Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Franklin 
Frederick 
Giles 
Gloucester 
Goochland 
Grayson 
Farms 
number 
1,023 
681 
378 
136 
315 
764 
Land in farms 
acres 
164,564 
100,707 
65,571 
20,300 
50,142 
131,922 
Average size of farm 
acres 
161 
148 
173 
149 
159 
173 
Median size of farm 
acres 
86 
60 
96 
34 
47 
78 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
570,110 
872,967 
458,352 
750,378 
868,709 
724,361 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,544 
5,903 
2,642 
5,027 
5,457 
4,195 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
77,775 
38,904 
20,171 
13,114 
19,494 
42,416 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,027 
57,128 
53,363 
96,427 
61,885 
55,518 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
56 
71 
21 
30 
27 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
258 
236 
81 
55 
137 
228 
50 to 1 79 acres 
452 
221 
162 
29 
97 
300 
180 to 499 acres 
189 
113 
94 
10 
35 
142 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
26 
12 
6 
12 
45 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
14 
8 
6 
7 
13 
Total cropland 
farms 
835 
501 
310 
93 
176 
600 
acres 
58,191 
39,746 
12,186 
13,673 
19,499 
27,879 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
779 
463 
303 
85 
161 
560 
acres 
53,410 
36,454 
10,409 
13,215 
17,261 
24,232 
Irrigated land 
farms 
54 
23 
20 
17 
15 
20 
acres 
893 
150 
33 
46 
31 
44 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
65,442 
34,315 
8,090 
1 1 ,273 
16,562 
31,636 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,971 
50,389 
21,402 
82,890 
52,577 
41,409 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,726 
24,874 
1,615 
10,691 
8,311 
5,968 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
50,716 
9,441 
6,475 
582 
8,250 
25,668 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
359 
276 
127 
61 
161 
232 
$2,500 to $4,999 
128 
73 
43 
15 
30 
93 
$5,000 to $9,999 
185 
98 
74 
17 
50 
112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
164 
106 
47 
18 
35 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
60 
50 
7 
17 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
31 
18 
1 
8 
63 
$100,000 or more 
87 
37 
19 
17 
14 
53 
Government payments 
farms 
183 
38 
12 
25 
30 
182 
$1,000 
1,084 
398 
55 
421 
291 
419 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
310 
228 
72 
41 
90 
226 
$1,000 
2,918 
2,754 
741 
214 
1,291 
1,325 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
57,064 
33,948 
9,853 
7,181 
17,887 
30,505 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,781 
49,850 
26,066 
52,804 
56,783 
39,928 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,023 
681 
378 
136 
315 
764 
$1,000 
12,381 
3,519 
-967 
4,727 
257 
2,874 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,102 
5,167 
-2,557 
34,758 
816 
3,762 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
462 
251 
152 
53 
129 
338 
Other 
number 
561 
430 
226 
83 
186 
426 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
653 
468 
250 
84 
182 
497 
200 days or more 
number 
433 
339 
153 
56 
133 
354 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
660 
340 
232 
37 
134 
435 
number 
45,136 
16,085 
13,632 
696 
8,243 
30,499 
Beef cows 
farms 
531 
300 
194 
19 
128 
339 
number 
13,722 
8,476 
5,674 
310 
3,272 
10,695 
Milk cows 
farms 
72 
8 
11 
5 
4 
20 
number 
9,802 
391 
157 
10 
1,198 
1,239 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
539 
261 
210 
14 
113 
407 
number 
16,635 
7,314 
6,795 
242 
3,061 
23,264 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
26 
24 
15 
13 
6 
4 
number 
298 
2,417 
81 
84 
43 
18 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
17 
7 
13 
4 
7 
number 
573 
(D) 
17 
100 
18 
28 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
25 
26 
24 
9 
11 
45 
number 
810 
742 
998 
169 
127 
1,863 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
115 
92 
45 
41 
70 
61 
number 
3,386 
2,405 
908 
1,286 
2,455 
1,560 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
2 
3 
2 
7 
2 
number 
2,024 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
58 
38 
15 
21 
17 
5 
acres 
3,321 
2,234 
174 
5,025 
4,404 
16 
bushels 
371,151 
250,574 
4,701 
535,294 
508,086 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
69 
17 
7 
5 
4 
24 
acres 
9,831 
610 
227 
40 
1,542 
1,081 
tons 
152,192 
7,297 
3,030 
600 
20,084 
19,976 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
35 
10 
- 
11 
10 
- 
acres 
2,148 
667 
- 
1,279 
2,829 
- 
bushels 
111,388 
43,641 
- 
93,509 
182,019 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
35 
10 
- 
11 
10 
- 
acres 
2,148 
667 
- 
1,279 
2,829 
- 
bushels 
111,388 
43,641 
- 
93,509 
182,019 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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