Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bedford 
Bland 
Botetourt 
Brunswick 
Buchanan 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,369 
362 
584 
312 
103 
2007 
1,428 
387 
638 
367 
107 
acres, 2012 
206,534 
77,456 
89,316 
89,796 
9,559 
2007 
212,237 
80,786 
87,913 
86,700 
9,331 
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) 
TENURE 
2007 
51,922 
13,004 
21,005 
18,202 
873 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
949 
237 
404 
217 
81 
2007 
972 
253 
451 
264 
89 
acres, 2012 
86,871 
42,022 
43,281 
46,281 
6,816 
2007 
87,739 
46,358 
42,275 
49,286 
7,214 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
627 
197 
276 
105 
40 
2007 
600 
196 
259 
115 
38 
acres, 2012 
18,104 
6,444 
7,535 
3,172 
456 
2007 
17,595 
6,654 
7,264 
2,821 
567 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
375 
124 
155 
75 
19 
2007 
396 
122 
171 
91 
15 
acres, 2012 
111,902 
(D) 
42,372 
41,738 
2,735 
2007 
113,494 
32,342 
41,269 
35,980 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
52,318 
(D) 
24,315 
18,229 
1,507 
2007 
56,098 
15,807 
21,566 
19,863 
1,147 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
59,584 
17,142 
18,057 
23,509 
1,228 
2007 
57,396 
16,535 
19,703 
16,117 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
343 
107 
147 
69 
14 
2007 
350 
98 
158 
89 
14 
acres, 2012 
32,611 
(D) 
12,444 
15,945 
(D) 
2007 
31,410 
5,851 
12,173 
15,067 
306 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
45 
1 
25 
20 
3 
2007 
60 
12 
16 
12 
3 
acres, 2012 
7,761 
(D) 
3,663 
1,777 
8 
2007 
11,004 
2,086 
4,369 
1,434 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
32 
1 
17 
18 
2007 
42 
11 
13 
7 
- 
acres, 2012 
2,122 
(D) 
2,028 
1,138 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,917 
499 
1,568 
314 
Total operators 
number 
1,974 
551 
896 
427 
131 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
853 
213 
310 
217 
76 
2 operators 
440 
111 
250 
79 
26 
3 operators 
63 
36 
17 
12 
1 
4 operators 
13 
2 
4 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
3 
" 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
555 
152 
274 
123 
28 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
495 
134 
254 
107 
28 
2 operators 
30 
9 
8 
8 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,141 
567 
979 
502 
158 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
809 
246 
357 
265 
59 
2 operators 
557 
106 
236 
86 
45 
3 operators 
48 
32 
37 
10 
3 
4 operators 
8 
2 
5 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
1 
3 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
625 
143 
292 
122 
53 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
551 
137 
266 
116 
53 
2 operators 
22 
3 
13 
3 
- 
3 operators 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,195 
324 
508 
244 
97 
2007 
1,239 
327 
537 
297 
93 
acres, 2012 
190,698 
71,732 
80,750 
79,925 
8,618 
2007 
193,241 
72,910 
80,885 
75,500 
7,265 
Female 
farms, 2012 
174 
38 
76 
68 
6 
2007 
189 
60 
101 
70 
14 
acres, 2012 
15,836 
5,724 
8,566 
9,871 
941 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
18,996 
7,876 
7,028 
11,200 
2,066 
Farming 
2012 
585 
162 
273 
139 
34 
2007 
553 
180 
229 
132 
23 
Other 
2012 
784 
200 
311 
173 
69 
Place of residence: 
2007 
875 
207 
409 
235 
84 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,119 
289 
515 
233 
80 
2007 
1,220 
306 
556 
246 
88 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
250 
73 
69 
79 
23 
2007 
208 
81 
82 
121 
19 
-continued 
712 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
