Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
4,620 
243 
974 
442 
516 
560 
$1,000 
11,538 
473 
3,391 
342 
276 
375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,694 
188 
874 
402 
475 
492 
$1,000 to $4,999 
628 
32 
84 
25 
33 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
21 
11 
14 
7 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
29 
- 
4 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,198 
331 
1,398 
528 
690 
709 
$1,000 
128,271 
(D) 
10,333 
5,181 
4,417 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,435 
303 
1,201 
416 
530 
537 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
16 
125 
84 
126 
136 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
6 
41 
19 
27 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
215 
5 
27 
6 
6 
5 
$250,000 or more 
77 
1 
4 
3 
1 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,343 
113 
618 
246 
367 
384 
$1,000 
22,374 
315 
3,075 
2,577 
1,185 
1,330 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,820 
257 
985 
367 
435 
428 
$1,000 
105,897 
(D) 
7,258 
2,604 
3,232 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,066 
679 
3,484 
1,451 
1,838 
1,900 
$1,000 
327,286 
9,031 
50,087 
19,095 
11,979 
14,667 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,056 
558 
3,014 
1,256 
1,614 
1,600 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
94 
334 
145 
179 
242 
$25,000 to $99,999 
537 
12 
75 
30 
33 
42 
$100,000 to $249,999 
75 
6 
6 
5 
1 
2 
$250,000 or more 
280 
9 
55 
15 
11 
14 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
20,838 
849 
4,890 
2,169 
2,674 
2,769 
$1,000 
41,919 
1,041 
5,580 
2,303 
2,797 
3,587 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,432 
814 
4,784 
2,119 
2,625 
2,693 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,215 
33 
86 
47 
45 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
1 
13 
3 
3 
7 
$50,000 or more 
55 
1 
7 
- 
1 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
10,208 
435 
2,107 
919 
1,131 
1,320 
$1,000 
15,017 
946 
2,773 
841 
847 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,471 
298 
1,669 
711 
899 
1,044 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,223 
113 
360 
181 
213 
254 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
22 
71 
26 
18 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
1 
3 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
16 
1 
4 
- 
" 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
16,324 
582 
3,468 
1,633 
2,047 
2,199 
$1,000 
47,045 
2,220 
5,653 
2,424 
2,755 
3,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,677 
540 
3,367 
1,565 
1,990 
2,114 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,424 
40 
83 
62 
55 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
1 
11 
6 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
71 
1 
7 
" 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,452 
139 
527 
305 
367 
397 
$1,000 
43,344 
3,101 
11,239 
1,906 
1,042 
1,367 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,538 
73 
416 
241 
308 
346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
50 
72 
50 
55 
43 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
13 
32 
10 
4 
6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
2 
2 
3 
- 
2 
$250,000 or more 
21 
1 
5 
1 
" 
Contract labor 
farms 
996 
37 
176 
84 
82 
114 
$1,000 
8,139 
122 
747 
421 
139 
264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
401 
15 
77 
32 
39 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
366 
12 
58 
35 
39 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
10 
36 
12 
4 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
- 
3 
5 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,976 
34 
297 
122 
180 
241 
$1,000 
10,518 
155 
633 
272 
209 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,170 
12 
217 
74 
142 
179 
$1,000 to $4,999 
462 
13 
44 
35 
26 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
7 
30 
10 
12 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
2 
6 
3 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
3,356 
29 
195 
115 
223 
343 
$1,000 
15,677 
24 
344 
108 
267 
640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,763 
29 
185 
113 
211 
327 
$5,000 to $9,999 
313 
- 
5 
1 
11 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
$25,000 or more 
94 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
