Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Bedford 
Bland 
Botetourt 
Brunswick 
Buchanan 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
522 
118 
246 
143 
31 
2007 
469 
148 
216 
139 
21 
Any 
2012 
847 
244 
338 
169 
72 
2007 
959 
239 
422 
228 
86 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
94 
24 
42 
12 
6 
2007 
142 
33 
64 
47 
16 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
62 
16 
34 
9 
2 
2007 
76 
13 
38 
18 
12 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
116 
27 
40 
22 
30 
2007 
147 
28 
66 
34 
6 
200 days or more 
2012 
575 
177 
222 
126 
34 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
594 
165 
254 
129 
52 
2 years or less 
2012 
46 
16 
11 
9 
9 
2007 
36 
13 
15 
10 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
49 
12 
19 
15 
2 
2007 
98 
26 
40 
40 
12 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
179 
45 
69 
52 
8 
2007 
247 
52 
93 
54 
3 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,095 
289 
485 
236 
84 
2007 
1,047 
296 
490 
263 
91 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.7 
24.9 
25.0 
23.4 
24.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
20.8 
23.2 
22.8 
23.0 
22.4 
2 years or less 
2012 
31 
15 
11 
7 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
35 
11 
16 
11 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
168 
32 
46 
43 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,135 
304 
511 
251 
85 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.8 
26.4 
27.0 
25.8 
25.5 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
35 
20 
16 
8 
7 
2007 
34 
7 
14 
12 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
102 
33 
26 
19 
6 
2007 
165 
55 
73 
27 
28 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
304 
61 
101 
59 
31 
2007 
352 
71 
129 
78 
39 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
194 
55 
92 
38 
29 
2007 
185 
49 
107 
34 
13 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
191 
40 
101 
44 
10 
2007 
167 
62 
78 
67 
12 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
188 
58 
76 
53 
6 
2007 
175 
68 
64 
39 
7 
70 years and over 
2012 
352 
95 
172 
91 
14 
2007 
340 
75 
173 
110 
4 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
60.2 
62.3 
62.5 
55.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
59.0 
59.1 
59.9 
61.4 
51.7 
Internet access 
2012 
889 
229 
379 
195 
59 
2007 
752 
179 
347 
144 
34 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
83 
23 
48 
20 
19 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
325 
108 
199 
63 
22 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
111 
40 
29 
9 
10 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5 
8 
13 
6 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
191 
53 
84 
49 
11 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
212 
31 
45 
47 
17 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
20 
3 
7 
12 
- 
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 
20 
4 
3 
2 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
1,340 
353 
567 
299 
99 
acres, 2012 
204,022 
73,580 
83,141 
85,337 
9,329 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
61 
4 
19 
14 
1 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
17,345 
2,160 
7,160 
4,892 
(D) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,235 
340 
514 
272 
99 
2007 
1,265 
364 
573 
309 
100 
acres, 2012 
173,634 
69,022 
(D) 
54,356 
9,329 
2007 
172,917 
69,790 
72,971 
62,333 
8,281 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
68 
18 
34 
18 
4 
2007 
107 
18 
43 
29 
6 
acres, 2012 
17,598 
4,127 
8,759 
9,536 
230 
Corporation: 
2007 
28,055 
6,232 
9,313 
12,660 
(D) 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
58 
1 
31 
16 
- 
2007 
46 
3 
16 
18 
1 
acres, 2012 
14,753 
(D) 
6,338 
23,489 
- 
2007 
9,822 
(D) 
3,572 
9,340 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
3 
4 
2007 
6 
- 
4 
2 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
3,747 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
489 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
3 
2 
2 
- 
2007 
4 
2 
2 
9 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
954 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 729 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
