Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
512 
427 
63 
22 
274 
238 
$1,000 
7,873 
3,924 
(D) 
(D) 
4,609 
3,265 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
17 
13 
3 
16 
17 
$1,000 
4,735 
1,669 
2,843 
224 
2,863 
1,872 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
489 
404 
63 
22 
261 
228 
$1,000 
7,549 
3,618 
(D) 
(D) 
4,474 
3,075 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
15 
13 
3 
16 
15 
$1,000 
4,576 
1,510 
2,843 
224 
2,863 
1,713 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
34 
30 
4 
- 
15 
19 
$1,000 
325 
307 
18 
- 
135 
190 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,014 
8,403 
4,026 
585 
7,770 
5,244 
$1,000 
139,830 
54,087 
76,335 
9,409 
77,527 
62,303 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
490 
101 
351 
38 
261 
229 
$1,000 
63,043 
13,650 
44,367 
5,026 
31,562 
31,481 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
31 
21 
9 
1 
13 
18 
$1,000 
78 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
70 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,091 
10,210 
8,743 
1,138 
11,919 
8,172 
$1,000 
707,976 
193,813 
478,622 
35,542 
411,648 
296,327 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,894 
678 
2,076 
140 
1,646 
1,248 
$1,000 
497,354 
99,004 
375,909 
22,442 
284,461 
212,893 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
737 
191 
486 
60 
288 
449 
$1,000 
347,204 
45,354 
274,858 
26,993 
105,021 
242,183 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
677 
156 
464 
57 
262 
415 
$1,000 
345,790 
44,471 
274,328 
26,991 
104,194 
241,597 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
919 
538 
318 
63 
414 
505 
$1,000 
67,702 
53,782 
13,665 
256 
46,067 
21,635 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
30 
20 
1 
21 
30 
$1,000 
65,123 
52,781 
(D) 
(D) 
44,486 
20,637 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,870 
1,995 
744 
131 
1,246 
1,624 
$1,000 
11,634 
5,921 
4,872 
841 
5,697 
5,937 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
6 
11 
2 
12 
7 
$1,000 
2,651 
728 
(D) 
(D) 
1,338 
1,313 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,626 
1,922 
561 
143 
1,078 
1,548 
$1,000 
32,006 
25,411 
4,765 
1,830 
9,962 
22,044 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
51 
17 
4 
33 
39 
$1,000 
14,932 
12,687 
1,662 
583 
3,168 
11,764 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,042 
2,788 
1,068 
186 
1,557 
2,485 
$1,000 
1,161,564 
754,468 
391,155 
15,942 
539,082 
622,483 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
848 
530 
297 
21 
390 
458 
$1,000 
1,158,149 
752,630 
390,218 
15,301 
537,857 
620,292 
Aquaculture 
farms 
160 
88 
24 
48 
84 
76 
$1,000 
54,665 
21,598 
20,824 
12,244 
28,469 
26,196 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
24 
12 
22 
34 
24 
$1,000 
53,707 
21,066 
20,774 
11,866 
27,879 
25,828 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,391 
1,079 
261 
51 
552 
839 
$1,000 
10,389 
8,203 
(D) 
(D) 
1,516 
8,873 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
11 
6 
2 
2 
17 
$1,000 
7,317 
5,734 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
5,798 
4,342 
524 
6,621 
4,043 
$1,000 
82,318 
20,130 
54,586 
7,601 
47,954 
34,364 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
772 
- 
594 
178 
441 
331 
$1,000 
10,461 
- 
8,667 
1,794 
6,102 
4,359 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
3,581 
2,371 
988 
222 
1,426 
2,155 
$1,000 
41,728 
10,201 
28,902 
2,625 
9,346 
32,382 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
46,030 
31,025 
12,547 
2,458 
26,093 
19,937 
$1,000 
3,494,672 
1,449,613 
1,796,338 
248,720 
1,684,878 
1,809,794 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,922 
46,724 
143,169 
101,188 
64,572 
90,776 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,925 
12,879 
8,779 
1,267 
12,650 
10,275 
$1,000 
235,173 
41,967 
165,712 
27,494 
123,975 
111,198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,142 
11,346 
4,978 
818 
9,238 
7,904 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,114 
1,350 
2,513 
251 
2,456 
1,658 
$25,000 to $49,999 
762 
102 
591 
69 
469 
293 
$50,000 or more 
907 
81 
697 
129 
487 
420 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,647 
9,890 
6,727 
1,030 
9,304 
8,343 
$1,000 
116,536 
18,045 
85,062 
13,429 
61,784 
54,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,156 
9,410 
4,997 
749 
7,934 
7,222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,572 
385 
1,031 
156 
852 
720 
$25,000 to $49,999 
398 
35 
314 
49 
245 
153 
$50,000 or more 
521 
60 
385 
76 
273 
248 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 215 
