Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Amherst 
Appomattox 
Arlington 
Augusta 
Bath 
Farms 
number 
426 
410 
6 
1,706 
116 
Land in farms 
acres 
98,966 
96,299 
36 
260,137 
41,332 
Average size of farm 
acres 
232 
235 
6 
152 
356 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
125 
2 
67 
151 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
846,943 
668,799 
322,585 
953,997 
1,484,263 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,646 
2,847 
53,764 
6,256 
4,166 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
25,920 
26,209 
60 
135,395 
7,349 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,846 
63,923 
9,975 
79,364 
63,351 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
13 
11 
5 
198 
2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
106 
75 
1 
523 
18 
50 to 179 acres 
177 
173 
- 
628 
42 
180 to 499 acres 
87 
108 
- 
252 
36 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
24 
- 
64 
7 
1 ,000 acres or more 
18 
19 
41 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
306 
325 
3 
1,238 
83 
acres 
19,359 
28,654 
(D) 
89,558 
10,048 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
288 
277 
2 
1,179 
74 
acres 
16,131 
23,136 
(D) 
82,334 
7,838 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5 
22 
2 
95 
6 
acres 
(D) 
105 
(D) 
3,271 
19 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,269 
12,623 
18 
232,117 
6,057 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,757 
30,789 
2,929 
136,059 
52,215 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,259 
4,429 
(D) 
27,685 
1,340 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
6,009 
8,194 
(D) 
204,432 
4,717 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
151 
124 
3 
472 
42 
$2,500 to $4,999 
51 
46 
1 
172 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
73 
68 
2 
225 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80 
68 
- 
310 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
49 
- 
166 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
23 
- 
103 
6 
$100,000 or more 
11 
32 
258 
15 
Government payments 
farms 
45 
123 
- 
310 
16 
$1,000 
175 
367 
- 
1,677 
31 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
141 
123 
3 
729 
44 
$1,000 
351 
914 
(D) 
7,159 
246 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
9,874 
13,479 
233 
206,309 
6,158 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,178 
32,876 
38,839 
120,931 
53,089 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
426 
410 
6 
1,706 
116 
$1,000 
-80 
425 
(D) 
34,645 
175 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-187 
1,037 
(D) 
20,308 
1,507 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
166 
178 
3 
832 
53 
Other 
number 
260 
232 
3 
874 
63 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
269 
239 
4 
1,129 
72 
200 days or more 
number 
203 
152 
1 
741 
44 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
279 
245 
- 
1,085 
61 
number 
18,760 
20,924 
- 
94,783 
5,707 
Beef cows 
farms 
256 
216 
- 
814 
52 
number 
9,840 
11,648 
- 
35,794 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
11 
7 
- 
69 
1 
number 
45 
176 
- 
7,220 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
242 
209 
- 
983 
47 
number 
8,216 
9,314 
- 
49,147 
3,890 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
21 
- 
67 
- 
number 
42 
117 
- 
1,347 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
17 
- 
57 
- 
number 
(D) 
127 
- 
1,314 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
7 
- 
171 
4 
number 
115 
39 
- 
10,304 
280 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
57 
42 
- 
199 
4 
number 
1,086 
19,235 
- 
114,759 
82 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
48 
6 
number 
- 
- 
- 
19,163,272 
22,632 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
25 
- 
189 
11 
acres 
(D) 
354 
- 
12,382 
481 
bushels 
(D) 
24,500 
- 
1,646,889 
68,230 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
12 
- 
111 
8 
acres 
(D) 
355 
- 
7,512 
494 
tons 
(D) 
4,153 
- 
129,024 
6,472 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
37 
- 
50 
- 
acres 
(D) 
2,148 
- 
2,718 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
99,577 
- 
158,404 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
37 
- 
50 
- 
acres 
(D) 
2,148 
- 
2,718 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
99,577 
- 
158,404 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
