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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
17,194 
61 
912 
1,966 
4,746 
5,359 
4,150 
acres 
900,276 
3,476 
48,469 
90,689 
232,689 
292,004 
232,949 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,332 
32 
689 
1,650 
4,359 
5,156 
4,446 
acres 
178,886 
256 
5,075 
17,195 
37,574 
55,685 
63,101 
Irrigated land 
farms 
903 
15 
55 
81 
259 
304 
189 
acres 
5,868 
15 
217 
423 
1,362 
2,746 
1,105 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
875 
15 
55 
79 
248 
294 
184 
acres 
5,580 
15 
217 
420 
1,301 
2,562 
1,065 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
43 
- 
- 
3 
12 
21 
7 
acres 
288 
- 
- 
3 
61 
184 
40 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,425 
28 
92 
263 
470 
572 
acres 
31,010 
- 
304 
1,527 
4,268 
8,823 
16,088 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
645 
- 
60 
87 
182 
181 
135 
acres 
99,234 
- 
5,679 
11,525 
31,307 
31,002 
19,721 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
41 
- 
- 
10 
7 
18 
6 
$1,000 
1,031 
- 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
155 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
$1,000 
14,197,652 
39,536 
540,315 
1,307,739 
3,580,071 
4,474,958 
4,255,032 
Average per farm 
dollars 
561,394 
444,229 
446,542 
493,486 
544,415 
561,546 
626,108 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,732 
4,811 
4,638 
4,467 
5,105 
4,621 
4,660 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,821 
10 
135 
226 
399 
613 
438 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,969 
10 
121 
193 
489 
583 
573 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,099 
20 
236 
483 
1,022 
1,288 
1,050 
$200,000 to $499,999 
9,383 
37 
432 
1,034 
2,597 
2,961 
2,322 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,838 
" 
154 
463 
1,275 
1,555 
1,391 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,097 
11 
89 
179 
532 
632 
654 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
894 
- 
41 
50 
230 
283 
290 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
131 
- 
1 
13 
22 
39 
56 
$10,000,000 or more 
58 
1 
1 
9 
10 
15 
22 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,286 
89 
1,210 
2,649 
6,576 
7,969 
6,793 
$1,000 
1,174,153 
3,414 
59,833 
137,982 
315,678 
376,969 
280,278 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,469 
18 
93 
223 
512 
777 
846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,543 
7 
110 
255 
597 
776 
798 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,536 
18 
185 
487 
1,111 
1,436 
1,299 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,222 
23 
428 
801 
2,212 
2,635 
2,123 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,642 
15 
253 
503 
1,374 
1,414 
1,083 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,054 
7 
102 
274 
561 
652 
458 
$200,000 to $499,999 
722 
1 
32 
93 
188 
245 
163 
$500,000 or more 
98 
- 
7 
13 
21 
34 
23 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
18,133 
49 
888 
1,997 
4,991 
5,739 
4,469 
number 
29,416 
90 
1,429 
3,267 
8,186 
9,461 
6,983 
Tractors, all 
farms 
20,956 
59 
943 
2,085 
5,677 
6,670 
5,522 
number 
40,926 
115 
1,730 
4,000 
10,914 
13,446 
10,721 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,115 
26 
444 
1,028 
2,913 
3,587 
3,117 
number 
14,595 
28 
536 
1,329 
3,788 
4,725 
4,189 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,951 
45 
706 
1,469 
4,106 
4,851 
3,774 
number 
23,484 
74 
1,057 
2,342 
6,365 
7,769 
5,877 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,104 
12 
110 
248 
554 
697 
483 
number 
2,847 
13 
137 
329 
761 
952 
655 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
586 
6 
24 
81 
166 
196 
113 
number 
679 
6 
27 
93 
210 
217 
126 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
35 
- 
11 
2 
6 
8 
8 
number 
38 
- 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
9 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
383 
9 
25 
63 
109 
111 
66 
number 
442 
9 
25 
80 
131 
126 
71 
Hay balers 
farms 
9,543 
36 
486 
938 
2,680 
3,115 
2,288 
number 
12,648 
51 
666 
1,274 
3,573 
4,124 
2,960 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 199 
