Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rappahannock 
Richmond 
Roanoke 
Rockbridge 
Rockingham 
Russell 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
157 
39 
114 
310 
789 
374 
2007 
155 
58 
116 
301 
725 
351 
Any 
2012 
240 
51 
166 
523 
1,113 
621 
2007 
261 
66 
229 
504 
1,245 
668 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
46 
9 
33 
73 
219 
64 
2007 
38 
16 
52 
69 
214 
106 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
7 
14 
35 
99 
36 
2007 
30 
7 
16 
35 
78 
52 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
45 
5 
12 
72 
105 
69 
2007 
62 
16 
31 
62 
173 
97 
200 days or more 
2012 
136 
30 
107 
343 
690 
452 
2007 
131 
27 
130 
338 
780 
413 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
7 
2 
12 
59 
34 
2007 
14 
2 
7 
30 
64 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
5 
12 
36 
61 
53 
2007 
36 
8 
15 
32 
108 
54 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
17 
31 
105 
271 
111 
2007 
86 
22 
55 
140 
280 
176 
10 years or more 
2012 
300 
61 
235 
680 
1,511 
797 
2007 
280 
92 
268 
603 
1,518 
763 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.0 
24.1 
25.2 
23.9 
23.7 
22.5 
2007 
19.4 
23.2 
23.4 
23.0 
21.7 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
6 
2 
7 
44 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
5 
12 
22 
53 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
43 
13 
28 
92 
225 
102 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
323 
66 
238 
712 
1,580 
822 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
27.1 
26.3 
25.8 
26.0 
24.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
1 
- 
14 
- 
2007 
6 
2 
- 
3 
6 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
6 
3 
- 
19 
130 
68 
2007 
5 
6 
7 
28 
146 
68 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
24 
9 
16 
57 
218 
130 
2007 
45 
6 
25 
53 
280 
139 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
80 
15 
50 
166 
459 
243 
2007 
101 
23 
81 
186 
591 
271 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
61 
12 
50 
126 
277 
132 
2007 
61 
15 
37 
137 
245 
139 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
71 
14 
39 
144 
251 
145 
2007 
57 
16 
59 
104 
194 
122 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
45 
12 
40 
136 
208 
109 
2007 
44 
24 
36 
87 
152 
80 
70 years and over 
2012 
110 
25 
84 
185 
345 
168 
2007 
97 
32 
100 
207 
356 
198 
Average age 
2012 
61.7 
61.4 
63.1 
61.0 
56.9 
56.5 
2007 
58.9 
61.3 
61.1 
60.1 
55.0 
56.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
281 
53 
173 
601 
1,181 
611 
2007 
269 
60 
176 
437 
935 
425 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
9 
26 
136 
120 
84 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
33 
6 
41 
238 
291 
75 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
27 
8 
57 
56 
230 
203 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
5 
5 
60 
6 
23 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
54 
18 
22 
161 
365 
98 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
96 
10 
31 
88 
211 
134 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
28 
1 
8 
21 
33 
20 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
3 
" 
5 
26 
8 
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 
388 
89 
270 
818 
1,834 
967 
acres, 2012 
53,773 
32,123 
27,971 
163,577 
208,723 
181,113 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
54 
8 
10 
58 
197 
24 
acres, 2012 
11,144 
3,996 
1,195 
17,148 
36,530 
6,954 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
326 
78 
229 
728 
1,590 
882 
2007 
361 
101 
305 
707 
1,647 
915 
acres, 2012 
42,166 
(D) 
21,310 
131,924 
155,171 
123,301 
2007 
44,895 
(D) 
23,583 
111,871 
159,845 
104,777 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
33 
4 
16 
54 
170 
67 
2007 
30 
13 
22 
60 
178 
77 
acres, 2012 
7,164 
(D) 
3,791 
17,308 
35,100 
19,452 
2007 
6,355 
8,338 
4,195 
14,877 
39,986 
30,801 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
30 
7 
30 
39 
113 
37 
2007 
21 
9 
13 
27 
128 
22 
acres, 2012 
12,257 
3,744 
4,472 
16,690 
27,849 
39,303 
2007 
13,179 
4,540 
1,374 
9,520 
30,636 
14,697 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
1 
6 
16 
6 
2007 
4 
- 
- 
4 
10 
3 
acres, 2012 
230 
- 
(D) 
550 
1,826 
5,400 
2007 
655 
- 
765 
2,233 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
1 
4 
6 
13 
3 
2007 
- 
1 
5 
7 
7 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,001 
(D) 
(D) 
1,904 
2,103 
164 
2007 
- 
(D) 
62 
1,282 
387 
(D) 
-continued 
740 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
