Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chesterfield 
Clarke 
Craig 
Culpeper 
Cumberland 
Dickenson 
Farms 
number 
197 
477 
207 
731 
262 
147 
Land in farms 
acres 
19,961 
66,946 
46,625 
126,395 
57,144 
15,048 
Average size of farm 
acres 
101 
140 
225 
173 
218 
102 
Median size of farm 
acres 
36 
57 
111 
58 
101 
50 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
539,970 
1,105,928 
714,005 
1,115,272 
782,669 
303,754 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,329 
7,880 
3,170 
6,450 
3,588 
2,967 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
14,470 
28,313 
15,852 
58,583 
17,384 
6,444 
Average per farm 
dollars 
73,453 
59,356 
76,579 
80,140 
66,352 
43,837 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
28 
42 
11 
32 
10 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
83 
183 
46 
302 
69 
60 
50 to 1 79 acres 
53 
155 
75 
238 
87 
58 
1 80 to 499 acres 
28 
76 
55 
100 
67 
11 
500 to 999 acres 
4 
6 
14 
32 
20 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
15 
6 
27 
9 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
119 
312 
173 
503 
192 
95 
acres 
6,869 
27,615 
9,947 
58,018 
15,649 
2,605 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
102 
285 
166 
440 
167 
84 
acres 
5,802 
23,207 
8,636 
49,735 
12,655 
1,808 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9 
17 
4 
34 
5 
3 
acres 
64 
249 
11 
641 
18 
12 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
6,400 
25,917 
4,886 
42,788 
44,870 
781 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,490 
54,333 
23,606 
58,534 
171,259 
5,314 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,803 
8,573 
1,299 
25,645 
3,848 
167 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,598 
17,344 
3,587 
17,143 
41,022 
615 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
115 
193 
55 
301 
104 
95 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
55 
18 
71 
17 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
69 
44 
94 
42 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14 
72 
31 
119 
41 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
36 
28 
54 
14 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
17 
26 
39 
13 
4 
$100,000 or more 
13 
35 
5 
53 
31 
" 
Government payments 
farms 
27 
50 
38 
106 
73 
13 
$1,000 
259 
235 
106 
1,059 
377 
72 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
56 
191 
59 
302 
120 
20 
$1,000 
1,255 
3,715 
359 
3,281 
1,160 
57 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
9,263 
26,435 
6,046 
44,563 
37,706 
2,132 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,023 
55,420 
29,210 
60,962 
143,915 
14,504 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
197 
477 
207 
731 
262 
147 
$1,000 
-1,350 
3,432 
-694 
2,565 
8,701 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-6,851 
7,196 
-3,355 
3,509 
33,212 
(D) 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
88 
222 
107 
299 
138 
76 
Other 
number 
109 
255 
100 
432 
124 
71 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
97 
295 
133 
448 
145 
86 
200 days or more 
number 
66 
190 
83 
277 
80 
55 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
41 
199 
146 
333 
136 
81 
number 
1,113 
13,163 
7,427 
26,161 
8,594 
1,488 
Beef cows 
farms 
39 
175 
127 
274 
125 
72 
number 
653 
(D) 
3,794 
12,075 
4,188 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
4 
10 
21 
4 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
156 
2,210 
407 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
32 
169 
131 
287 
120 
53 
number 
388 
6,373 
3,486 
12,016 
3,673 
682 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
23 
8 
28 
4 
9 
number 
348 
523 
56 
393 
5 
45 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
21 
10 
29 
1 
9 
number 
140 
253 
60 
619 
(D) 
49 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
46 
12 
32 
7 
26 
number 
477 
2,057 
191 
836 
103 
732 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
29 
68 
43 
115 
22 
25 
number 
985 
3,483 
898 
3,825 
180,580 
483 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
6 
- 
6 
18 
2 
number 
(D) 
517 
- 
2,250 
10,444,350 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8 
26 
6 
42 
18 
7 
acres 
622 
2,922 
254 
7,144 
508 
14 
bushels 
31,928 
391,866 
25,676 
836,036 
33,389 
600 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
11 
7 
17 
5 
- 
acres 
- 
727 
201 
2,022 
946 
- 
tons 
- 
10,840 
2,368 
33,310 
7,564 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
1 
1 
11 
17 
- 
acres 
334 
(D) 
(D) 
453 
1,194 
- 
bushels 
17,398 
(D) 
(D) 
29,887 
51,571 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
1 
1 
11 
17 
- 
acres 
334 
(D) 
(D) 
453 
1,194 
- 
bushels 
17,398 
(D) 
(D) 
29,887 
51,571 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 231 
