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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
124 
(X) 
108 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
420 
(X) 
280 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
37 
10 
22 
6 
$500 to $999 
14 
9 
12 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
101 
57 
128 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12 
77 
14 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
91 
3 
48 
$25,000 or more 
3 
132 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
7,676 
(X) 
7,786 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
68,764 
(X) 
56,670 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.0 
(X) 
10.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
518 
134 
694 
182 
$500 to $999 
631 
425 
742 
535 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,185 
8,450 
3,398 
8,515 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,608 
10,905 
1,520 
10,260 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,168 
17,497 
1,037 
15,003 
$25,000 or more 
566 
31,353 
395 
22,175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
408 
13,472 
270 
8,962 
$50,000 to $99,999 
121 
8,227 
80 
5,488 
$100,000 or more 
37 
9,654 
45 
7,725 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
21,489 
74,388 
23,618 
71,019 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,462 
(X) 
3,007 
Farms with net gains 1 
8,839 
180,137 
8,495 
161,428 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,380 
(X) 
19,003 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,859 
872 
2,068 
960 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,378 
8,921 
3,081 
7,916 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,474 
10,527 
1,280 
9,131 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,174 
18,307 
1,031 
16,283 
$25,000 to $49,999 
459 
15,832 
416 
14,561 
$50,000 or more 
495 
125,677 
619 
112,577 
Farms with net losses 
12,650 
105,749 
15,123 
90,409 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,360 
(X) 
5,978 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,962 
997 
2,966 
1,486 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,391 
14,433 
7,136 
18,510 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,532 
17,635 
2,676 
18,797 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,920 
29,053 
1,856 
27,607 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
20,968 
363 
12,300 
$50,000 or more 
224 
22,662 
126 
11,709 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
21,489 
53,790 
23,618 
22,711 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,503 
(X) 
962 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
8,860 
157,876 
8,406 
114,713 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,819 
(X) 
13,647 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,864 
873 
2,076 
963 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,363 
8,873 
3,054 
7,865 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,450 
10,341 
1,275 
9,066 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,159 
18,038 
1,067 
16,989 
$25,000 to $49,999 
476 
16,407 
455 
15,963 
$50,000 or more 
548 
103,344 
479 
63,869 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
12,629 
104,086 
15,212 
92,003 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
8,242 
(X) 
6,048 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,950 
991 
2,994 
1,497 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,398 
14,472 
7,164 
18,619 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,542 
17,721 
2,680 
18,825 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,917 
28,930 
1,868 
27,805 
$25,000 to $49,999 
612 
20,642 
373 
12,631 
$50,000 or more 
210 
21,329 
133 
12,624 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
