Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Greensville 
Halifax 
Hanover 
Henrico 
Henry 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
77 
57 
389 
262 
48 
91 
2007 
70 
63 
328 
206 
67 
113 
Any 
2012 
139 
94 
546 
338 
69 
199 
2007 
152 
80 
580 
419 
111 
227 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
9 
5 
66 
51 
3 
20 
2007 
21 
11 
93 
68 
14 
30 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
4 
89 
32 
17 
8 
2007 
9 
9 
70 
30 
10 
15 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
21 
8 
62 
47 
6 
49 
2007 
31 
11 
83 
56 
16 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
87 
77 
329 
208 
43 
122 
2007 
91 
49 
334 
265 
71 
157 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
6 
9 
4 
4 
16 
2007 
20 
5 
36 
34 
1 
21 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
- 
29 
22 
3 
15 
2007 
15 
9 
60 
40 
6 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
19 
20 
166 
94 
19 
72 
2007 
31 
18 
128 
99 
26 
37 
10 years or more 
2012 
166 
125 
731 
480 
91 
187 
2007 
156 
111 
684 
452 
145 
262 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
24.6 
24.7 
22.7 
24.8 
20.9 
2007 
20.5 
23.8 
22.8 
21.4 
23.6 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
4 
8 
3 
2 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
- 
26 
19 
3 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
17 
18 
132 
78 
18 
61 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
170 
129 
769 
500 
94 
200 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.5 
27.7 
26.4 
24.1 
26.1 
22.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
3 
46 
15 
3 
21 
2007 
4 
2 
38 
14 
2 
18 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
21 
66 
32 
11 
26 
2007 
21 
20 
54 
100 
15 
34 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
47 
18 
154 
172 
18 
54 
2007 
42 
23 
190 
151 
40 
70 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
27 
19 
148 
76 
20 
42 
2007 
31 
22 
171 
89 
29 
38 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
28 
25 
165 
92 
19 
46 
2007 
52 
36 
125 
79 
26 
47 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
24 
35 
119 
98 
10 
16 
2007 
26 
10 
108 
79 
27 
53 
70 years and over 
2012 
70 
30 
237 
115 
36 
82 
2007 
46 
30 
218 
111 
39 
80 
Average age 
2012 
61.5 
60.8 
60.8 
59.6 
61.5 
58.2 
2007 
60.0 
58.9 
59.8 
57.3 
61.2 
59.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
142 
117 
557 
453 
88 
177 
2007 
112 
76 
383 
384 
81 
158 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
29 
66 
51 
2 
28 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
92 
19 
171 
180 
15 
54 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
7 
62 
80 
30 
67 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
49 
12 
34 
4 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
20 
17 
162 
128 
12 
42 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
49 
135 
37 
13 
23 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
22 
11 
2 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
8 
8 
" 
4 
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 
210 
144 
904 
585 
117 
286 
acres, 2012 
25,926 
56,188 
201,595 
90,704 
12,891 
42,807 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
13 
10 
29 
45 
15 
21 
acres, 2012 
2,558 
8,992 
12,314 
29,382 
6,272 
2,392 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
182 
130 
823 
512 
101 
255 
2007 
193 
124 
812 
541 
140 
298 
acres, 2012 
21,076 
41,889 
167,012 
62,662 
(D) 
39,958 
2007 
(D) 
31,771 
161,937 
66,008 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
12 
8 
73 
33 
6 
23 
2007 
15 
13 
75 
31 
19 
20 
acres, 2012 
3,159 
13,165 
28,297 
20,492 
(D) 
1,311 
2007 
4,489 
15,728 
25,305 
14,361 
5,595 
4,301 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
19 
6 
34 
45 
6 
7 
2007 
12 
6 
18 
45 
17 
15 
acres, 2012 
2,101 
1,647 
12,959 
8,866 
142 
706 
2007 
2,297 
1,242 
(D) 
10,936 
(D) 
3,388 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
10 
4 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
8 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,277 
130 
(D) 
2007 
- 
484 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
6 
5 
- 
- 
3 
2007 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
6 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
3,325 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
13 
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734 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
