Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mathews 
Mecklenburg 
Middlesex 
Montgomery 
Nelson 
New Kent 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
24 
236 
37 
207 
145 
51 
2007 
20 
224 
30 
195 
129 
40 
Any 
2012 
31 
291 
36 
396 
310 
86 
2007 
30 
356 
46 
433 
333 
81 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
6 
26 
11 
39 
37 
14 
2007 
7 
39 
7 
71 
71 
2 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
7 
9 
2 
16 
26 
1 
2007 
1 
35 
3 
30 
30 
10 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
9 
58 
9 
42 
24 
5 
2007 
6 
59 
4 
46 
37 
18 
200 days or more 
2012 
9 
198 
14 
299 
223 
66 
2007 
16 
223 
32 
286 
195 
51 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
27 
6 
21 
18 
1 
2007 
7 
18 
8 
11 
24 
- 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
15 
3 
46 
27 
8 
2007 
1 
42 
5 
45 
28 
11 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3 
72 
10 
58 
68 
28 
2007 
8 
66 
14 
84 
89 
21 
10 years or more 
2012 
42 
413 
54 
478 
342 
100 
2007 
34 
454 
49 
488 
321 
89 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.8 
24.9 
19.2 
23.2 
20.8 
21.6 
2007 
21.8 
24.4 
17.7 
23.0 
19.3 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
13 
6 
12 
9 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
14 
1 
33 
22 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3 
58 
9 
50 
55 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
44 
442 
57 
508 
369 
104 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.6 
26.9 
21.5 
25.3 
23.0 
22.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
11 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
9 
1 
38 
18 
4 
2007 
1 
13 
- 
35 
20 
10 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3 
27 
10 
57 
43 
11 
2007 
13 
31 
13 
63 
53 
8 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
13 
94 
22 
143 
94 
42 
2007 
10 
155 
18 
142 
94 
43 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
7 
73 
7 
87 
71 
18 
2007 
4 
91 
12 
82 
72 
14 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
6 
114 
15 
71 
63 
20 
2007 
7 
78 
5 
65 
72 
20 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
7 
72 
7 
60 
51 
23 
2007 
8 
67 
8 
86 
56 
8 
70 years and over 
2012 
19 
138 
11 
143 
115 
19 
2007 
7 
145 
20 
144 
92 
18 
Average age 
2012 
62.8 
61.9 
57.1 
58.0 
59.6 
58.4 
2007 
55.0 
60.1 
59.4 
58.1 
58.0 
54.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
31 
357 
57 
410 
340 
102 
2007 
31 
308 
36 
345 
269 
87 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
6 
37 
- 
33 
51 
6 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
3 
109 
17 
173 
44 
38 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
3 
38 
25 
75 
22 
20 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
1 
2 
1 
12 
12 
" 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
8 
115 
14 
97 
91 
22 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
7 
68 
2 
46 
132 
12 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
3 
3 
- 
8 
11 
11 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
2 
3 
- 
6 
15 
3 
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 
51 
495 
72 
591 
444 
135 
acres, 2012 
4,505 
122,471 
18,842 
97,923 
75,888 
19,291 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
9 
18 
7 
32 
41 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,517 
768 
5,945 
10,933 
180 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
38 
449 
58 
539 
389 
116 
2007 
42 
517 
58 
549 
384 
100 
acres, 2012 
3,842 
100,529 
(D) 
77,049 
57,023 
(D) 
2007 
3,795 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
53,780 
8,342 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
10 
46 
3 
30 
29 
10 
2007 
3 
35 
4 
50 
33 
13 
acres, 2012 
589 
20,964 
(D) 
15,988 
11,380 
5,241 
2007 
(D) 
18,112 
(D) 
10,792 
8,770 
8,707 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
25 
11 
24 
26 
9 
2007 
2 
26 
14 
28 
27 
8 
acres, 2012 
119 
20,261 
8,545 
13,653 
11,054 
4,768 
2007 
(D) 
21,999 
9,097 
13,354 
6,241 
3,312 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
3 
6 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
- 
8 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
464 
340 
- 
2007 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,040 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
6 
1 
7 
5 
2 
2007 
3 
1 
- 
1 
10 
- 
acres, 2012 
96 
(D) 
(D) 
106 
184 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,318 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 737 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
