Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Franklin 
Frederick 
Giles 
Gloucester 
Goochland 
Grayson 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
II... 
2012 
370 
213 
128 
52 
133 
267 
2007 
363 
171 
119 
48 
149 
256 
Any 
2012 
653 
468 
250 
84 
182 
497 
2007 
680 
505 
225 
111 
230 
596 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
75 
27 
40 
9 
10 
51 
2007 
94 
79 
22 
12 
54 
113 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
58 
29 
20 
7 
23 
17 
2007 
70 
39 
21 
12 
13 
67 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
87 
73 
37 
12 
16 
75 
2007 
79 
69 
35 
12 
26 
63 
200 days or more 
2012 
433 
339 
153 
56 
133 
354 
2007 
437 
318 
147 
75 
137 
353 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
30 
10 
23 
7 
9 
17 
2007 
43 
38 
6 
7 
6 
28 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
60 
31 
30 
4 
7 
19 
2007 
78 
26 
28 
5 
33 
50 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
173 
80 
49 
17 
60 
97 
2007 
142 
117 
53 
35 
47 
126 
10 years or more 
2012 
760 
560 
276 
108 
239 
631 
2007 
780 
495 
257 
112 
293 
648 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
23.7 
20.6 
23.8 
23.0 
24.6 
2007 
21.9 
20.0 
21.3 
19.6 
22.0 
22.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
6 
18 
7 
8 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
43 
29 
27 
4 
8 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
135 
60 
49 
15 
55 
70 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
829 
586 
284 
110 
244 
658 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.0 
25.2 
22.6 
25.5 
24.4 
26.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
1 
11 
5 
5 
9 
2007 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
66 
19 
16 
- 
6 
35 
2007 
59 
24 
9 
- 
13 
56 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
87 
50 
32 
6 
31 
56 
2007 
95 
92 
43 
21 
25 
77 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
249 
186 
84 
36 
57 
164 
2007 
291 
184 
87 
61 
87 
173 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
156 
80 
47 
21 
40 
89 
2007 
143 
115 
53 
22 
83 
157 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
130 
97 
65 
19 
71 
135 
2007 
121 
67 
42 
16 
38 
120 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
94 
74 
53 
20 
24 
113 
2007 
125 
76 
46 
11 
49 
116 
70 years and over 
2012 
237 
174 
70 
29 
81 
163 
2007 
204 
118 
64 
27 
84 
151 
Average age 
2012 
58.0 
60.1 
57.5 
59.5 
60.1 
58.9 
2007 
57.3 
56.7 
57.5 
55.9 
60.0 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
647 
452 
230 
109 
251 
446 
2007 
439 
399 
176 
128 
211 
385 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
75 
72 
22 
8 
35 
47 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
224 
56 
94 
15 
20 
272 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
106 
64 
26 
39 
58 
60 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
14 
2 
3 
- 
26 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
85 
131 
30 
29 
108 
21 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
102 
106 
63 
21 
48 
58 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
23 
49 
6 
1 
17 
9 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
72 
17 
3 
- 
17 
2 
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 
997 
669 
370 
133 
312 
742 
acres, 2012 
153,165 
95,205 
64,534 
18,327 
49,447 
126,770 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
60 
60 
17 
6 
25 
34 
acres, 2012 
14,923 
18,393 
4,561 
(D) 
2,548 
9,410 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
920 
594 
347 
113 
271 
701 
2007 
889 
586 
314 
138 
325 
793 
acres, 2012 
129,654 
71,954 
55,794 
(D) 
(D) 
113,540 
2007 
126,630 
70,303 
57,029 
14,867 
36,298 
119,492 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
66 
38 
18 
5 
16 
33 
2007 
109 
47 
26 
3 
18 
47 
acres, 2012 
25,199 
15,212 
8,038 
1,106 
11,092 
12,021 
2007 
27,885 
12,801 
7,694 
(D) 
8,062 
13,864 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
23 
39 
8 
12 
24 
21 
2007 
42 
31 
4 
12 
28 
12 
acres, 2012 
8,021 
12,746 
1,005 
6,360 
5,471 
4,315 
2007 
11,825 
14,397 
764 
5,544 
5,751 
3,396 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
2 
8 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
982 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
274 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
8 
5 
3 
4 
9 
2007 
1 
4 
- 
4 
8 
- 
acres, 2012 
708 
(D) 
734 
(D) 
(D) 
2,046 
2007 
(D) 
503 
(D) 
9,181 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 733 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
