Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lee 
Loudoun 
Louisa 
Lunenburg 
Madison 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
23 
318 
452 
190 
166 
219 
2007 
25 
432 
458 
160 
128 
182 
Any 
2012 
38 
694 
944 
295 
205 
303 
2007 
39 
612 
969 
374 
243 
382 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
7 
65 
161 
34 
32 
42 
2007 
11 
51 
168 
86 
42 
84 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1 
39 
62 
14 
14 
32 
2007 
2 
62 
100 
34 
16 
32 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
2 
67 
122 
53 
38 
39 
2007 
8 
66 
153 
50 
28 
76 
200 days or more 
2012 
28 
523 
599 
194 
121 
190 
2007 
18 
433 
548 
204 
157 
190 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
31 
30 
19 
5 
12 
2007 
2 
39 
52 
37 
25 
36 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
47 
123 
14 
9 
33 
2007 
- 
68 
122 
40 
31 
42 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
161 
246 
95 
46 
74 
2007 
15 
145 
340 
106 
58 
92 
10 years or more 
2012 
50 
773 
997 
357 
311 
403 
2007 
47 
792 
913 
351 
257 
394 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.8 
22.9 
18.3 
21.1 
24.7 
21.8 
2007 
17.7 
22.2 
17.0 
18.9 
20.2 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
24 
21 
12 
5 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
3 
41 
100 
19 
6 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
134 
230 
79 
32 
55 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
50 
813 
1,045 
375 
328 
444 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.6 
24.6 
20.2 
22.9 
27.1 
24.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
13 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
8 
8 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1 
79 
35 
10 
7 
27 
2007 
3 
84 
18 
22 
5 
10 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
5 
92 
136 
34 
11 
17 
2007 
11 
87 
174 
53 
46 
49 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
10 
223 
365 
133 
84 
113 
2007 
9 
282 
468 
113 
75 
117 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5 
168 
230 
49 
42 
53 
2007 
9 
138 
180 
89 
68 
108 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
20 
101 
173 
94 
64 
99 
2007 
12 
136 
183 
58 
51 
78 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
7 
116 
147 
46 
58 
64 
2007 
6 
93 
164 
61 
58 
63 
70 years and over 
2012 
13 
220 
303 
119 
105 
149 
2007 
14 
216 
232 
138 
67 
139 
Average age 
2012 
61.2 
57.5 
58.6 
60.2 
62.3 
61.7 
2007 
57.0 
57.2 
57.1 
59.6 
59.0 
60.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
39 
616 
1,236 
344 
227 
378 
2007 
41 
460 
1,089 
333 
181 
285 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
128 
108 
71 
78 
50 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
140 
165 
40 
46 
39 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
101 
184 
10 
10 
37 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
" 
123 
65 
5 
4 
9 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
18 
81 
323 
159 
54 
94 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
73 
367 
91 
65 
116 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
7 
33 
4 
- 
50 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
4 
143 
11 
- 
20 
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 
61 
1,001 
1,348 
474 
365 
501 
acres, 2012 
10,695 
116,164 
119,154 
74,705 
82,170 
93,847 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
21 
235 
55 
14 
64 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,295 
13,722 
14,058 
3,226 
19,709 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
52 
969 
1,175 
427 
337 
446 
2007 
50 
974 
1,211 
470 
351 
473 
acres, 2012 
8,025 
108,553 
78,593 
66,150 
71,907 
72,547 
2007 
7,150 
105,175 
97,473 
61,134 
74,286 
67,655 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
- 
23 
103 
24 
19 
28 
2007 
5 
54 
109 
30 
9 
42 
acres, 2012 
- 
2,837 
14,038 
9,204 
6,320 
17,370 
2007 
561 
9,470 
14,414 
10,626 
5,838 
18,350 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
14 
71 
23 
11 
34 
2007 
9 
7 
79 
21 
10 
41 
acres, 2012 
2,670 
5,341 
14,148 
3,220 
4,243 
14,499 
2007 
6,386 
2,812 
14,195 
4,247 
(D) 
14,890 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
28 
7 
- 
2007 
- 
4 
11 
9 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
24,703 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
107 
12,806 
2,119 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
6 
19 
4 
4 
14 
2007 
- 
5 
17 
4 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
- 
493 
3,310 
(D) 
252 
2,575 
2007 
212 
3,564 
386 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
736 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
