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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,156 
206 
1,592 
937 
1,238 
1,392 
number 
191,398 
(D) 
9,082 
7,195 
10,969 
15,380 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,814 
188 
1,350 
662 
785 
722 
1 0 to 49 
4,599 
17 
241 
274 
451 
664 
50 to 99 
508 
- 
1 
1 
1 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 
158 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
68 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
438 
10 
98 
35 
40 
50 
number 
10,095 
(D) 
168 
83 
179 
496 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
311 
10 
97 
33 
38 
41 
1 0 to 49 
56 
- 
1 
2 
1 
6 
50 to 99 
41 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
9,651 
171 
1,522 
816 
1,122 
1,295 
number 
213,415 
587 
8,999 
5,777 
9,240 
12,856 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,032 
168 
1,452 
863 
1,216 
1,365 
number 
250,073 
678 
8,589 
7,781 
10,974 
14,324 
$1,000 
217,411 
518 
6,463 
5,728 
8,399 
10,677 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,755 
62 
571 
409 
571 
647 
number 
45,445 
189 
2,417 
2,225 
2,975 
3,962 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,772 
135 
1,199 
717 
1,032 
1,205 
number 
204,628 
489 
6,172 
5,556 
7,999 
10,362 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
183 
- 
12 
10 
18 
31 
number 
9,255 
" 
214 
165 
293 
758 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
725 
67 
267 
64 
69 
85 
number 
5,873 
411 
1,553 
282 
437 
455 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
684 
64 
256 
64 
67 
83 
25 to 49 
24 
1 
8 
- 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
12 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
335 
39 
120 
23 
34 
29 
number 
1,362 
128 
422 
71 
143 
107 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
584 
46 
216 
54 
46 
73 
number 
4,511 
283 
1,131 
211 
294 
348 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
624 
61 
223 
69 
53 
69 
number 
8,712 
585 
2,388 
467 
646 
519 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
49 
72 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,043 
58 
268 
90 
101 
103 
number 
31,630 
724 
4,224 
2,417 
1,974 
3,605 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
842 
40 
205 
78 
80 
71 
number 
19,901 
272 
2,272 
1,664 
1,243 
2,301 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
721 
38 
180 
55 
65 
62 
number 
20,704 
341 
2,294 
1,211 
1,733 
2,255 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,337 
259 
1,450 
599 
712 
717 
number 
26,467 
1,278 
7,120 
2,534 
3,417 
3,296 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,031 
245 
1,394 
549 
679 
665 
number 
23,007 
1,199 
6,085 
2,202 
3,033 
2,776 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
838 
72 
259 
83 
121 
93 
number 
2,315 
166 
647 
187 
289 
174 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,586 
123 
516 
146 
183 
194 
number 
18,825 
1,402 
4,697 
1,756 
1,846 
2,845 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
771 
70 
245 
79 
101 
81 
number 
7,895 
485 
1,872 
661 
1,183 
1,101 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,991 
223 
962 
331 
352 
358 
number 
1,113,238 
33,287 
381,597 
61,476 
59,254 
51,498 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,912 
221 
934 
323 
347 
354 
400 to 3,199 
9 
- 
5 
2 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
14 
1 
4 
4 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
- 
14 
2 
2 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
14 
1 
5 
- 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
357 
40 
103 
45 
43 
30 
number 
708,412 
28,195 
118,565 
99,394 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
409 
44 
136 
52 
31 
38 
number 
1,096,451 
(D) 
358,174 
53,292 
45,117 
55,244 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
58 
8 
13 
9 
5 
3 
number 
1,490,895 
109,469 
155,384 
194,400 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
