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 
Northampton 
Northumberland 
Nottoway 
Orange 
Page 
Patrick 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
147 
98 
356 
547 
545 
566 
2007 
151 
129 
394 
518 
530 
613 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
56,050 
43,270 
61,568 
104,806 
71,132 
79,107 
2007 
63,760 
44,383 
65,321 
104,606 
64,387 
80,027 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
381 
442 
173 
192 
131 
140 
2007 
422 
344 
166 
202 
121 
131 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
147 
98 
356 
547 
545 
566 
2007 
151 
129 
394 
518 
530 
613 
$1,000, 2012 
242,077 
129,841 
192,105 
706,996 
418,317 
263,869 
2007 
251,112 
168,457 
228,391 
580,129 
396,386 
277,827 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,646,781 
1,324,912 
539,620 
1,292,497 
767,554 
466,199 
2007 
1,662,991 
1,305,871 
579,671 
1,119,940 
747,898 
453,225 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,319 
3,001 
3,120 
6,746 
5,881 
3,336 
2007 
3,938 
3,796 
3,496 
5,546 
6,156 
3,472 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
39 
14 
20 
24 
21 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
13 
23 
16 
35 
54 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9 
7 
65 
44 
64 
129 
$200,000 to $499,999 
24 
18 
132 
121 
161 
189 
$500,000 to $999,999 
19 
11 
66 
179 
145 
114 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
11 
14 
34 
83 
71 
39 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
24 
14 
15 
56 
42 
16 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5 
7 
1 
18 
5 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
7 
- 
6 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
135,432 
122,427 
201,210 
218,100 
198,948 
309,181 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
41.4 
35.3 
30.6 
48.1 
35.8 
25.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24 
18 
15 
36 
44 
13 
acres 
86 
92 
57 
180 
215 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
36 
21 
96 
158 
201 
188 
acres 
890 
611 
2,697 
4,279 
5,113 
5,584 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
2 
28 
54 
59 
57 
acres 
823 
(D) 
1,607 
3,270 
(D) 
3,268 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
3 
38 
59 
51 
63 
acres 
533 
(D) 
3,253 
4,888 
4,136 
5,338 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
5 
8 
41 
48 
47 
70 
acres 
567 
916 
4,693 
5,572 
5,484 
8,229 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
4 
4 
35 
41 
24 
52 
acres 
630 
638 
5,487 
6,588 
3,856 
8,254 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
3 
11 
37 
24 
36 
acres 
612 
562 
2,165 
7,353 
4,639 
7,265 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
4 
16 
18 
16 
15 
acres 
721 
930 
3,747 
4,272 
3,788 
3,604 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
16 
8 
53 
55 
50 
51 
acres 
5,816 
2,806 
18,864 
18,137 
18,232 
16,927 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
21 
13 
15 
19 
24 
15 
acres 
15,478 
9,555 
9,914 
12,934 
14,192 
8,181 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
7 
8 
18 
4 
3 
acres 
15,307 
10,518 
9,084 
24,123 
5,691 
4,780 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
7 
- 
4 
1 
3 
acres 
14,587 
16,300 
- 
13,210 
(D) 
7,640 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
22 
20 
24 
41 
65 
26 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
135 
239 
(D) 
105 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
41 
35 
93 
145 
196 
194 
acres 
1,103 
942 
2,621 
3,903 
4,856 
5,644 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
9 
11 
29 
44 
36 
72 
acres 
518 
686 
(D) 
2,589 
2,087 
4,186 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4 
6 
36 
49 
43 
79 
acres 
323 
492 
3,067 
4,185 
3,514 
6,685 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6 
6 
55 
67 
49 
72 
acres 
692 
676 
6,461 
7,720 
5,782 
8,467 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
7 
2 
41 
31 
35 
44 
acres 
1,123 
(D) 
6,324 
4,920 
5,489 
7,023 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
7 
28 
26 
19 
36 
acres 
754 
1,293 
5,664 
5,081 
3,878 
7,173 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
8 
15 
20 
14 
18 
acres 
(D) 
1,903 
3,559 
4,796 
3,252 
4,308 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
22 
6 
53 
46 
51 
50 
acres 
8,621 
1,874 
17,361 
14,968 
17,960 
15,966 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
18 
10 
11 
25 
17 
16 
acres 
12,332 
7,095 
7,006 
15,369 
9,571 
10,313 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
15 
8 
20 
4 
3 
acres 
11,311 
21,380 
9,364 
27,043 
5,650 
3,523 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
8 
3 
1 
4 
1 
3 
acres 
26,396 
7,642 
(D) 
13,793 
(D) 
6,634 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
103 
79 
280 
370 
384 
482 
2007 
122 
117 
323 
341 
387 
509 
acres, 2012 
42,807 
33,490 
22,626 
40,460 
28,179 
22,856 
2007 
58,230 
36,896 
24,877 
45,202 
27,702 
25,435 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
98 
76 
233 
332 
362 
455 
2007 
110 
92 
271 
302 
341 
464 
acres, 2012 
42,493 
32,689 
19,581 
36,208 
26,069 
18,718 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
56,989 
35,456 
18,050 
33,243 
23,098 
19,300 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5 
4 
33 
57 
45 
47 
2007 
21 
19 
106 
93 
110 
133 
acres, 2012 
158 
(D) 
1,040 
1,988 
1,697 
1,293 
2007 
867 
(D) 
4,406 
9,086 
3,832 
3,068 
-continued 
372 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
