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 
Mathews 
Mecklenburg 
Middlesex 
Montgomery 
Nelson 
New Kent 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
55 
527 
73 
603 
455 
137 
2007 
50 
580 
76 
628 
462 
121 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,646 
145,493 
19,185 
107,260 
79,981 
19,711 
2007 
4,412 
157,317 
17,709 
89,411 
73,149 
20,361 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
84 
276 
263 
178 
176 
144 
2007 
88 
271 
233 
142 
158 
168 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
55 
527 
73 
603 
455 
137 
2007 
50 
580 
76 
628 
462 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
28,775 
374,659 
73,955 
523,233 
366,379 
108,905 
2007 
25,170 
497,702 
89,127 
369,064 
342,686 
108,687 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
523,173 
710,929 
1,013,084 
867,716 
805,228 
794,926 
2007 
503,398 
858,108 
1,172,720 
587,681 
741,745 
898,236 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,193 
2,575 
3,855 
4,878 
4,581 
5,525 
2007 
5,705 
3,164 
5,033 
4,128 
4,685 
5,338 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
6 
25 
5 
39 
14 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
41 
3 
29 
18 
11 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10 
102 
7 
88 
36 
22 
$200,000 to $499,999 
18 
165 
32 
244 
173 
39 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10 
110 
9 
103 
103 
41 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
5 
45 
10 
61 
78 
12 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
28 
3 
29 
26 
3 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
10 
3 
6 
5 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
" 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
54,995 
400,311 
83,396 
254,008 
301,348 
134,227 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
8.4 
36.3 
23.0 
42.2 
26.5 
14.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
15 
25 
10 
45 
32 
24 
acres 
79 
114 
57 
187 
150 
126 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25 
83 
22 
193 
100 
48 
acres 
577 
2,588 
505 
5,160 
2,793 
1,035 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
56 
7 
60 
50 
13 
acres 
- 
3,225 
383 
3,433 
(D) 
756 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
49 
8 
56 
47 
6 
acres 
468 
3,973 
632 
4,576 
3,781 
518 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5 
85 
3 
55 
53 
15 
acres 
637 
9,878 
320 
6,348 
5,987 
1,812 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
33 
3 
42 
50 
9 
acres 
- 
5,216 
499 
6,605 
7,828 
1,426 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
30 
1 
29 
20 
1 
acres 
- 
5,862 
(D) 
5,745 
4,108 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
22 
2 
30 
21 
1 
acres 
- 
5,248 
(D) 
7,144 
5,053 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1 
81 
8 
53 
55 
13 
acres 
(D) 
28,267 
2,748 
18,284 
19,897 
4,112 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
34 
2 
24 
17 
4 
acres 
(D) 
23,481 
(D) 
17,488 
11,406 
3,007 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
20 
4 
12 
9 
1 
acres 
(D) 
27,300 
4,800 
16,087 
11,460 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
3 
4 
1 
2 
acres 
- 
30,341 
7,052 
16,203 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
22 
8 
46 
16 
14 
acres 
57 
136 
23 
206 
88 
74 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
23 
95 
26 
219 
147 
49 
acres 
544 
2,919 
559 
5,823 
4,051 
1,105 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2 
45 
5 
68 
57 
10 
acres 
(D) 
2,556 
278 
3,909 
3,347 
546 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1 
75 
9 
66 
51 
7 
acres 
(D) 
6,266 
733 
5,509 
4,202 
550 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4 
81 
5 
70 
39 
17 
acres 
550 
9,231 
(D) 
8,041 
4,594 
1,927 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
63 
5 
43 
35 
1 
acres 
- 
9,884 
787 
6,710 
5,352 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
28 
1 
25 
25 
5 
acres 
584 
5,420 
(D) 
4,899 
5,058 
1,020 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
28 
2 
19 
13 
2 
acres 
6,608 
(D) 
4,571 
(D) 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2 
65 
8 
36 
56 
6 
acres 
(D) 
22,413 
2,841 
11,964 
19,601 
2,260 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
49 
2 
25 
17 
5 
acres 
(D) 
34,542 
(D) 
17,526 
11,250 
3,313 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
17 
3 
8 
5 
3 
acres 
- 
23,146 
4,392 
11,711 
7,846 
3,765 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
12 
2 
3 
1 
2 
acres 
- 
34,196 
(D) 
8,542 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
41 
417 
52 
451 
358 
86 
2007 
35 
497 
69 
472 
365 
78 
acres, 2012 
3,153 
50,846 
13,708 
31,639 
22,429 
10,520 
2007 
3,171 
66,145 
13,716 
30,219 
22,898 
14,061 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
363 
46 
423 
325 
65 
2007 
32 
403 
61 
431 
306 
52 
acres, 2012 
2,969 
40,376 
13,191 
26,861 
19,542 
9,731 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
2,821 
41,621 
12,805 
22,154 
16,294 
11,587 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5 
47 
1 
46 
26 
7 
2007 
5 
168 
10 
119 
81 
32 
acres, 2012 
54 
2,768 
(D) 
2,027 
745 
64 
2007 
(D) 
13,134 
266 
5,998 
5,113 
898 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 371 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
