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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
15 
32 
8 
33 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
28 
4 
19 
5 
15 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
1 
10 
- 
9 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,512 
569 
1,639 
304 
1,611 
901 
acres 
578,852 
49,252 
445,418 
84,182 
332,368 
246,484 
bushels 
22,680,879 
2,120,156 
17,278,841 
3,281,882 
12,415,219 
10,265,660 
Irrigated 
farms 
118 
20 
86 
12 
70 
48 
acres 
10,298 
1,066 
6,761 
2,471 
4,665 
5,633 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
541 
259 
245 
37 
354 
187 
25 to 99 acres 
842 
219 
522 
101 
533 
309 
1 00 to 249 acres 
453 
43 
342 
68 
324 
129 
250 to 499 acres 
315 
23 
251 
41 
204 
111 
500 acres or more 
361 
25 
279 
57 
196 
165 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
9 
2 
_ 
5 
6 
acres 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
80,625 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
64,112 
16,513 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
9 
. 
. 
4 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
558 
150 
364 
44 
382 
176 
acres 
22,982 
2,469 
18,737 
1,777 
16,383 
6,600 
pounds 
53,179,801 
5,811,189 
43,258,293 
4,110,319 
36,733,575 
16,446,226 
Irrigated 
farms 
223 
37 
169 
17 
154 
69 
acres 
9,914 
453 
8,471 
991 
6,243 
3,671 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
7 
5 
2 
5 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
60 
33 
17 
10 
42 
18 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
38 
21 
16 
1 
27 
11 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
48 
16 
24 
8 
40 
8 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
80 
34 
44 
2 
47 
33 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
102 
23 
71 
8 
68 
34 
25.0 acres or more 
223 
18 
192 
13 
153 
70 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,601 
310 
1,082 
209 
1,012 
589 
acres 
241,979 
23,506 
180,099 
38,374 
135,356 
106,623 
bushels 
14,804,947 
1,324,848 
11,107,397 
2,372,702 
8,243,401 
6,561,546 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
6 
34 
5 
26 
19 
acres 
1,977 
103 
1,388 
486 
955 
1,022 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
369 
142 
192 
35 
257 
112 
25 to 99 acres 
600 
118 
407 
75 
359 
241 
1 00 to 249 acres 
338 
26 
265 
47 
233 
105 
250 to 499 acres 
181 
17 
133 
31 
111 
70 
500 acres or more 
113 
7 
85 
21 
52 
61 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,929 
15,355 
9,447 
1,127 
15,071 
10,858 
acres 
1,313,197 
476,900 
766,731 
69,566 
739,554 
573,643 
tons, dry 
2,805,640 
907,198 
1,752,471 
145,971 
1,548,152 
1,257,488 
Irrigated 
farms 
177 
110 
62 
5 
78 
99 
acres 
4,045 
2,318 
1,715 
12 
2,347 
1,698 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,725 
9,210 
2,142 
373 
6,843 
4,882 
25 to 99 acres 
10,664 
5,339 
4,788 
537 
6,266 
4,398 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,904 
687 
2,034 
183 
1,632 
1,272 
250 to 499 acres 
508 
99 
379 
30 
268 
240 
500 acres or more 
128 
20 
104 
4 
62 
66 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
2,660 
1,335 
1,175 
150 
1,516 
1,144 
acres 
71,321 
30,262 
36,597 
4,462 
39,557 
31,764 
tons, dry 
215,171 
80,767 
124,709 
9,695 
115,328 
99,843 
Irrigated 
farms 
31 
14 
13 
4 
12 
19 
acres 
(D) 
57 
362 
(D) 
(D) 
334 
Other tame hay 
farms 
19,310 
10,902 
7,555 
853 
1 1 ,227 
8,083 
acres 
985,862 
344,119 
591,335 
50,408 
565,024 
420,838 
tons, dry 
2,048,853 
647,631 
1,297,105 
104,117 
1,170,205 
878,648 
Irrigated 
farms 
134 
91 
40 
3 
64 
70 
acres 
2,878 
2,159 
714 
5 
2,090 
788 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,656 
1,126 
420 
110 
757 
899 
acres 
21,072 
3,459 
15,437 
2,176 
8,800 
12,272 
Irrigated 
farms 
628 
391 
183 
54 
243 
385 
acres 
10,114 
1,396 
7,983 
735 
3,425 
6,689 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,276 
973 
234 
69 
574 
702 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 225 
