Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Highland 
Isle of Wight 
James City 
King and Queen 
King George 
King William 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
105 
95 
30 
58 
69 
58 
2007 
95 
77 
19 
56 
52 
58 
Any 
2012 
156 
118 
53 
69 
91 
77 
2007 
144 
118 
55 
97 
128 
78 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
26 
7 
16 
9 
2 
3 
2007 
26 
16 
1 
8 
19 
7 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
14 
3 
2 
4 
7 
2 
2007 
11 
13 
2 
6 
14 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
18 
13 
5 
3 
17 
6 
2007 
15 
21 
12 
20 
13 
8 
200 days or more 
2012 
98 
95 
30 
53 
65 
66 
2007 
92 
68 
40 
63 
82 
55 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
6 
9 
5 
11 
6 
2007 
2 
7 
11 
2 
1 
8 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
16 
3 
6 
7 
5 
2007 
19 
22 
2 
9 
15 
17 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
46 
50 
14 
24 
17 
25 
2007 
41 
39 
7 
24 
35 
22 
10 years or more 
2012 
208 
141 
57 
92 
125 
99 
2007 
177 
127 
54 
118 
129 
89 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.9 
22.5 
20.7 
20.9 
19.9 
20.8 
2007 
26.6 
21.8 
22.9 
20.4 
20.2 
18.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
5 
5 
4 
11 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
14 
3 
6 
7 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
48 
11 
14 
15 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
218 
146 
64 
103 
127 
101 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.2 
23.6 
23.1 
22.2 
21.2 
21.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
. 
4 
3 
. 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
10 
15 
6 
11 
1 
6 
2007 
5 
7 
- 
8 
14 
8 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
16 
11 
2 
7 
11 
22 
2007 
19 
22 
18 
20 
12 
14 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
56 
52 
18 
33 
27 
17 
2007 
51 
49 
8 
44 
26 
36 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
31 
33 
4 
22 
27 
18 
2007 
27 
39 
5 
15 
20 
30 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
39 
30 
17 
13 
14 
27 
2007 
20 
26 
7 
27 
31 
21 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
35 
25 
9 
13 
25 
13 
2007 
39 
18 
16 
12 
22 
13 
70 years and over 
2012 
74 
47 
27 
24 
52 
32 
2007 
77 
34 
20 
27 
55 
14 
Average age 
2012 
61.4 
59.2 
61.7 
55.7 
62.5 
58.0 
2007 
62.4 
57.3 
60.5 
55.9 
61.2 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
168 
160 
66 
83 
102 
109 
2007 
133 
120 
54 
95 
114 
82 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
12 
23 
1 
9 
8 
5 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
128 
7 
29 
6 
11 
26 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
14 
45 
30 
6 
14 
1 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
- 
3 
7 
1 
1 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
5 
57 
10 
49 
55 
44 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
14 
31 
3 
11 
21 
32 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
1 
3 
2 
14 
- 
- 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
1 
3 
- 
1 
2 
6 
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 
255 
206 
78 
123 
153 
132 
acres, 2012 
90,081 
69,334 
5,053 
40,490 
23,787 
47,449 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
31 
11 
2 
9 
9 
acres, 2012 
15,096 
18,663 
518 
(D) 
1,708 
4,215 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
230 
161 
68 
100 
136 
107 
2007 
216 
151 
65 
120 
150 
111 
acres, 2012 
74,926 
(D) 
4,015 
19,784 
19,546 
(D) 
2007 
67,854 
40,413 
4,734 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
19 
23 
2 
5 
14 
10 
2007 
12 
17 
3 
17 
15 
13 
acres, 2012 
12,607 
11,466 
(D) 
8,912 
3,327 
8,781 
2007 
5,265 
11,328 
(D) 
12,816 
5,690 
16,679 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
27 
12 
13 
4 
15 
2007 
10 
24 
4 
15 
10 
11 
acres, 2012 
3,946 
20,523 
1,336 
12,961 
(D) 
21,316 
2007 
(D) 
21,591 
945 
10,072 
1,606 
12,923 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
2 
1 
- 
3 
1 
2007 
- 
3 
- 
- 
4 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
39 
(D) 
2007 
- 
129 
- 
- 
174 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
9 
3 
2 
2007 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
- 
322 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 735 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
