This set of maps was created for student presentations in GEOG 353 - Geography of Virginia in Fall 2008.  Students gathered most of the data, primarily from USDA/NASS's Quick Stats online compendium of recent agricultural census data, tables from the 2007 Census of Agriculture for Virginia localities, and the Virginia Annual Statistical Bulletin.  Where students gathered the data, all efforts have been made to double-check their work, but I do not guarantee the data is accurate and correctly applied to localities.  All maps were prepared (rather quickly) by myself in MapInfo Professional 6.0 using a base map I digitized in 1998.  Upon students' requests, some maps have two variables layers per map.  Data sets were chosen more for their usefulness in revealing patterns of distribution than anything else.  Because of disclosure regulations, statistics concerning acreage, production, and value that might reveal individual producer/farm statistics are routinely withheld by USDA and the Commonwealth of Virginia (and represented by the diagonal "Present, not disclosed" pattern); where disclosed data is severely limited, number of farms is sometimes substituted for use in the choropleth map patterns.  Color choice was left up to the students.  Questions about or suggestions for improving the maps should be addressed to me.

Dr. David S. Hardin

December 7, 2008

Virginia Sod Farms, 2002 - Map of the number of farms with sod

Virginia Milk Cows, 2008 - Map of milk cows as a percentage of all cattle

Virginia Llamas, 2002 - Map of the number of farms reporting llamas

Virginia Horticulture, 2002 - Map of the number of farms reporting horticultural products

Virginia Honey, 2002 - Map of pounds of honey produced and number of farms producing

Virginia Hogs, 2002 - Map of the number of hogs per farm

Virginia Hogs, 2002 - Map of the number of hogs sold and number of farms reporting hogs

Virginia Grapes, 2002 - Map of the number of farms planting and acres planted in grapes

Virginia Dairy Sales, 2002 - Map of the value of dairy sales per farm

Virginia Dairy Sales, 2002 - Map of the value of dairy products sold

Virginia Dairy Herds, 2002 - Map of the number of milk cows per dairy farm

Virginia Berries, 2002 - Map of the number of farms producing and acres planted in berries

Virginia Bee Colonies, 2002 - Map of the number of colonies and number of farms with colonies of bees

Virginia Apples, 2002 - Map of apple trees as a percentage of all land in orchards

Virginia Apples, 2002 - Map of the number of farms reporting apples and acres producing apples

Virginia Strawberries, 2002 - Map of strawberry farms as a percentage of all berry farms

Virginia Strawberries, 2002 - Map of farms producing and acres planted in strawberries

All maps copyright David S. Hardin

Maps may be used for non-commercial purposes with permission and proper citation

Updated December 3, 2010