Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Amherst 
Appomattox 
Arlington 
Augusta 
Bath 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
426 
410 
6 
1,706 
116 
2007 
424 
323 
6 
1,729 
120 
acres, 2012 
98,966 
96,299 
36 
260,137 
41,332 
2007 
88,430 
75,874 
36 
286,195 
38,412 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
15,455 
20,190 
(D) 
91,198 
7,774 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
270 
260 
4 
1,091 
81 
2007 
289 
202 
4 
1,118 
72 
acres, 2012 
36,126 
38,207 
(D) 
89,408 
23,340 
2007 
38,207 
28,953 
(D) 
110,702 
18,532 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
163 
151 
683 
50 
2007 
172 
124 
1 
609 
42 
acres, 2012 
5,437 
6,111 
- 
22,274 
2,899 
2007 
5,503 
5,179 
(D) 
32,667 
2,248 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
129 
136 
2 
492 
24 
2007 
105 
110 
2 
514 
34 
acres, 2012 
58,357 
56,140 
(D) 
150,221 
14,310 
2007 
45,468 
44,270 
(D) 
155,514 
16,867 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
27,527 
30,162 
(D) 
63,647 
6,555 
2007 
19,964 
21,077 
(D) 
72,918 
7,989 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,830 
25,978 
(D) 
86,574 
7,755 
2007 
25,504 
23,193 
(D) 
82,596 
8,878 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
107 
116 
2 
418 
21 
2007 
93 
103 
- 
431 
28 
acres, 2012 
9,905 
16,213 
(D) 
53,020 
4,439 
2007 
9,261 
14,269 
53,084 
4,526 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
27 
14 
_ 
123 
11 
2007 
30 
11 
- 
97 
14 
acres, 2012 
4,483 
1,952 
- 
20,508 
3,682 
2007 
4,755 
2,651 
- 
19,979 
3,013 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
18 
10 
- 
78 
3 
2007 
16 
9 
- 
71 
5 
acres, 2012 
789 
812 
- 
7,040 
500 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
691 
742 
' 
5,447 
1,000 
Total operators 
number 
635 
638 
8 
2,638 
203 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
262 
213 
4 
928 
61 
2 operators 
124 
169 
2 
671 
46 
3 operators 
35 
25 
- 
85 
6 
4 operators 
5 
3 
- 
16 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
“ 
" 
6 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
202 
197 
2 
799 
56 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
177 
179 
2 
725 
49 
2 operators 
11 
6 
- 
35 
2 
3 operators 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
643 
483 
8 
2,650 
220 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
246 
193 
4 
942 
55 
2 operators 
143 
104 
2 
678 
54 
3 operators 
29 
22 
- 
88 
7 
4 operators 
6 
4 
- 
17 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
“ 
" 
4 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
205 
132 
2 
778 
65 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
169 
113 
2 
714 
58 
2 operators 
18 
8 
- 
26 
2 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
4 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
354 
349 
6 
1,493 
103 
2007 
360 
276 
6 
1,527 
106 
acres, 2012 
89,567 
88,295 
36 
243,983 
38,523 
2007 
78,075 
69,726 
36 
269,659 
31,141 
Female 
farms, 2012 
72 
61 
_ 
213 
13 
2007 
64 
47 
- 
202 
14 
acres, 2012 
9,399 
8,004 
- 
16,154 
2,809 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
10,355 
6,148 
- 
16,536 
7,271 
Farming 
2012 
166 
178 
3 
832 
53 
2007 
179 
145 
1 
854 
59 
Other 
2012 
260 
232 
3 
874 
63 
Place of residence: 
2007 
245 
178 
5 
875 
61 
On farm operated 
2012 
352 
315 
6 
1,412 
98 
2007 
347 
247 
5 
1,530 
96 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
74 
95 
- 
294 
18 
2007 
77 
76 
1 
199 
24 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 711 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
