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 
Bedford 
Bland 
Botetourt 
Brunswick 
Buchanan 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,369 
362 
584 
312 
103 
2007 
1,428 
387 
638 
367 
107 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
206,534 
77,456 
89,316 
89,796 
9,559 
2007 
212,237 
80,786 
87,913 
86,700 
9,331 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
151 
214 
153 
288 
93 
2007 
149 
209 
138 
236 
87 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,369 
362 
584 
312 
103 
2007 
1,428 
387 
638 
367 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
914,964 
249,788 
390,322 
187,535 
25,253 
2007 
1,003,286 
237,719 
373,180 
216,347 
25,137 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
668,345 
690,022 
668,360 
601,074 
245,177 
2007 
702,581 
614,260 
584,921 
589,501 
234,924 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,430 
3,225 
4,370 
2,088 
2,642 
2007 
4,727 
2,943 
4,245 
2,495 
2,694 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
53 
9 
13 
10 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50 
27 
14 
45 
16 
$100,000 to $199,999 
172 
51 
81 
53 
18 
$200,000 to $499,999 
563 
137 
236 
114 
24 
$500,000 to $999,999 
316 
67 
140 
52 
11 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
133 
45 
66 
22 
5 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
72 
22 
30 
14 
- 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
9 
4 
4 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
2 
" 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
486,335 
228,948 
346,369 
362,351 
321,768 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
42.5 
33.8 
25.8 
24.8 
3.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
57 
7 
32 
1 
11 
acres 
315 
47 
173 
(D) 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
411 
77 
161 
60 
37 
acres 
11,808 
2,159 
4,412 
(D) 
984 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
132 
28 
57 
47 
16 
acres 
7,687 
(D) 
3,469 
2,638 
919 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
179 
41 
77 
29 
12 
acres 
15,023 
3,490 
6,496 
2,358 
919 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
149 
36 
65 
32 
9 
acres 
17,158 
4,137 
7,620 
3,646 
1,085 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
98 
41 
44 
25 
1 
acres 
15,355 
6,317 
6,730 
3,961 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
87 
30 
38 
26 
2 
acres 
17,126 
6,060 
7,405 
5,147 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
48 
25 
18 
14 
3 
acres 
11,376 
5,903 
4,183 
3,401 
732 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
139 
44 
54 
46 
9 
acres 
47,639 
15,098 
18,445 
16,515 
2,776 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
46 
18 
29 
17 
3 
acres 
30,947 
12,330 
19,375 
11,445 
1,550 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
20 
13 
9 
9 
- 
acres 
24,040 
15,284 
11,008 
11,536 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
6 
- 
acres 
8,060 
(D) 
- 
27,156 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
102 
14 
39 
7 
10 
acres 
520 
67 
230 
37 
39 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
408 
70 
216 
71 
43 
acres 
10,859 
1,747 
5,939 
1,947 
1,144 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
127 
55 
55 
33 
7 
acres 
7,498 
(D) 
3,215 
1,937 
423 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
168 
46 
70 
53 
22 
acres 
14,030 
(D) 
5,713 
4,401 
1,748 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
192 
39 
64 
54 
6 
acres 
22,422 
4,666 
7,512 
6,360 
634 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
87 
34 
57 
30 
5 
acres 
13,684 
5,450 
9,004 
4,784 
777 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
77 
24 
35 
23 
1 
acres 
15,068 
4,771 
6,778 
4,575 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
54 
20 
19 
10 
2 
acres 
12,882 
4,744 
4,474 
2,430 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
143 
55 
49 
45 
10 
acres 
49,126 
18,820 
17,771 
15,510 
3,242 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
50 
16 
29 
29 
1 
acres 
33,719 
10,779 
21,124 
20,685 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
12 
12 
5 
6 
acres 
14,479 
15,520 
6,153 
8,614 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
8 
2 
- 
6 
- 
acres 
17,950 
(D) 
- 
15,420 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,067 
313 
474 
253 
55 
2007 
1,120 
328 
492 
298 
61 
acres, 2012 
59,122 
14,090 
26,190 
25,156 
840 
2007 
68,918 
19,583 
27,662 
26,820 
2,023 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,002 
305 
440 
192 
54 
2007 
992 
305 
430 
211 
52 
acres, 2012 
52,837 
12,151 
22,007 
20,255 
(D) 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
51,922 
13,004 
21,005 
18,202 
873 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
78 
20 
56 
10 
- 
2007 
296 
68 
130 
67 
16 
acres, 2012 
2,345 
1,500 
1,991 
232 
- 
2007 
13,704 
5,706 
4,403 
4,831 
800 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 363 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
