Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
243 
3,991 
218 
3,412 
$25,000 to $49,999 
178 
6,159 
186 
6,380 
$50,000 to $99,999 
141 
10,609 
165 
11,879 
$100,000 to $249,999 
179 
27,672 
202 
31,029 
$250,000 or more 
74 
52,654 
49 
30,976 
$250,000 to $499,999 
55 
(D) 
42 
13,335 
$500,000 to $999,999 
17 
(D) 
4 
2,161 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
3 
15,480 
Feed purchased farms 
15,066 
(X) 
14,027 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
327,286 
(X) 
177,847 
percent of total 
(X) 
42.9 
(X) 
32.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,451 
2,533 
5,972 
2,700 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,605 
14,722 
6,040 
13,150 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,424 
9,435 
961 
6,358 
$10,000 to $24,999 
694 
10,054 
479 
7,032 
$25,000 to $49,999 
406 
13,964 
159 
5,284 
$50,000 to $99,999 
131 
9,015 
111 
7,668 
$100,000 or more 
355 
267,564 
305 
135,655 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
11,537 
109 
16,816 
$250,000 to $499,999 
90 
35,349 
95 
34,353 
$500,000 to $999,999 
106 
75,560 
82 
55,323 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
84 
145,117 
19 
29,164 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
20,838 
(X) 
22,895 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
41,919 
(X) 
37,698 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.5 
(X) 
6.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,247 
4,959 
15,362 
5,655 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,185 
14,830 
6,357 
13,080 
$5,000 to $9,999 
781 
5,052 
731 
4,740 
$10,000 to $24,999 
434 
6,380 
282 
4,207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
4,592 
114 
3,808 
$50,000 or more 
55 
6,105 
49 
6,209 
Utilities farms 
10,208 
(X) 
8,187 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,017 
(X) 
10,698 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,305 
1,135 
4,638 
945 
$500 to $999 
2,166 
1,426 
1,506 
985 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
4,170 
1,604 
3,111 
$5,000 to $9,999 
277 
1,922 
271 
1,862 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
2,862 
145 
1,979 
$25,000 or more 
44 
3,501 
23 
1,815 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
968 
16 
541 
$50,000 or more 
16 
2,533 
7 
1,274 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
16,324 
(X) 
21,157 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
47,045 
(X) 
48,207 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
8.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,558 
3,103 
11,323 
4,411 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,119 
15,093 
7,753 
16,468 
$5,000 to $9,999 
816 
5,371 
1,191 
7,873 
$10,000 to $24,999 
608 
8,787 
694 
9,893 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
4,993 
134 
4,571 
$50,000 or more 
71 
9,698 
62 
4,991 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
3,778 
49 
3,083 
$100,000 or more 
15 
5,920 
13 
1,908 
Hired farm labor farms 
3,452 
(X) 
3,251 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
43,344 
(X) 
32,794 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
6.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,483 
646 
1,642 
614 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,055 
2,391 
933 
1,976 
$5,000 to $9,999 
285 
1,858 
169 
1,071 
$10,000 to $24,999 
328 
5,189 
254 
3,973 
$25,000 to $49,999 
157 
5,256 
132 
4,678 
$50,000 to $99,999 
89 
5,902 
73 
4,986 
$100,000 or more 
55 
22,101 
48 
15,497 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
4,663 
32 
5,146 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10 
3,273 
12 
4,341 
$500,000 or more 
11 
14,165 
4 
6,010 
Contract labor farms 
996 
(X) 
894 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,139 
(X) 
5,105 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
182 
412 
178 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
775 
346 
796 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
713 
68 
452 
$10,000 to $24,999 
88 
1,412 
46 
670 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
668 
15 
492 
$50,000 or more 
11 
4,390 
7 
2,518 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
265 
4 
273 
$100,000 or more 
7 
4,125 
3 
2,246 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
