Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Amherst 
Appomattox 
Arlington 
Augusta 
Bath 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
157 
171 
2 
577 
44 
2007 
143 
84 
1 
639 
51 
Any 
2012 
269 
239 
4 
1,129 
72 
2007 
281 
239 
5 
1,090 
69 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
29 
- 
148 
11 
2007 
34 
37 
- 
150 
18 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
14 
20 
- 
120 
12 
2007 
11 
37 
- 
64 
4 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
27 
38 
3 
120 
5 
2007 
37 
23 
- 
144 
7 
200 days or more 
2012 
203 
152 
1 
741 
44 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
199 
142 
5 
732 
40 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
13 
- 
37 
9 
2007 
9 
13 
- 
46 
3 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
25 
1 
89 
1 
2007 
19 
20 
- 
115 
17 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
65 
43 
- 
256 
11 
2007 
92 
63 
3 
307 
19 
10 years or more 
2012 
327 
329 
5 
1,324 
95 
2007 
304 
227 
3 
1,261 
81 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
23.5 
15.7 
23.6 
23.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
21.6 
21.6 
15.7 
21.8 
20.3 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
11 
- 
29 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
20 
1 
72 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
56 
40 
- 
212 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
342 
339 
5 
1,393 
108 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.8 
25.5 
15.7 
26.2 
25.8 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
20 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
22 
15 
- 
105 
- 
2007 
13 
7 
- 
96 
1 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
31 
35 
1 
156 
1 
2007 
54 
55 
- 
198 
9 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
79 
93 
2 
294 
36 
2007 
82 
68 
1 
421 
26 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
55 
39 
- 
267 
20 
2007 
54 
44 
2 
201 
11 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
51 
71 
1 
244 
15 
2007 
65 
46 
- 
263 
23 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
69 
61 
- 
211 
13 
2007 
52 
43 
3 
175 
35 
70 years and over 
2012 
119 
96 
2 
409 
31 
2007 
104 
60 
- 
371 
15 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
60.6 
59.2 
58.8 
61.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
59.3 
57.6 
60.2 
57.8 
60.2 
Internet access 
2012 
312 
269 
6 
1,221 
91 
2007 
212 
174 
5 
1,033 
71 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
47 
- 
159 
10 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
33 
2 
380 
54 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
26 
3 
119 
4 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
8 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
124 
81 
- 
392 
6 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
59 
83 
1 
220 
17 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
4 
- 
27 
3 
Other Internet service farms, 2012 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
9 
7 
38 
3 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
420 
398 
6 
1,667 
108 
acres, 2012 
90,952 
90,925 
36 
246,336 
37,812 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
21 
20 
- 
140 
12 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
17,241 
8,348 
44,285 
6,347 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
383 
359 
4 
1,495 
91 
2007 
389 
282 
6 
1,516 
91 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
79,506 
(D) 
182,884 
28,216 
2007 
71,040 
61,348 
36 
198,236 
23,564 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
15 
26 
- 
120 
12 
2007 
19 
28 
- 
128 
12 
acres, 2012 
7,400 
8,774 
- 
50,065 
10,164 
Corporation: 
2007 
7,311 
1 1 ,227 
_ 
50,689 
7,242 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
21 
19 
- 
68 
8 
2007 
14 
8 
- 
71 
10 
acres, 2012 
8,402 
6,747 
- 
21,683 
814 
2007 
(D) 
3,029 
- 
30,446 
4,186 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
- 
9 
1 
2007 
- 
5 
- 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
66 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
" 
270 
“ 
3,841 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
6 
2 
14 
4 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
9 
6 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,272 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,983 
(D) 
-continued 
728 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
