Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Buckingham 
Campbell 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Charles City 
Charlotte 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
176 
262 
76 
299 
39 
173 
2007 
146 
224 
74 
352 
28 
169 
Any 
2012 
215 
499 
145 
681 
40 
345 
2007 
265 
498 
151 
649 
52 
320 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
22 
51 
30 
83 
1 
40 
2007 
48 
83 
14 
85 
8 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
54 
4 
47 
4 
17 
2007 
18 
38 
18 
41 
13 
27 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
22 
85 
32 
75 
6 
47 
2007 
49 
54 
30 
100 
8 
48 
200 days or more 
2012 
154 
309 
79 
476 
29 
241 
2007 
150 
323 
89 
423 
23 
195 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
10 
25 
12 
23 
- 
17 
2007 
11 
23 
10 
23 
1 
29 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
33 
22 
64 
5 
22 
2007 
53 
57 
31 
59 
4 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
74 
124 
30 
108 
10 
89 
2007 
92 
130 
34 
132 
13 
71 
10 years or more 
2012 
284 
579 
157 
785 
64 
390 
2007 
255 
512 
150 
787 
62 
350 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.7 
22.7 
19.0 
24.1 
22.5 
23.0 
2007 
20.1 
21.7 
18.9 
24.1 
19.0 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
21 
10 
22 
- 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
21 
29 
18 
58 
4 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
63 
114 
30 
90 
11 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
299 
597 
163 
810 
64 
421 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.3 
24.2 
21.0 
25.4 
25.1 
26.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
11 
2007 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
18 
46 
10 
46 
3 
35 
2007 
11 
35 
7 
40 
3 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
20 
83 
28 
98 
1 
40 
2007 
36 
64 
26 
138 
8 
42 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
73 
124 
57 
222 
15 
74 
2007 
99 
165 
50 
205 
25 
132 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
69 
123 
23 
139 
14 
86 
2007 
70 
112 
23 
119 
17 
65 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
59 
128 
34 
145 
13 
99 
2007 
71 
100 
56 
140 
13 
53 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
62 
99 
42 
108 
16 
56 
2007 
26 
79 
32 
122 
3 
55 
70 years and over 
2012 
90 
158 
27 
214 
17 
117 
2007 
98 
167 
30 
235 
11 
110 
Average age 
2012 
60.9 
58.7 
57.2 
58.3 
62.0 
58.9 
2007 
59.2 
58,6 
58.0 
58.7 
55.7 
57.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
286 
510 
173 
590 
55 
334 
2007 
230 
374 
148 
382 
55 
228 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
27 
62 
14 
31 
- 
109 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
140 
278 
29 
323 
27 
27 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
37 
7 
110 
7 
20 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
4 
6 
11 
12 
" 
1 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
58 
71 
72 
47 
16 
107 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
56 
49 
58 
5 
78 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
14 
1 
23 
2 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
10 
13 
12 
- 
14 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
370 
756 
213 
945 
77 
501 
acres, 2012 
76,934 
150,138 
53,281 
125,483 
26,732 
114,686 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
27 
40 
11 
27 
7 
21 
acres, 2012 
8,963 
15,660 
(D) 
6,875 
7,951 
33,548 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
319 
714 
192 
890 
63 
480 
2007 
344 
659 
187 
893 
56 
433 
acres, 2012 
59,711 
134,004 
40,364 
110,152 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
56,989 
121,568 
(D) 
100,699 
6,608 
109,185 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
35 
26 
13 
66 
6 
25 
2007 
45 
41 
18 
84 
12 
41 
acres, 2012 
12,118 
4,505 
12,594 
24,480 
6,540 
12,037 
2007 
13,221 
13,031 
16,785 
17,406 
11,938 
13,135 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
26 
9 
16 
21 
9 
9 
2007 
16 
12 
16 
21 
12 
9 
acres, 2012 
9,178 
7,923 
3,397 
5,578 
9,760 
1,036 
2007 
4,402 
3,895 
6,724 
4,219 
8,943 
1,767 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
3 
1 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
264 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
87 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
10 
11 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2007 
6 
8 
1 
2 
- 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,681 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
730 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
