Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shenandoah 
Smyth 
Southampton 
Spotsylvania 
Stafford 
Farms 
number 
1,292 
980 
792 
335 
369 
215 
Land in farms 
acres 
158,324 
133,519 
166,656 
153,831 
42,191 
15,260 
Average size of farm 
acres 
123 
136 
210 
459 
114 
71 
Median size of farm 
acres 
74 
58 
67 
155 
37 
33 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
254,430 
760,234 
586,822 
1,224,989 
700,861 
650,702 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,076 
5,580 
2,789 
2,668 
6,130 
9,168 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
62,886 
72,558 
51,147 
61,618 
31,591 
12,884 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,673 
74,039 
64,580 
183,935 
85,613 
59,924 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
58 
107 
50 
21 
44 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
378 
341 
273 
67 
166 
94 
50 to 1 79 acres 
593 
322 
250 
94 
96 
60 
180 to 499 acres 
224 
162 
146 
47 
43 
18 
500 to 999 acres 
31 
28 
27 
50 
14 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
20 
46 
56 
6 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,070 
743 
633 
275 
249 
144 
acres 
33,436 
52,726 
34,332 
94,267 
18,715 
6,636 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
982 
700 
596 
204 
227 
127 
acres 
25,549 
47,041 
31,258 
87,902 
16,296 
5,948 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
50 
10 
20 
20 
9 
acres 
55 
719 
18 
3,246 
58 
24 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
14,073 
128,766 
57,962 
79,164 
10,996 
2,739 
Average per farm 
dollars 
10,892 
131,394 
73,185 
236,311 
29,800 
12,739 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,233 
19,429 
3,846 
67,002 
4,004 
1,342 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
9,840 
109,337 
54,116 
12,162 
6,992 
1,397 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
571 
283 
258 
118 
181 
124 
$2,500 to $4,999 
187 
122 
87 
11 
32 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
207 
152 
103 
26 
55 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
159 
103 
26 
45 
29 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
90 
88 
25 
27 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
30 
27 
44 
22 
17 
11 
$100,000 or more 
17 
147 
109 
107 
12 
3 
Government payments 
farms 
491 
134 
302 
254 
59 
24 
$1,000 
999 
1,242 
760 
6,268 
331 
71 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
242 
402 
304 
159 
133 
56 
$1,000 
1,084 
3,696 
663 
4,020 
2,537 
275 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
17,893 
108,458 
52,350 
66,149 
14,736 
6,101 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,849 
110,671 
66,099 
197,459 
39,935 
28,376 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,292 
980 
792 
335 
369 
215 
$1,000 
-1,736 
25,246 
7,035 
23,304 
-872 
-3,015 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,344 
25,762 
8,882 
69,564 
-2,362 
-14,025 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
535 
491 
326 
201 
161 
90 
Other 
number 
757 
489 
466 
134 
208 
125 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
805 
558 
514 
161 
237 
140 
200 days or more 
number 
569 
370 
349 
98 
143 
86 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
753 
613 
506 
58 
136 
84 
number 
28,259 
38,552 
65,365 
4,033 
8,615 
2,634 
Beef cows 
farms 
647 
501 
313 
45 
122 
58 
number 
14,062 
15,515 
11,635 
(D) 
4,075 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
15 
24 
14 
2 
11 
1 
number 
165 
1,806 
1,741 
(D) 
522 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
591 
517 
435 
47 
111 
51 
number 
1 1 ,388 
19,850 
50,272 
1,822 
3,956 
1,187 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
14 
31 
7 
12 
19 
10 
number 
52 
1,679 
60 
31,687 
554 
115 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
28 
3 
8 
13 
9 
number 
33 
2,524 
(D) 
66,923 
1,385 
149 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
85 
65 
56 
12 
19 
4 
number 
3,117 
1,697 
2,171 
596 
363 
75 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
91 
124 
50 
28 
74 
43 
number 
1,696 
64,507 
1,193 
(D) 
2,184 
1,557 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
49 
- 
7 
9 
6 
number 
(D) 
23,118,070 
- 
937,910 
195 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
44 
126 
18 
81 
20 
15 
acres 
225 
7,812 
660 
10,889 
1,881 
1,004 
bushels 
24,696 
1,048,210 
108,388 
1,262,463 
142,048 
47,396 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
51 
38 
2 
7 
1 
acres 
422 
4,824 
1,980 
(D) 
655 
(D) 
tons 
7,651 
75,189 
34,914 
(D) 
8,957 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
8 
5 
64 
12 
3 
acres 
- 
400 
160 
12,329 
707 
146 
bushels 
- 
25,989 
8,467 
792,982 
37,593 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
8 
5 
64 
12 
3 
acres 
- 
(D) 
160 
12,329 
707 
146 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
8,467 
792,982 
37,593 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
" 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 241 
