Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mathews 
Mecklenburg 
Middlesex 
Montgomery 
Nelson 
New Kent 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
55 
527 
73 
603 
455 
137 
2007 
50 
580 
76 
628 
462 
121 
acres, 2012 
4,646 
145,493 
19,185 
107,260 
79,981 
19,711 
2007 
4,412 
157,317 
17,709 
89,411 
73,149 
20,361 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
363 
46 
423 
325 
65 
2007 
32 
403 
61 
431 
306 
52 
acres, 2012 
2,969 
40,376 
13,191 
26,861 
19,542 
9,731 
TENURE 
2007 
2,821 
41,621 
12,805 
22,154 
16,294 
11,587 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
36 
322 
45 
367 
297 
96 
2007 
30 
334 
40 
403 
302 
90 
acres, 2012 
1,302 
56,509 
3,167 
38,751 
41,570 
4,462 
2007 
(D) 
53,850 
3,372 
38,045 
39,258 
5,990 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
179 
21 
251 
196 
35 
2007 
14 
187 
28 
260 
176 
21 
acres, 2012 
160 
7,552 
402 
9,077 
6,622 
(D) 
2007 
143 
7,930 
(D) 
7,834 
5,252 
455 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
15 
188 
20 
189 
136 
37 
2007 
19 
221 
28 
172 
139 
27 
acres, 2012 
3,274 
82,717 
13,307 
63,009 
34,811 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
98,882 
12,783 
43,891 
31,602 
12,981 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
641 
44,206 
7,272 
35,140 
15,688 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
56,212 
5,252 
23,712 
15,521 
5,924 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,633 
38,511 
6,035 
27,869 
19,123 
7,446 
2007 
2,495 
42,670 
7,531 
20,179 
16,081 
7,057 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
167 
20 
143 
114 
29 
2007 
18 
197 
28 
150 
115 
27 
acres, 2012 
2,809 
29,929 
10,760 
16,678 
11,998 
8,759 
2007 
2,678 
31,406 
10,952 
12,495 
10,296 
9,766 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4 
17 
8 
47 
22 
4 
2007 
1 
25 
8 
53 
21 
4 
acres, 2012 
70 
6,267 
2,711 
5,500 
3,600 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
4,585 
1,554 
7,475 
2,289 
1,390 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17 
5 
29 
15 
1 
2007 
- 
19 
5 
21 
15 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,895 
2,029 
1,106 
922 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,285 
(D) 
1,825 
746 
1,366 
Total operators 
number 
83 
775 
108 
934 
672 
210 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
32 
316 
44 
320 
277 
71 
2 operators 
18 
183 
26 
259 
148 
60 
3 operators 
5 
22 
2 
19 
25 
5 
4 operators 
- 
5 
- 
1 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
34 
227 
29 
278 
213 
78 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28 
187 
23 
251 
186 
76 
2 operators 
3 
14 
3 
9 
12 
1 
3 operators 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
68 
880 
119 
934 
732 
207 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
34 
354 
39 
356 
244 
40 
2 operators 
14 
184 
31 
242 
181 
77 
3 operators 
2 
35 
6 
27 
25 
3 
4 operators 
- 
4 
- 
2 
9 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
3 
- 
1 
3 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
28 
241 
33 
256 
247 
83 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23 
200 
29 
221 
220 
81 
2 operators 
1 
9 
2 
16 
12 
1 
3 operators 
1 
5 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
40 
443 
61 
515 
375 
96 
2007 
38 
495 
68 
545 
391 
78 
acres, 2012 
4,205 
134,635 
16,663 
98,921 
68,080 
18,166 
2007 
3,976 
146,419 
15,254 
81,600 
61,545 
18,024 
Female 
farms, 2012 
15 
84 
12 
88 
80 
41 
2007 
12 
85 
8 
83 
71 
43 
acres, 2012 
441 
10,858 
2,522 
8,339 
11,901 
1,545 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
436 
10,898 
2,455 
7,811 
1 1 ,604 
2,337 
Farming 
2012 
26 
236 
45 
239 
164 
68 
2007 
17 
280 
33 
274 
151 
49 
Other 
2012 
29 
291 
28 
364 
291 
69 
Place of residence: 
2007 
33 
300 
43 
354 
311 
72 
On farm operated 
2012 
46 
412 
53 
487 
364 
129 
2007 
46 
431 
53 
500 
359 
113 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
9 
115 
20 
116 
91 
8 
2007 
4 
149 
23 
128 
103 
8 
-continued 
720 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
