Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
274 
133 
113 
28 
135 
139 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
66 
18 
40 
8 
33 
33 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
22 
2 
16 
4 
10 
12 
250.0 acres or more 
18 
- 
17 
1 
5 
13 
Beans, snap farms 
714 
504 
157 
53 
295 
419 
acres 
1,877 
364 
1,173 
340 
950 
927 
Harvested for processing farms 
56 
42 
12 
2 
24 
32 
acres 
631 
(D) 
282 
(D) 
241 
390 
Peas, green farms 
38 
28 
7 
3 
16 
22 
acres 
61 
53 
5 
3 
10 
50 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes farms 
762 
519 
199 
44 
324 
438 
acres 
5,423 
(D) 
4,388 
(D) 
1,178 
4,244 
Harvested for processing farms 
48 
19 
26 
3 
23 
25 
acres 
1,214 
6 
1,208 
(Z) 
522 
692 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
730 
513 
176 
41 
312 
418 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
16 
6 
9 
1 
6 
10 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
- 
6 
1 
3 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
7 
- 
6 
1 
1 
6 
Sweet corn farms 
587 
381 
172 
34 
276 
311 
acres 
2,869 
607 
2,145 
117 
954 
1,915 
Harvested for processing farms 
56 
33 
22 
1 
34 
22 
acres 
72 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
15 
Sweet potatoes farms 
120 
68 
45 
7 
60 
60 
acres 
136 
(D) 
73 
(D) 
92 
43 
Harvested for processing farms 
9 
5 
4 
6 
3 
acres 
4 
3 
1 
- 
3 
1 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
912 
662 
193 
57 
391 
521 
acres 
3,053 
350 
2,447 
256 
2,334 
719 
Harvested for processing farms 
46 
35 
11 
- 
17 
29 
acres 
11 
9 
2 
4 
8 
Land in orchards farms 
1,365 
1,125 
204 
36 
576 
789 
acres 
19,114 
6,244 
11,691 
1,179 
5,201 
13,913 
Irrigated farms 
260 
212 
39 
9 
91 
169 
acres 
2,476 
856 
1,560 
60 
709 
1,768 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
828 
740 
77 
11 
338 
490 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
456 
360 
79 
17 
211 
245 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
55 
21 
29 
5 
19 
36 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
3 
8 
2 
6 
7 
250.0 acres or more 
13 
1 
11 
1 
2 
11 
Apples farms 
733 
598 
118 
17 
319 
414 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
11,929 
2,262 
8,814 
853 
2,797 
9,132 
Grapes farms 
660 
542 
99 
19 
237 
423 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,371 
2,769 
1,393 
209 
1,582 
2,788 
Peaches, all farms 
430 
339 
83 
8 
177 
253 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,773 
(D) 
1,097 
(D) 
528 
1,245 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Almonds farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
5 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 
Pecans farms 
93 
90 
3 
- 
36 
57 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
147 
146 
(Z) 
- 
70 
76 
Walnuts, English farms 
17 
15 
2 
- 
2 
15 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
800 
623 
128 
49 
278 
522 
acres 
1,120 
716 
354 
51 
381 
739 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
226 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
