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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,976 
(X) 
1,614 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,518 
(X) 
4,001 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,170 
339 
1,141 
336 
$1,000 to $4,999 
462 
1,059 
353 
749 
$5,000 to $9,999 
150 
1,068 
58 
395 
$10,000 to $24,999 
129 
1,972 
39 
596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
1,600 
16 
549 
$50,000 or more 
16 
4,481 
7 
1,376 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
581 
3 
177 
$100,000 or more 
7 
3,900 
4 
1,199 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
3,356 
(X) 
2,315 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,677 
(X) 
7,263 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.1 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
726 
171 
604 
148 
$500 to $999 
574 
392 
481 
327 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,463 
3,198 
912 
1,991 
$5,000 to $9,999 
313 
2,075 
171 
(D) 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
2,845 
106 
1,528 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
1,660 
27 
915 
$50,000 or more 
48 
5,336 
14 
(D) 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
516 
(X) 
443 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,507 
(X) 
1,393 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
245 
47 
184 
(D) 
$500 to $999 
80 
56 
82 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
136 
257 
131 
276 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
173 
28 
202 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
352 
13 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
4 
(D) 
4 
621 
Interest expense farms 
4,834 
(X) 
4,612 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
27,775 
(X) 
28,549 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,168 
528 
940 
437 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,048 
5,041 
1,922 
4,973 
$5,000 to $9,999 
923 
6,258 
972 
6,796 
$10,000 to $24,999 
523 
7,962 
616 
8,950 
$25,000 to $49,999 
121 
4,092 
122 
3,991 
$50,000 to $99,999 
44 
2,817 
32 
2,068 
$100,000 or more 
7 
1,078 
8 
1,334 
Secured by real estate farms 
3,587 
(X) 
3,616 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,384 
(X) 
22,060 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
320 
606 
279 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,536 
4,011 
1,610 
4,262 
$5,000 to $9,999 
809 
5,456 
775 
5,408 
$10,000 to $24,999 
442 
6,640 
505 
7,214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
3,599 
91 
2,897 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
1,430 
26 
1,628 
$100,000 or more 
6 
928 
3 
372 
Not secured by real estate farms 
2,624 
(X) 
2,693 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,391 
(X) 
6,488 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,341 
(D) 
1,357 
560 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,047 
2,079 
1,068 
2,300 
$5,000 to $9,999 
151 
976 
157 
985 
$10,000 to $24,999 
62 
871 
92 
1,224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
765 
10 
299 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
- 
6 
384 
$100,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
736 
Property taxes paid farms 
20,822 
(X) 
21,808 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,036 
(X) 
19,612 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,883 
2,108 
9,521 
2,401 
$500 to $999 
6,487 
4,544 
6,297 
4,426 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,130 
10,729 
5,679 
9,838 
$5,000 to $9,999 
236 
1,517 
234 
1,518 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
969 
64 
(D) 
$25,000 or more 
19 
1,168 
13 
(D) 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
9,348 
(X) 
9,843 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
32,977 
(X) 
43,146 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
7.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,491 
2,053 
6,003 
2,213 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,862 
5,777 
2,807 
5,829 
$5,000 to $9,999 
487 
3,333 
421 
2,839 
$10,000 to $24,999 
340 
4,861 
309 
4,811 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
2,926 
125 
4,440 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
3,200 
117 
8,187 
$100,000 or more 
30 
10,828 
61 
14,827 
$100,000 to $249,999 
22 
3,067 
55 
7,335 
$250,000 or more 
8 
7,761 
6 
7,492 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data West Virginia 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
