
779 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
6 
$1,000 
1,379 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
265 
846 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
5 
5 
4 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
10 
12 
25 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
7,535 
7 
354 
673 
1,838 
2,484 
2,179 
$1,000 
48,454 
57 
3,321 
4,795 
11,314 
15,992 
12,976 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
106 
- 
15 
11 
25 
33 
22 
$1,000 
8,600 
- 
1,054 
845 
2,107 
2,799 
1,795 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
5 
7 
4 
- 
$1,000 
23 
- 
- 
10 
2 
11 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
9,718 
46 
579 
1,157 
2,614 
3,021 
2,301 
$1,000 
181,545 
1,778 
8,849 
19,405 
48,261 
59,001 
44,251 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
717 
7 
27 
103 
182 
224 
174 
$1,000 
89,836 
1,304 
3,026 
9,128 
25,751 
28,935 
21,692 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
60 
- 
3 
6 
16 
24 
11 
$1,000 
14,533 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,805 
7,922 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
3 
7 
15 
10 
$1,000 
14,056 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,776 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
452 
- 
41 
112 
183 
84 
32 
$1,000 
5,761 
- 
84 
1,477 
319 
3,804 
77 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
4,703 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,619 
8 
157 
267 
519 
434 
234 
$1,000 
4,425 
7 
298 
711 
1,734 
1,083 
592 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
517 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,431 
- 
86 
191 
459 
437 
258 
$1,000 
11,589 
- 
629 
1,133 
2,964 
4,448 
2,414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
1 
3 
11 
6 
$1,000 
2,840 
- 
- 
(D) 
752 
1,229 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,979 
14 
138 
332 
671 
542 
282 
$1,000 
123,960 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
39,283 
44,108 
25,740 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
127 
2 
12 
38 
49 
26 
$1,000 
122,563 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
38,726 
43,730 
25,569 
Aquaculture 
farms 
81 
- 
1 
16 
20 
27 
17 
$1,000 
14,891 
- 
(D) 
3,191 
2,573 
7,892 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
1 
4 
5 
8 
3 
$1,000 
14,277 
- 
(D) 
3,024 
(D) 
7,692 
1,088 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
758 
- 
27 
122 
198 
252 
159 
$1,000 
6,620 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
851 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
5,439 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
4,604 
4 
147 
387 
1,010 
1,492 
1,564 
$1,000 
16,346 
1 
687 
1,596 
3,981 
4,739 
5,342 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
381 
- 
51 
46 
122 
99 
63 
$1,000 
1,966 
- 
181 
134 
376 
645 
629 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,853 
12 
117 
281 
652 
522 
269 
$1,000 
6,820 
21 
392 
1,553 
2,048 
1,759 
1,049 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
$1,000 
670,474 
2,617 
24,715 
76,599 
178,147 
223,324 
165,072 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,511 
29,404 
20,425 
28,905 
27,090 
28,024 
24,290 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
11,112 
38 
582 
1,251 
3,139 
3,590 
2,512 
$1,000 
38,983 
118 
1,897 
4,469 
10,262 
13,329 
8,908 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,509 
29 
487 
1,074 
2,724 
3,049 
2,146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,412 
9 
81 
160 
369 
468 
325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
- 
11 
9 
24 
44 
28 
$50,000 or more 
75 
- 
3 
8 
22 
29 
13 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
8,095 
23 
444 
954 
2,289 
2,685 
1,700 
$1,000 
13,026 
12 
591 
2,567 
3,300 
3,811 
2,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,703 
23 
412 
905 
2,178 
2,567 
1,618 
$5,000 to $24,999 
303 
- 
30 
38 
83 
92 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51 
- 
- 
5 
17 
14 
15 
$50,000 or more 
38 
- 
2 
6 
11 
12 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 191 
