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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
14,485 
7,879 
28 
303 
547 
1,415 
2,426 
3,160 
$1,000 
152,365 
137,301 
126 
3,133 
12,213 
28,740 
58,417 
34,672 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,517 
3,712 
16 
124 
182 
545 
1,118 
1,727 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,125 
1,842 
8 
74 
147 
331 
536 
746 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,789 
1,368 
2 
81 
130 
294 
444 
417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
403 
2 
9 
31 
110 
135 
116 
$50,000 or more 
608 
554 
- 
15 
57 
135 
193 
154 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
13,722 
6,926 
54 
302 
536 
1,303 
1,962 
2,769 
$1,000 
424,722 
355,543 
496 
10,420 
37,736 
70,299 
143,494 
93,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,311 
3,537 
29 
162 
240 
622 
976 
1,508 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,239 
1,745 
24 
68 
142 
327 
474 
710 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,224 
835 
- 
40 
82 
151 
221 
341 
$100,000 to $249,999 
666 
549 
1 
27 
46 
134 
198 
143 
$250,000 or more 
282 
260 
- 
5 
26 
69 
93 
67 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,395 
3,810 
31 
161 
291 
701 
1,065 
1,561 
$1,000 
57,220 
39,274 
168 
1,872 
4,036 
10,665 
11,104 
1 1 ,429 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,369 
4,217 
25 
214 
365 
853 
1,189 
1,571 
$1,000 
367,502 
316,268 
328 
8,548 
33,700 
59,634 
132,389 
81,669 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,768 
15,485 
71 
570 
965 
2,584 
4,217 
7,078 
$1,000 
1,067,299 
886,608 
1,828 
24,745 
88,340 
239,705 
313,857 
218,134 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,799 
8,398 
48 
291 
461 
1,241 
2,149 
4,208 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,971 
4,169 
8 
171 
261 
683 
1,181 
1,865 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,517 
1,627 
12 
44 
110 
334 
427 
700 
$100,000 to $249,999 
587 
510 
2 
38 
44 
105 
194 
127 
$250,000 or more 
894 
781 
1 
26 
89 
221 
266 
178 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
44,347 
20,384 
86 
663 
1,209 
3,260 
5,637 
9,529 
$1,000 
190,119 
148,171 
252 
4,371 
14,302 
33,237 
47,656 
48,353 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,000 
15,505 
78 
473 
800 
2,179 
4,096 
7,879 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,920 
3,595 
6 
144 
295 
754 
1,082 
1,314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
734 
2 
30 
53 
181 
268 
200 
$50,000 or more 
594 
550 
" 
16 
61 
146 
191 
136 
Utilities 
farms 
25,648 
13,612 
35 
437 
857 
2,352 
3,868 
6,063 
$1,000 
70,860 
56,290 
96 
1,619 
5,793 
13,225 
19,242 
16,313 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,223 
6,740 
8 
156 
327 
896 
1,767 
3,586 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,690 
4,581 
25 
185 
273 
847 
1,340 
1,911 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,365 
1,957 
2 
90 
212 
528 
651 
474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
230 
- 
5 
36 
54 
67 
68 
$50,000 or more 
118 
104 
1 
9 
27 
43 
24 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
36,935 
17,800 
66 
573 
1,068 
2,854 
4,935 
8,304 
$1,000 
221,152 
170,237 
403 
4,577 
14,450 
38,590 
54,246 
57,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,836 
12,582 
41 
396 
651 
1,764 
3,352 
6,378 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,382 
3,721 
21 
121 
272 
708 
1,077 
1,522 
$25,000 to $49,999 
997 
849 
3 
40 
77 
218 
288 
223 
$50,000 or more 
720 
648 
1 
16 
68 
164 
218 
181 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,718 
7,302 
19 
248 
524 
1,423 
2,069 
3,019 
$1,000 
354,999 
285,764 
798 
7,283 
27,469 
67,788 
95,507 
86,919 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,052 
3,348 
8 
90 
170 
515 
837 
1,728 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,929 
1,877 
3 
69 
152 
418 
537 
698 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,068 
1,514 
6 
75 
139 
350 
501 
443 
$100,000 to $249,999 
493 
412 
2 
12 
43 
98 
149 
108 
$250,000 or more 
176 
151 
- 
2 
20 
42 
45 
42 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,920 
2,068 
9 
79 
155 
428 
650 
747 
$1,000 
40,125 
29,356 
14 
810 
3,319 
8,207 
8,793 
8,214 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,142 
472 
- 
18 
25 
76 
142 
211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,474 
735 
9 
35 
48 
158 
205 
280 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
617 
- 
18 
58 
133 
214 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
129 
- 
5 
14 
29 
47 
34 
$50,000 or more 
139 
115 
- 
3 
10 
32 
42 
28 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,273 
4,387 
21 
193 
271 
762 
1,207 
1,933 
$1,000 
47,027 
40,416 
83 
1,545 
3,745 
9,681 
12,713 
12,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,412 
1,663 
3 
53 
65 
192 
352 
998 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,044 
1,213 
14 
60 
69 
178 
369 
523 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,444 
1,172 
4 
62 
102 
310 
380 
314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
226 
- 
14 
24 
54 
67 
67 
$50,000 or more 
125 
113 
- 
4 
11 
28 
39 
31 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1 1 ,352 
6,575 
21 
265 
531 
1,312 
1,945 
2,501 
$1,000 
123,416 
103,004 
121 
3,642 
9,676 
29,015 
30,456 
30,093 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,994 
3,958 
18 
158 
278 
633 
1,100 
1,771 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,185 
821 
1 
27 
68 
197 
275 
253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,126 
883 
- 
32 
85 
229 
298 
239 
$25,000 or more 
1,047 
913 
2 
48 
100 
253 
272 
238 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
