Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
32,250 
15,056 
70 
463 
878 
2,425 
4,110 
7,110 
acres 
2,435,064 
1,534,788 
3,510 
49,412 
106,846 
295,247 
439,718 
640,055 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
30,470 
14,138 
62 
452 
842 
2,247 
3,944 
6,591 
acres 
411,758 
232,872 
188 
6,034 
15,721 
38,289 
74,273 
98,367 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,456 
1,553 
1 
76 
178 
358 
524 
416 
acres 
68,651 
62,783 
(D) 
2,125 
(D) 
19,517 
21,117 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,383 
1,508 
1 
76 
173 
352 
506 
400 
acres 
66,710 
61,130 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,301 
20,784 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
114 
71 
3 
9 
16 
23 
20 
acres 
1,941 
1,653 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
216 
333 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,688 
1,263 
2 
26 
43 
175 
370 
647 
acres 
58,283 
27,273 
(D) 
(D) 
2,492 
3,316 
6,310 
14,505 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,747 
2,102 
9 
88 
135 
445 
672 
753 
acres 
1,056,366 
957,132 
1,255 
31,115 
90,337 
221,547 
334,686 
278,192 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
104 
- 
6 
23 
22 
30 
23 
$1,000 
11,994 
10,964 
- 
140 
3,900 
1,520 
3,456 
1,947 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
35,752,388 
21,554,736 
50,870 
697,994 
1,458,375 
4,147,572 
6,550,830 
8,649,095 
Average per farm 
dollars 
776,719 
1,039,283 
591,507 
1,002,865 
1,188,569 
1,250,776 
1,146,453 
891,567 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,306 
4,065 
5,867 
4,600 
4,055 
4,036 
4,188 
3,949 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,824 
1,003 
11 
80 
66 
179 
279 
388 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,008 
1,039 
1 
44 
47 
127 
291 
529 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,636 
2,537 
10 
90 
159 
362 
626 
1,290 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,671 
6,288 
23 
198 
345 
950 
1,705 
3,067 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,213 
4,375 
28 
147 
213 
657 
1,116 
2,214 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,971 
2,874 
8 
53 
210 
492 
868 
1,243 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,900 
2,006 
5 
59 
141 
407 
634 
760 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
554 
423 
- 
18 
32 
94 
128 
151 
$10,000,000 or more 
253 
195 
" 
7 
14 
48 
67 
59 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
46,026 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
3,339,696 
2,165,543 
6,101 
73,848 
159,154 
444,885 
667,909 
813,645 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
1,098 
2 
34 
49 
131 
302 
580 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,866 
1,323 
7 
44 
55 
196 
333 
688 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,157 
2,621 
20 
94 
149 
382 
661 
1,315 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,872 
5,650 
21 
191 
294 
854 
1,538 
2,752 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,981 
4,339 
19 
140 
262 
587 
1,183 
2,148 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,069 
3,015 
14 
85 
203 
546 
854 
1,313 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,672 
1,950 
1 
79 
138 
445 
593 
694 
$500,000 or more 
842 
744 
2 
29 
77 
175 
250 
211 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
35,674 
17,541 
75 
554 
1,033 
2,797 
4,911 
8,171 
number 
70,281 
40,865 
146 
1,254 
2,531 
7,273 
12,268 
17,393 
Tractors, all 
farms 
39,651 
18,695 
62 
551 
1,076 
2,931 
5,165 
8,910 
number 
92,360 
51,434 
125 
1,339 
2,822 
8,399 
14,902 
23,847 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
20,601 
9,486 
25 
214 
480 
1,437 
2,670 
4,660 
number 
28,602 
14,007 
25 
342 
655 
2,071 
4,001 
6,913 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
29,754 
14,803 
43 
412 
840 
2,257 
4,098 
7,153 
number 
52,737 
29,253 
87 
655 
1,499 
4,633 
8,211 
14,168 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
6,248 
4,144 
7 
178 
337 
817 
1,253 
1,552 
number 
11,021 
8,174 
13 
342 
668 
1,695 
2,690 
2,766 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,430 
1,844 
2 
50 
127 
379 
595 
691 
number 
2,834 
2,155 
(D) 
61 
(D) 
431 
708 
806 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
229 
194 
- 
5 
15 
45 
90 
39 
number 
295 
257 
- 
7 
22 
60 
118 
50 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,090 
707 
1 
32 
64 
161 
182 
267 
number 
1,256 
814 
(D) 
(D) 
74 
181 
218 
302 
Hay balers 
farms 
19,754 
10,211 
45 
245 
523 
1,505 
2,737 
5,156 
number 
26,845 
14,197 
53 
355 
710 
2,120 
3,832 
7,127 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
