Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pittsylvania 
Powhatan 
Prince Edward 
Prince George 
Prince William 
Pulaski 
Farms 
number 
1,354 
250 
413 
167 
330 
445 
Land in farms 
acres 
287,262 
32,081 
78,916 
36,659 
35,638 
96,611 
Average size of farm 
acres 
212 
128 
191 
220 
108 
217 
Median size of farm 
acres 
109 
60 
100 
76 
25 
78 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
515,637 
735,120 
612,015 
922,305 
953,251 
667,405 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,430 
5,729 
3,203 
4,202 
8,827 
3,074 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
109,614 
12,148 
24,152 
17,165 
23,424 
34,957 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,956 
48,590 
58,480 
102,782 
70,982 
78,555 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
45 
27 
16 
11 
40 
32 
1 0 to 49 acres 
296 
78 
103 
44 
185 
140 
50 to 1 79 acres 
562 
84 
167 
62 
64 
134 
180 to 499 acres 
314 
48 
92 
34 
25 
88 
500 to 999 acres 
106 
10 
26 
10 
12 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
31 
3 
9 
6 
4 
15 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,105 
164 
321 
132 
204 
360 
acres 
100,408 
10,551 
19,680 
19,030 
19,048 
26,732 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
974 
146 
223 
103 
184 
342 
acres 
79,458 
8,799 
14,396 
16,562 
17,472 
23,827 
Irrigated land 
farms 
120 
15 
8 
6 
27 
8 
acres 
3,716 
100 
96 
8 
1,006 
14 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
86,942 
10,009 
16,517 
10,763 
12,034 
28,139 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,211 
40,037 
39,993 
64,447 
36,467 
63,233 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
36,912 
3,909 
1,920 
9,876 
5,807 
2,379 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
50,030 
6,100 
14,598 
887 
6,227 
25,760 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
461 
121 
200 
83 
172 
122 
$2,500 to $4,999 
184 
39 
46 
13 
25 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
190 
27 
45 
13 
47 
82 
$10,000 to $24,999 
225 
32 
59 
17 
39 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
14 
19 
15 
17 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
7 
24 
7 
7 
45 
$100,000 or more 
135 
10 
20 
19 
23 
35 
Government payments 
farms 
487 
40 
213 
80 
28 
49 
$1,000 
3,886 
128 
641 
903 
240 
337 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
573 
74 
182 
73 
136 
111 
$1,000 
4,813 
1,042 
2,201 
381 
2,496 
349 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
77,626 
11,102 
17,540 
9,603 
17,271 
23,857 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,331 
44,406 
42,469 
57,504 
52,335 
53,611 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,354 
250 
413 
167 
330 
445 
$1,000 
18,015 
77 
1,819 
2,444 
-2,501 
4,968 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,305 
307 
4,405 
14,635 
-7,579 
11,164 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
766 
121 
134 
99 
175 
188 
Other 
number 
588 
129 
279 
68 
155 
257 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
752 
150 
242 
88 
198 
291 
200 days or more 
number 
490 
105 
198 
38 
133 
222 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
743 
102 
191 
39 
91 
299 
number 
58,492 
4,588 
12,839 
1,225 
5,652 
33,759 
Beef cows 
farms 
660 
90 
172 
37 
72 
266 
number 
22,221 
(D) 
6,852 
685 
(D) 
14,557 
Milk cows 
farms 
21 
2 
11 
- 
2 
15 
number 
6,997 
(D) 
847 
- 
(D) 
940 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
648 
74 
153 
31 
61 
269 
number 
27,929 
1,883 
5,180 
692 
2,799 
18,838 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
33 
5 
27 
3 
16 
5 
number 
3,985 
12 
(D) 
306 
33 
41 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
25 
1 
24 
3 
2 
4 
number 
4,051 
(D) 
(D) 
387 
(D) 
27 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
40 
3 
23 
2 
25 
21 
number 
1,114 
(D) 
361 
(D) 
547 
921 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
108 
43 
60 
17 
47 
43 
number 
25,739 
(D) 
(D) 
486 
1,997 
600 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
6 
8 
- 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,946,716 
- 
(D) 
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Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
51 
5 
17 
16 
11 
3 
acres 
2,409 
1,203 
461 
4,092 
1,258 
(D) 
bushels 
192,829 
104,313 
8,161 
404,517 
99,102 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
32 
3 
14 
- 
7 
11 
acres 
8,945 
181 
1,396 
- 
1,082 
924 
tons 
114,001 
2,553 
8,725 
- 
14,368 
19,472 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
118 
7 
8 
17 
3 
4 
acres 
8,121 
938 
199 
2,545 
414 
209 
bushels 
335,041 
59,473 
10,673 
175,340 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
118 
7 
8 
17 
3 
4 
acres 
8,121 
938 
199 
2,545 
414 
209 
bushels 
335,041 
59,473 
10,673 
175,340 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 239 
