Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Greensville 
Halifax 
Hanover 
Henrico 
Henry 
Farms 
number 
216 
151 
935 
600 
117 
290 
Land in farms 
acres 
27,276 
58,256 
211,593 
94,297 
12,891 
42,970 
Average size of farm 
acres 
126 
386 
226 
157 
110 
148 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
83 
119 
43 
40 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
868,799 
782,783 
520,118 
874,698 
724,739 
400,117 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,880 
2,029 
2,298 
5,566 
6,578 
2,700 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
13,467 
16,544 
72,563 
49,245 
6,943 
14,515 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,346 
109,562 
77,607 
82,075 
59,342 
50,051 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
7 
22 
53 
16 
19 
1 0 to 49 acres 
68 
37 
145 
266 
52 
83 
50 to 179 acres 
95 
52 
443 
193 
38 
127 
1 80 to 499 acres 
36 
26 
234 
54 
7 
53 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
11 
58 
15 
1 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
18 
33 
19 
3 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
148 
113 
821 
418 
84 
225 
acres 
7,557 
31,915 
61,485 
55,173 
9,459 
9,299 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
134 
67 
634 
377 
68 
188 
acres 
6,364 
28,235 
41,568 
53,196 
8,066 
7,023 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14 
10 
85 
81 
14 
13 
acres 
49 
246 
2,152 
3,338 
(D) 
137 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,884 
21,257 
36,526 
55,272 
9,371 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,760 
140,773 
39,065 
92,119 
80,098 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,573 
20,587 
23,171 
47,004 
9,218 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,311 
670 
13,354 
8,267 
154 
11,770 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
65 
84 
387 
268 
59 
121 
$2,500 to $4,999 
38 
9 
80 
44 
11 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
13 
139 
83 
18 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
15 
154 
81 
9 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
3 
55 
49 
5 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
3 
47 
23 
2 
2 
$100,000 or more 
9 
24 
73 
52 
13 
8 
Government payments 
farms 
49 
96 
502 
65 
16 
38 
$1,000 
40 
1,359 
3,737 
1,370 
130 
177 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
66 
85 
281 
219 
35 
72 
$1,000 
540 
850 
2,266 
4,311 
432 
433 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
11,314 
15,993 
36,216 
52,643 
8,002 
10,862 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,379 
105,917 
38,733 
87,739 
68,395 
37,457 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
216 
151 
935 
600 
117 
290 
$1,000 
-850 
7,472 
6,313 
8,309 
1,932 
3,523 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,934 
49,485 
6,751 
13,848 
16,512 
12,148 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
108 
58 
411 
311 
49 
76 
Other 
number 
108 
93 
524 
289 
68 
214 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
139 
94 
546 
338 
69 
199 
200 days or more 
number 
87 
77 
329 
208 
43 
122 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
117 
27 
412 
196 
34 
147 
number 
6,527 
846 
21,481 
8,174 
602 
4,534 
Beef cows 
farms 
108 
26 
352 
167 
32 
133 
number 
(D) 
580 
10,398 
3,805 
354 
2,636 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
- 
15 
9 
4 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
155 
543 
6 
54 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
98 
25 
338 
141 
14 
111 
number 
2,500 
473 
10,666 
2,688 
132 
1,789 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
- 
30 
19 
4 
7 
number 
54 
- 
8,386 
532 
27 
15 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
- 
23 
13 
1 
2 
number 
51 
- 
31,054 
444 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
- 
22 
14 
3 
1 
number 
172 
- 
497 
546 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
25 
9 
81 
94 
20 
27 
number 
1,437 
(D) 
15,721 
3,961 
829 
404 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
3 
4 
11 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
3 
39 
1,104,510 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
16 
38 
43 
12 
5 
acres 
(D) 
773 
1,841 
14,846 
2,102 
163 
bushels 
(D) 
87,316 
171,974 
1,565,383 
229,338 
19,445 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
8 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
984 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
11,440 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
16 
65 
33 
9 
5 
acres 
- 
2,332 
4,781 
9,353 
1,215 
100 
bushels 
- 
131,372 
225,410 
570,101 
77,934 
3,450 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
16 
64 
33 
9 
5 
acres 
- 
2,332 
(D) 
9,353 
1,215 
100 
bushels 
- 
131,372 
(D) 
570,101 
77,934 
3,450 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
234 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
