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 
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 
1,279 
1 
52 
107 
301 
402 
416 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,739 
24 
117 
243 
640 
891 
824 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,487 
6 
74 
136 
342 
523 
406 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,555 
8 
90 
200 
381 
465 
411 
$25,000 to $49,999 
661 
- 
36 
86 
166 
186 
187 
$50,000 or more 
550 
- 
33 
46 
141 
183 
147 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
17,019 
50 
808 
1,832 
4,605 
5,319 
4,405 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
13,334 
14,593 
9,925 
12,480 
13,187 
13,659 
14,064 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,733 
76 
198 
436 
549 
474 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,492 
28 
283 
577 
1,481 
1,694 
1,429 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,784 
4 
189 
429 
1,016 
1,220 
926 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,853 
11 
170 
425 
1,124 
1,135 
988 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,486 
1 
87 
139 
382 
485 
392 
$50,000 or more 
671 
6 
3 
64 
166 
236 
196 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
24 
1 
5 
3 
5 
10 
$1,000 
355 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
7,672 
20 
294 
773 
1,928 
2,366 
2,291 
$1,000 
56,116 
64 
1,819 
4,184 
14,087 
17,614 
18,348 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
721 
32 
75 
234 
224 
156 
$1,000 
3,459 
- 
205 
373 
1,343 
998 
540 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,295 
5 
54 
173 
462 
690 
911 
$1,000 
9,106 
3 
89 
415 
1,874 
2,598 
4,128 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
955 
1 
27 
77 
232 
349 
269 
$1,000 
13,904 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,706 
3,954 
6,133 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
379 
3 
15 
44 
101 
94 
122 
$1,000 
4,208 
3 
369 
494 
872 
938 
1,531 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
2,909 
8 
122 
342 
770 
890 
777 
$1,000 
3,670 
2 
239 
258 
1,375 
1,181 
615 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
284 
19 
48 
74 
88 
55 
$1,000 
4,139 
- 
98 
965 
1,463 
1,038 
576 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
391 
3 
19 
32 
115 
119 
103 
$1,000 
1,528 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
511 
623 
231 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,322 
8 
75 
120 
378 
375 
366 
$1,000 
16,101 
28 
444 
808 
3,942 
6,284 
4,594 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
18,152 
61 
776 
1,731 
4,709 
5,835 
5,040 
acres 
819,603 
1,787 
37,532 
82,487 
205,015 
262,747 
230,035 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,854 
61 
735 
1,552 
4,160 
5,149 
4,197 
acres 
649,512 
1,586 
34,405 
69,916 
166,130 
211,502 
165,973 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
12,221 
50 
525 
1,162 
3,258 
3,939 
3,287 
50 to 99 acres 
2,225 
9 
94 
223 
546 
777 
576 
100 to 199 acres 
962 
1 
89 
105 
238 
304 
225 
200 to 499 acres 
372 
1 
24 
53 
101 
105 
88 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
- 
3 
5 
13 
16 
15 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
16 
- 
- 
4 
3 
4 
5 
2,000 acres or more 
6 
“ 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,832 
7 
99 
183 
570 
562 
411 
acres 
58,764 
66 
1,330 
5,227 
17,220 
17,528 
17,393 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
624 
25 
53 
161 
205 
180 
acres 
9,982 
- 
272 
1,192 
1,694 
3,702 
3,122 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
3,177 
5 
95 
249 
688 
1,028 
1,112 
acres 
93,109 
135 
1,332 
5,876 
18,113 
27,776 
39,877 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
353 
- 
15 
32 
98 
96 
112 
acres 
8,236 
- 
193 
276 
1,858 
2,239 
3,670 
Total woodland 
farms 
16,053 
30 
667 
1,551 
4,196 
5,180 
4,429 
acres 
1,101,603 
2,699 
25,433 
102,412 
226,044 
358,032 
386,983 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
6,512 
12 
364 
704 
1,814 
2,086 
1,532 
acres 
181,357 
378 
6,889 
18,119 
42,567 
62,917 
50,487 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
12,471 
21 
430 
1,130 
3,213 
4,123 
3,554 
acres 
920,246 
2,321 
18,544 
84,293 
183,477 
295,115 
336,496 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 197 
