Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Northampton 
Northumberland 
Nottoway 
Orange 
Page 
Patrick 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
55 
56 
138 
219 
259 
198 
2007 
63 
46 
142 
181 
243 
210 
Any 
2012 
92 
42 
218 
328 
286 
368 
2007 
88 
83 
252 
337 
287 
403 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
12 
12 
31 
22 
29 
29 
2007 
15 
18 
25 
61 
56 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
4 
27 
17 
30 
24 
2007 
12 
8 
12 
30 
32 
38 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
11 
12 
30 
43 
44 
46 
2007 
10 
21 
22 
42 
41 
49 
200 days or more 
2012 
56 
14 
130 
246 
183 
269 
2007 
51 
36 
193 
204 
158 
266 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
2 
10 
11 
15 
11 
2007 
3 
6 
26 
22 
16 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
4 
14 
31 
18 
24 
2007 
10 
5 
44 
46 
33 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
12 
18 
50 
104 
63 
81 
2007 
13 
15 
62 
92 
87 
89 
10 years or more 
2012 
127 
74 
282 
401 
449 
450 
2007 
125 
103 
262 
358 
394 
470 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.4 
22,7 
23.0 
19.6 
25.0 
24.3 
2007 
23.8 
22.6 
19.7 
19.9 
21.9 
23.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
2 
10 
10 
11 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
2 
13 
25 
13 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11 
18 
39 
84 
57 
70 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
129 
76 
294 
428 
464 
469 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.5 
24.3 
24.8 
22.5 
27.1 
25.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2 
6 
15 
22 
6 
29 
2007 
1 
7 
9 
16 
26 
25 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
9 
11 
16 
60 
39 
46 
2007 
11 
8 
47 
48 
74 
51 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
37 
10 
89 
98 
126 
126 
2007 
56 
31 
90 
135 
125 
176 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
27 
11 
39 
109 
80 
73 
2007 
30 
18 
63 
76 
65 
70 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
25 
18 
61 
74 
93 
67 
2007 
21 
26 
54 
73 
76 
91 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
22 
12 
44 
74 
59 
84 
2007 
18 
14 
39 
69 
55 
73 
70 years and over 
2012 
25 
30 
92 
110 
142 
141 
2007 
14 
25 
92 
99 
106 
127 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
61.6 
60.5 
58.7 
60.9 
59.8 
2007 
56.4 
59.4 
59.3 
58.5 
57.1 
58.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
115 
56 
234 
436 
347 
396 
2007 
95 
67 
191 
341 
300 
291 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
7 
21 
53 
24 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
77 
3 
60 
59 
203 
280 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
3 
12 
25 
41 
35 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
- 
8 
13 
11 
16 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
32 
30 
95 
165 
23 
50 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
13 
55 
132 
44 
55 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
2 
12 
14 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
5 
15 
3 
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 
136 
92 
348 
533 
536 
555 
acres, 2012 
52,552 
41,966 
60,093 
99,423 
69,386 
76,894 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
19 
7 
13 
45 
20 
23 
acres, 2012 
1,479 
2,022 
2,894 
13,979 
2,797 
4,394 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
82 
72 
322 
442 
504 
511 
2007 
93 
93 
362 
430 
472 
555 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
51,013 
67,453 
61,331 
63,330 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
53,905 
68,015 
54,578 
64,930 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
22 
7 
11 
38 
17 
29 
2007 
27 
16 
17 
34 
28 
40 
acres, 2012 
15,354 
1,435 
5,080 
17,444 
(D) 
8,443 
2007 
28,893 
6,071 
8,692 
11,754 
2,911 
9,831 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
29 
15 
19 
47 
22 
20 
2007 
22 
19 
11 
40 
24 
12 
acres, 2012 
14,991 
14,952 
4,803 
11,629 
7,784 
6,564 
2007 
7,952 
15,012 
2,113 
19,430 
6,677 
3,594 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
2 
1 
9 
1 
- 
2007 
7 
1 
2 
1 
4 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,018 
(D) 
- 
2007 
661 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
2 
3 
11 
1 
6 
2007 
2 
- 
2 
13 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
5,262 
(D) 
770 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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738 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
