Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Highland 
Isle of Wight 
James City 
King and Queen 
King George 
King William 
Farms 
number 
261 
213 
83 
127 
160 
135 
Land in farms 
acres 
93,080 
75,642 
5,544 
41,979 
24,304 
53,556 
Average size of farm 
acres 
357 
355 
67 
331 
152 
397 
Median size of farm 
acres 
210 
50 
32 
74 
63 
74 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,205,377 
1,262,987 
585,525 
1,020,907 
764,545 
1,481,512 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,380 
3,556 
8,766 
3,089 
5,033 
3,734 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
18,024 
35,172 
6,033 
16,835 
9,160 
14,565 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,057 
165,126 
72,684 
132,556 
57,248 
107,887 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
30 
17 
6 
9 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
30 
71 
34 
45 
56 
38 
50 to 1 79 acres 
76 
51 
28 
39 
56 
41 
1 80 to 499 acres 
89 
17 
3 
20 
26 
19 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
12 
- 
4 
10 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
32 
1 
13 
3 
17 
Total cropland 
farms 
204 
168 
57 
77 
123 
100 
acres 
11,608 
50,029 
2,987 
29,041 
10,086 
28,599 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
183 
136 
49 
67 
98 
86 
acres 
9,512 
47,868 
2,698 
28,136 
7,838 
26,712 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
12 
7 
9 
12 
15 
acres 
20 
702 
38 
(D) 
351 
1,125 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
30,067 
45,625 
(D) 
17,344 
3,806 
16,645 
Average per farm 
dollars 
115,200 
214,204 
(D) 
136,563 
23,788 
123,299 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,362 
33,025 
1,565 
(D) 
3,184 
14,053 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
28,705 
12,600 
(D) 
(D) 
622 
2,592 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
57 
83 
40 
51 
86 
62 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
13 
3 
7 
17 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
11 
10 
24 
10 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
44 
28 
10 
10 
15 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
17 
13 
3 
18 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
13 
6 
11 
5 
4 
$100,000 or more 
48 
48 
1 
21 
9 
24 
Government payments 
farms 
35 
109 
10 
41 
54 
25 
$1,000 
252 
1,689 
94 
1,051 
174 
735 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
135 
86 
25 
49 
55 
53 
$1,000 
1,203 
1,568 
363 
1,764 
703 
408 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
25,709 
36,405 
3,119 
15,401 
5,861 
15,783 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,502 
170,915 
37,582 
121,265 
36,630 
116,914 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
261 
213 
83 
127 
160 
135 
$1,000 
5,813 
12,477 
-442 
4,758 
-1,177 
2,005 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,272 
58,578 
-5,322 
37,462 
-7,357 
14,854 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
133 
109 
24 
84 
61 
68 
Other 
number 
128 
104 
59 
43 
99 
67 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
156 
118 
53 
69 
91 
77 
200 days or more 
number 
98 
95 
30 
53 
65 
66 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
170 
38 
16 
24 
41 
41 
number 
14,665 
3,181 
395 
852 
2,132 
4,644 
Beef cows 
farms 
131 
38 
9 
18 
36 
20 
number 
(D) 
1,844 
70 
(D) 
1,183 
298 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
3 
1 
- 
7 
number 
(D) 
- 
165 
(D) 
- 
652 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
170 
33 
10 
24 
32 
32 
number 
12,606 
1,437 
91 
331 
888 
593 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
11 
2 
14 
- 
5 
number 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
137 
- 
52 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
16 
2 
10 
- 
7 
number 
39 
74,408 
(D) 
178 
- 
134 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
57 
7 
2 
8 
2 
1 
number 
3,515 
75 
(D) 
146 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
25 
33 
26 
31 
10 
28 
number 
347 
1,587 
926 
655 
562 
1,221 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
7 
- 
4 
- 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
780 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
43 
1 
34 
15 
27 
acres 
(D) 
6,440 
(D) 
1 1 ,574 
1,873 
8,440 
bushels 
(D) 
695,258 
(D) 
753,559 
129,126 
666,929 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
7 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
145 
250 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
tons 
2,416 
3,550 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
35 
1 
21 
7 
22 
acres 
- 
7,761 
(D) 
6,738 
688 
5,027 
bushels 
- 
520,945 
(D) 
437,289 
38,603 
310,071 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
35 
1 
21 
7 
22 
acres 
- 
7,761 
(D) 
6,738 
688 
5,027 
bushels 
- 
520,945 
(D) 
437,289 
38,603 
310,071 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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