Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Northampton 
Northumberland 
Nottoway 
Orange 
Page 
Patrick 
Farms 
number 
147 
98 
356 
547 
545 
566 
Land in farms 
acres 
56,050 
43,270 
61,568 
104,806 
71,132 
79,107 
Average size of farm 
acres 
381 
442 
173 
192 
131 
140 
Median size of farm 
acres 
65 
116 
100 
82 
59 
82 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,646,781 
1,324,912 
539,620 
1,292,497 
767,554 
466,199 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,319 
3,001 
3,120 
6,746 
5,881 
3,336 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
38,174 
21,566 
26,786 
52,368 
46,079 
29,874 
Average per farm 
dollars 
261,463 
220,063 
75,241 
95,737 
84,548 
52,781 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
18 
15 
36 
44 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
36 
21 
96 
158 
201 
188 
50 to 179 acres 
29 
17 
142 
202 
181 
242 
180 to 499 acres 
22 
15 
80 
110 
90 
102 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
13 
15 
19 
24 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
14 
8 
22 
5 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
103 
79 
280 
370 
384 
482 
acres 
42,807 
33,490 
22,626 
40,460 
28,179 
22,856 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
98 
76 
233 
332 
362 
455 
acres 
42,493 
32,689 
19,581 
36,208 
26,069 
18,718 
Irrigated land 
farms 
44 
4 
18 
29 
22 
34 
acres 
6,336 
39 
75 
564 
1,004 
108 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
93,059 
21,357 
48,693 
90,577 
141,097 
16,485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
633,051 
217,932 
136,778 
165,589 
258,894 
29,125 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
61,436 
20,999 
6,166 
64,929 
6,254 
7,462 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
31,622 
359 
42,527 
25,648 
134,844 
9,023 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
20 
20 
154 
199 
135 
171 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
12 
40 
50 
62 
74 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
7 
39 
65 
67 
116 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18 
12 
43 
101 
83 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
8 
31 
45 
35 
68 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
6 
15 
36 
25 
28 
$100,000 or more 
70 
33 
34 
51 
138 
17 
Government payments 
farms 
74 
59 
106 
90 
94 
111 
$1,000 
1,892 
1,104 
413 
1,081 
472 
555 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
70 
35 
110 
226 
209 
173 
$1,000 
4,144 
1,504 
885 
2,802 
1,057 
1,034 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
70,242 
17,175 
45,683 
89,804 
117,960 
18,086 
Average per farm 
dollars 
477,834 
175,259 
128,322 
164,175 
216,441 
31,954 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
147 
98 
356 
547 
545 
566 
$1,000 
28,852 
6,790 
4,308 
4,657 
24,666 
-12 
Average per farm 
dollars 
196,274 
69,286 
12,102 
8,513 
45,258 
-21 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
84 
63 
200 
260 
309 
230 
Other 
number 
63 
35 
156 
287 
236 
336 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
92 
42 
218 
328 
286 
368 
200 days or more 
number 
56 
14 
130 
246 
183 
269 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
5 
17 
202 
289 
367 
339 
number 
161 
419 
11,291 
21,030 
23,218 
16,186 
Beef cows 
farms 
5 
15 
186 
231 
292 
305 
number 
(D) 
245 
5,580 
9,775 
9,435 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
13 
11 
14 
4 
number 
- 
- 
597 
1,387 
222 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4 
19 
168 
232 
314 
284 
number 
(D) 
251 
4,954 
9,778 
12,412 
6,311 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
11 
22 
25 
16 
number 
- 
- 
74 
354 
1,307 
132 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
- 
8 
15 
16 
2 
number 
- 
- 
21 
117 
1,393 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
4 
9 
21 
35 
11 
number 
(D) 
50 
150 
465 
782 
1,308 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7 
3 
39 
85 
51 
53 
number 
378 
95 
301,681 
1,876 
206,378 
1,350 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
15 
8 
71 
4 
number 
(D) 
6,608,578 
300 
28,300,461 
68 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
35 
52 
25 
41 
81 
30 
acres 
8,239 
14,639 
2,092 
4,681 
3,818 
1,032 
bushels 
839,486 
1,338,525 
120,595 
421,746 
376,924 
102,184 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
2 
14 
20 
51 
11 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,440 
1,812 
3,193 
966 
tons 
- 
(D) 
10,367 
25,254 
39,986 
15,127 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
53 
38 
21 
21 
3 
4 
acres 
16,649 
10,222 
3,510 
3,468 
720 
280 
bushels 
872,229 
694,750 
219,399 
248,226 
14,400 
13,140 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
53 
38 
21 
21 
3 
4 
acres 
16,649 
10,222 
3,510 
3,468 
720 
280 
bushels 
872,229 
694,750 
219,399 
248,226 
14,400 
13,140 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
238 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
