Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bedford 
Bland 
Botetourt 
Brunswick 
Buchanan 
Farms 
number 
1,369 
362 
584 
312 
103 
Land in farms 
acres 
206,534 
77,456 
89,316 
89,796 
9,559 
Average size of farm 
acres 
151 
214 
153 
288 
93 
Median size of farm 
acres 
83 
127 
85 
119 
56 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
668,345 
690,022 
668,360 
601,074 
245,177 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,430 
3,225 
4,370 
2,088 
2,642 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
80,420 
23,240 
40,382 
22,929 
3,076 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,743 
64,199 
69,147 
73,489 
29,868 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
57 
7 
32 
1 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
411 
77 
161 
60 
37 
50 to 1 79 acres 
558 
146 
243 
133 
38 
1 80 to 499 acres 
274 
99 
110 
86 
14 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
18 
29 
17 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
23 
15 
9 
15 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,067 
313 
474 
253 
55 
acres 
59,122 
14,090 
26,190 
25,156 
840 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,002 
305 
440 
192 
54 
acres 
52,837 
12,151 
22,007 
20,255 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
30 
3 
8 
22 
1 
acres 
94 
(D) 
52 
1,281 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
28,283 
9,334 
18,704 
25,693 
479 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,660 
25,785 
32,028 
82,350 
4,651 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,950 
1,222 
6,063 
17,252 
222 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
21,333 
8,112 
12,641 
8,442 
257 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
522 
101 
223 
146 
75 
$2,500 to $4,999 
134 
39 
80 
37 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249 
62 
82 
27 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
272 
77 
116 
45 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
44 
33 
22 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
46 
20 
15 
11 
2 
$100,000 or more 
39 
19 
35 
24 
- 
Government payments 
farms 
162 
68 
92 
165 
24 
$1,000 
897 
179 
397 
1,243 
166 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
478 
66 
176 
134 
16 
$1,000 
2,750 
336 
1,166 
2,286 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
32,967 
8,365 
18,596 
21,056 
668 
Average per farm 
dollars 
24,081 
23,109 
31,842 
67,487 
6,484 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,369 
362 
584 
312 
103 
$1,000 
-1,038 
1,484 
1,670 
8,166 
9 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-758 
4,099 
2,860 
26,174 
86 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
585 
162 
273 
139 
34 
Other 
number 
784 
200 
311 
173 
69 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
847 
244 
338 
169 
72 
200 days or more 
number 
575 
177 
222 
126 
34 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
871 
271 
347 
109 
40 
number 
49,253 
15,662 
22,834 
5,460 
651 
Beef cows 
farms 
794 
231 
317 
105 
38 
number 
24,260 
(D) 
10,427 
(D) 
402 
Milk cows 
farms 
18 
2 
11 
2 
- 
number 
1,292 
(D) 
1,315 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
711 
233 
288 
91 
27 
number 
20,080 
7,929 
8,784 
3,138 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
33 
7 
21 
7 
number 
435 
36 
357 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
4 
22 
7 
- 
number 
325 
34 
616 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
33 
22 
15 
4 
8 
number 
365 
1,772 
120 
40 
223 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
201 
43 
93 
21 
8 
number 
6,576 
928 
1,850 
479 
262 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
- 
7 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
498 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
18 
15 
25 
8 
2 
acres 
734 
78 
1,480 
412 
(D) 
bushels 
54,022 
9,171 
214,365 
23,200 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
50 
27 
16 
1 
acres 
2,575 
921 
900 
(D) 
- 
tons 
24,418 
9,116 
15,692 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
24 
- 
6 
24 
- 
acres 
1,879 
- 
(D) 
2,851 
- 
bushels 
78,090 
- 
(D) 
165,141 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
24 
- 
6 
24 
- 
acres 
1,879 
- 
(D) 
2,851 
- 
bushels 
78,090 
- 
(D) 
165,141 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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