Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wise 
Wythe 
York 
Chesapeake City 
Suffolk 
Virginia Beach City 
Farms 
number 
165 
952 
47 
253 
308 
187 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,911 
174,160 
2,813 
45,118 
69,253 
26,180 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
183 
60 
178 
225 
140 
Median size of farm 
acres 
53 
84 
10 
17 
31 
25 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
432,816 
619,529 
298,716 
776,670 
1,016,493 
744,430 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,756 
3,386 
4,991 
4,355 
4,521 
5,317 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
6,943 
66,151 
3,642 
24,890 
48,017 
17,429 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,078 
69,486 
77,482 
98,379 
155,900 
94,724 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
50 
23 
77 
45 
51 
1 0 to 49 acres 
75 
276 
7 
103 
133 
70 
50 to 1 79 acres 
59 
375 
14 
38 
68 
42 
1 80 to 499 acres 
14 
172 
2 
13 
29 
11 
500 to 999 acres 
6 
59 
- 
6 
7 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
20 
1 
16 
26 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
128 
750 
21 
156 
196 
107 
acres 
3,514 
49,459 
(D) 
36,990 
50,932 
21,212 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
115 
696 
18 
143 
153 
98 
acres 
2,804 
44,023 
(D) 
36,269 
49,693 
20,814 
Irrigated land 
farms 
11 
12 
7 
31 
28 
27 
acres 
11 
72 
22 
283 
413 
180 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
(D) 
51,440 
2,389 
40,487 
62,450 
17,696 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
54,034 
50,839 
160,029 
202,760 
94,631 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,677 
2,076 
(D) 
58,963 
16,803 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
44,764 
314 
(D) 
3,487 
893 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
81 
283 
18 
121 
150 
79 
$2,500 to $4,999 
35 
82 
8 
24 
22 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
133 
7 
24 
21 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13 
184 
7 
22 
20 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
111 
2 
14 
21 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
57 
- 
13 
26 
13 
$100,000 or more 
1 
102 
5 
35 
48 
26 
Government payments 
farms 
10 
197 
3 
61 
146 
43 
$1,000 
25 
840 
5 
570 
2,466 
373 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
45 
266 
16 
76 
112 
81 
$1,000 
424 
2,149 
236 
1,028 
3,686 
1,662 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
2,408 
51,621 
3,490 
35,033 
54,374 
19,158 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,591 
54,224 
74,262 
138,469 
176,539 
102,449 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
165 
952 
47 
253 
308 
187 
$1,000 
-579 
2,809 
-861 
7,052 
14,227 
573 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,507 
2,950 
-18,309 
27,874 
46,192 
3,066 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
54 
455 
33 
113 
173 
90 
Other 
number 
111 
497 
14 
140 
135 
97 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
114 
626 
37 
162 
210 
111 
200 days or more 
number 
87 
471 
11 
109 
142 
75 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
67 
688 
6 
36 
38 
23 
number 
2,597 
60,064 
37 
899 
897 
184 
Beef cows 
farms 
59 
545 
6 
17 
35 
9 
number 
(D) 
21,594 
22 
141 
531 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
34 
- 
4 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
2,667 
- 
4 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46 
612 
1 
17 
27 
9 
number 
940 
34,748 
(D) 
(D) 
384 
39 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
15 
5 
6 
18 
10 
number 
(D) 
107 
15 
13 
1,165 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
- 
6 
14 
8 
number 
- 
57 
- 
17 
1,158 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
44 
5 
9 
20 
20 
number 
66 
3,909 
40 
119 
203 
101 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
90 
10 
66 
48 
33 
number 
207 
1,451 
340 
1,882 
1,573 
1,374 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
11 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,000,466 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
7 
37 
- 
30 
52 
24 
acres 
35 
1,303 
- 
8,317 
7,812 
5,407 
bushels 
3,605 
138,586 
- 
1,064,640 
820,936 
666,008 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
102 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
118 
5,209 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
tons 
2,752 
101,917 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
26 
32 
33 
acres 
- 
227 
- 
7,350 
7,164 
7,092 
bushels 
- 
8,866 
- 
403,802 
462,539 
501,441 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
26 
32 
33 
acres 
- 
227 
- 
7,350 
7,164 
7,092 
bushels 
- 
8,866 
- 
403,802 
462,539 
501,441 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 243 
