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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
18,826 
10,057 
44 
321 
600 
1,602 
2,837 
4,653 
acres treated 
1,920,603 
1,503,548 
3,400 
52,790 
114,613 
330,449 
480,787 
521,509 
Manure used 
farms 
6,318 
3,576 
18 
143 
283 
640 
1,043 
1,449 
acres treated 
363,237 
269,400 
810 
11,709 
21,745 
60,399 
93,271 
81,466 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
5,003 
3,347 
16 
177 
289 
725 
1,087 
1,053 
acres 
786,176 
713,640 
864 
21,908 
71,430 
183,833 
232,904 
202,701 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
12,129 
7,019 
30 
303 
515 
1,305 
2,106 
2,760 
acres 
1,514,896 
1,295,422 
1,343 
45,003 
111,081 
303,651 
425,043 
409,301 
Nematodes 
farms 
783 
573 
- 
33 
53 
103 
204 
180 
acres 
131,121 
121,516 
- 
5,095 
9,483 
28,350 
47,944 
30,644 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,855 
1,185 
1 
61 
123 
225 
384 
391 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
245,417 
227,080 
(D) 
2,099 
(D) 
53,543 
73,597 
66,785 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
886 
550 
- 
24 
56 
120 
198 
152 
acres on which used 
129,075 
120,202 
- 
2,595 
12,889 
33,159 
42,230 
29,329 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,399 
856 
4 
37 
75 
149 
277 
314 
acres 
97,939 
82,895 
242 
1,456 
9,526 
21,135 
32,693 
17,843 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
2,491 
1,273 
4 
38 
105 
227 
383 
516 
acres 
166,928 
131,319 
130 
3,986 
14,771 
19,411 
43,303 
49,718 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,574 
1,258 
1 
47 
69 
219 
377 
545 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
313,608 
179,471 
(D) 
(D) 
9,858 
29,273 
57,447 
74,362 
used 
farms 
5,309 
3,554 
18 
156 
276 
762 
1,041 
1,301 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
955,387 
848,917 
740 
20,437 
77,368 
203,476 
280,861 
266,035 
used 
farms 
1,649 
1,147 
2 
52 
90 
261 
338 
404 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
197,862 
181,245 
(D) 
(D) 
13,538 
38,668 
61,717 
56,484 
practices were used 
farms 
4,173 
2,479 
17 
104 
202 
477 
744 
935 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
203,725 
172,614 
457 
4,289 
13,856 
42,306 
62,998 
48,708 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
3,745 
2,452 
16 
148 
231 
512 
763 
782 
acres 
301,959 
264,838 
657 
14,625 
32,201 
64,078 
84,203 
69,074 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,165 
548 
1 
20 
42 
107 
162 
216 
Solar panels 
farms 
717 
335 
1 
16 
28 
79 
83 
128 
Wind turbines 
farms 
104 
48 
- 
- 
2 
11 
11 
24 
Methane digesters 
farms 
62 
44 
- 
- 
1 
14 
11 
18 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
269 
130 
- 
1 
7 
19 
38 
65 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
98 
54 
- 
- 
- 
9 
11 
34 
Biodiesel 
farms 
168 
102 
- 
3 
7 
18 
33 
41 
Ethanol 
farms 
90 
65 
- 
1 
2 
11 
23 
28 
Other 
farms 
26 
9 
- 
- 
6 
3 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
44 
19 
- 
2 
- 
3 
3 
11 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
12,616 
44 
325 
585 
1,756 
3,369 
6,537 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
6,968 
20 
213 
490 
1,274 
2,077 
2,894 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
1,156 
22 
158 
152 
286 
268 
270 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
43,632 
19,616 
64 
538 
1,076 
3,040 
5,449 
9,449 
acres 
5,731,794 
3,317,976 
4,280 
73,342 
162,236 
519,946 
939,331 
1,618,841 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,572 
19,584 
64 
538 
1,075 
3,030 
5,446 
9,431 
acres 
5,392,290 
3,160,563 
4,228 
66,978 
157,395 
501,843 
895,391 
1,534,728 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
15,064 
8,150 
42 
371 
644 
1,564 
2,348 
3,181 
acres 
2,921,001 
2,148,483 
4,443 
84,959 
202,365 
528,335 
670,069 
658,312 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,005 
8,124 
42 
371 
642 
1,560 
2,345 
3,164 
acres 
2,910,154 
2,141,513 
4,443 
84,759 
202,245 
525,889 
668,734 
655,443 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,381 
1,880 
5 
55 
67 
248 
514 
991 
acres 
350,351 
164,383 
52 
6,564 
4,961 
20,549 
45,275 
86,982 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
69,990 
31,233 
135 
1,125 
1,985 
5,185 
8,579 
14,224 
1 operator 
26,093 
12,091 
45 
362 
594 
1,769 
3,302 
6,019 
2 operators 
16,936 
7,246 
34 
258 
544 
1,319 
2,073 
3,018 
3 operators 
2,402 
1,129 
6 
59 
76 
179 
253 
556 
4 operators 
423 
194 
1 
15 
9 
26 
70 
73 
5 or more operators 
176 
80 
" 
2 
4 
23 
16 
35 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
22,070 
9,254 
50 
382 
667 
1,877 
2,606 
3,672 
1 operator 
19,180 
8,057 
22 
295 
581 
1,599 
2,303 
3,257 
2 operators 
1,180 
500 
14 
36 
41 
100 
125 
184 
3 operators 
121 
47 
- 
5 
- 
18 
15 
9 
4 operators 
24 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
5 or more operators 
13 
4 
- 
" 
- 
4 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
