Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Surry 
Sussex 
Tazewell 
Warren 
Washington 
Westmoreland 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
45 
68 
239 
120 
642 
62 
2007 
38 
67 
186 
95 
617 
59 
Any 
2012 
82 
55 
345 
226 
960 
90 
2007 
83 
84 
390 
292 
1,174 
112 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
11 
6 
54 
24 
115 
24 
2007 
14 
13 
68 
65 
165 
14 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
1 
21 
28 
58 
10 
2007 
6 
6 
32 
28 
105 
6 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
7 
10 
31 
28 
128 
22 
2007 
18 
15 
57 
38 
147 
32 
200 days or more 
2012 
62 
38 
239 
146 
659 
34 
2007 
45 
50 
233 
161 
757 
60 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
6 
15 
11 
49 
1 
2007 
- 
- 
22 
4 
69 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
9 
45 
14 
62 
7 
2007 
13 
8 
62 
20 
98 
4 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
23 
23 
75 
60 
252 
11 
2007 
9 
25 
95 
98 
271 
31 
10 years or more 
2012 
96 
85 
449 
261 
1,239 
133 
2007 
99 
118 
397 
265 
1,353 
130 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22,4 
20.5 
22.2 
19.8 
23.3 
26.5 
2007 
25.2 
21.7 
21.0 
18.5 
21.9 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
6 
11 
11 
36 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
7 
39 
7 
46 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
21 
15 
62 
54 
216 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
98 
95 
472 
274 
1,304 
139 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.9 
23.5 
24.1 
22.4 
25.6 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
- 
35 
15 
47 
2 
2007 
1 
3 
20 
6 
57 
1 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
5 
20 
54 
29 
133 
8 
2007 
20 
15 
75 
60 
224 
15 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
41 
25 
102 
69 
317 
40 
2007 
46 
37 
126 
124 
440 
50 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
37 
18 
87 
69 
289 
20 
2007 
6 
24 
102 
40 
210 
20 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
15 
17 
108 
51 
207 
19 
2007 
18 
20 
89 
40 
261 
40 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
15 
14 
69 
34 
205 
28 
2007 
15 
23 
52 
42 
201 
22 
70 years and over 
2012 
14 
29 
129 
79 
395 
35 
2007 
15 
29 
110 
75 
396 
19 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
59.4 
59.0 
58.9 
59.9 
60.8 
2007 
55.8 
59.1 
57.7 
56.8 
58.5 
56.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
92 
77 
378 
273 
965 
113 
2007 
80 
72 
271 
233 
854 
92 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
20 
11 
45 
34 
100 
5 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
20 
75 
115 
383 
41 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
5 
128 
57 
208 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
- 
3 
11 
1 
136 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
46 
25 
58 
48 
116 
32 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
17 
11 
69 
38 
89 
31 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
13 
12 
22 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
11 
15 
5 
4 
4 
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 
118 
123 
574 
339 
1,568 
145 
acres, 2012 
39,354 
64,245 
147,825 
38,428 
183,053 
50,568 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
11 
13 
27 
46 
23 
acres, 2012 
3,869 
10,736 
11,486 
6,160 
7,861 
13,495 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
100 
101 
525 
310 
1,470 
123 
2007 
94 
123 
520 
341 
1,618 
130 
acres, 2012 
33,182 
46,782 
121,822 
(D) 
148,897 
(D) 
2007 
30,398 
(D) 
126,961 
35,343 
(D) 
24,214 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
12 
7 
29 
17 
85 
11 
2007 
17 
17 
45 
26 
138 
13 
acres, 2012 
8,999 
8,175 
16,472 
2,837 
29,933 
10,824 
2007 
8,047 
21,153 
16,323 
4,614 
37,192 
9,273 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
10 
24 
14 
34 
15 
2007 
10 
9 
11 
14 
28 
18 
acres, 2012 
2,707 
8,919 
10,825 
5,152 
11,520 
16,008 
2007 
2,663 
8,629 
10,393 
2,567 
6,873 
22,934 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
acres, 2012 
234 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
954 
2,558 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
5 
6 
5 
11 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
5 
3 
5 
acres, 2012 
- 
369 
1,062 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 
-continued 
742 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
