Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lee 
Loudoun 
Louisa 
Lunenburg 
Madison 
Farms 
number 
61 
1,012 
1,396 
485 
371 
522 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,695 
117,224 
134,792 
80,223 
82,722 
106,991 
Average size of farm 
acres 
175 
116 
97 
165 
223 
205 
Median size of farm 
acres 
50 
66 
25 
65 
120 
78 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
802,880 
255,115 
1,156,475 
946,557 
530,593 
1,294,622 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,579 
2,202 
11,977 
5,723 
2,380 
6,316 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
6,837 
48,482 
79,260 
30,056 
28,815 
39,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,076 
47,907 
56,777 
61,971 
77,670 
74,798 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
10 
57 
139 
21 
8 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14 
335 
824 
171 
67 
159 
50 to 179 acres 
25 
459 
301 
181 
165 
193 
180 to 499 acres 
7 
125 
85 
72 
95 
86 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
30 
29 
30 
26 
28 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
6 
18 
10 
10 
26 
Total cropland 
farms 
47 
810 
892 
349 
311 
374 
acres 
7,391 
30,353 
56,203 
30,067 
27,663 
40,054 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
42 
711 
780 
313 
249 
342 
acres 
6,883 
23,015 
48,226 
26,414 
20,286 
33,395 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
18 
77 
41 
24 
23 
acres 
(D) 
61 
580 
278 
444 
69 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
4,864 
18,242 
37,101 
14,515 
18,493 
28,980 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,741 
18,026 
26,577 
29,927 
49,847 
55,518 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,690 
4,335 
26,089 
6,801 
13,546 
1 1 ,542 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
174 
13,908 
11,012 
7,714 
4,947 
17,438 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
21 
373 
723 
182 
152 
123 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7 
129 
157 
53 
40 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2 
198 
189 
74 
54 
73 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9 
186 
150 
100 
51 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
70 
90 
29 
34 
59 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
23 
42 
18 
13 
32 
$100,000 or more 
8 
33 
45 
29 
27 
48 
Government payments 
farms 
26 
450 
112 
119 
124 
95 
$1,000 
278 
1,007 
497 
784 
1,085 
389 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
31 
250 
471 
159 
116 
221 
$1,000 
265 
685 
7,114 
1,252 
598 
1,418 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
5,339 
21,203 
74,860 
17,174 
18,474 
28,909 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,528 
20,951 
53,625 
35,411 
49,796 
55,381 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
61 
1,012 
1,396 
485 
371 
522 
$1,000 
68 
-1,268 
-30,148 
-624 
1,702 
1,879 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,118 
-1,253 
-21,596 
-1,286 
4,588 
3,599 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
28 
376 
517 
197 
174 
259 
Other 
number 
33 
636 
879 
288 
197 
263 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
38 
694 
944 
295 
205 
303 
200 days or more 
number 
28 
523 
599 
194 
121 
190 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6 
634 
387 
222 
191 
334 
number 
238 
28,378 
15,473 
12,655 
10,495 
29,071 
Beef cows 
farms 
6 
542 
315 
189 
181 
266 
number 
138 
13,030 
8,731 
(D) 
(D) 
12,255 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
13 
21 
6 
5 
11 
number 
- 
133 
179 
(D) 
(D) 
1,072 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5 
554 
326 
168 
144 
301 
number 
141 
16,800 
8,635 
5,228 
4,319 
13,747 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
24 
44 
24 
3 
16 
number 
(D) 
120 
795 
248 
(D) 
724 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
13 
38 
8 
3 
13 
number 
(D) 
103 
399 
225 
(D) 
1,061 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
37 
101 
27 
8 
22 
number 
25 
2,221 
2,517 
327 
156 
900 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4 
75 
270 
91 
33 
76 
number 
359 
1,654 
6,562 
1,703 
892 
1,984 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
3 
24 
2 
5 
9 
number 
(D) 
120 
4,416 
(D) 
450 
1,580 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
98 
35 
33 
6 
33 
acres 
2,840 
828 
6,683 
1,649 
386 
5,109 
bushels 
285,779 
86,234 
836,920 
135,475 
16,740 
636,429 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
29 
7 
13 
3 
15 
acres 
(D) 
941 
439 
394 
6 
1,095 
tons 
(D) 
19,910 
6,420 
3,708 
99 
18,200 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
2 
9 
17 
27 
10 
acres 
1,761 
(D) 
1,778 
1,117 
1,859 
880 
bushels 
136,338 
(D) 
149,980 
53,233 
109,389 
59,792 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
2 
9 
17 
27 
10 
acres 
1,761 
(D) 
1,778 
1,117 
1,859 
880 
bushels 
136,338 
(D) 
149,980 
53,233 
109,389 
59,792 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
