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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,880 
601 
4 
17 
17 
73 
153 
337 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,596 
1,857 
16 
63 
80 
215 
422 
1,061 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,797 
1,310 
6 
29 
43 
179 
313 
740 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,326 
1,771 
6 
76 
110 
203 
415 
961 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
1,135 
8 
53 
70 
177 
342 
485 
$50,000 or more 
3,096 
2,546 
3 
93 
244 
654 
849 
703 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
28,539 
11,520 
43 
365 
663 
1,815 
3,220 
5,414 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
17,685 
24,112 
21,994 
26,210 
36,260 
30,571 
23,179 
20,890 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,516 
783 
1 
26 
31 
92 
235 
398 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,436 
2,944 
12 
82 
120 
412 
797 
1,521 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,091 
2,307 
10 
70 
122 
344 
643 
1,118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,750 
2,897 
11 
97 
187 
445 
851 
1,306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,881 
1,395 
3 
35 
81 
248 
382 
646 
$50,000 or more 
1,865 
1,194 
6 
55 
122 
274 
312 
425 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
103 
79 
2 
9 
11 
29 
28 
$1,000 
5,131 
4,776 
- 
(D) 
885 
(D) 
1,773 
1,276 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
15,961 
8,289 
46 
275 
537 
1,411 
2,333 
3,687 
$1,000 
179,190 
123,074 
287 
3,752 
10,044 
35,600 
37,369 
36,023 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,877 
1,156 
14 
46 
105 
245 
338 
408 
$1,000 
17,364 
13,905 
58 
838 
1,435 
4,740 
4,024 
2,809 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
4,050 
1,755 
9 
43 
65 
247 
450 
941 
$1,000 
16,956 
7,850 
(D) 
(D) 
365 
1,164 
2,235 
3,882 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,881 
926 
9 
45 
125 
235 
512 
$1,000 
29,637 
15,733 
- 
268 
1,319 
2,898 
3,350 
7,899 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
814 
435 
9 
46 
77 
144 
159 
$1,000 
15,216 
11,008 
- 
184 
429 
3,368 
3,444 
3,583 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
6,933 
4,024 
25 
142 
239 
680 
1,169 
1,769 
$1,000 
14,338 
10,668 
29 
608 
814 
2,549 
4,146 
2,522 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,015 
731 
7 
18 
36 
145 
270 
255 
$1,000 
31,179 
27,040 
10 
914 
1,358 
8,644 
9,010 
7,104 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
1,033 
642 
2 
23 
38 
123 
194 
262 
$1,000 
6,467 
4,939 
(D) 
(D) 
493 
1,228 
1,381 
1,570 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,832 
1,510 
5 
69 
159 
314 
468 
495 
$1,000 
48,032 
31,930 
176 
484 
3,831 
11,008 
9,777 
6,655 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
34,525 
16,373 
58 
464 
924 
2,524 
4,493 
7,910 
acres 
2,990,561 
2,170,958 
3,494 
62,552 
165,161 
470,328 
666,596 
802,827 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
31,041 
15,187 
53 
439 
856 
2,312 
4,197 
7,330 
acres 
2,618,291 
1,968,779 
3,156 
59,449 
154,811 
428,305 
611,702 
711,356 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
20,886 
8,665 
40 
251 
448 
1,114 
2,326 
4,486 
50 to 99 acres 
4,720 
2,495 
3 
67 
124 
333 
654 
1,314 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
2,883 
1,921 
7 
38 
132 
375 
551 
818 
200 to 499 acres 
1,627 
1,255 
2 
58 
71 
265 
374 
485 
500 to 999 acres 
509 
457 
1 
13 
37 
124 
157 
125 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
316 
300 
- 
8 
32 
81 
108 
71 
2,000 acres or more 
100 
94 
- 
4 
12 
20 
27 
31 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,469 
1,637 
7 
35 
146 
303 
428 
718 
acres 
148,345 
89,581 
136 
1,330 
5,709 
22,060 
21,159 
39,187 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,144 
520 
2 
18 
33 
101 
131 
235 
acres 
22,639 
12,657 
(D) 
(D) 
844 
2,228 
2,971 
6,160 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
5,535 
2,358 
11 
63 
112 
368 
692 
1,112 
acres 
177,209 
84,100 
194 
1,168 
3,555 
16,007 
24,156 
39,020 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
797 
444 
3 
13 
27 
60 
145 
196 
acres 
24,077 
15,841 
(D) 
(D) 
242 
1,728 
6,608 
7,104 
Total woodland 
farms 
29,638 
13,585 
44 
343 
709 
2,038 
3,786 
6,665 
acres 
2,465,061 
1,363,458 
1,479 
33,739 
71,912 
223,868 
383,538 
648,922 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
12,531 
6,019 
28 
177 
290 
904 
1,553 
3,067 
acres 
464,186 
282,829 
997 
6,116 
13,997 
51,545 
71,065 
139,109 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
22,938 
10,467 
23 
246 
540 
1,545 
2,995 
5,118 
acres 
2,000,875 
1,080,629 
482 
27,623 
57,915 
172,323 
312,473 
509,813 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
