Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chesterfield 
Clarke 
Craig 
Culpeper 
Cumberland 
Dickenson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
100 
182 
74 
283 
117 
61 
2007 
83 
163 
56 
235 
102 
56 
Any 
2012 
97 
295 
133 
448 
145 
86 
2007 
137 
333 
137 
432 
183 
114 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
21 
39 
15 
73 
25 
9 
2007 
14 
59 
16 
71 
22 
12 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
18 
17 
33 
25 
2 
2007 
12 
33 
10 
36 
21 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
7 
48 
18 
65 
15 
20 
2007 
13 
28 
20 
58 
33 
15 
200 days or more 
2012 
66 
190 
83 
277 
80 
55 
2007 
98 
213 
91 
267 
107 
82 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
11 
2 
29 
2 
- 
2007 
21 
13 
12 
27 
9 
15 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
15 
32 
19 
21 
10 
11 
2007 
18 
41 
14 
47 
19 
15 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
41 
73 
26 
129 
37 
16 
2007 
55 
108 
34 
141 
44 
35 
10 years or more 
2012 
137 
361 
160 
552 
213 
120 
2007 
126 
334 
133 
452 
213 
105 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.4 
20.0 
21.5 
18.9 
22.5 
24.1 
2007 
17.2 
18.9 
19.7 
18.7 
22.0 
19.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
10 
1 
22 
2 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
14 
17 
16 
16 
5 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
33 
56 
23 
87 
30 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
149 
394 
167 
606 
225 
123 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.0 
22.8 
24.3 
22.9 
24.5 
24.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
24 
4 
3 
1 
5 
2007 
16 
14 
3 
17 
3 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
14 
41 
24 
70 
23 
11 
2007 
23 
61 
32 
87 
24 
20 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
61 
106 
33 
174 
51 
20 
2007 
75 
102 
46 
160 
58 
60 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
51 
63 
25 
91 
27 
30 
2007 
18 
89 
32 
89 
41 
26 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
18 
65 
32 
124 
34 
21 
2007 
32 
72 
28 
92 
52 
23 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
13 
67 
42 
104 
48 
32 
2007 
18 
57 
21 
98 
49 
17 
70 years and over 
2012 
37 
111 
43 
163 
78 
28 
2007 
38 
101 
31 
124 
57 
13 
Average age 
2012 
57.9 
59.7 
59.8 
60.2 
62.2 
60.5 
2007 
55.4 
58.8 
57.6 
58.5 
60.6 
54.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
150 
375 
153 
575 
181 
78 
2007 
139 
360 
94 
439 
165 
78 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
9 
52 
7 
60 
26 
12 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
32 
83 
126 
28 
76 
11 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
57 
38 
14 
75 
9 
21 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
26 
4 
4 
19 
3 
“ 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
18 
103 
6 
191 
51 
12 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
16 
93 
8 
199 
29 
29 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
14 
2 
31 
1 
- 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
3 
34 
- 
39 
4 
8 
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 
193 
468 
201 
702 
252 
145 
acres, 2012 
18,834 
63,992 
38,227 
109,529 
49,480 
14,898 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
69 
8 
87 
19 
3 
acres, 2012 
1,361 
12,632 
1,567 
25,137 
5,479 
114 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
161 
403 
185 
613 
224 
143 
2007 
174 
410 
172 
563 
248 
160 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
33,389 
85,593 
40,000 
(D) 
2007 
14,524 
(D) 
34,644 
76,910 
(D) 
13,462 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
14 
39 
10 
63 
25 
2 
2007 
17 
45 
16 
64 
17 
7 
acres, 2012 
3,295 
10,212 
4,657 
27,680 
5,564 
(D) 
2007 
4,540 
11,693 
2,822 
21,292 
7,251 
430 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
18 
32 
6 
32 
10 
2 
2007 
21 
37 
3 
32 
19 
- 
acres, 2012 
982 
12,998 
3,731 
8,458 
9,254 
(D) 
2007 
1,340 
12,763 
(D) 
8,264 
8,055 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
1 
14 
2 
- 
2007 
1 
1 
- 
4 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,273 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,919 
- 
450 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
1 
5 
9 
1 
- 
2007 
7 
3 
2 
4 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,391 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,985 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 731 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
