Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Buckingham 
Campbell 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Charles City 
Charlotte 
Farms 
number 
391 
761 
221 
980 
79 
518 
Land in farms 
acres 
83,921 
150,689 
56,355 
140,474 
31,182 
149,355 
Average size of farm 
acres 
215 
198 
255 
143 
395 
288 
Median size of farm 
acres 
114 
96 
60 
73 
55 
104 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
660,349 
591,090 
1,052,572 
488,211 
1,482,449 
654,879 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,077 
2,985 
4,128 
3,406 
3,756 
2,271 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
25,938 
46,235 
25,399 
52,512 
17,488 
30,104 
Average per farm 
dollars 
66,339 
60,756 
114,926 
53,583 
221,369 
58,117 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4 
39 
2 
49 
4 
28 
1 0 to 49 acres 
90 
175 
83 
287 
30 
111 
50 to 179 acres 
157 
320 
86 
423 
15 
213 
180 to 499 acres 
89 
159 
23 
157 
17 
107 
500 to 999 acres 
41 
52 
8 
58 
4 
39 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
16 
19 
6 
9 
20 
Total cropland 
farms 
275 
565 
171 
757 
58 
424 
acres 
24,485 
44,109 
37,820 
41,466 
21,393 
40,972 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
242 
502 
151 
721 
49 
385 
acres 
20,241 
36,130 
36,526 
36,487 
20,697 
30,013 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
46 
18 
23 
10 
47 
acres 
16 
291 
1,959 
1,086 
1,435 
760 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
39,881 
24,235 
20,370 
43,419 
23,680 
21,678 
Average per farm 
dollars 
101,997 
31,846 
92,173 
44,306 
299,751 
41,849 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,472 
6,499 
19,678 
11,178 
(D) 
11,104 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
33,409 
17,736 
692 
32,241 
(D) 
10,574 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
139 
296 
122 
274 
32 
173 
$2,500 to $4,999 
41 
97 
9 
104 
7 
66 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
89 
24 
165 
8 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
62 
127 
24 
176 
5 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
69 
8 
99 
5 
56 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
42 
5 
91 
3 
36 
$100,000 or more 
40 
41 
29 
71 
19 
37 
Government payments 
farms 
78 
219 
55 
132 
24 
178 
$1,000 
215 
895 
1,149 
359 
744 
1,200 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
129 
267 
88 
359 
39 
193 
$1,000 
1,789 
1,731 
3,912 
1,466 
552 
1,593 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
35,232 
25,964 
24,226 
42,161 
16,626 
21,112 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,108 
34,119 
109,619 
43,021 
210,461 
40,756 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
391 
761 
221 
980 
79 
518 
$1,000 
6,653 
897 
1,206 
3,083 
8,350 
3,359 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,015 
1,178 
5,455 
3,146 
105,701 
6,485 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
207 
283 
100 
384 
46 
222 
Other 
number 
184 
478 
121 
596 
33 
296 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
215 
499 
145 
681 
40 
345 
200 days or more 
number 
154 
309 
79 
476 
29 
241 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
256 
401 
67 
666 
10 
292 
number 
19,138 
34,314 
2,080 
45,313 
432 
18,281 
Beef cows 
farms 
232 
361 
56 
512 
10 
234 
number 
10,294 
16,339 
1,182 
16,120 
232 
8,716 
Milk cows 
farms 
10 
10 
3 
21 
- 
30 
number 
311 
1,104 
6 
855 
- 
909 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
212 
347 
48 
590 
10 
240 
number 
6,650 
15,011 
810 
33,609 
201 
6,453 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
37 
18 
7 
6 
1 
7 
number 
21,480 
215 
92 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
30 
14 
3 
2 
1 
7 
number 
70,794 
102 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
23 
18 
16 
29 
3 
19 
number 
580 
934 
393 
692 
90 
189 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
49 
64 
34 
82 
17 
62 
number 
(D) 
1,633 
702 
1,946 
476 
1,764 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
20 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
5,166,177 
1,924 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
24 
33 
7 
17 
33 
acres 
742 
586 
11,194 
76 
7,505 
2,043 
bushels 
42,076 
41,713 
735,761 
5,610 
1,015,595 
172,774 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
23 
6 
46 
- 
29 
acres 
(D) 
2,082 
245 
1,425 
- 
873 
tons 
(D) 
15,369 
2,346 
25,602 
- 
9,396 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
29 
29 
3 
15 
48 
acres 
581 
2,470 
7,007 
150 
7,191 
2,776 
bushels 
22,583 
117,153 
433,409 
3,600 
470,832 
123,696 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
29 
28 
3 
15 
48 
acres 
581 
2,470 
(D) 
150 
7,191 
2,776 
bushels 
22,583 
117,153 
(D) 
3,600 
470,832 
123,696 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
* 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
