Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Total farming 



and otfier 



occupations 



Farming 



Total 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number,, 



percent,. 



Land in farms ,, acres,. 



Average size of farm acres,, 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) farms.. 



$1,000., 

 Average per farm , dollars,. 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less than $1,000 (see text) 



$1,000 to $2,499 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $19,999 



$20,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $39,999 



$40,000 to $49,999 



$60,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 to $999,999, 



$1,000,000 or more 



Grains farms— 



$1.000.. 

 Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Corn for grain farms.. 



$1,000-. 

 Wheat ,., ,, farms.. 



$1,000-. 

 Soybeans farms, , 



$1,000,. 



Sorghum for grain farms-, 



$1,000-. 

 Barley,, farms-- 



$1,000-. 

 Oats farms.. 



$1.000,. 

 Other grains farms.. 



$1,000-, 



Cotton and cottonseed farms,, 



$1.000,, 



Sates of $50,000 or more farms,, 



$1.000,, 



Tobacco farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Hay, silage, and field seeds farms,, 



$1,000,, 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms,, 



$1,000., 



Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-, 



$1,000,, 



Fruits, nuts, and berries farms-- 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1.000,, 



Nursery and greenhouse crops farms,, 



$1.000., 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms., 



$1.000,, 



Other crops farms-- 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more ,, farms-- 



$1,000,, 



Poultry and poultry products farms,, 



$1,000-- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1,000,, 



Dairy products farms,. 



$1,000,, 



Sales of $50,000 or more ,, farms,. 



$1,000.. 



Cattle and calves farms,, 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more ,,, ,., farms.. 



$1.000,, 



See footnotes at end of table. 



17 237 



100.0 



3 372 955 



196 



7 201 



41,8 



1 828 686 



254 



64 



.4 



16 191 



253 



64 



1 767 

 27 614 



2 



(D) 



3 



173 



1 



(D) 



11 



327 



3 



290 



5 

 420 



3 

 (D) 



45 



618 



3 



297 



301 



1,7 



77 324 



257 



301 

 17 014 

 56 524 



29 



45 

 39 

 33 

 25 



14 

 31 

 7 

 39 

 25 



7 

 5 

 2 



39 



268 



1 



(D) 



29 

 203 

 11 

 19 

 1 

 (D) 



5 

 (D) 



6 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



23 

 206 



67 

 161 



10 



1 652 



3 



(D) 



10 



435 



2 



(D) 



4 

 10 



31 

 7 067 



20 

 6 963 



48 



3 503 



29 



(D) 



213 



3 300 



17 



1 653 



696 



4,0 



207 909 



299 



59 

 220 



153 



753 



1 



(D) 



31 

 138 



28 



6 402 



9 



5 304 



14 



1 274 



5 



1 102 



58 

 9 442 



28 

 9 388 



93 



7 126 



51 

 6 209 



498 



8 894 



31 

 4 654 



910 



5,3 



293 626 



323 



910 

 43 346 

 47 633 



106 

 153 

 134 

 129 

 110 



37 

 53 

 19 

 69 

 59 



23 

 14 

 4 



101 



1 176 



8 



732 



78 

 801 



33 

 147 



13 

 182 



63 

 214 



154 

 574 



25 



307 



1 



(D) 



28 



2 282 



13 



2 154 



17 



2 848 



7 



2 752 



14 



95 



1 



(D) 



61 

 12 380 



28 

 12 283 



99 

 9 544 



63 

 8 725 



716 



11 962 



47 



6 327 



1 754 



10,2 



484 964 



276 



1 754 

 60 849 

 34 691 



236 

 284 

 346 

 322 

 211 



44 

 74 

 35 

 80 

 69 



36 

 12 

 6 



148 

 657 



93 

 450 

 58 

 96 

 15 

 88 



60 WEST VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



