Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Surry 
Sussex 
Tazewell 
Warren 
Washington 
Westmoreland 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
127 
123 
584 
346 
1,602 
152 
2007 
121 
151 
576 
387 
1,791 
171 
acres, 2012 
45,122 
64,245 
150,181 
47,994 
192,123 
59,378 
2007 
41,108 
74,224 
153,677 
47,635 
198,850 
63,979 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
100 
89 
391 
199 
1,136 
121 
2007 
83 
107 
348 
206 
1,249 
122 
acres, 2012 
30,238 
37,879 
22,732 
13,035 
44,465 
33,945 
TENURE 
2007 
26,526 
34,797 
18,310 
9,765 
43,494 
42,584 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
77 
71 
398 
250 
1,081 
78 
2007 
83 
89 
388 
278 
1,292 
98 
acres, 2012 
17,176 
18,974 
56,437 
26,806 
79,364 
13,691 
2007 
17,410 
28,016 
63,762 
23,992 
91,874 
14,476 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52 
37 
248 
129 
720 
49 
2007 
45 
52 
231 
133 
837 
52 
acres, 2012 
8,052 
5,448 
7,939 
6,979 
13,906 
1,258 
2007 
7,604 
8,543 
9,215 
4,231 
18,172 
3,130 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
40 
35 
150 
76 
434 
60 
2007 
31 
45 
144 
78 
419 
52 
acres, 2012 
26,149 
37,232 
81,238 
18,518 
103,410 
39,475 
2007 
21,789 
41,236 
68,710 
19,593 
97,613 
32,556 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,248 
10,825 
34,712 
7,903 
49,081 
15,003 
2007 
6,469 
1 1 ,227 
24,800 
6,214 
42,671 
15,403 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,901 
26,407 
46,526 
10,615 
54,329 
24,472 
2007 
15,320 
30,009 
43,910 
13,379 
54,942 
17,153 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
38 
35 
121 
53 
359 
59 
2007 
31 
38 
106 
51 
357 
49 
acres, 2012 
20,484 
25,052 
13,279 
5,455 
27,805 
26,558 
2007 
17,104 
21,999 
8,484 
4,230 
23,246 
22,922 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
10 
17 
36 
20 
87 
14 
2007 
7 
17 
44 
31 
80 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,797 
8,039 
12,506 
2,670 
9,349 
6,212 
2007 
1,909 
4,972 
21,205 
4,050 
9,363 
16,947 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
17 
22 
17 
57 
13 
2007 
7 
17 
11 
22 
55 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,702 
7,379 
1,514 
601 
2,754 
6,129 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,818 
4,255 
611 
1,304 
2,076 
16,532 
Total operators 
number 
182 
170 
910 
508 
2,373 
235 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
77 
84 
309 
197 
980 
88 
2 operators 
45 
32 
241 
140 
496 
47 
3 operators 
5 
6 
25 
8 
108 
15 
4 operators 
- 
1 
8 
15 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
1 
1 
3 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
41 
41 
259 
153 
676 
72 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
37 
39 
224 
145 
604 
70 
2 operators 
2 
1 
15 
4 
36 
1 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
169 
220 
895 
604 
2,608 
275 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
79 
90 
331 
212 
1,086 
110 
2 operators 
36 
56 
193 
143 
610 
36 
3 operators 
6 
3 
34 
25 
80 
13 
4 operators 
- 
1 
14 
6 
13 
11 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
4 
1 
2 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
40 
54 
261 
205 
755 
67 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
38 
51 
208 
157 
714 
47 
2 operators 
1 
- 
19 
18 
19 
10 
3 operators 
- 
1 
5 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
107 
106 
524 
284 
1,423 
124 
2007 
103 
136 
492 
322 
1,542 
146 
acres, 2012 
43,441 
62,180 
140,019 
43,978 
178,306 
57,416 
2007 
39,858 
69,272 
140,689 
43,219 
178,485 
62,090 
Female 
farms, 2012 
20 
17 
60 
62 
179 
28 
2007 
18 
15 
84 
65 
249 
25 
acres, 2012 
1,681 
2,065 
10,162 
4,016 
13,817 
1,962 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,250 
4,952 
12,988 
4,416 
20,365 
1,889 
Farming 
2012 
64 
76 
254 
149 
636 
77 
2007 
63 
84 
243 
130 
679 
86 
Other 
2012 
63 
47 
330 
197 
966 
75 
Place of residence: 
2007 
58 
67 
333 
257 
1,112 
85 
On farm operated 
2012 
102 
91 
461 
292 
1,193 
110 
2007 
101 
112 
466 
312 
1,425 
121 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
25 
32 
123 
54 
409 
42 
2007 
20 
39 
110 
75 
366 
50 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 725 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
