Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rappahannock 
Richmond 
Roanoke 
Rockbridge 
Rockingham 
Russell 
Farms 
number 
397 
90 
280 
833 
1,902 
995 
Land in farms 
acres 
62,818 
32,373 
31,486 
168,376 
222,049 
187,620 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
360 
112 
202 
117 
189 
Median size of farm 
acres 
54 
88 
46 
101 
60 
78 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,335,915 
1,036,750 
480,689 
868,321 
823,606 
409,282 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,443 
2,882 
4,275 
4,296 
7,055 
2,171 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
21,489 
14,287 
13,319 
47,802 
167,856 
53,557 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,129 
158,748 
47,567 
57,386 
88,252 
53,826 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
19 
7 
30 
34 
223 
48 
1 0 to 49 acres 
166 
24 
118 
202 
598 
298 
50 to 1 79 acres 
133 
25 
93 
306 
717 
409 
180 to 499 acres 
50 
15 
27 
220 
310 
169 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
8 
11 
50 
40 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
11 
1 
21 
14 
35 
Total cropland 
farms 
292 
83 
206 
618 
1,446 
782 
acres 
17,307 
22,310 
7,624 
42,081 
100,455 
34,004 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
271 
74 
196 
558 
1,375 
732 
acres 
15,236 
21,864 
6,783 
35,900 
93,967 
27,783 
Irrigated land 
farms 
21 
5 
14 
26 
182 
5 
acres 
121 
127 
96 
137 
5,645 
12 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,281 
15,467 
4,140 
31,777 
658,995 
32,164 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,377 
171,858 
14,786 
38,148 
346,475 
32,325 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,668 
14,648 
(D) 
6,974 
47,606 
2,934 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,612 
819 
(D) 
24,804 
611,389 
29,229 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
140 
28 
149 
270 
383 
375 
$2,500 to $4,999 
61 
5 
46 
101 
176 
110 
$5,000 to $9,999 
65 
7 
29 
118 
233 
149 
$10,000 to $24,999 
50 
9 
21 
134 
220 
173 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
8 
21 
96 
144 
74 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
9 
5 
70 
80 
42 
$100,000 or more 
30 
24 
9 
44 
666 
72 
Government payments 
farms 
36 
57 
24 
119 
302 
327 
$1,000 
147 
684 
13 
649 
2,741 
2,525 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
133 
38 
67 
331 
1,016 
213 
$1,000 
1,300 
1,121 
774 
1,971 
1 1 ,408 
1,394 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
13,088 
15,717 
5,655 
32,532 
549,802 
37,478 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,967 
174,637 
20,196 
39,055 
289,065 
37,667 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
397 
90 
280 
833 
1,902 
995 
$1,000 
-2,360 
1,555 
-727 
1,865 
123,343 
-1,396 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-5,944 
17,278 
-2,598 
2,239 
64,849 
-1,403 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
206 
49 
124 
353 
1,038 
413 
Other 
number 
191 
41 
156 
480 
864 
582 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
240 
51 
166 
523 
1,113 
621 
200 days or more 
number 
136 
30 
107 
343 
690 
452 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
181 
22 
102 
486 
1,239 
731 
number 
11,645 
741 
3,102 
39,580 
112,747 
55,987 
Beef cows 
farms 
161 
19 
93 
424 
752 
556 
number 
6,425 
(D) 
(D) 
18,794 
24,385 
21,613 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
1 
2 
13 
236 
10 
number 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
1,647 
25,139 
229 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
153 
15 
75 
440 
1,082 
587 
number 
5,479 
263 
1,568 
18,695 
59,590 
32,165 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
- 
4 
25 
57 
18 
number 
369 
- 
27 
791 
411 
106 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
15 
- 
3 
16 
36 
4 
number 
323 
- 
18 
516 
688 
21 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
3 
6 
46 
131 
67 
number 
461 
23 
178 
1,010 
6,617 
2,202 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
42 
12 
16 
99 
269 
90 
number 
1,490 
173 
106 
2,551 
553,364 
1,460 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
7 
207 
2 
number 
1,650 
335 
86,798,827 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5 
37 
- 
37 
352 
23 
acres 
186 
8,732 
- 
1,747 
17,349 
386 
bushels 
20,166 
400,952 
- 
250,422 
2,270,746 
49,211 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
1 
4 
30 
341 
23 
acres 
74 
(D) 
32 
2,050 
19,119 
832 
tons 
932 
(D) 
138 
32,453 
353,957 
13,672 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
35 
- 
2 
45 
2 
acres 
(D) 
6,541 
- 
(D) 
2,382 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
390,293 
- 
(D) 
167,870 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
35 
- 
2 
45 
2 
acres 
(D) 
6,541 
- 
(D) 
2,382 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
390,293 
- 
(D) 
167,870 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
240 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
