Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
31,041 
136 
590 
164 
249 
acres 
2,618,291 
63,395 
38,331 
6,681 
22,406 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,383 
44 
57 
8 
22 
acres 
66,710 
5,370 
1,390 
8 
375 
Barley for grain 
farms 
594 
13 
1 
- 
21 
acres 
37,023 
2,366 
(D) 
- 
947 
bushels 
2,905,047 
210,360 
(D) 
- 
74,149 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
1 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
124 
(D) 
" 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
260 
1 
- 
- 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
224 
4 
- 
- 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
80 
4 
1 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
3 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,857 
51 
14 
- 
24 
acres 
338,132 
19,015 
2,477 
- 
1,930 
bushels 
33,984,647 
2,145,634 
277,409 
- 
101,211 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
11 
2 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
15,501 
2,466 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
1,177 
7 
3 
- 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
898 
11 
8 
- 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
413 
10 
2 
- 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
215 
13 
- 
- 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
108 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
46 
6 
1 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,636 
- 
4 
2 
16 
acres 
113,059 
- 
390 
(D) 
2,195 
tons 
1,707,869 
- 
5,863 
(D) 
22,678 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,113 
" 
“ 
" 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
686 
- 
- 
1 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
641 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
232 
- 
1 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
- 
- 
1 
2 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
267 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
89,072 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bales 
191,513 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
829 
“ 
" 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
45 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
55 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
51 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
Forage - land used for all hay and 
all haylage, grass silage, and 
19 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,929 
18 
485 
158 
213 
acres 
1,313,197 
349 
30,113 
6,129 
9,143 
tons, dry equivalent 
2,805,640 
616 
53,143 
13,118 
23,919 
Irrigated 
farms 
177 
- 
2 
- 
5 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,045 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
5 
1 to 24 acres 
11,725 
15 
203 
72 
88 
25 to 99 acres 
10,664 
2 
189 
73 
107 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,904 
1 
76 
13 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
508 
- 
12 
- 
2 
500 to 999 acres 
111 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
17 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
144 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
3,456 
- 
18 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
238,928 
- 
900 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
" 
" 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
121 
- 
3 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
170 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
20,208 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
81,182,563 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
” 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
48 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
74 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
96 
2 
3 
- 
4 
acres 
4,043 
(D) 
142 
- 
44 
bushels 
258,000 
(D) 
4,727 
- 
2,200 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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