Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
Farms 
number 
46,030 
226 
946 
207 
407 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
77,389 
168,877 
36,963 
88,273 
Average size of farm 
acres 
180 
342 
179 
179 
217 
Median size of farm 
acres 
72 
55 
77 
113 
87 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
776,719 
1,254,991 
1,563,048 
554,908 
664,813 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,306 
3,665 
8,756 
3,108 
3,065 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,339,696 
34,581 
57,793 
11,030 
31,357 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,561 
153,013 
61,092 
53,285 
77,044 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,343 
23 
68 
4 
26 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14,425 
81 
292 
49 
98 
50 to 1 79 acres 
16,850 
65 
359 
80 
183 
1 80 to 499 acres 
7,864 
22 
151 
60 
62 
500 to 999 acres 
2,173 
15 
54 
12 
23 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,375 
20 
22 
2 
15 
Total cropland 
farms 
34,525 
168 
655 
184 
322 
acres 
2,990,561 
64,271 
46,609 
8,144 
28,214 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
31,041 
136 
590 
164 
249 
acres 
2,618,291 
63,395 
38,331 
6,681 
22,406 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,456 
44 
63 
8 
22 
acres 
68,651 
5,370 
1,456 
8 
375 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
172,197 
31,010 
2,945 
99,832 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,540 
761,932 
32,780 
14,226 
245,287 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,360,146 
59,778 
19,481 
(D) 
12,936 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,393,141 
112,419 
11,529 
(D) 
86,896 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
17,103 
50 
392 
82 
174 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,063 
12 
87 
27 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,436 
10 
162 
40 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,940 
26 
132 
35 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,837 
23 
86 
13 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,220 
16 
47 
8 
15 
$100,000 or more 
4,431 
89 
40 
2 
55 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
100 
87 
21 
174 
$1,000 
82,318 
2,020 
377 
11 
1,496 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
15,961 
109 
397 
50 
152 
$1,000 
179,190 
3,201 
5,684 
390 
3,789 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,494,672 
132,582 
47,518 
3,243 
81,565 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,922 
586,646 
50,230 
15,666 
200,405 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
46,030 
226 
946 
207 
407 
$1,000 
520,123 
44,836 
-10,446 
103 
23,552 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,300 
198,388 
-11,043 
496 
57,868 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
20,740 
144 
392 
67 
181 
Other 
number 
25,290 
82 
554 
140 
226 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
28,382 
109 
523 
148 
251 
200 days or more 
number 
18,876 
66 
314 
92 
161 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,911 
12 
395 
105 
197 
number 
1,631,882 
338 
24,752 
3,065 
13,801 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,596 
9 
341 
95 
179 
number 
657,320 
(D) 
12,285 
(D) 
6,112 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,168 
3 
19 
3 
15 
number 
94,105 
(D) 
316 
(D) 
1,211 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,091 
11 
348 
78 
164 
number 
845,381 
162 
10,627 
1,363 
5,600 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,265 
1 
25 
8 
10 
number 
239,899 
(D) 
310 
28 
64 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
919 
4 
13 
7 
3 
number 
559,658 
(D) 
439 
34 
53 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,315 
7 
65 
8 
7 
number 
84,983 
175 
2,659 
269 
139 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,656 
13 
178 
31 
45 
number 
2,897,238 
(D) 
5,851 
1,028 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
807 
48 
11 
- 
26 
number 
237,669,378 
34,628,171 
1,211 
- 
12,583,468 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,857 
51 
14 
- 
24 
acres 
338,132 
19,015 
2,477 
- 
1,930 
bushels 
33,984,647 
2,145,634 
277,409 
- 
101,211 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,636 
- 
4 
2 
16 
acres 
113,059 
- 
390 
(D) 
2,195 
tons 
1,707,869 
- 
5,863 
(D) 
22,678 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,601 
49 
4 
2 
28 
acres 
241,979 
13,645 
(D) 
(D) 
2,660 
bushels 
14,804,947 
894,011 
(D) 
(D) 
166,401 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,599 
49 
4 
2 
28 
acres 
240,208 
13,645 
(D) 
(D) 
2,660 
bushels 
14,701,510 
894,011 
(D) 
(D) 
166,401 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
1,771 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
103,437 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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