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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
937 
667 
212 
58 
333 
604 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
2,687,902 
2,143,550 
504,956 
39,396 
1,398,907 
1,288,995 
sold 
farms 
142 
89 
45 
8 
52 
90 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
2,809,131 
1,468,999 
(D) 
(D) 
2,032,798 
776,333 
sold 
farms 
807 
548 
220 
39 
318 
489 
Farms with- 
number 
237,669,378 
158,533,651 
76,613,254 
2,522,473 
106,720,827 
130,948,551 
1 to 1,999 
309 
222 
70 
17 
95 
214 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
6 
3 
13 
8 
14 
60,000 to 99,999 
9 
7 
2 
- 
3 
6 
100,000 or more 
467 
313 
145 
9 
212 
255 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
663 
448 
178 
37 
219 
444 
number 
5,160,805 
2,471,156 
2,565,985 
123,664 
2,256,195 
2,904,610 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
429 
250 
146 
33 
161 
268 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
18,223,608 
8,966,287 
8,954,296 
303,025 
7,968,484 
10,255,124 
Barley for grain 
farms 
594 
93 
434 
67 
313 
281 
acres 
37,023 
2,608 
29,690 
4,725 
16,645 
20,378 
bushels 
2,905,047 
189,297 
2,332,349 
383,401 
1,303,926 
1,601,121 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
3 
14 
1 
13 
5 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
124 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
34 
1 to 24 acres 
260 
64 
178 
18 
149 
111 
25 to 99 acres 
224 
23 
165 
36 
116 
108 
100 to 249 acres 
80 
4 
68 
8 
36 
44 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
2 
17 
4 
11 
12 
500 acres or more 
7 
- 
6 
1 
1 
6 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,857 
742 
1,824 
291 
1,625 
1,232 
acres 
338,132 
32,383 
256,569 
49,180 
173,681 
164,451 
bushels 
33,984,647 
3,725,962 
25,379,530 
4,879,155 
17,356,842 
16,627,805 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
33 
133 
19 
73 
112 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
15,501 
1,465 
10,193 
3,843 
5,571 
9,930 
1 to 24 acres 
1,177 
472 
633 
72 
665 
512 
25 to 99 acres 
898 
199 
596 
103 
527 
371 
1 00 to 249 acres 
413 
47 
299 
67 
234 
179 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
15 
174 
26 
125 
90 
500 acres or more 
154 
9 
122 
23 
74 
80 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,636 
447 
1,096 
93 
807 
829 
acres 
113,059 
15,890 
91,295 
5,874 
42,295 
70,764 
tons 
1,707,869 
243,285 
1,380,083 
84,501 
627,702 
1,080,167 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
12 
48 
3 
19 
44 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,113 
(D) 
3,477 
(D) 
1,171 
2,942 
1 to 24 acres 
686 
260 
389 
37 
387 
299 
25 to 99 acres 
641 
151 
452 
38 
293 
348 
1 00 to 249 acres 
232 
29 
189 
14 
102 
130 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
7 
44 
4 
21 
34 
500 acres or more 
22 
- 
22 
- 
4 
18 
Cotton, all 
farms 
267 
78 
134 
55 
166 
101 
acres 
89,072 
10,806 
60,248 
18,018 
49,265 
39,807 
bales 
191,513 
23,351 
127,766 
40,396 
108,128 
83,385 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
1 
11 
3 
6 
9 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
829 
(D) 
621 
(D) 
426 
403 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
29 
1 
12 
26 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
45 
23 
16 
6 
24 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
55 
10 
36 
9 
47 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
12 
31 
12 
29 
26 
500 acres or more 
70 
4 
50 
16 
40 
30 
Oats for grain 
farms 
144 
32 
98 
14 
83 
61 
acres 
3,456 
783 
2,486 
187 
1,577 
1,879 
bushels 
238,928 
46,465 
181,955 
10,508 
1 1 1 ,727 
127,201 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
" 
" 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
121 
30 
78 
13 
66 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
1 
17 
1 
15 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
170 
32 
110 
28 
107 
63 
acres 
20,208 
3,470 
14,323 
2,415 
10,931 
9,277 
pounds 
81,182,563 
13,844,578 
57,811,237 
9,526,748 
43,151,348 
38,031,215 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
1 
9 
- 
4 
6 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
584 
“ 
(D) 
441 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
11 
9 
12 
26 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
48 
5 
37 
6 
34 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
74 
12 
55 
7 
39 
35 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
4 
8 
3 
8 
7 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
" 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
96 
20 
63 
13 
58 
38 
acres 
4,043 
489 
3,317 
237 
2,421 
1,622 
bushels 
258,000 
22,683 
220,309 
15,008 
161,777 
96,223 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
