Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Amherst 
Appomattox 
Arlington 
Augusta 
Bath 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
426 
410 
6 
1,706 
116 
2007 
424 
323 
6 
1,729 
120 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
98,966 
96,299 
36 
260,137 
41,332 
2007 
88,430 
75,874 
36 
286,195 
38,412 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
232 
235 
6 
152 
356 
2007 
209 
235 
6 
166 
320 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
426 
410 
6 
1,706 
116 
2007 
424 
323 
6 
1,729 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
360,798 
274,208 
1,936 
1,627,519 
172,175 
2007 
270,892 
211,870 
2,135 
1,401,588 
142,973 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
846,943 
668,799 
322,585 
953,997 
1,484,263 
2007 
638,897 
655,944 
355,896 
810,635 
1,191,441 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,646 
2,847 
53,764 
6,256 
4,166 
2007 
3,063 
2,792 
59,316 
4,897 
3,722 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
27 
17 
2 
54 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
15 
- 
50 
4 
$100,000 to $199,999 
41 
50 
1 
149 
17 
$200,000 to $499,999 
168 
165 
2 
600 
25 
$500,000 to $999,999 
80 
100 
- 
466 
22 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
51 
38 
1 
228 
24 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
33 
22 
- 
122 
14 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
2 
- 
26 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
1 
11 
3 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
303,318 
213,436 
16,629 
641,294 
338,660 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
32.6 
45.1 
0.2 
40.6 
12.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
11 
5 
198 
2 
acres 
65 
65 
(D) 
980 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
106 
75 
1 
523 
18 
acres 
2,773 
2,154 
(D) 
13,398 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
37 
153 
11 
acres 
1,874 
(D) 
- 
9,002 
668 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
57 
34 
- 
202 
9 
acres 
4,609 
2,948 
17,021 
713 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
48 
60 
- 
170 
15 
acres 
5,447 
6,913 
- 
19,700 
1,710 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
40 
42 
- 
103 
7 
acres 
6,144 
6,769 
- 
16,139 
1,085 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
26 
32 
- 
66 
5 
acres 
5,031 
6,324 
- 
13,018 
1,007 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
19 
- 
41 
3 
acres 
2,389 
4,586 
9,875 
698 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
51 
57 
- 
145 
28 
acres 
17,393 
18,929 
- 
50,675 
10,207 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
25 
24 
- 
64 
7 
acres 
15,190 
16,264 
- 
42,895 
5,022 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
10 
17 
- 
33 
7 
acres 
12,737 
23,637 
- 
42,765 
9,390 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
8 
4 
acres 
25,314 
(D) 
- 
24,669 
10,306 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
28 
12 
5 
183 
6 
acres 
142 
51 
(D) 
1,005 
42 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
105 
47 
1 
593 
31 
acres 
3,082 
1,272 
(D) 
15,523 
978 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
42 
31 
140 
10 
acres 
2,531 
1,771 
- 
8,260 
598 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
42 
34 
- 
176 
7 
acres 
3,383 
2,875 
- 
14,510 
576 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
49 
50 
_ 
175 
8 
acres 
5,586 
5,969 
- 
20,020 
903 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
41 
28 
- 
73 
9 
acres 
6,476 
4,532 
- 
1 1 ,402 
1,397 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
24 
25 
- 
76 
5 
acres 
4,654 
4,894 
- 
15,173 
936 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
12 
- 
69 
4 
acres 
3,114 
2,799 
- 
16,617 
1,004 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
40 
54 
_ 
125 
16 
acres 
14,061 
18,313 
- 
44,777 
5,485 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
24 
19 
- 
65 
14 
acres 
15,676 
13,011 
- 
42,881 
9,536 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
12 
7 
- 
36 
6 
acres 
16,084 
9,618 
- 
46,745 
7,463 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
18 
4 
acres 
13,641 
10,769 
- 
49,282 
9,494 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
306 
325 
3 
1,238 
83 
2007 
304 
270 
3 
1,237 
92 
acres, 2012 
19,359 
28,654 
(D) 
89,558 
10,048 
2007 
21,010 
26,931 
32 
107,811 
11,818 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
288 
277 
2 
1,179 
74 
2007 
281 
236 
1 
1,111 
75 
acres, 2012 
16,131 
23,136 
(D) 
82,334 
7,838 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
15,455 
20,190 
(D) 
91,198 
7,774 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
32 
39 
- 
106 
5 
2007 
67 
75 
2 
294 
28 
acres, 2012 
2,439 
1,935 
- 
3,736 
774 
2007 
4,461 
4,815 
(D) 
14,238 
2,463 
-continued 
362 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
