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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
34 
2 
12 
10 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
28 
21 
- 
- 
3 
5 
8 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
10 
- 
3 
3 
- 
1 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
" 
1 
" 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,512 
1,848 
12 
90 
147 
378 
583 
638 
acres 
578,852 
515,654 
(D) 
(D) 
47,693 
121,188 
172,747 
157,585 
bushels 
22,680,879 
20,395,570 
14,657 
620,691 
1,768,884 
4,886,823 
6,864,623 
6,239,892 
Irrigated 
farms 
118 
100 
- 
4 
11 
23 
28 
34 
acres 
10,298 
9,820 
- 
305 
727 
4,064 
2,168 
2,556 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
541 
311 
10 
22 
19 
57 
90 
113 
25 to 99 acres 
842 
556 
- 
33 
45 
100 
153 
225 
1 00 to 249 acres 
453 
357 
2 
14 
21 
72 
124 
124 
250 to 499 acres 
315 
290 
- 
13 
26 
67 
105 
79 
500 acres or more 
361 
334 
- 
8 
36 
82 
111 
97 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
6 
_ 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
117 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
80,625 
64,617 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
5 
2 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
558 
418 
3 
17 
36 
114 
158 
90 
acres 
22,982 
21,781 
(D) 
(D) 
1,809 
6,955 
8,973 
2,937 
pounds 
53,179,801 
50,672,021 
(D) 
(D) 
4,164,723 
16,008,692 
21,293,227 
7,009,774 
Irrigated 
farms 
223 
182 
14 
11 
52 
81 
24 
acres 
9,914 
9,462 
- 
632 
966 
2,138 
4,647 
1,080 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
7 
4 
4 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
60 
26 
- 
- 
2 
6 
8 
10 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
38 
25 
3 
- 
1 
5 
7 
9 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
48 
20 
- 
2 
1 
8 
6 
3 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
80 
51 
- 
4 
4 
13 
20 
10 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
102 
79 
- 
3 
8 
29 
20 
19 
25.0 acres or more 
223 
213 
8 
20 
53 
97 
35 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,601 
1,237 
7 
45 
75 
274 
433 
403 
acres 
241,979 
216,054 
414 
6,813 
20,029 
50,409 
72,618 
65,771 
bushels 
14,804,947 
13,441,006 
26,464 
431,872 
1,240,912 
3,211,473 
4,574,180 
3,956,105 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
38 
- 
- 
1 
10 
15 
12 
acres 
1,977 
1,772 
- 
- 
(D) 
590 
642 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
369 
237 
4 
8 
9 
34 
74 
108 
25 to 99 acres 
600 
425 
1 
22 
11 
97 
147 
147 
1 00 to 249 acres 
338 
302 
2 
5 
23 
85 
118 
69 
250 to 499 acres 
181 
169 
- 
6 
21 
31 
63 
48 
500 acres or more 
113 
104 
" 
4 
11 
27 
31 
31 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,929 
12,367 
44 
308 
623 
1,764 
3,297 
6,331 
acres 
1,313,197 
802,125 
2,104 
24,321 
51,087 
150,084 
221,664 
352,865 
tons, dry 
2,805,640 
1,825,827 
4,697 
53,712 
119,529 
374,211 
524,237 
749,441 
Irrigated 
farms 
177 
111 
- 
5 
12 
28 
28 
38 
acres 
4,045 
3,720 
- 
8 
574 
290 
2,092 
756 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 1 ,725 
4,508 
17 
101 
204 
616 
1,217 
2,353 
25 to 99 acres 
10,664 
5,424 
17 
135 
256 
660 
1,382 
2,974 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,904 
1,948 
10 
54 
117 
357 
571 
839 
250 to 499 acres 
508 
377 
- 
16 
30 
94 
96 
141 
500 acres or more 
128 
110 
- 
2 
16 
37 
31 
24 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
2,660 
1,551 
6 
52 
112 
274 
410 
697 
acres 
71,321 
49,250 
227 
1,643 
3,201 
10,294 
13,090 
20,795 
tons, dry 
215,171 
156,895 
1,012 
4,197 
9,114 
36,764 
42,795 
63,013 
Irrigated 
farms 
31 
22 
- 
1 
5 
8 
3 
5 
acres 
(D) 
405 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
55 
91 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
19,310 
9,414 
26 
211 
445 
1,337 
2,525 
4,870 
acres 
985,862 
604,492 
997 
17,791 
38,310 
108,850 
166,274 
272,270 
tons, dry 
2,048,853 
1,312,816 
1,901 
37,400 
86,079 
260,531 
368,341 
558,564 
Irrigated 
farms 
134 
77 
- 
4 
6 
13 
22 
32 
acres 
2,878 
2,610 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
132 
1,761 
455 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,656 
971 
10 
58 
122 
215 
275 
291 
acres 
21,072 
18,794 
22 
456 
2,668 
4,705 
6,941 
4,003 
Irrigated 
farms 
628 
430 
- 
38 
78 
97 
119 
98 
acres 
10,114 
9,072 
- 
328 
1,573 
3,054 
2,669 
1,446 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,276 
683 
8 
38 
92 
147 
198 
200 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
