Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mathews 
Mecklenburg 
Middlesex 
Montgomery 
Nelson 
New Kent 
Farms 
number 
55 
527 
73 
603 
455 
137 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,646 
145,493 
19,185 
107,260 
79,981 
19,711 
Average size of farm 
acres 
84 
276 
263 
178 
176 
144 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
120 
54 
70 
98 
32 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,173 
710,929 
1,013,084 
867,716 
805,228 
794,926 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,193 
2,575 
3,855 
4,878 
4,581 
5,525 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,185 
52,957 
10,152 
41,132 
28,845 
8,050 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,911 
100,487 
139,062 
68,212 
63,397 
58,762 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
15 
25 
10 
45 
32 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
25 
83 
22 
193 
100 
48 
50 to 1 79 acres 
11 
223 
21 
213 
200 
43 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1 
133 
11 
112 
96 
15 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
34 
2 
24 
17 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
29 
7 
16 
10 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
41 
417 
52 
451 
358 
86 
acres 
3,153 
50,846 
13,708 
31,639 
22,429 
10,520 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
34 
363 
46 
423 
325 
65 
acres 
2,969 
40,376 
13,191 
26,861 
19,542 
9,731 
Irrigated land 
farms 
8 
67 
8 
24 
37 
3 
acres 
17 
2,760 
478 
349 
862 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,403 
42,895 
11,259 
23,707 
15,807 
7,003 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,683 
81,395 
154,236 
39,316 
34,740 
51,117 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,235 
35,386 
10,417 
6,694 
10,377 
6,716 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
167 
7,509 
842 
17,013 
5,430 
287 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
23 
201 
33 
212 
158 
87 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
63 
4 
83 
51 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11 
74 
8 
99 
61 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
63 
5 
96 
87 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
50 
6 
41 
68 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
15 
3 
32 
10 
3 
$100,000 or more 
4 
61 
14 
40 
20 
11 
Government payments 
farms 
7 
187 
29 
73 
48 
26 
$1,000 
67 
1,229 
384 
219 
116 
381 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
13 
162 
25 
154 
157 
47 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,772 
276 
1,406 
1,882 
441 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,034 
37,605 
9,164 
24,164 
17,664 
5,602 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,984 
71,357 
125,534 
40,073 
38,822 
40,894 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
55 
527 
73 
603 
455 
137 
$1,000 
486 
8,291 
2,755 
1,168 
141 
2,222 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,842 
15,732 
37,740 
1,937 
309 
16,222 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
26 
236 
45 
239 
164 
68 
Other 
number 
29 
291 
28 
364 
291 
69 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
31 
291 
36 
396 
310 
86 
200 days or more 
number 
9 
198 
14 
299 
223 
66 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12 
285 
12 
384 
237 
37 
number 
122 
14,704 
986 
26,720 
13,158 
711 
Beef cows 
farms 
12 
270 
8 
313 
200 
18 
number 
(D) 
9,166 
422 
11,521 
7,077 
311 
Milk cows 
farms 
10 
3 
22 
4 
3 
number 
- 
424 
6 
2,049 
12 
12 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4 
224 
8 
319 
196 
19 
number 
34 
6,511 
438 
12,059 
8,086 
129 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
4 
2 
14 
8 
3 
number 
- 
44 
(D) 
620 
84 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
7 
14 
6 
1 
number 
- 
117 
- 
1,105 
136 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
36 
14 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,115 
531 
137 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
13 
43 
8 
91 
53 
42 
number 
(D) 
28,998 
123 
2,212 
707 
1,127 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
7 
7 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,020 
146 
18 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
8 
16 
11 
11 
10 
acres 
776 
535 
4,532 
1,123 
(D) 
2,679 
bushels 
87,060 
16,750 
550,183 
130,879 
(D) 
359,783 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
3 
3 
27 
4 
- 
acres 
- 
170 
105 
2,542 
80 
- 
tons 
- 
560 
1,725 
42,683 
1,600 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
49 
11 
10 
- 
7 
acres 
(D) 
4,216 
3,183 
489 
- 
2,405 
bushels 
(D) 
237,283 
232,241 
30,170 
- 
158,036 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
49 
11 
10 
- 
7 
acres 
(D) 
4,216 
3,183 
489 
- 
2,405 
bushels 
(D) 
237,283 
232,241 
30,170 
- 
158,036 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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