Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Surry 
Sussex 
Tazewell 
Warren 
Washington 
Westmoreland 
Farms 
number 
127 
123 
584 
346 
1,602 
152 
Land in farms 
acres 
45,122 
64,245 
150,181 
47,994 
192,123 
59,378 
Average size of farm 
acres 
355 
522 
257 
139 
120 
391 
Median size of farm 
acres 
77 
181 
94 
34 
52 
137 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,272,144 
1,189,209 
569,506 
990,097 
471,997 
1,396,759 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,581 
2,277 
2,215 
7,138 
3,936 
3,576 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
16,056 
24,599 
36,997 
21,052 
82,283 
24,568 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,425 
199,993 
63,351 
60,844 
51,363 
161,629 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
11 
9 
53 
56 
142 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
44 
27 
133 
145 
632 
23 
50 to 179 acres 
25 
25 
212 
74 
552 
65 
180 to 499 acres 
20 
29 
95 
51 
209 
26 
500 to 999 acres 
13 
9 
59 
15 
43 
13 
1 ,000 acres or more 
14 
24 
32 
5 
24 
20 
Total cropland 
farms 
108 
106 
424 
220 
1,245 
136 
acres 
33,961 
39,374 
29,097 
15,827 
54,154 
35,961 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
100 
89 
391 
199 
1,136 
121 
acres 
30,238 
37,879 
22,732 
13,035 
44,465 
33,945 
Irrigated land 
farms 
21 
20 
18 
11 
35 
26 
acres 
1,237 
1,372 
18 
12 
224 
1,641 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
27,723 
37,277 
27,020 
5,734 
76,500 
35,758 
Average per farm 
dollars 
218,291 
303,063 
46,268 
16,572 
47,753 
235,248 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
19,366 
(D) 
1,958 
2,143 
6,633 
30,725 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,357 
(D) 
25,062 
3,591 
69,866 
5,032 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
48 
38 
209 
164 
582 
35 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6 
11 
52 
41 
236 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
5 
76 
56 
218 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
16 
9 
81 
29 
241 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
17 
52 
31 
129 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
10 
51 
16 
66 
18 
$100,000 or more 
30 
33 
63 
9 
130 
49 
Government payments 
farms 
59 
88 
124 
11 
611 
80 
$1,000 
1,198 
2,190 
572 
40 
4,522 
1,184 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
45 
54 
153 
100 
451 
85 
$1,000 
580 
1,197 
1,413 
839 
2,115 
3,864 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
20,954 
24,599 
26,695 
8,371 
75,731 
35,328 
Average per farm 
dollars 
164,992 
199,989 
45,710 
24,194 
47,273 
232,423 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
127 
123 
584 
346 
1,602 
152 
$1,000 
8,548 
16,064 
2,310 
-1,759 
7,406 
5,477 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,304 
130,605 
3,956 
-5,083 
4,623 
36,032 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
64 
76 
254 
149 
636 
77 
Other 
number 
63 
47 
330 
197 
966 
75 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
82 
55 
345 
226 
960 
90 
200 days or more 
number 
62 
38 
239 
146 
659 
34 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21 
25 
361 
156 
991 
27 
number 
764 
1,065 
37,199 
8,209 
67,259 
1,800 
Beef cows 
farms 
15 
21 
258 
116 
771 
24 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
12,290 
4,412 
19,970 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
2 
21 
- 
38 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
779 
- 
2,587 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
15 
15 
315 
132 
847 
25 
number 
518 
426 
24,937 
3,627 
45,555 
845 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
3 
7 
4 
24 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
18 
150 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
2 
5 
2 
17 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
306 
(D) 
181 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
4 
80 
9 
131 
5 
number 
(D) 
159 
4,115 
221 
6,071 
62 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
12 
15 
68 
37 
138 
14 
number 
764 
703 
2,121 
781 
(D) 
473 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
2 
3 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
309 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
30 
25 
7 
9 
48 
47 
acres 
5,832 
4,608 
(D) 
207 
381 
11,985 
bushels 
777,724 
497,920 
(D) 
24,225 
34,202 
537,729 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
5 
25 
3 
62 
4 
acres 
(D) 
94 
926 
78 
3,270 
312 
tons 
(D) 
1,425 
14,007 
1,035 
58,671 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
39 
33 
4 
3 
2 
43 
acres 
6,397 
5,829 
12 
130 
(D) 
8,612 
bushels 
375,518 
387,103 
744 
8,680 
(D) 
549,481 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
39 
33 
4 
3 
2 
43 
acres 
6,397 
5,829 
12 
130 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
375,518 
387,103 
744 
8,680 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
242 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
