Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pittsylvania 
Powhatan 
Prince Edward 
Prince George 
Prince William 
Pulaski 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
II.. 
2012 
602 
100 
171 
79 
132 
154 
2007 
509 
58 
170 
71 
99 
119 
Any 
2012 
752 
150 
242 
88 
198 
291 
2007 
847 
170 
276 
115 
246 
296 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
124 
15 
17 
26 
17 
18 
2007 
87 
33 
64 
25 
30 
49 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
44 
15 
10 
7 
20 
28 
2007 
86 
17 
13 
10 
12 
20 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
94 
15 
17 
17 
28 
23 
2007 
149 
22 
23 
28 
38 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
490 
105 
198 
38 
133 
222 
2007 
525 
98 
176 
52 
166 
202 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
33 
9 
31 
6 
10 
12 
2007 
54 
4 
17 
13 
22 
19 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
10 
27 
5 
28 
10 
2007 
98 
19 
29 
23 
23 
23 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
175 
38 
54 
16 
73 
68 
2007 
183 
37 
75 
22 
70 
66 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,102 
193 
301 
140 
219 
355 
2007 
1,021 
168 
325 
128 
230 
307 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.7 
21.7 
21.7 
24.3 
18.5 
22.3 
2007 
22.9 
20.9 
21.0 
21.5 
18.6 
20.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
4 
20 
1 
7 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
39 
8 
19 
3 
21 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
144 
31 
54 
18 
68 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,148 
207 
320 
145 
234 
366 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.6 
23.9 
24.0 
25.6 
20.0 
24.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 
2007 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
45 
7 
22 
6 
20 
14 
2007 
41 
2 
17 
3 
16 
20 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
109 
4 
49 
21 
47 
41 
2007 
151 
18 
49 
14 
55 
60 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
255 
52 
68 
31 
78 
105 
2007 
284 
49 
99 
46 
85 
121 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
134 
50 
64 
16 
55 
82 
2007 
220 
35 
56 
24 
62 
67 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
270 
48 
54 
31 
47 
77 
2007 
225 
32 
55 
44 
50 
50 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
215 
31 
44 
23 
43 
45 
2007 
177 
50 
61 
23 
39 
29 
70 years and over 
2012 
322 
58 
112 
39 
40 
80 
2007 
250 
42 
109 
32 
38 
66 
Average age 
2012 
60.7 
61.1 
59.7 
60.1 
55.7 
58.6 
2007 
58.4 
60.6 
59.7 
59.4 
55.5 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
793 
175 
260 
93 
277 
312 
2007 
660 
152 
237 
86 
246 
223 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
104 
7 
18 
23 
14 
52 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
297 
94 
151 
12 
118 
105 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
93 
30 
20 
10 
81 
68 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
7 
13 
2 
1 
29 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
132 
25 
46 
40 
28 
50 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
211 
23 
29 
10 
25 
49 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
14 
1 
1 
14 
12 
21 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
9 
3 
9 
8 
3 
5 
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 
1,329 
245 
403 
163 
315 
430 
acres, 2012 
284,464 
30,539 
76,034 
31,255 
29,514 
85,576 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
40 
34 
20 
8 
39 
20 
acres, 2012 
12,853 
1,818 
4,349 
1,148 
6,391 
8,092 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,217 
209 
370 
154 
263 
388 
2007 
1,183 
205 
404 
168 
266 
377 
acres, 2012 
223,906 
24,073 
68,709 
(D) 
(D) 
70,340 
2007 
214,996 
25,720 
74,152 
38,860 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
75 
22 
17 
6 
34 
30 
2007 
116 
5 
29 
13 
34 
27 
acres, 2012 
29,007 
4,829 
4,756 
3,217 
6,490 
12,857 
2007 
33,734 
(D) 
6,322 
5,178 
6,734 
15,421 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
58 
12 
17 
4 
26 
19 
2007 
46 
15 
9 
5 
35 
9 
acres, 2012 
32,466 
3,090 
4,455 
1,787 
4,816 
10,478 
2007 
23,384 
2,551 
1,250 
767 
4,664 
3,888 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
4 
- 
4 
1 
2007 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,883 
(D) 
711 
- 
332 
(D) 
2007 
1,475 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
5 
3 
3 
7 
2007 
4 
3 
3 
- 
9 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
285 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
700 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 739 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
