Table 49. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - West Virginia: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
16 
6 
4 
13 
32 
5 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
47 
3 
3 
2 
9 
11 
10 
1 
8 
Chemicals purchased farms 
5,258 
2,006 
2,027 
842 
152 
103 
28 
2 
98 
$1,000 
8,136 
1,024 
906 
800 
845 
1,293 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,034 
1,979 
2,006 
816 
111 
39 
11 
- 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
22 
20 
24 
36 
50 
4 
- 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
4 
1 
2 
4 
7 
4 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
32 
1 
- 
1 
7 
9 
1 
13 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
4,620 
1,707 
1,824 
738 
123 
87 
23 
1 
117 
$1,000 
11,538 
(D) 
1,313 
1,186 
1,088 
1,401 
1,609 
(D) 
3,842 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,694 
1,508 
1,584 
511 
18 
11 
- 
- 
62 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
164 
197 
171 
54 
17 
- 
- 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
33 
38 
51 
44 
39 
9 
1 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1 
5 
5 
4 
16 
3 
- 
6 
$50,000 or more 
29 
1 
- 
" 
3 
4 
11 
- 
10 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
6,198 
2,135 
2,658 
1,042 
155 
83 
19 
1 
105 
$1,000 
128,271 
21,545 
17,278 
17,414 
18,477 
19,333 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,435 
1,560 
2,102 
695 
16 
3 
2 
- 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
394 
420 
178 
26 
15 
- 
- 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
138 
105 
126 
25 
10 
1 
- 
14 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
38 
29 
40 
77 
13 
5 
- 
13 
$250,000 or more 
77 
5 
2 
3 
11 
42 
11 
1 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
3,343 
1,155 
1,405 
598 
88 
43 
5 
- 
49 
$1,000 
22,374 
5,607 
5,250 
6,816 
2,966 
1,166 
252 
- 
318 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,820 
1,253 
1,670 
631 
115 
66 
18 
1 
66 
$1,000 
105,897 
15,938 
12,029 
10,598 
15,511 
18,167 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
15,066 
5,790 
6,392 
2,279 
199 
115 
25 
1 
265 
$1,000 
327,286 
54,576 
42,256 
68,226 
74,460 
50,730 
(D) 
(D) 
22,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,056 
4,833 
5,455 
1,586 
13 
3 
1 
1 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
751 
765 
472 
55 
13 
1 
- 
61 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
159 
136 
116 
60 
43 
4 
- 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
8 
3 
22 
7 
22 
5 
- 
8 
$250,000 or more 
280 
39 
33 
83 
64 
34 
14 
- 
13 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
20,838 
8,597 
8,707 
2,772 
216 
128 
32 
2 
384 
$1,000 
41,919 
11,518 
10,669 
7,325 
3,261 
3,604 
(D) 
(D) 
3,911 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,432 
8,234 
8,425 
2,392 
56 
9 
1 
- 
315 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,215 
352 
262 
357 
121 
67 
9 
- 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
9 
17 
17 
34 
34 
14 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
55 
2 
3 
6 
5 
18 
8 
2 
11 
Utilities farms 
10,208 
4,083 
3,894 
1,625 
206 
127 
32 
2 
239 
$1,000 
15,017 
3,071 
2,894 
2,895 
(D) 
1,494 
(D) 
(D) 
2,362 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,471 
3,250 
3,083 
957 
37 
9 
- 
- 
135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
767 
755 
522 
82 
34 
7 
- 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
64 
56 
142 
84 
70 
16 
1 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
2 
- 
1 
3 
12 
7 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
2 
1 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
16,324 
6,689 
6,641 
2,291 
215 
128 
32 
2 
326 
$1,000 
47,045 
12,210 
11,289 
7,720 
3,583 
3,779 
(D) 
(D) 
4,966 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,677 
6,242 
6,275 
1,858 
33 
12 
- 
- 
257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,424 
425 
351 
400 
136 
61 
9 
- 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
18 
11 
30 
40 
29 
11 
- 
13 
$50,000 or more 
71 
4 
4 
3 
6 
26 
12 
2 
14 
Hired farm labor farms 
3,452 
1,377 
1,146 
547 
117 
99 
31 
2 
133 
$1,000 
43,344 
5,006 
4,957 
3,733 
2,910 
4,989 
(D) 
(D) 
14,873 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,538 
1,146 
911 
382 
29 
10 
- 
- 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
192 
193 
131 
41 
21 
6 
- 
29 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
38 
41 
31 
44 
55 
11 
- 
26 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
1 
1 
3 
2 
13 
8 
- 
6 
$250,000 or more 
21 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
2 
12 
Contract labor farms 
996 
335 
383 
140 
58 
37 
16 
1 
26 
$1,000 
8,139 
(D) 
1,099 
938 
1,085 
677 
(D) 
(D) 
2,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
153 
190 
37 
10 
5 
1 
- 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
119 
151 
58 
20 
8 
- 
- 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
61 
34 
37 
27 
22 
10 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
672 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
