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. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
274 
193 
2 
18 
16 
45 
44 
68 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
66 
57 
- 
1 
9 
14 
16 
17 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
22 
21 
- 
1 
3 
5 
10 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
18 
17 
- 
2 
4 
7 
4 
Beans, snap farms 
714 
417 
5 
21 
66 
95 
107 
123 
acres 
1,877 
1,326 
2 
91 
22 
171 
805 
235 
Harvested for processing farms 
56 
24 
- 
1 
3 
5 
6 
9 
acres 
631 
376 
- 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
Peas, green farms 
38 
27 
- 
- 
3 
10 
5 
9 
acres 
61 
56 
- 
- 
(Z) 
4 
10 
42 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes farms 
762 
429 
3 
29 
51 
98 
117 
131 
acres 
5,423 
4,980 
(Z) 
217 
123 
1,007 
2,295 
1,339 
Harvested for processing farms 
48 
27 
- 
4 
6 
8 
9 
acres 
1,214 
(D) 
- 
- 
100 
(D) 
455 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
730 
400 
3 
28 
49 
92 
107 
121 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
16 
14 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
7 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
7 
6 
" 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
Sweet corn farms 
587 
324 
5 
10 
36 
75 
91 
107 
acres 
2,869 
2,557 
8 
27 
970 
554 
648 
349 
Harvested for processing farms 
56 
29 
- 
- 
5 
4 
9 
11 
acres 
72 
49 
- 
- 
3 
37 
7 
2 
Sweet potatoes farms 
120 
75 
- 
9 
11 
11 
21 
23 
acres 
136 
95 
- 
5 
3 
22 
23 
42 
Harvested for processing farms 
9 
8 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
4 
(D) 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
912 
541 
3 
21 
71 
122 
157 
167 
acres 
3,053 
2,861 
(Z) 
16 
43 
1,589 
365 
848 
Harvested for processing farms 
46 
20 
- 
2 
4 
6 
8 
acres 
11 
6 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
2 
Land in orchards farms 
1,365 
624 
- 
26 
33 
127 
180 
258 
acres 
19,114 
12,442 
- 
363 
565 
2,786 
1,774 
6,955 
Irrigated farms 
260 
130 
- 
3 
6 
38 
34 
49 
acres 
2,476 
1,767 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
368 
241 
1,059 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
828 
302 
- 
7 
15 
65 
80 
135 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
456 
265 
- 
16 
13 
50 
86 
100 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
55 
39 
- 
3 
3 
4 
13 
16 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
9 
- 
- 
2 
4 
1 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
13 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 
Apples farms 
733 
306 
- 
12 
16 
71 
83 
124 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1 1 ,929 
8,110 
" 
17 
289 
1,924 
684 
5,197 
Grapes farms 
660 
313 
- 
18 
15 
60 
103 
117 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,371 
2,374 
- 
328 
132 
405 
795 
715 
Peaches, all farms 
430 
212 
- 
7 
15 
51 
47 
92 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,773 
1,434 
" 
16 
141 
401 
189 
689 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Almonds farms 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Pecans farms 
93 
21 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 
12 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
147 
43 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
40 
Walnuts, English farms 
17 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
21 
3 
(Z) 
- 
2 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
800 
420 
- 
17 
63 
107 
107 
126 
acres 
1,120 
583 
15 
70 
138 
176 
183 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
