Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lee 
Loudoun 
Louisa 
Lunenburg 
Madison 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
61 
1,012 
1,396 
485 
371 
522 
2007 
64 
1,044 
1,427 
534 
371 
564 
acres, 2012 
10,695 
117,224 
134,792 
80,223 
82,722 
106,991 
2007 
14,097 
117,776 
142,452 
78,512 
83,232 
102,757 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
711 
780 
313 
249 
342 
2007 
41 
783 
732 
327 
236 
347 
acres, 2012 
6,883 
23,015 
48,226 
26,414 
20,286 
33,395 
TENURE 
2007 
9,983 
25,133 
51,553 
21,562 
18,823 
32,721 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
41 
760 
1,105 
364 
243 
323 
2007 
33 
757 
1,116 
390 
244 
388 
acres, 2012 
2,664 
69,516 
51,824 
44,814 
41,035 
42,439 
2007 
2,708 
68,911 
59,266 
43,160 
39,431 
42,749 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
490 
591 
209 
132 
186 
2007 
15 
527 
543 
202 
125 
207 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,477 
11,881 
(D) 
(D) 
6,944 
2007 
260 
13,229 
15,991 
6,856 
6,056 
9,708 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
17 
188 
209 
112 
124 
177 
2007 
25 
249 
199 
126 
118 
158 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
40,913 
65,426 
34,869 
41,190 
61,334 
2007 
11,203 
46,325 
56,376 
32,863 
43,479 
53,010 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
17,839 
16,850 
13,938 
21,220 
28,330 
2007 
3,635 
23,197 
14,988 
17,078 
22,465 
23,570 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,800 
23,074 
48,576 
20,931 
19,970 
33,004 
2007 
7,568 
23,128 
41,388 
15,785 
21,014 
29,440 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17 
174 
140 
100 
115 
142 
2007 
23 
228 
129 
111 
103 
133 
acres, 2012 
4,039 
9,701 
26,799 
18,581 
14,516 
25,634 
2007 
9,612 
11,360 
21,286 
13,657 
12,524 
20,848 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3 
64 
82 
9 
4 
22 
2007 
6 
38 
112 
18 
9 
18 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,795 
17,542 
540 
497 
3,218 
2007 
186 
2,540 
26,810 
2,489 
322 
6,998 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3 
47 
49 
4 
2 
14 
2007 
3 
28 
60 
14 
8 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,837 
9,546 
(D) 
(D) 
817 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
111 
544 
14,276 
1,049 
243 
2,165 
Total operators 
number 
81 
1,442 
2,328 
754 
548 
773 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
43 
625 
640 
251 
204 
301 
2 operators 
16 
353 
631 
206 
159 
195 
3 operators 
2 
25 
93 
23 
6 
22 
4 operators 
- 
9 
24 
3 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
8 
2 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
25 
414 
1,044 
255 
164 
263 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21 
394 
875 
221 
147 
226 
2 operators 
2 
10 
65 
17 
7 
17 
3 operators 
- 
- 
10 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
91 
1,537 
2,340 
801 
530 
817 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
37 
651 
707 
301 
227 
337 
2 operators 
27 
320 
589 
210 
129 
205 
3 operators 
- 
63 
94 
18 
15 
19 
4 operators 
- 
5 
24 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
13 
3 
" 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
34 
471 
1,032 
258 
165 
236 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
34 
397 
799 
222 
149 
220 
2 operators 
- 
24 
89 
18 
8 
8 
3 operators 
- 
2 
7 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
5 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
46 
872 
894 
392 
317 
411 
2007 
51 
870 
959 
442 
315 
478 
acres, 2012 
10,453 
102,111 
109,683 
71,679 
76,016 
91,715 
2007 
12,802 
101,585 
117,745 
68,420 
77,593 
96,579 
Female 
farms, 2012 
15 
140 
502 
93 
54 
111 
2007 
13 
174 
468 
92 
56 
86 
acres, 2012 
242 
15,113 
25,109 
8,544 
6,706 
15,276 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,295 
16,191 
24,707 
10,092 
5,639 
6,178 
Farming 
2012 
28 
376 
517 
197 
174 
259 
2007 
34 
416 
628 
215 
146 
253 
Other 
2012 
33 
636 
879 
288 
197 
263 
Place of residence: 
2007 
30 
628 
799 
319 
225 
311 
On farm operated 
2012 
41 
801 
1,193 
423 
301 
449 
2007 
47 
842 
1,270 
464 
308 
475 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
20 
211 
203 
62 
70 
73 
2007 
17 
202 
157 
70 
63 
89 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 719 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
