Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wise 
Wythe 
York 
Chesapeake City 
Suffolk 
Virginia Beach City 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
51 
326 
10 
91 
98 
76 
2007 
54 
286 
17 
109 
141 
81 
Any 
2012 
114 
626 
37 
162 
210 
111 
2007 
124 
660 
28 
182 
170 
93 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
6 
60 
21 
28 
19 
9 
2007 
6 
85 
8 
18 
18 
11 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
25 
2 
9 
8 
20 
2007 
11 
45 
- 
11 
10 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
17 
70 
3 
16 
41 
7 
2007 
8 
99 
9 
38 
21 
10 
200 days or more 
2012 
87 
471 
11 
109 
142 
75 
2007 
99 
431 
11 
115 
121 
60 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
41 
2 
2 
16 
6 
2007 
13 
50 
1 
8 
18 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
59 
7 
17 
23 
13 
2007 
34 
49 
- 
20 
26 
19 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
32 
98 
4 
39 
63 
24 
2007 
28 
143 
7 
66 
68 
38 
10 years or more 
2012 
111 
754 
34 
195 
206 
144 
2007 
103 
704 
37 
197 
199 
116 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.2 
22.5 
18.0 
20.2 
19.6 
21.2 
2007 
16.6 
21.6 
19.2 
19.6 
19.7 
23.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
34 
2 
2 
16 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
35 
7 
14 
20 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
29 
83 
4 
29 
51 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
116 
800 
34 
208 
221 
156 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
20.7 
25.1 
19.2 
21.6 
21.8 
23.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
- 
6 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
7 
60 
8 
10 
17 
10 
2007 
20 
45 
3 
10 
16 
3 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
34 
96 
1 
20 
33 
18 
2007 
37 
123 
6 
30 
19 
25 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
23 
212 
7 
81 
98 
54 
2007 
37 
262 
11 
83 
79 
45 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
33 
135 
14 
49 
40 
25 
2007 
17 
121 
6 
39 
52 
15 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
23 
163 
2 
34 
41 
13 
2007 
22 
128 
3 
38 
58 
28 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
21 
112 
10 
24 
29 
31 
2007 
20 
93 
3 
42 
37 
11 
70 years and over 
2012 
24 
167 
5 
35 
47 
36 
2007 
25 
172 
13 
43 
48 
47 
Average age 
2012 
56.6 
57.4 
55.1 
56.7 
55.9 
57.7 
2007 
53.7 
56.6 
58.0 
56.8 
57.8 
58.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
120 
634 
30 
195 
247 
151 
2007 
94 
479 
27 
178 
194 
113 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
6 
41 
1 
16 
24 
7 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
40 
382 
8 
22 
34 
29 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
57 
73 
15 
105 
68 
81 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
4 
30 
8 
15 
2 
7 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
13 
62 
7 
35 
123 
30 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
9 
91 
1 
31 
31 
5 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
9 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
- 
7 
- 
- 
2 
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 
157 
929 
41 
244 
299 
180 
acres, 2012 
24,656 
168,002 
1,513 
42,784 
65,647 
25,816 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
47 
6 
22 
39 
24 
acres, 2012 
1,037 
24,084 
10 
4,121 
12,327 
3,053 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
148 
843 
33 
203 
265 
139 
2007 
154 
827 
35 
233 
253 
147 
acres, 2012 
21,321 
130,682 
1,049 
33,277 
49,759 
20,497 
2007 
(D) 
116,275 
1,090 
(D) 
(D) 
21,171 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
9 
62 
- 
19 
13 
11 
2007 
19 
86 
- 
32 
30 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
27,074 
- 
4,218 
7,535 
1,525 
2007 
4,414 
34,272 
- 
10,879 
4,880 
2,071 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
41 
8 
22 
23 
19 
2007 
5 
29 
8 
23 
22 
15 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,730 
(D) 
7,486 
1 1 ,532 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
8,144 
(D) 
3,603 
13,131 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
1 
9 
1 
12 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
137 
(D) 
676 
2007 
(D) 
(□) 
717 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
5 
5 
- 
6 
6 
2007 
- 
4 
- 
1 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
300 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
" 
435 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 743 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
