Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Northampton 
Northumberland 
Nottoway 
Orange 
Page 
Patrick 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
147 
98 
356 
547 
545 
566 
2007 
151 
129 
394 
518 
530 
613 
acres, 2012 
56,050 
43,270 
61,568 
104,806 
71,132 
79,107 
2007 
63,760 
44,383 
65,321 
104,606 
64,387 
80,027 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
98 
76 
233 
332 
362 
455 
2007 
110 
92 
271 
302 
341 
464 
acres, 2012 
42,493 
32,689 
19,581 
36,208 
26,069 
18,718 
TENURE 
2007 
56,989 
35,456 
18,050 
33,243 
23,098 
19,300 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
56 
46 
241 
368 
334 
349 
2007 
50 
65 
273 
373 
348 
408 
acres, 2012 
2,689 
7,034 
29,011 
46,493 
25,406 
40,353 
2007 
21,655 
4,623 
36,306 
46,970 
21,719 
42,723 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
30 
137 
194 
191 
258 
2007 
36 
33 
163 
186 
186 
276 
acres, 2012 
721 
1,679 
4,240 
9,567 
7,480 
6,298 
2007 
20,265 
1,126 
7,103 
9,750 
6,413 
8,549 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
53 
42 
108 
138 
179 
200 
2007 
63 
49 
107 
124 
154 
193 
acres, 2012 
40,291 
33,791 
31,601 
49,378 
41,951 
37,061 
2007 
36,589 
31,941 
27,805 
54,473 
40,163 
36,352 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,699 
14,527 
13,694 
18,628 
19,796 
19,338 
2007 
8,426 
10,831 
13,813 
22,215 
17,919 
22,387 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,592 
19,264 
17,907 
30,750 
22,155 
17,723 
2007 
28,163 
21,110 
13,992 
32,258 
22,244 
13,965 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
46 
39 
89 
113 
146 
183 
2007 
57 
44 
100 
109 
138 
179 
acres, 2012 
31,346 
28,590 
14,765 
21,793 
16,851 
11,611 
2007 
33,081 
26,785 
10,614 
20,980 
15,692 
10,394 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
38 
10 
7 
41 
32 
17 
2007 
38 
15 
14 
21 
28 
12 
acres, 2012 
13,070 
2,445 
956 
8,935 
3,775 
1,693 
2007 
5,516 
7,819 
1,210 
3,163 
2,505 
952 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
7 
7 
25 
25 
14 
2007 
17 
15 
8 
7 
17 
9 
acres, 2012 
10,426 
2,420 
576 
4,848 
1,738 
809 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,643 
7,545 
333 
2,513 
993 
357 
Total operators 
number 
214 
137 
526 
850 
827 
880 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
92 
62 
204 
298 
326 
299 
2 operators 
47 
33 
138 
212 
172 
234 
3 operators 
7 
3 
12 
23 
37 
25 
4 operators 
- 
1 
11 
7 
4 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
1 
3 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
50 
31 
164 
304 
238 
261 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
47 
26 
148 
237 
201 
229 
2 operators 
- 
1 
8 
17 
11 
10 
3 operators 
1 
1 
- 
11 
5 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
232 
168 
559 
855 
787 
899 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
89 
95 
250 
295 
310 
371 
2 operators 
52 
30 
126 
182 
190 
206 
3 operators 
9 
3 
16 
34 
24 
28 
4 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 
8 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
1 
7 
1 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
57 
34 
159 
315 
237 
249 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
51 
32 
135 
221 
219 
223 
2 operators 
1 
1 
12 
14 
6 
10 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
133 
87 
300 
457 
465 
506 
2007 
122 
112 
336 
427 
449 
563 
acres, 2012 
53,960 
41,418 
55,829 
92,757 
67,090 
72,972 
2007 
60,767 
41,959 
58,687 
92,673 
59,610 
75,962 
Female 
farms, 2012 
14 
11 
56 
90 
80 
60 
2007 
29 
17 
58 
91 
81 
50 
acres, 2012 
2,090 
1,852 
5,739 
12,049 
4,042 
6,135 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,993 
2,424 
6,634 
1 1 ,933 
4,777 
4,065 
Farming 
2012 
84 
63 
200 
260 
309 
230 
2007 
94 
70 
173 
201 
261 
236 
Other 
2012 
63 
35 
156 
287 
236 
336 
Place of residence: 
2007 
57 
59 
221 
317 
269 
377 
On farm operated 
2012 
90 
77 
315 
460 
443 
481 
2007 
94 
105 
309 
443 
435 
489 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
57 
21 
41 
87 
102 
85 
2007 
57 
24 
85 
75 
95 
124 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 721 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
