Percent of state agriculture
sales
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012
2017
% change
since 2012
Number of farms
110
-5
Land in farms (acres)
47,854
+16
Average size of farm (acres)
435
+22
Total
($)
Market value of products sold
6,747,000
+11
Government payments
91,000
+197
Farm-related income
245,000
(Z)
Total farm production expenses
5,254,000
-15
Net cash farm income
1,829,000
+947
Per farm average
($)
Market value of products sold
61,338
+17
Government payments
(average per farm receiving)
8,247
+332
Farm-related income
4,541
-19
Total farm production expenses
47,762
-10
Net cash farm income
16,630
+1004
(Z)
Share of Sales by Type
(%)
Crops
25
Livestock, poultry, and products
75
Land in Farms by Use
(%)
a
32
26
37
5
Acres irrigated: (D)
(D)% of land in farms
Land Use Practices
(% of farms)
No till
16
Reduced till
1
Intensive till
2
Cover crop
11
Farms by Value of Sales
Farms by Size
Number
Percent of Total
a
Number
Percent of Total
a
Less than $2,500
25
23
1 to 9 acres
-
-
$2,500 to $4,999
6
5
10 to 49 acres
9
8
$5,000 to $9,999
21
19
50 to 179 acres
40
36
$10,000 to $24,999
26
24
180 to 499 acres
30
27
$25,000 to $49,999
10
9
500 to 999 acres
20
18
$50,000 to $99,999
9
8
1,000 + acres
11
10
$100,000 or more
13
12
Bath County
Virginia
Bath County
Virginia, 2017
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Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
Sales
($1,000)
Rank
in
State
b
Counties
Producing
Item
Rank
in
U.S.
b
Counties
Producing
Item
Total
6,747
81
98
2,784
3,077
Crops
1,675
89
97
2,724
3,073
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas
421
78
96
2,295
2,916
Tobacco
-
-
25
-
323
Cotton and cottonseed
-
-
11
-
647
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes
44
74
97
1,802
2,821
Fruits, tree nuts, berries
(D)
(D)
95
(D)
2,748
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod
(D)
75
93
(D)
2,601
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation
woody crops
-
-
58
-
1,384
Other crops and hay
1,157
49
97
1,737
3,040
Livestock, poultry, and products
5,073
58
98
2,435
3,073
Poultry and eggs
(D)
(D)
97
(D)
3,007
Cattle and calves
3,167
46
97
1,948
3,055
Milk from cows
(D)
35
59
(D)
1,892
Hogs and pigs
(D)
75
89
(D)
2,856
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk
44
51
94
1,825
2,984
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys
(D)
(D)
94
(D)
2,970
Aquaculture
(D)
14
49
(D)
1,251
Other animals and animal products
(D)
(D)
93
(D)
2,878
Total Producers
c
193
Sex
Male
115
Female
78
Age
<35
4
35 – 64
79
65 and older
110
Race
American Indian/Alaska Native
-
Asian
-
Black or African American
-
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
-
White
193
More than one race
-
Other characteristics
Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin
16
With military service
36
New and beginning farmers
36
Percent of farms that:
Have internet
access
66
Farm
organically
1
Sell directly to
consumers
7
Hire
farm labor
34
Are family
farms
89
Top Crops in Acres
d
Forage (hay/haylage), all
8,481
Corn for silage or greenchop
499
Corn for grain
299
Rye for grain
(D)
Soybeans for beans
(D)
Livestock Inventory
(Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and other
meat-type chickens
(D)
Cattle and calves
6,147
Goats
44
Hogs and pigs
21
Horses and ponies
107
Layers
534
Pullets
(D)
Sheep and lambs
288
Turkeys
-
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and
methodology.
a
May not add to 100% due to rounding.
b
Among counties whose rank can be displayed.
c
Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.
d
Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.
e
Position below the line does not indicate rank.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.