Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dinwiddie 
Essex 
Fairfax 
Fauquier 
Floyd 
Fluvanna 
Farms 
number 
383 
98 
148 
1,258 
863 
303 
Land in farms 
acres 
89,238 
56,705 
7,856 
228,285 
144,657 
47,077 
Average size of farm 
acres 
233 
579 
53 
181 
168 
155 
Median size of farm 
acres 
92 
107 
11 
50 
88 
87 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
699,722 
1,761,743 
804,504 
1,439,924 
607,145 
791,935 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,003 
3,045 
15,156 
7,935 
3,622 
5,097 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
28,223 
25,295 
6,302 
91,880 
51,011 
16,842 
Average per farm 
dollars 
73,689 
258,110 
42,579 
73,037 
59,109 
55,584 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
6 
57 
104 
37 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
109 
30 
58 
502 
221 
97 
50 to 179 acres 
146 
20 
21 
390 
385 
115 
180 to 499 acres 
77 
16 
9 
164 
162 
59 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
7 
3 
53 
48 
17 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21 
19 
" 
45 
10 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
276 
77 
74 
713 
711 
221 
acres 
38,960 
38,720 
1,411 
82,203 
41,527 
13,633 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
221 
59 
56 
638 
667 
194 
acres 
34,391 
37,129 
717 
67,805 
35,359 
11,717 
Irrigated land 
farms 
30 
8 
30 
62 
36 
21 
acres 
1,161 
(D) 
50 
395 
192 
144 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
24,798 
22,777 
3,440 
53,948 
34,701 
4,722 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,746 
232,421 
23,243 
42,884 
40,210 
15,584 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
20,412 
22,434 
3,234 
21,587 
14,354 
2,965 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,386 
343 
206 
32,361 
20,347 
1,757 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
178 
41 
78 
554 
254 
129 
$2,500 to $4,999 
28 
2 
15 
158 
105 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
11 
26 
136 
153 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
54 
8 
19 
177 
138 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
5 
5 
87 
101 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
2 
1 
65 
72 
9 
$100,000 or more 
24 
29 
4 
81 
40 
7 
Government payments 
farms 
189 
47 
10 
124 
70 
45 
$1,000 
2,425 
873 
26 
865 
320 
123 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
126 
58 
52 
507 
192 
101 
$1,000 
1,981 
3,576 
1,434 
6,461 
1,864 
1,255 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
18,354 
21,713 
6,179 
81,290 
36,372 
7,073 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,921 
221,561 
41,752 
64,619 
42,146 
23,344 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
383 
98 
148 
1,258 
863 
303 
$1,000 
10,850 
5,513 
-1,280 
-20,016 
512 
-974 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,329 
56,256 
-8,648 
-15,911 
593 
-3,214 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
174 
43 
51 
548 
416 
131 
Other 
number 
209 
55 
97 
710 
447 
172 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
199 
69 
107 
765 
597 
188 
200 days or more 
number 
121 
51 
71 
442 
396 
113 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
135 
14 
16 
526 
552 
147 
number 
6,630 
924 
241 
49,983 
37,815 
6,666 
Beef cows 
farms 
125 
14 
7 
405 
466 
116 
number 
(D) 
506 
(D) 
18,155 
14,698 
3,338 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
43 
32 
9 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,732 
1,174 
27 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
108 
13 
12 
448 
464 
113 
number 
2,880 
394 
97 
24,964 
18,727 
2,086 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
16 
3 
5 
34 
29 
7 
number 
2,130 
84 
81 
665 
416 
48 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
3 
5 
23 
19 
5 
number 
4,007 
3 
170 
453 
377 
66 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
- 
4 
87 
30 
10 
number 
138 
- 
168 
1,256 
1,317 
202 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
29 
6 
18 
244 
91 
49 
number 
931 
40 
377 
8,550 
2,498 
763 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
3 
1 
15 
8 
- 
number 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
10,751 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
33 
5 
57 
4 
16 
acres 
3,257 
15,976 
43 
10,796 
120 
1,681 
bushels 
137,288 
927,382 
2,711 
1,304,187 
9,600 
95,473 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
42 
31 
1 
acres 
213 
- 
- 
4,862 
1,357 
(D) 
tons 
1,404 
- 
- 
53,182 
22,213 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
23 
4 
19 
2 
4 
acres 
4,462 
8,702 
7 
1,367 
(D) 
1,001 
bushels 
323,042 
618,102 
490 
63,592 
(D) 
65,688 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
23 
4 
19 
2 
4 
acres 
4,462 
8,702 
7 
1,367 
(D) 
1,001 
bushels 
323,042 
618,102 
490 
63,592 
(D) 
65,688 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
232 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
