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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
937 
453 
3 
44 
83 
114 
131 
78 
number 
2,687,902 
2,551,697 
36 
70,801 
268,472 
912,269 
841,925 
458,194 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
142 
85 
3 
13 
35 
23 
11 
number 
2,809,131 
2,544,474 
- 
36 
231,092 
1,147,987 
828,399 
336,960 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
807 
562 
1 
35 
64 
163 
171 
128 
number 
237,669,378 
203,571,314 
(D) 
(D) 
18,151,401 
61,741,986 
69,877,468 
49,237,278 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
309 
149 
20 
23 
47 
37 
22 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
21 
- 
3 
2 
7 
8 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
9 
6 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
100,000 or more 
467 
386 
1 
12 
37 
108 
126 
102 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
663 
395 
- 
36 
45 
104 
120 
90 
number 
5,160,805 
4,750,184 
- 
140,692 
621,935 
1,459,335 
1,929,145 
599,077 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
429 
299 
- 
19 
51 
81 
94 
54 
number 
18,223,608 
17,004,923 
- 
418,273 
2,953,960 
4,809,962 
6,560,968 
2,261,760 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
594 
504 
1 
17 
36 
134 
131 
185 
acres 
37,023 
33,786 
(D) 
(D) 
2,159 
10,104 
9,284 
11,125 
bushels 
2,905,047 
2,676,125 
(D) 
(D) 
175,940 
813,251 
724,750 
884,637 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
9 
2 
3 
3 
1 
acres 
124 
110 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
64 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
260 
202 
1 
9 
11 
49 
51 
81 
25 to 99 acres 
224 
201 
- 
4 
17 
60 
51 
69 
1 00 to 249 acres 
80 
73 
- 
2 
7 
16 
21 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
21 
- 
2 
1 
6 
5 
7 
500 acres or more 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
1 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,857 
2,068 
2 
71 
181 
487 
588 
739 
acres 
338,132 
302,915 
(D) 
(D) 
27,159 
76,327 
93,292 
96,757 
bushels 
33,984,647 
30,830,899 
(D) 
(D) 
2,973,108 
7,372,635 
10,103,661 
9,437,057 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
150 
4 
19 
38 
46 
43 
acres 
15,501 
14,404 
- 
292 
1,366 
5,049 
4,346 
3,351 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,177 
683 
25 
62 
140 
147 
309 
25 to 99 acres 
898 
675 
1 
25 
55 
186 
203 
205 
1 00 to 249 acres 
413 
363 
1 
8 
31 
68 
133 
122 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
202 
- 
8 
18 
61 
56 
59 
500 acres or more 
154 
145 
- 
5 
15 
32 
49 
44 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,636 
1,319 
9 
69 
105 
320 
393 
423 
acres 
113,059 
104,698 
243 
3,571 
6,411 
24,254 
35,970 
34,249 
tons 
1,707,869 
1,579,950 
4,414 
55,038 
102,410 
410,435 
528,957 
478,696 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
58 
- 
7 
8 
19 
16 
8 
acres 
4,113 
3,851 
- 
342 
497 
1,303 
1,338 
371 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
686 
470 
7 
29 
37 
91 
128 
178 
25 to 99 acres 
641 
550 
1 
30 
52 
162 
155 
150 
1 00 to 249 acres 
232 
224 
1 
9 
14 
51 
81 
68 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
53 
- 
1 
1 
11 
23 
17 
500 acres or more 
22 
22 
- 
" 
1 
5 
6 
10 
Cotton, all 
farms 
267 
220 
- 
7 
16 
55 
96 
46 
acres 
89,072 
85,890 
- 
2,173 
11,185 
18,375 
36,989 
17,168 
bales 
191,513 
185,320 
- 
3,560 
25,934 
41,813 
74,505 
39,508 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
13 
- 
1 
2 
4 
5 
1 
acres 
829 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
223 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
19 
. 
. 
_ 
8 
4 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
45 
33 
- 
1 
1 
4 
15 
12 
1 00 to 249 acres 
55 
45 
- 
3 
2 
13 
18 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
53 
- 
1 
3 
11 
30 
8 
500 acres or more 
70 
70 
- 
2 
10 
19 
29 
10 
Oats for grain 
farms 
144 
103 
_ 
5 
6 
13 
34 
45 
acres 
3,456 
2,976 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
269 
1,006 
748 
bushels 
238,928 
211,160 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
19,514 
66,248 
52,104 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
121 
86 
2 
4 
11 
30 
39 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
14 
- 
3 
1 
2 
3 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
170 
143 
_ 
5 
9 
27 
67 
35 
acres 
20,208 
(D) 
- 
494 
(D) 
3,840 
7,981 
4,837 
pounds 
81,182,563 
76,347,285 
- 
1,972,130 
7,452,618 
17,039,508 
32,389,403 
17,493,626 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
249 
204 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
19 
. 
. 
1 
. 
12 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
48 
37 
- 
3 
1 
11 
14 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
74 
72 
- 
2 
4 
12 
36 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
14 
- 
- 
3 
4 
5 
2 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
96 
67 
- 
5 
6 
17 
20 
19 
acres 
4,043 
3,367 
- 
308 
576 
325 
1,042 
1,116 
bushels 
258,000 
229,198 
- 
25,900 
35,154 
20,128 
65,346 
82,670 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
